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August 26, 2026

China concern includes brands selling to Kiwis

August 26, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
China concern includes brands selling to Kiwis

NZ-availed models represented in mass recall over emergency door release designs.

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August 26, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Safety, recall, emergency door release, Tesla, Leapmotor, Xpeng, Zeekr, Chery, BAIC, FAW, Xiaomi, SAMR
August 25, 2026

ANCAP alert for electric KGM Torres

August 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
ANCAP alert for electric KGM Torres

Battery-wed Torres in spotlight for coming up one short in airbag count.

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August 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
KGM
ANCAP, Torres EVX, electric, airbag, warning, Inchcape
August 24, 2026

Clean car changes shelved, industry pleased

August 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Clean car changes shelved, industry pleased

The system of credits for Green cars and penalties for blackhearts will continue, but a review is under way.

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August 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley, Chris Bishop, Clean Vehicle Standard, Clean Car Standard, rebate, penalty
August 21, 2026

Euro agency’s 6e safety score okay with ANCAP

August 21, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Euro agency’s 6e safety score okay with ANCAP

National crash test auditor signs off five star score for impending Mazda electric sedan.

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August 21, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
6e, ANCAP, Euro NCAP, Mazda NZ, electric
August 21, 2026

New on the block: Latest Tucson reveals

August 21, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
New on the block: Latest Tucson reveals

‘Art of Steel’ design comes to New Zealand’s most popular Hyundai. 

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August 21, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Tucson, Heart of Steel, Hyundai NZ, RAV4, Santa Fe, Palisade
August 20, 2026

Leapmotor’s latest timed for brand profile lift

August 20, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Leapmotor’s latest timed for brand profile lift

Make’s most affordable product yet, B03X, is core to campaign to raise market status, sales network expansion and customer awareness.

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August 20, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Leapmotor
ADNZ, Auto Distributors Limited, Simon Rutherford, EV, C10, B10, B05, B03X, fleet, ride share
August 18, 2026

Geely joins budget EV battle

August 18, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Geely joins budget EV battle

EX2 set to battle other China-sourced cheapies.

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August 18, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Geely
EX2, Complete, Inspire, NordEast, Lotus, MG4 Urban, BYD Atto 1, Dongfeng Box
August 17, 2026

LDV prices slashed by thousands

August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
LDV prices slashed by thousands

Huge reductions across all Chinese marque’s foremost models.

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August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
LDV
T60, T9, D90, Terron, Inchcape NZ, Deliver 7, DEliver 9
August 17, 2026

GWM believes new big-lunged diesel key to growth

August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
GWM believes new big-lunged diesel key to growth

New 3.0-litre is old-school when everyone is talking hybrid and electric,  but it could be a banger for Cannon Alpha ute and Tank 500 SUV.

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August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
August 17, 2026

H to go

August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
H to go

Toyota New Zealand’s senior hydrogen programme manager is happy to gas bag about why his brand believes Mirai is the future … and why it thinks you need to give it a try.

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August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Rodger Spillane, Mirai, Toyota NZ, hydrogen, fuel cell, Deepal, Palmerston North
August 17, 2026

Hydrogen for hire - Mirai now a rental

August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Hydrogen for hire - Mirai now a rental

For basically the same daily rate as a Corolla you can rent a Toyota with technology no amount of money here can buy outright.

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August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Mirai, Ezi Car Rentals, Hiringa, hydrogen, Toyota NZ, Rodger Spillane
August 17, 2026

NZ cited for new Mahindra Lifestyler

August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
NZ cited for new Mahindra Lifestyler

The replacement for the 20-year-old Pik Up is designed foremost for export tastes.

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August 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Mahindra
Scorpio, Mahindra NZ, ute, Pik-Up, Lifestyler, Velusamy, Mumbai
August 13, 2026

Ford Ranger, Toyota Camry under spotlight

August 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Ford Ranger, Toyota Camry under spotlight

Dashboard fault for sedan, side impact airbag issue for latest ute.

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August 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford, Toyota
Ranger, Camry, dash, airbag, B-pillar, Toyota NZ, Ford NZ
August 13, 2026

Celebration 911 with Giltrap touch for Porsche’s 50th

August 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Celebration 911 with Giltrap touch for Porsche’s 50th

Five examples of $584k 911 GT3 Touring-based car for NZ to mark Porsche’s 50th year here.

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August 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Sir Colin Giltrap, Giltrap, Porsche NZ, 911, GT3, Touring, Sonderwunsch, Pepita, Greg Clarke
August 12, 2026

Altered Atto 3 climbs price ladder

August 12, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Altered Atto 3 climbs price ladder

New models, new 800v for two of three - but there’s a sticker hit, too.

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August 12, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Atto 3, Dynamic, Performance, Premium, Warren Willmot
August 12, 2026

Big jolt Jag’s cabin detail shown

August 12, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Big jolt Jag’s cabin detail shown

The Type 01 is a new start car slowly being revealed from the inside out. 

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August 12, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Jaguar
Type 01, Jaguar NZ, JLR NZ, Land Rover, Range Rover
August 11, 2026

Cannon PHEV goes Shark hunting

August 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Cannon PHEV goes Shark hunting

GWM set to be first ute distributor with two sizes of ute in PHEV configuration.

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August 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Cannon, Cannon Alpha, NEDC, WLTP, plug-in hybrid, PHEV, V2L
August 10, 2026

Impending Mitsi EV adds zap to elderly ASX line-up

August 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Impending Mitsi EV adds zap to elderly ASX line-up

Brand’s first car from Taiwan set to sell in four variants - all reprising yesteryear model names.

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August 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
ASX VR-e, Galant, Outlander Sport, Outlander, Tony Johnston, iMIEV, ASX, Exceed, GSR, XLS, LS
August 06, 2026

Arcfox first arrival sets prestige precedent

August 06, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Arcfox first arrival sets prestige precedent

The initial product coming here from BAIC’s premium marque has landed as a budget treat.

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August 06, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Arcfox
Armstrong Group, Simon Rutherford, BAIC, X55, electric
August 05, 2026

Next-gen Patrol here in early ’27

August 05, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Next-gen Patrol here in early ’27

Y63 generation brings new engine, new tech, new ambition.

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August 05, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Patrol, Y63, Nissan NZ, V8, bio, biometric
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