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October 01, 2026

Pajero priced to attack market leaders

October 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Pajero priced to attack market leaders

Two seven seater variants signed for December availability.

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October 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
October 01, 2026

New Three unveiled and soon en route

October 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
New Three unveiled and soon en route

The eight-generation of BMW’s passenger sales mainstay seems set to show in general issue sedan formats first.

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October 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i3, Three Series, 3 Series, Neue Klasse, 320i, i3 40 xDrive, i3 50 xDrive, M350 xDrive
October 01, 2026

Screen distraction a major

October 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Screen distraction a major

NZ survey confirms we’re all likely to be caught out.

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October 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Technology
DMS, driver monitoring, ANCAP, AutoSense
September 29, 2026

Three for Sealion 5 dents BYD's safety score success run

September 29, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Three for Sealion 5 dents BYD's safety score success run

National crash test auditor says Chinese make’s plug-in hybrid SUV could have done better.

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September 29, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Sealion 5, ANCAP, three stars, five stars, Carla Hoorweg
September 29, 2026

Black marque for GMC big boy

September 29, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Black marque for GMC big boy

Special edition of the Yukon Denali created as response to ‘customer demand’.

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September 29, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
GMSV
Yukon Denali, SUV, V8, petrol, consumption, Trump
September 25, 2026

Vietnam job for Ford NZ boss

September 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Vietnam job for Ford NZ boss

After just two years at the helm of the NZ operation, Annaliese Atina is off.

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September 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Annaliese Atina, Ford NZ
September 24, 2026

Mitsi’s EV pricing reflects altered state of play

September 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Mitsi’s EV pricing reflects altered state of play

ASX VR-e’s position highlights advantage enjoyed by China Inc performers.

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September 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
ASX VR-e, electric, Foxtron, Model B
September 23, 2026

McLaren rebranding enforces humble NZ roots

September 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
McLaren rebranding enforces humble NZ roots

Signage for the Remuera garage run by team founder’s parents has inspired logo change for the road car and racing operations.

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September 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
McLaren
McLaren Automotive, Remuera, McLaren F1, Bruce McLaren, SUV, sports cars, supercar
September 22, 2026

ES drivetrain details release

September 22, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
ES drivetrain details release

NZ secures strongest electric choice, weaker of two hybrids.

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September 22, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
ES, ES 350e, ES 300h, Andrew Davis, ES 500e, electric, Toyota NZ, Lexus NZ
September 21, 2026

Geely fleet additions en route

September 21, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Geely fleet additions en route

All-paw for the Starray soon and next year it’s all hands to battle stations, with a giant off-roader with an offbeat name. 

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September 21, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Geely
Battleship, Starray, EM-i, AWD, Giltraps, NordEast
September 18, 2026

Performance flagship Lyriq a brand saviour?

September 18, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Performance flagship Lyriq a brand saviour?

V-treated model last element of Cadillac’s electric thrust here.

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September 18, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Cadillac
Lyriq, Lyriq-V, Optiq, Vistiq, GMSV, electric
September 17, 2026

GTI goes electric - ID.3 delivers VW’s electric burn

September 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
GTI goes electric - ID.3 delivers VW’s electric burn

When an assault with battery is as ballistic as the strongest-brew Golf GTI, don’t say you’re at least not intrigued.

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September 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Golf GTI, ID.3 GTI, Worthersee, DCC, Tornado Red, Edition 50
September 17, 2026

Mitsi’s hybrid push slips under $40k

September 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Mitsi’s hybrid push slips under $40k

Special price for entry Outlander Sport good for at least remainder of year.

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September 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander Sport, hybrid, petrol-electric, Tony Johnston, Reece Congdon, MIVEC
September 17, 2026

Zeekr in the frame for Waititi show

September 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Zeekr in the frame for Waititi show

Chinese premium brand casts light on acclaimed Kiwi film director’s thematic.

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September 17, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Zeekr
Giltrap Group, NordEast, Taika Waititi, Frank Li, Dane Fisher, Zeekr 7X, Studio West
September 16, 2026

Roadster, Cybercab on NZ countdown

September 16, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
 Roadster, Cybercab on NZ countdown

Tesla’s long-awaited sports car is about to be unveiled - and its robotaxi project is coming here for a show-and-tell. 

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September 16, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Roadster, Cybercab, Thom Drew, Elon Musk, NHTSA, Waymo, Google, Reuters
September 16, 2026

More change, less spend for MX-5

September 16, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
More change, less spend for MX-5

Mazda’s heroic sports choice is now cheaper in its base format.

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September 16, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
MX-5, Mazda NZ, Homura, Takami, RF, Hiroshima
September 16, 2026

EV action enhanced for prime Volvo

September 16, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
EV action enhanced for prime Volvo

A massive new battery could make owners of the XC60 PHEV forget their car has a petrol engine in back up.

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September 16, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
XC60, PHEV, electric, Black Edition, XC90, Google Gemini, T6, T8
September 11, 2026

Green light for Ring-themed M

September 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Green light for Ring-themed M

BMW’s performance division has given its all in celebration of a certain race track’s 100th. You can, too.

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September 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
M, M2, M3, M4, M5, Nurburgring, Green Hell
September 11, 2026

Electric-assist Cannon fires up sector

September 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Electric-assist Cannon fires up sector

Status as country’s cheapest PHEV ute established, actual efficiency still to be ratified.

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September 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Cannon, PHEV, NEDC, WLTP, Cannon Alpha, Hi4-T, Vehicle to Load
September 10, 2026

Ford’s NZ-bound China cars rile Trump

September 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Ford’s NZ-bound China cars rile Trump

A regional plus here, the Blue Oval’s deal with JMC is a Sino sore point Stateside.

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September 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Bronco Basecamp, Transit City, Donald Trump, Ford Ranger, Everest, Sean Duffy, Fadi Mawal, JMC, Nanchang, Jiangling Motors Corporation
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