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// Details of Clean Car Discount cancellation
National’s promise to cancel the Clean Car Discount by December 31 seems set to come to fruition.
- AutoCar says End of Clean Car Discount detailed – what to expect
- AutoFile says Rebate advice for dealers
- AutoTalk says Clean Car Discount cancelled – the details
- AutoTalk says Clarity welcomed by trade organisation
- AutoTalk says Agency warns industry to prepare for end of Clean Car Discount
- EVs and Beyond says NZTA warns industry to prepare for Clean Car Discount end
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// Omoda Jaecoo New Zealand aiming for 3% market share in 2024
Omoda Jaecoo country manager Sheldon Humphries has told motoring media that the new Chinese entrant is aiming for a three percent share of the market in 2024.
- AutoCar says Omoda is all set to launch early next year
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// Toyota grows Auckland footprint, sales expectations amid ‘challenging environment’
New Zealand’s most popular carmaker is confident that the expansion of its largest store, Auckland City Toyota in Mt Wellington, will lead to further growth in the coming years.
- AutoTalk says Auckland City Toyota Super Site officially opened
- Driven says Super Store: New Zealand’s largest Toyota dealership opens in Mount Wellington, Auckland
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// 850 dealers in Australia can’t be wrong
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// BYD’s electric supercar gets more power: 950kW but weighs nearly 2.5 tonnes
Chinese automotive giant BYD is set to make a splash with its upcoming all-electric supercar, the YangWang U9.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Mercedes-AMG reveals the most powerful SL ever made
Mercedes-AMG is known for producing some of Germany’s mightiest sports cars that never fail to exude a certain kind of class about them.
// Ford NZ drops Mustang Mach-E price: no Discount in 2024, so here’s a discount
With the impending removal of the Clean Car Discount by the incoming Government, Ford New Zealand has dropped the price of its Mustang Mach-E by $5000, effective January 1 2024.
// German startup promises petrol car to EV conversion in as little as 8 hours
German startup e-Revolt is shaking up the electric vehicle (EV) industry with its innovative approach to converting petrol cars to electric power.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// GM claims CarPlay and Android Auto cause “unsafe” driver behavior
GM can’t really catch a break on its decision to end support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in-vehicle projection modes.
ONE LINERS
- Ram adds new entry-level 1500 Big Horn to local line-up
- Test drives for charity
- Mazda plans to release up to eight EVs by 2030
- Sir Colin Giltrap hospitalised after fall in London
- Who is the Tesla Cybertruck for? An expert analyses the design
- Mazda to charge up its EV game with 7-8 new models by 2030
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