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// Group expanding electric range
Deliveries of BMW 5 Series Touring’s headline model to Kiwi customers set to start in third quarter of 2024.
- AutoCar says BMW i5 Touring unveiled and destined for NZ
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// Auckland Regional Fuel Tax to be axed in June 2024
The New Zealand Government has today announced that the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax will be axed at the end of June 2024.
- AutoTalk says Auckland regional fuel tax to end
- Driven says Auckland fuel tax ending, PM Christopher Luxon, Transport Minister Simeon Brown announce
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// Daughter succeeds dad at dealership
Change at the top for Toyota store as chief executive officer steps down after 31 years in role.
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// Chinese electric vehicle brand signals interest in NZ market
Zeekr, a premium electric vehicle brand from Chinese carmaker giant Geely, has its eyes on a launch in New Zealand.
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// GWM breaks new ground with Warriors deal
GWM says it has broken new ground by signing as the One New Zealand Warriors’ new automotive partner.
// Ford has been ‘secretly’ developing a low-cost EV platform to battle Tesla
Ford CEO Jim Farley announced in a recent earnings call the existence of a “super-talented skunkworks team” dedicated to the development of a new low-cost electric vehicle (EV) platform.
// SUVs and utes lead booming Aussie market in January
The strong performance of the Australian new car market has continued into 2024 with record January sales of 89,782 new vehicles, 5.8% more than January 2023 and breaking the previous January record of 88,551 set in 2018.
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// All-new electric Lancia Ypsilon shown weeks ahead of schedule
Storied Italian car brand Lancia revealed its first new car — electric or otherwise — in over a decade, and it did so without warning, without fanfare, and weeks ahead of schedule.
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- The 2024 Taycan Turbo S is the fastest production Porsche ever
- Collecting Cars launches The Lunar New Year Collection
- MG Mystics receives new fleet of MG HS PHEV SUV
- Petrol-powered Mini Cooper revealed, coming to NZ
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