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// Toyota prices hybrid Prado ahead of local debut
Toyota has confirmed pricing of the new Land Cruiser Prado ahead of its debut at Fieldays next week.
- AutoFile says Toyota gears up for Fieldays
- Driven says Toyota NZ to launch all-new Land Cruiser Prado at Fieldays: full pricing revealed
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// Some EV owners in RUC arrears and face fines
Around 12,000 EV owners have failed to register for road user charges (RUCs) and will face a fine.
- AutoFile says EV owners flouting RUC rule
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// Tweaks to Clean Car Standard quietly pass under urgency; More costs for importers
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has passed key changes to the Land Transport Act relating to the Clean Car Standard – though now referred to as the Clean Vehicle Standard – under urgency in the shadow of last week’s budget announcement.
IN OTHER NEWS
// GMSV teases 2024 Silverado lineup ahead of Fieldays debut
General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) is set to make a grand entrance at this year’s National Agricultural Fieldays in Hamilton,
// Mitsubishi set to electrify line-up with more EVs, hybrids
Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is in the midst of a reinvention of sorts.
// Boost for service options
Auckland dealership set to open new facility fitted with latest technology.
// Ford and Hyundai are both attending Fieldays
Both Ford and Hyundai are heading to Fieldays, as they do. And they invite everyone along for a chat and to answer questions over a coffee.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 25% in April!
EVs Now 18% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 25% in April 2024 compared to April 2023.
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- Nissan ends ICE development in favour of hybrids, BEVs
- How Toyota’s next-gen combustion engines could beat electric vehicles
- Hyundai announces four-day deal on EVs
- Porsche’s EV targets face investor pushback over slowdown
- Rolls-Royce’s first EV lands in NZ
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