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// Tesla’s Model Y facelift is now available to order here
Following on from the news late last year that Tesla’s facelifted model Y is about to go into production, the new ‘Juniper’ model has now turned up on the company’s website.
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// Spy shots emerge of next-gen Hilux
The 2026 Toyota HiLux is testing, albeit heavily disguised, with a Thai publication sharing spy shots of the popular ute
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// Popular Holdens now subject of class-action lawsuit
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// Car dealer wins defamation case over Facebook comments
A High Court judge has awarded $20,000 in damages to an Auckland car dealer in a defamation case involving Facebook comments falsely alleging he had stolen a vehicle.
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