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// New Skoda Superb driven – 195kW 4×4 wonder wagon
Skoda NZ is starting the year with not only a new Kodiaq, but also a new generation of Superb.
- AutoTalk says New Skoda Kodiaq lands in NZ
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// MTF honours top dealers
Finance company treats annual award winners to special celebration among North Canterbury wineries.
- AutoTalk says MTF celebrates 2024 dealer award winners
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// Smart electric SUV lineup in New Zealand
The new marque designed by Mercedes Benz offers performance tuning by Brabus, a Beats sound system with more than 12 speakers and an artificial intelligence (AI) powered avatar for voice-controlled interaction.
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// Volvo EX30 Cross Country electric SUV unveiled
The new Volvo EX30 Cross Country has been revealed and will be in New Zealand later in 2025.
- AutoCar says Volvo EX30 Cross Country – off trail EV
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// Driving change for vintage vehicles
Minister of Transport says inspection proposals aim to reduce unnecessarily onerous compliance requirements.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Dealer principal off to Harvard through scholarship
Southern Automobiles dealer principal Michelle Findlater has been named the 2025 recipient of the Janet Lane MNZM Scholarship through training organisation MITO and the Inspiring Futures Foundation.
// Tesla Cybertruck on show in Auckland
A Tesla Cybertruck Foundation Edition is on display at Tesla Auckland South until the end of February
// Dealer numbers continue slide
Total reaches its lowest point since April 2013 after shrinking by more than 120 over the past year.
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// Airbus Drops Hydrogen As Aviation Industry Admits It Won’t Fly
Hydrogen’s hoped for role in aviation dates back to the mid-20th century, when researchers began exploring its potential as an alternative to conventional jet fuel.
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