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// Lexus displays new ES at Shanghai motor show
Lexus released the first ES in 1989, and now an all-new ES is due here early next year.
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// Car industry to head up training
The MTA has praised the government for saying MITO will become owned and led by industry.
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// Motor vehicle spending hits 11-month high in March
Retail card spending on motor vehicles climbed by $4 million in March, rising 2.1% compared with February and marking the sector’s strongest monthly result since April 2024, according to Stats NZ.
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// This is Nissan’s brand new plug-in hybrid ute
That didn’t take long. After a Nissan higher-up confirmed it is working on a new hybrid ute, the manufacturer has revealed its first-ever plug-in hybrid ute at Auto Shanghai recently.
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// Chery debuts Himla ute series at 2025 Shanghai Auto Show
Chery unveiled a double-cab ute from its new Himla series on April 23, among a plethora of product announcements at the Shanghai Auto Show.
// GMC Yukon Denali SUV for NZ: tow rating in ‘a class of its own’
General Motors New Zealand has confirmed a braked tow rating of 3628kg for the forthcoming GMC Yukon Denali, a figure which it claims puts the 3-row, 8-seat SUV into “a class of its own”: the highest capacity of any SUV sold in NZ or Australia.
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// Stellantis Validates Game-Changing Solid-State Battery After ‘Production Hell’
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