FIELDAYS SPECIAL
// Hybrid utes, Tesla Cybertruck amongst the 4-wheeled stars at Fieldays
It’s that time of the year again where farming folk and city stickers put their differences aside and gather together at Mystery Creek in Hamilton for the Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event, Fieldays.
// Ford brings Tourneo Courier to Fieldays
Making its New Zealand debut at Fieldays 2025, Ford’s Tourneo Courier is a compact multipurpose vehicle. Ford says it is designed to take active families away on weekends, or for work and road trips.
// Hybrid variant of KGM Torres in the offing
KGM offered some intrigue for visitors to Fieldays, display a hybrid variant of its Torres medium SUV.
// Toyota brings its commercial range to Fieldays 2025
Toyota New Zealand is back at Fieldays 2025, presenting the biggest line-up of vehicles yet.
// Fieldays 2025: 10 things for car people to check out
National Fieldays has become New Zealand’s default new-vehicle show, and despite some notable brand absences this year (Hyundai, Isuzu and Suzuki among them), there’s still a real rush for the Kiwi industry to show off its latest and greatest. There are more genuinely new models at this year’s event than we can remember in a long time.
// Multiple new vehicle reveals at Fieldays, McCaw joins Toyota
Opening day of the National Fieldays at the Mystery Creek Events centre on June 11, began with the Ford Motor Company pulling off the covers on the new 4.5 tonne Ranger Super Duty, Ranger Stormtrak PHEV, and the new Transit Courier family of small vans.
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// Fresh slump for dealer numbers
Traders register hits lowest level since August 2012 after monthly reduction of more than 100 dealers. The number of dealers on the Motor Vehicle Traders Register (MVTR) fell by 103 last month, with the total at the end of May standing at 2,662.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Terron 9 Elite arrives and LDV is taking preorders
The LDV Terron 9 has dotted down in New Zealand in Elite specification and pricing kicks off at $59,990 plus on roads.
// Autosure extends product range
Consumer research helps lead to creation of company’s new policy to support borrowers. Autosure says it has tapped into the views of borrowers to develop a new product, Loan Protection Insurance (LPI).
// Inchcape NZ focussed on future opportunities, no plans to exit retail
The local distributor for the Subaru, KGM and LDV brands, Inchcape New Zealand is expanding the footprint of its local headquarters in Lady Ruby Drive Auckland as it prepares for future growth.
// GWM leadership outlines NZ strategy and growth ambitions
GWM is reaffirming its commitment to the New Zealand market as it enters a phase of brand growth and repositioning, with senior leadership emphasising a clearer strategy, enhanced product offering, and stronger local representation.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Genesis Bets On Hybrids And Range Extender EVs
Genesis is developing new powertrains with varying levels of electrification, including range extender EVs.
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- Kia EV3 is now on sale in New Zealand
- Wealthy Aussie buys $1m Cadillac Celestiq EV
- Toyota fires up hydrogen hopes with Le Mans-ready GR LH2 racer
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