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// NZ-new electrified vehicle registrations pass 100,000 milestone
New Zealand has reached a significant milestone in the transition to lower-emission transport, with more than 100,000 NZ-new battery electric
- autofile.co.nz says Electric milestone hit
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// New Mazda CX-5 model lineup for NZ: full specifications of 3rd-gen 2026 model revealed
It will be farewell to GLX and GSX, but welcome back to SP when the new 3rd-generation Mazda CX-5 arrives in New Zealand in the second half of the year.
- autotrader.co.nz says Updated Mazda CX-5 range confirmed for NZ, launch date announced
HOT TOPIC
// Option to scrap CCS
The government is considering abolishing the clean car standard (CCS) months after reducing the charges businesses pay to import some vehicles.
- autotrader.co.nz says Clean Vehicle Standard to be scrapped?
- stuff.co.nz says Government considering dumping Clean Vehicle Standard
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STATS WEEK
// Vehicle arrivals total 15,806 units in February
The number of new and used vehicles arriving at New Zealand ports in February 2026 totalled 15,806 units, up 10.7%
// Monthly gain for used imports
There were 6,177 used passenger vehicles imported last month as the number of units crossing our borders fell 6.4 per cent from 6,602 units a year ago.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Toyota celebrates top dealers
Cooke Howlison Toyota owner and director John Marsh, left, and chief executive Matthew Downing Cooke Howlison Toyota has been praised for its customer care after winning the marque’s supreme award at the 2025 Toyota & Lexus Business Excellence Awards.
// $1.6m car with ‘no turbos, no gimmicks’
A “very rare” race car with a $1.6 million price tag is up for sale in New Zealand and comes with a spare engine.
// Premium EVs bolster line-up
Actual production models will vary General Motors has revealed two new vehicles will join its all-electric line-up on both sides of the Tasman leading into Cadillac’s inaugural Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Volkswagen’s affordable electric SUV is almost here [Images]
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- How European tuning shaped the “timeless” Mazda 6e that will arrive in New Zealand
- Nissan quietly axes electric SUV after difficult campaign
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