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// Mercedes-Benz NZ announces arrival of E-Class Dark Carbon and Night Edition models
Mercedes-Benz New Zealand has announced the arrival of a limited run of E-Class Carbon and Night Edition models.
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// MG New Zealand announces pricing for updated MG4 EV
MG New Zealand has announced pricing and specification for the My26 MG4 EV, which is now available locally.
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// EV rapidly ‘gaining traction’
Jaecoo’s J5 is “gaining traction” in New Zealand after being a “runaway success” in some overseas jurisdictions.
// Motor vehicle spending falls 4.1% in April
Electronic card spending on motor vehicles and fuel both declined in April as overall consumer spending softened across New Zealand, according to new Stats NZ figures.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Musk says Tesla unsupervised FSD will be ‘widespread’ in the US by year-end — again
Elon Musk claimed that Tesla’s unsupervised “Full Self-Driving” will be “widespread in the US by the end of this year” during a virtual appearance at the Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv today.
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- Suzuki overtakes Honda as Japan’s second-biggest car brand
- Ford highlights HVO compatibility across commercial vehicle range
- Bapcor cuts earnings guidance as fuel costs and weak confidence hit trading
- Ford announces plans for new Fiesta EV, off-road SUV, and electric SUV
- Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI brings hot-hatch badge into the EV age
- Porsche celebrates 50 years of transaxle heroes with rotating museum pop-ups
- Ferrari HC25 debuts as one-off V8 roadster with F8 Spider bones
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