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// MG upgrades MGS5 EV and cuts prices
MG Motor New Zealand has upgraded the MGS5 EV while reducing prices across the range by $2000.
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// GWM records best-ever monthly sales in New Zealand
GWM has achieved its strongest monthly sales result in New Zealand, delivering 610 vehicles in June to capture a 4.7% share of the market.
- Autofile says Brand hails record sales month
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// Bruce McLaren’s M6GT to make public debut at Goodwood
McLaren has revealed plans to show off the world’s first completed M6GT at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
- Driven Car Guide says Bruce McLaren’s M6GT road-car dream restored for Goodwood Festival of Speed
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// Mazda CX-60 drops PHEV powertrain for NZ, adds blacked-out Takami Kuro (don’t tell Honda)
Mazda New Zealand has completed a fundamental change in character for the CX-60, the smallest of its Large Product Platform models (but larger than the CX-5).
IN OTHER NEWS
// Servicing fleet’s older cars
Two dealerships in Auckland are now offering Toyota’s new Service 10+ packages, which have been tailored for vehicles more than 10 years old.
// Mystery Bedford prison fire engine heads to auction
A rare 1975 Bedford J1 fire appliance with a possible link to New Zealand’s Tongariro prison network has been listed for auction by Turners.
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// Chinese carmakers AI chips manufacturing
Several Chinese carmakers are developing their own smart-driving chips, aiming to cut costs, move faster, and rely less on third parties.
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- Bentley teases its first electric SUV, confirms name
- Hennessey’s new Venom F5-M is a 1,500kW hypercar with a manual transmission
- Toy Story 5-themed Porsche 911s fetch $3 million for charity
- GWM confirms biggest NZ expansion yet with up to eight new utes, SUVs and EVs
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