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// MG Go! Concept previews MG 2 electric hot hatch
MG has used its appearance at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed to show off the new Go! Concept.
- Driven Car Guide says MG reveals Go! electric hot hatch, bringing ‘desirability to the electric mainstream’
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// Sena & Co moves to take full control of 2 Cheap Cars
Sena & Co Ltd has signalled its intention to acquire all remaining shares in NZX-listed 2 Cheap Cars Group that it does not already own, lodging a takeover notice under the Takeovers Code.
- Autofile says 2 Cheap Cars takeover bid
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// Inchcape fills top role
Inchcape Australasia has appointed Paul Mallard, who has more than 20 years of senior operational and commercial leadership experience, as general manager of New Zealand.
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// NPDGull launches national commercial fuel offer after merger completed
A new fuel retail business, NPDGull, has officially launched following the completion of the merger between NPD and Gull, with the company unveiling a national commercial fuel offer and outlining plans to invest in its operations.
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// Dongfeng Vigo recalled in New Zealand
Armstong’s has issued a recall for the Dongfeng Vigo in New Zealand, over brake calipers bolts that might not be torqued to spec.
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// Hilux secures naming rights for NZ Rugby’s domestic competitions
Toyota Hilux has been announced as the new naming rights partner of New Zealand Rugby’s three premier domestic competitions, with the partnership coinciding with the 50th anniversaries of both the Hilux and the National Provincial Championship (NPC).
// Agency suspends testing officers
Sixteen driver testing officers (DTOs) have been suspended, seven stood down and hundreds of motorists face having to resit practical driving tests after an investigation by the NZTA.
// Crews train for crash rescues
More than 110 firefighters swarmed over scores of written-off cars as they tackled timed rescue simulations designed to mirror the conditions they encounter at crash scenes.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// China About To Get 156 New Electric Vehicle Models!
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- Mitsubishi Motors explores humanoid robot production in new partnership
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- Larger BYD Atto 1 uncovered in China
- 2027 Polestar 4 SUV teased: wagon-like EV gains rear window ahead of debut
- Skoda Elroq EV takes on 1980s supercars in a drag race (it doesn’t go well for the pastel generation)
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