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// Ezi launches NZ’s first hydrogen rental fleet
Ezi Car Rental has become the first New Zealand rental company to offer a hydrogen vehicle, adding three Toyota Mirai fuel cell sedans to its Palmerston North Airport fleet.
- Autofile says Hydrogen cars to rent
- Driven Car Guide says Now you can hire a hydrogen Toyota Mirai, but you have to go to Palmerston North
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// Clean Car Discount will not return, Labour confirms
Labour has ruled out reinstating the Clean Car Discount, meaning neither major party will campaign on EV purchase rebates, leaving the Clean Vehicle Standard as the only decarbonisation lever.
- Autofile says Labour rules out ‘ute tax’
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// GWM says its Cannon Alpha and Tank 500 3.0 diesels cost ‘thousands less’ than rivals (it means Ford)
GWM says its new Cannon Alpha and Tank 500 3.0-litre diesels cost thousands less than rival models, with the company pointing directly at Ford.
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// LDV runout begins: up to $33,000 slashed as Inchcape prepares exit
Inchcape has fired the starting gun on its LDV exit, repricing the brand’s entire landed-stock inventory with cuts of up to $33,000 and a Deliver 9 Cab Chassis now listed at $19,990.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Plug-in ute’s key stats
Chery has provided insights into the capability of its upcoming Stockman ute after announcing the key figures around its diesel super hybrid powertrain and other vehicle specifications.
// Solar shake-up aims to boost uptake across NZ
The Government is moving to cut approval costs and delays for residential and small-to-medium scale solar installations, including legalising plug-in systems for homes and apartments.
// Trade Me Motors adds de Ruiter to dealer development team
Trade Me Motors has appointed Zach de Ruiter to its business development manager team supporting dealers, covering cars, boats, motorbikes and trucks.
// Star Insure launches free accident app for all motorists
Specialist motor insurer Star Insure has launched a free accident app for New Zealand motorists, offering step-by-step guidance at the scene of a crash regardless of who the driver is insured with.
// Record 1600 turn out as EROAD Fleet Days goes to two days
EROAD’s Fleet Days drew more than 1600 fleet leaders, operators and industry professionals to Mystery Creek this year, the event’s largest attendance to date and its first outing as a full two-day programme.
// Obituary: Mark Vidak, the man who changed how New Zealand sells cars
One of the New Zealand motor industry’s most experienced and widely respected distribution executives, Mark Vidak, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69.
// Porsche NZ marks 50 years with special car
Porsche New Zealand is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Aotearoa this year with a commemorative model from the marque’s Sonderwunsch department in Germany.
// Jimny broadens Horizons
Suzuki NZ has announced the arrival of the Jimny Horizon special edition, an exclusive local take on the compact four-wheel drive.
// New GRF-70 brings 212kW and Gen 2 tech to Toyota’s 2027 season
Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand has detailed the new GRF-70 single-seater that will headline the 2027 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy.
// Extended range Geely Starray landing this month, with AWD to follow
Geely’s extended range Starray EM-i is arriving in New Zealand this month, and an all-wheel drive variant of the plug-in hybrid SUV is coming close behind it.
// Extended range Geely EX5 opens for NZ pre-orders
Geely’s extended range EX5 has arrived in New Zealand, with the bigger-battery electric SUV now open for pre-order through the brand’s dealer network.
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// To Disconnect or Not to Disconnect
In Australia’s rapidly changing energy market, Australians are asking the question, do I disconnect and run on battery and solar?
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- Lamborghini Revuelto SV revealed with 783kW
- Updated Mercedes-Benz C-Class revealed, NZ details still to come
- Chery buys Nissan plant in South Africa as Chinese EV production lands in Africa
- Call for Japanese marques to unite
- Brabus Bodo Cabriolet packs 735kW V12 punch
- McLaren F1 GTR sells for $NZ58 million, but a Ferrari Luce sold for more
- New Aston Martin Valen brings 625kW to 150-car run
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