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// Enterprise Motor Group wins Dotties data-driven marketing award
Enterprise Motor Group (EMG) has won Best Data-Driven Experience at the Dotties APAC 2026, the Asia-Pacific awards run by marketing automation platform Dotdigital for its customers.
- Autofile says Dealer group wins marketing gong
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// Suzuki launches new Swift GLS as NZ’s cheapest hybrid
Suzuki has expanded its Swift lineup with a new $24,990 mild-hybrid automatic, claiming the title of New Zealand’s most affordable hybrid car.
- Driven Car Guide says Suzuki takes hybrids to a new low (in a good way)
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// Mitsubishi signs vehicle supply deal with Farmlands
Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand has been appointed a vehicle supplier to Farmlands.
// BYD Atto 3 V2.0.0 update reaches all the way back to the first NZ cars
BYD is rolling out over-the-air update V2.0.0 to Atto 3 owners in New Zealand, adding cruise control changes, Spotify voice control and better CarPlay and Android Auto.
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// MG4 Urban Special Edition adds two-tone paint and black seats for $39,490
MG's new MG4 Urban Essence 54 Special Edition costs $500 more than the standard car and adds a black roof, Ice Blue or Diamond Red paint, fabric seats and extra ambient lighting.
// Lightyears secures $174m from Japan and Australia for 300MW of NZ solar and batteries
Japan's Obayashi Corporation and Australian lender Infradebt are backing Lightyears' pipeline of more than 300MW of solar and battery projects across New Zealand.
// Xiaomi’s Sydney hiring is the strongest sign yet its EVs will reach NZ
Xiaomi is hiring legal and car finance staff in Sydney for its Australian automotive business, and Australian distribution of Chinese brands usually extends to New Zealand.
// Jaecoo J7 Black Edition confirmed for NZ
Jaecoo’s blacked-out J7 SHS-P Black Edition is coming to New Zealand, with the first cars due in early December.
// Auto loan enquiries up 4.7% as personal loan hardship climbs
Auto loan enquiries were up 4.7% year-on-year on a three-month rolling basis, according to Centrix’s October Credit Indicator, while overall consumer credit demand was 4.9% lower than a year earlier.
// Done deal for Armstrong’s
Armstrong’s has welcomed a number of established Auckland automotive businesses into its national network.
// Growing hope for stable EV policies
Drive Electric believes the next government has an opportunity to build greater long-term certainty around accelerating the transition to EVs after the industry group fired a series of questions at political parties.
// Fuel prices driving market shift
Nearly three out of every five light battery electric vehicles (BEVs) registered last month went to private owners, according to data from the Motor Trade Association (MTA).
// McLaren announces new ‘McL 820’ supercar by unveiling Kiwi statute in London
McLaren has announced its new flagship supercar will be called the ‘McL 820’, and will be launching next year.
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// Hyundai Says Hydrogen Cars Aren’t Dead. Finding Customers Is Another Story
Hydrogen fuel cell cars were touted as the next best thing, but they never took off. One Hyundai exec has an explanation.
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- Honda Passport Baja racer tops 969kW
- Toyota puts 5 utes and SUVs on snow tracks
- Datsun S30 restomod gets twin-turbo Nissan Z power
- Ford passes 5000 castings for Fathom electric ute
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