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// Bentley makes big EV investment, five planned by 2030

Luxury car icons Bentley are set to revamp their line-up between 2025 and 2030, having confirmed overnight that it will release five electric vehicles over the period.

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// Tesla posts record profit, won’t produce new models in 2022

Tesla Inc. on Wednesday posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as deliveries of its electric vehicles soared despite a global shortage of computer chips that has slowed the entire auto industry.

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// Act now to beat clean car fees

The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) is recommending members register vehicles that will attract fees under the government’s feebate scheme before it kicks in from April 1.

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// Marque increases SUV options

Renault New Zealand is preparing for the imminent arrival of the all-new Arkana to bolster its line-up of SUVs.

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// The Toyota Sequoia is America’s alternative-universe Land Cruiser

While New Zealanders are currently getting their first glimpses of the new Toyota Land Cruiser in public, as the first examples hit Kiwi streets, Americans are still grovelling over the decision to cull the Land Cruiser nameplate stateside.

// Clean Car and COVID-19 sees NZAI revenue drop

New Zealand Automotive Investments (NZAI / the Company) has downgraded its profit forecast as COVID-19’s ongoing…

// Range Rover PHEV gets more range

The new Range Rover family is open for orders overseas with the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) performance…

// Dealer group shifting to super-site

Armstrong’s has announced it is taking over a two-hectare site in Mt Wellington and will be transforming it into a new dealership for Auckland City Toyota.

// Indian e-scooter brand shares interesting rendering of first EV An Indian e-scooter brand, Ola Electric, has teased its first electric car.

Ola Electric’s CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, shared a rendering of the EV on Twitter, showcasing its unusual and futuristic design.

// Utes block EV charging carparks

Tesla owners are finding more unoccupied internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles like utes parked in designated Tesla supercharger areas.

// New releases from H-D include CVO models

Harley-Davidson has released eight new models, each powered by the Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-twin, the firm’s most potent engine.

// Experts say the auto industry is facilitating distraction by overloading vehicles with tech

As technologies evolve, and everything is readily available at the touch of a finger, cars are becoming more and more tech-forward.

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