HOT TOPIC
// Turners delivers record earnings
The Tina from Turners campaign has helped build automotive group’s inventory of locally owned cars and beat supply-chain woes.
- AutoTalk says Turners Automotive Group confirms record earnings result
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// Mercedes teases electric four-door Taycan fighter video
Mercedes-AMG isn’t content in leaving the four-door electric game to the likes of Porsche, Audi and Tesla, and it’s cooking up something serious to join in with.
- AutoCar says Mercedes reveal EV AMG Vision concept
HOT TOPIC
// Subaru WRX heralds new brand era
The new Subaru WRX range heralds a new performance era for the brand as it begins…
- Stuff Motoring says Subaru confirms Solterra and Outback Turbo for NZ
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// Shell rocked as senior consultant Caroline Dennett resigns over environmental concerns
She accuses Shell of “ignoring all the alarms and dismissing the risks of climate change and ecological collapse”…
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// Skoda announces pricing, spec for updated Karoq
Skoda’s mid-size crossover, the Karoq, has been given its first update four years after it first debuted on the Kiwi market.
// Emissions plan faces ‘challenges’
VIA sounds warning over availability of EVs but welcomes scrappage scheme trial.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS // TODAY’S BEST STORIES
// Electric Dragsters Are Making Big Progress
A few weeks ago, Holley’s MotorLife blog covered an electric vehicle doing something we typically associate with combustion: dragsters.
// Musk Says Teslas Will Be Fully-Autonomous, Not Require Driver Next Year
It wouldn’t be the first time the Tesla boss was wrong about this topic, though, so don’t hold your breath.
// Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market
Tesla has filed to change rules for grid operators in Texas in order to enable anyone with solar and batteries, including residential homeowners, to participate in the state’s energy market.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Ex-port boss denies charges
Tony Gibson and Ports of Auckland face court following stevedore’s death.
// Volkswagen faces court case to eliminate polluting cars by 2030
Volkswagen is being taken to the German courts over emissions by an organic cattle-and-grain farmer.
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- Watch: $5M Bugatti Bolide displays its 1,360kW roar at Lake Como
- Tesla hack allows thieves to access and steal cars within seconds
- Rare Shelby Cobra CSX4000 hits the auction block
- Aston Martin Bulldog is the youngest car to ever win Concours
HELPFUL RESOURCES
// Current National New Car Deals
Updated every Friday, here’s a complete list of current National deals for new cars, utes, and light commercials.
// Clean Car Discount / Fee Finder
RightCar.govt.nz is the Government recommended website for rebate/fee information. Simply search from the Home page to find a vehicle’s rebate/fee.