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// Mechanic roles added to immigration Green List
Immigration Minister Michael Wood has announced the Government will add skilled motor mechanics to the immigration Green List to help battle the automotive industry’s labour shortage.
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// Great Wall spotted testing six-wheel ute
Well here’s something you don’t see everyday. Spy photos of a six-wheel Great Wall Motors ute have emerged from China recently, suggesting the carmaker is following in the footsteps of the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Tesla Model Y New Midnight Red Cherry Paint Shown At Giga Berlin
Some people got to see the exclusive paint up close on a Model Y door at Tesla’s factory in Germany.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Electrified Chevrolet Corvette leaks online, NZ start likely
The first unmasked images of Chevrolet’s much anticipated 2024 Corvette E-Ray Hybrid have appeared online.
// Commerce and consumer affairs minister retiring at next election
The former Labour Government health minister who then went on to lead the contentious consumer finance reforms will be retiring at the next general election in 2023.
// Immigration package unveiled
Measures to further support New Zealand businesses through the global labour shortage and attract more high-skilled workers in the long term have been announced.
// Hyundai N set for emissions-enforced shake-up
Hyundai’s go-faster N division is preparing to rework its powertrain line-up for the second half of the decade, as Euro 7 emissions regulations come into play.
// Munro MK_1 is ‘unashamedly agricultural’ and aims to be the ultimate 4×4 EV
Move over Tesla, in your face Rivian: the ultimate pure-electric 4×4 utility vehicle might well be Scottish.
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- Donkervoort F22 is a new level of supercar
- A pair of tiny EVs have won Japan Car of the Year
- You can now rent a Tesla Model Y in New Zealand
- Zooming with DRIVEN: The new Range Rover Sport (and how the Sport came to be!)
- Improved Posture heads up changes to Mazda MX-5 for 2023
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