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// Ferrari to continue building ICEs after 2035
Ferrari has signaled its plans to continue building internal combustion engines (ICEs) following the news that the European Union (EU) is creating an exemption for them to be sold in new cars beyond 2035, so long as they are solely powered by e-fuels.
- AutoCar says EU set to make exemption for e-fuel vehicles
- Driven says How synthetic fuels can keep older petrol cars on the road
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// Sean Tupp joins GWM and Haval New Zealand
Automotive executive Sean Tupp has recently started his new role as the National Sales Manager for Great Wall Motors and Haval New Zealand.
- AutoFile says New sales boss for brands
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// Avis boss joining MTA as new chief executive
Avis Budget Group country general manager Lee Marshall will become the new chief executive of the Motor Trade Association of New Zealand (MTA) on April 18, 2023.
- AutoCar says Lee Marshall promoted to CEO of MTA
- AutoFile says MTA appoints new CEO
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// Toyota NZ CEO calls out govt over Clean Car policies
Toyota New Zealand chief executive Neeraj Lala has spoken of his disappointment with the Labour Government’s recent decision to scrap several environmental schemes in the motoring space.
- AutoFile says CEO attacks clean-car calls
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Aptera is planning on factory integration of a driver-assistance system based on open-source code.
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// Is Ford making a road-legal Mustang GT3?
A recent tweet from Ford CEO Jim Farley has indicated that the company may be cooking up a road-legal version of its Mustang GT3 race car.
// Mazda adds solar
Mazda, Toyo Seat, Choshu Industry, and Chugoku Electric Power in Japan have concluded an offsite corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) on solar power generation to help support the transition towards a carbon neutral society.
// Marque promotes ‘strong leader’
Tony Johnston stepping up at Mitsubishi Motors NZ to take over from Dan Cook. Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand (MMNZ) has announced that Tony Johnston has been promoted to chief operating officer.
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- Fully electric Jeep Wagoneer and Recon images leaked
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