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// Mercedes-Benz EQE scores five star safety rating
ANCAP has awarded the maximum five star safety rating for the fully electric Mercedes-Benz EQE after the car underwent a series of crash and safety tests.
- EVs and Beyond says Mercedes-Benz EQE gets top ANCAP safety rating
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// Webinars to deliver CCS low-down
Agency running online events on how the clean car standard will be different from June.
- AutoFile says Big CCD hit on petrol cars
- Stuff Motoring says As diesel utes cop big emissions fees, could petrol utes swoop in?
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// Willett appointed interim VIA board chair
Frank Willett has been appointed as the interim chair of the VIA board from May 11, 2023, until the next annual general meeting.
- AutoCar says Chris Stephenson resigns from VIA Chairman role
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// MG4 EV hatchback offered in NZ with impressive 530km range
Some good news for New Zealand buyers with an eye on the high-tech new MG4 hatchback.
// Automotive body calls for mandatory emissions testing in NZ
The Motor Trade Association (MTA) is calling on the next New Zealand Government to implement mandatory emissions testing for vehicles undergoing a Warrant of Fitness (WOF) after members of the automotive industry described current standards as a “joke”.
// Turners ‘getting stronger’
CEO tells investors how the demise of smaller dealerships is helping it make market gains.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Most US Dealers Don’t Have Any EVs & Almost Half Refuse To Sell EVs: Report
On the flip side, 44% of the dealers that don’t have EVs to sell would love to sell them if they had access to them.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Volkswagen Amarok lands in NZ
It’s been a few years since we’ve toasted the arrival of the Volkswagen Amarok, debuting way back in 2010.
// Jeep NZ to recall 3500 diesel vehicles
A Jeep New Zealand spokesperson has confirmed that around 3500 WK-series Grand Cherokee models from 2014 to 2020 fitted with the 3-litre six-cylinder turbo diesel will be subject to a recall which is launching soon in the United States.
// Isuzu to preview e-truck platform
Isuzu Australia is bringing in a Japanese production spec of the brand’s recently released global battery electric truck platform.
// Green finance to get $300m Govt funding boost
An additional $300 million will be allocated from Budget 2023 (May 18) to support emission reduction projects through New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF).
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- Stunning Lamborghini Countach makes NZ debut this weekend
- Video: Volvo EX30 EV debuts June
- Electrified BMW models drive sales growth
- Iconic 1970 Plymouth Superbird up for tender in Auckland
- Ingham Motor Group celebrates its national championship winning dealership
- Dunedin Toyota dealership customers donate ‘A gift for good’
- Video: Volvo’s hydrogen trucks tested on public roads
- Toyota’s profits rise as global chips supply crunch subsides
- Shares shake-up at Giltrap
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