HOT TOPIC
// Electric gadget trade-in for VW EV
Volkswagen New Zealand is offering a $14,000 discount off its electric ID. range, telling prospective customers they can swap any electrical item (like a cake mixer or old fax machine)
- Driven says ID.4 price cut: VW NZ slashes $7k off its EV-SUV
HOT TOPIC
// Turners on track for 10% market share
Turners Automotive Group is expecting a record half-year financial result with profit before tax of at least $25 million.
- AutoFile says Turners flags another record profit
HOT TOPIC
// FSF publishes debt guidelines
The Financial Services Federation (FSF) has launched its responsible debt collection code.
- AutoTalk says Responsible debt collection code welcomed
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// Price slashed on New Zealand’s only electric ute
The only plug-in ute currently offered in New Zealand, LDV’s fully electric eT60, is the latest electric vehicle to be given a significant local price cut.
// Electric cars impact emissions
The public EV charging network has received a significant boost with co-funding for more than 100 EV chargers across New Zealand,
IN OTHER NEWS
// If you love the outdoors, take the Nissan Hyper Adventure with you
It’s time to pack your thermals, boots, and camp gear because Nissan has just unveiled one of its most daring concepts yet – the Hyper Adventure – a high-riding SUV built for people passionate about the outdoors.
// New face for Avanti Finance
Avanti Finance Group has announced the appointment of Mike Down as its general manager auto for New Zealand.
// Famous American carmaker could be plotting New Zealand return
Speculation that General Motors’ heavy hitter Cadillac is eyeballing New Zealand
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// This Japanese automaker just confirmed an electric pickup is coming, and it’s not Toyota
A new electric pickup truck is set to roll out from Japanese automaker Isuzu.
// Deliveries Of 1,224 HP GAC Aion Hyper SSR Begin In China
If the Honda NSX and Tesla Roadster had a baby, it would probably look like the Hyper SSR.
ONE LINERS
- Toyota is building a hotted-up GRMN Prius, report suggests
- Diamond skills sparkle
- Next-gen Mazda MX-5 concept likely to be revealed this month
- BMW X2 M35i xDrive teased ahead of this week’s reveal
- Abandoned BMW M3 CSL finally moved after almost 20 years
- 2024 Mazda MX-5 bound for NZ with cosmetic, mechanical updates
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