HOT TOPIC
// Honda crowned NZ’s cleanest car company to July
Honda New Zealand has claimed a unique scalp, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency data showing that it has the cleanest fleet out of the country’s 18 most popular brands.
- AutoFile says Discover our cleanest marques
HOT TOPIC
// Suzuki’s clean car surge
Marque upbeat after its sales and market share increase under the feebate system.
- AutoFile says Clean Car Discount boosts Suzuki sales
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BEST OF THE REST
// Budget brand takes on Audi, BMW
MG plans to take its brand upmarket with a prestige sedan to accompany its upcoming sports car.
// Hybrid for Hilux before Ranger?
Overseas reports are suggesting that Toyota is reportedly set to introduce electrification in its Tacoma truck over in the US, which will most likely trickle down into the locally offered Hilux, beating Ford to the electrified punch.
// Porsche sets Nürburgring production EV record with Taycan Turbo S
Despite the fact that the Nordschleife has been in place for almost 100 years, the iconic German track is more relevant than ever, with the majority of high-performance brands still doing battle there.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range starts shipping this year, says Musk
Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range is going to start shipping this year.
// Report: BYD Reportedly Already Supplies Tesla With Blade Batteries
According to Sina Tech(viaCnEVPost), BYD has already started supplying Tesla with its Blade Batteries.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Urban-cool Hunter the next LAMS offering from RE
Royal Enfield has unveiled its Hunter 350, a mix of retro styling and a modern take on the lightweight urban roadster.
// Toyota stands defiant in face of production woes
Toyota says that ongoing production issues aren’t going to have an impact on its projected annual output of vehicles, confirming that its planned fiscal year output goal remains unchanged.
// Waka Kotahi warns of online scammers
The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has issued an alert warning motorists about three separate scams being undertaken by accounts posing as Waka Kotahi.
// More models set to electrify the car market this year
In January, I foretold which new EVs might make their way on to the New Zealand market during 2022.
// Vehicle spending stable in July, fuel spending plummets
Fresh retail card spending figures from Stats NZ indicate that New Zealand’s spending habits on vehicles remained stable through July, while spending on petrol dropped significantly.
// ZF launches new steer-by-wire system
First it was electrically assisted power steering and now future cars are increasingly likely to have steer-by-wire systems,
ONE LINERS
- New Lamborghini Urus model set a Pikes Peak record
- First Polestar 2 Hertz rental cars hit the road down under
- Plug-in hybrid Mercedes-Benz C 350 e Sedan is coming to NZ!
- Meyers Manx born again as all-electric beach buggy
- Spending on cars steady
- New Zealand has its own hypercar (again)
- Barn-find special edition Ford Falcon XB found in Australia
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// NZ Car Dealers Private Facebook Group
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