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// Legacy returns to used import table, July market up 38%
Registrations of used imports rose 38% to 9003 units in July 2024, up from 6497 in July 2023.
- AutoTalk says New car registrations up 45% in July 2024
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// Audi A6 Is Now An E-tron in Avant and Sportback Flavours
Audi’s mid-size luxo favourite is now an electric offering only, and the A6 e-tron be available as a Sportback or an Avant estate.
- Driven says Audi unleashes all-new A6 e-tron lineup
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// Mitsubishi to reportedly join Honda-Nissan alliance
Mitsubishi Motors looks set to join the Honda-Nissan alliance in an effort to strengthen forces against outside EV competition.
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// MG ups warranty to ten years and drops prices on electrified vehicles
Starting on August 1, MG Motor New Zealand will offer a ten-year/ 250,000km warranty across its entire portfolio of new vehicles.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Toyota’s trusty Camry arrives in NZ with new looks
Whilst the sedan market in New Zealand has largely crumbled, Toyota’s eternal Camry continues to persist. And, the first new-look 2024 models have arrived in the country.
// Audi reveals stunning, slippery new EV, NZ launch coming soon
Dwindling interest in electric cars just now, most evident in New Zealand where current take-up is around 28% of last year’s volume, might be of concern to Audi.
// Vehicle loan enquiries drop
Arrears for automotive payments edge up as the overall number of consumers behind on credit payments drops.
// Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating, issues apology
Toyota reported Wednesday more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese government, on top of those acknowledged earlier.
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// 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Upgrade unlocks power for $995
The defunct Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition has been eclipsed thanks to a new Performance Upgrade for the standard Mach-E GT.
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- Cupra NZ confirms Tavascan launch in Q1, 2025
- Porsche well into testing of Cayenne EV, but thunderous V8 will stay ‘up to and beyond 2030’
- BMW Adds A Touring Estate Variant to the M5 Saloon
- New Pagani Utopia Roadster is a 635kW open-top hypercar
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