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// MG QS earns 5-star ANCAP rating
MG’s first seven-seat SUV for New Zealand, the new MG QS, has scored a full 5-star ANCAP safety rating.
- AutoTalk says MG QS earns 5-star ANCAP safety rating
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STATS WEEK
// Market rebuilding ‘slowly’
Uplift in new-vehicle sales “reflects steadying conditions rather than renewed expansion”.
// Dealer numbers dip
Size of register has fallen in seven of the past eight months and has 238 fewer traders than a year ago.
BEST OF THE REST
// Kia teases electric grand tourer. Is it a new Stinger?
Kia appears to be gearing up for the reveal of a new electric grand tourer concept, with fresh teaser images hinting at what many believe will be the long-rumoured successor to the Stinger.
// Progress on RUC charges
Government issues request for information from businesses on how to simplify system.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Toyota NZ renews Olympic and Paralympic partnership
Toyota New Zealand has renewed its partnership with the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ), extending its support for another four-year cycle.
// Toyota set to steal NZ sales title from mighty Ford Ranger
With just one month left in 2025, the Ford Ranger’s decade-long streak as New Zealand’s best-selling new vehicle looks set to come to a close.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Car Crashes Are A Public Health Crisis. Autonomous Cars Are The Cure.
Every year, nearly 40,000 Americans are killed in motor vehicle accidents. There are about 6 million collisions involving motor vehicles every year — about 16,500 per day
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- Porsche’s classic seat fabrics are back in factory-grade form
- JAS Tensei is the new old NSX
- Thousands of cars driving with overdue rego and WoF
- Collecting Cars posts strong November as Australasian sales climb 44%
- Audi celebrates 50 years of five cylinders
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