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// Aston Martin reveals its most powerful Vantage ever
Today marks an important day for Aston Martin as it has just revealed the new entry-level Vantage, which not only introduces us to a new look inside and out but also the most powerful iteration of the model ever to leave Gaydon.
- Driven says 2025 Aston Martin Vantage unleashed with new look, more power than ever
- Stuff Motoring says Aston Martin’s new Vantage has the Porsche 911 in its sights
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// Big names buy into business
Rick Armstrong, Troy Kennedy and Mark Darrow purchase stake in trading platform Auction Online.
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// Customs seizes ecstasy and methamphetamine from imported vans
Customs has seized significant quantities of methamphetamine and MDMA ecstasy following searches of imported vehicles.
- AutoFile says Drugs imported in vans
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// Kia’s latest fully electric creation arrives in NZ
First, it was the EV6 — a sleek SUV-adjacent EV with a sharply priced big-battery option.
- EVs and Beyond says Kia EV5 arrives ahead of mid-year launch
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// Turners on track for more record profit
Turners Automotive Group is updating its FY24 guidance to a net profit before tax of at least $48 million, ahead of the NZ$45.5m achieved in the previous financial year.
- AutoFile says Turners reports business boom
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// ChargeNet adds eight Vector EV charging sites
ChargeNet has acquired eight Vector Auckland public EV charging sites.
- Driven says Vector’s Auckland EV charge stations joining ChargeNet network: the free ride is over
- Stuff Motoring says Multiple free Auckland EV charging sites to become pay-to-use
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// New Zealand needs bigger and heavier trucks, says industry
The interim chief executive of Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand, Dom Kalasih, is putting the word out there that bigger trucks are not only more productive but also better for the environment.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Look out, BYD? Another electric Chinese SUV has landed
Chinese new entrant Omoda is readying its next local model, even before the first one has started selling.
// Two driver-focused variants
Roadster and RF configurations to feature when new MX-5 arrives in April.
// Jaguar Land Rover to focus on hybrids amid sluggish EV sales
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has recently announced a significant shift in its electrification strategy.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Nissan updates commercial van line with 87 kWh battery and 286 mile range
Nissan is taking the fight to the Ford e-Transit electric van by upgrading its full size commercial van lineup with — for the first time ever! — a fully electric powertrain and two different battery sizes (in Europe, anyway)
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- The BMW i16 is an M1 throwback that never came to be
- Fresh fleet for Mystics
- Abarth teases its most powerful model ever, the 600e
- Road to a cleaner future
- Is this what the Mini Aceman EV will look like?
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