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// BMW finishes first half of 2025 in a strong position
BMW Group New Zealand has maintained its growth trajectory to finish the first half of this year with a double-digit sales uplift.
- AutoCar says BMW NZ records strong sales for first half of 2025
- AutoFile says Group celebrates sales boost
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// Nissan reaffirms its commitment to NZ, adds Patrol
While Nissan has had a relatively low profile in New Zealand in the post-Covid years, a change in management and a shift in perspective will see it ramp up local efforts, both here and in Australia.
- AutoCar says A new Nissan Navara is coming to NZ in 2026
- AutoCar says New Nissan Leaf coming to NZ in 2026
- AutoCar says Nissan updates Patrol
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// Hyundai Ioniq 6 N debuts at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
Hyundai has revealed the Ioniq 6 N at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the fifth in its line-up. The new N model draws from Hyundai’s electric motorsport roots in Pure ETCR.
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// Toyota’s new hydrogen rally car howls like a hero, pollutes like a saint
Toyota has taken its hydrogen ambitions off the grid and onto the gravel with the debut of the GR Yaris Rally2 H2 Concept: a liquid hydrogen–fuelled rally car that promises near-zero tailpipe emissions without losing the visceral growl fans love.
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// Jarrod Ho joins MIA
The Motor Industry Association (MIA) has appointed European Motor Distributors (EMD) executive Jarrod Ho to the newly created role of business intelligence and systems manager.
// Scaling up RUC ‘major challenge’
T-Tech 2025: Political games tipped to be key in rollout of charges to whole fleet as fuel taxes fall.
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- Maserati updates MC20 and renames it MCPura
- FleetPartners launches online vehicle lease calculator for Kiwi businesses
- BMW 3 Series 50 Jahre Edition for NZ: next stop Neue Klasse?
- New Mazda CX-5 is evolved but no hybrid for a while
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