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// Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid spec, pricing for NZ: $10k discount right out of the gate

Hyundai New Zealand has announced full specification details for its new Santa Fe 7-seat SUV… complete with special “launch” pricing that wipes $10,000 off retail across the range.

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// NZ Cheap Cars opens a fourth branch in Botany

NZ Cheap Cars opened its fourth branch at 352 East Tamaki Road in Botany.

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// Kiwi car industry records worst June in more than a decade

New Zealand’s new-vehicle market continues to be mired by adverse commercial conditions, with the Motor Industry Association confirming that last month was the worst June the sector has experienced in more than a decade.

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// Skoda Elroq marks start of Skoda BEV campaign

The Skoda Elroq built on the Volkswagen Group’s modular electrification toolkit (MEB) will come with four powertrain variants- the Elroq 50, 60, 85 and 85x.

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// Super EV battery that can last 1 million km unveiled

Geely, the Chinese carmaker closely associated with Volvo and Polestar, has unveiled a disruptive lithium-iron-phosphate battery for electric vehicles (EVs),

// Australia enjoys strong new vehicle sales in first half of 2024

According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), Australian customers took delivery of 119,659 new vehicles in June marking the end of the 2023-24 financial year.

// Dealer numbers at new low

Traders register shrinks for the fourth consecutive month and eclipses previous worst figure from April 2023.

// Ferrari PHEVs get extended warranties

Two new extended warranty services are dedicated to Ferrari’s plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models.

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// Fair to say these weren’t the expected results.

A few of us in the NZCD Facebook group decided to collate our TradeMe advert results and make a big anonymous report telling us the most cost effective exposure level.

To be honest we were quietly hoping it would back up cutting spend. Not quite what the data is showing unfortunately.

But. Data scientists say 10% is the minimum sample size for a statistically viable results.

We only had 2.2%. So there’s hope!

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// Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 Are Newest Victims Of ‘Game Boy’ Hack

Using a small “Game Boy”-like device, thieves are able to steal Hyundai and Kia EVs in just seconds.

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