HOT TOPIC
// Hyundai teases new high-performance sports car
Hyundai has announced the future of its N performance car range in a recent post on social media outlining the debut of an all-new sports car that will be revealed on July 15, dubbed “N Day”.
- Stuff Motoring says Hyundai teases new bewinged sports car
HOT TOPIC
// Geely electric ute teased
Geely Group has posted teaser photos on Twitter of its first electric dual cab ute, the model named “Radar” expected to be sold later this year under the Geely name.
- AutoCar says Geely electric ute reveal coming later this month
HOT TOPIC
// Sol Searching – Subaru’s First EV Revealed
Subaru is set to launch its first fully electric vehicle next year, as you will probably be aware.
HOT TOPIC
// Vehicle arrivals see sharp decline
Vehicle imports are down 29.3% year-on-year with a total of 21,197 arrivals hitting the wharves in June compared to 29,991 in the same period last year.
- AutoFile says Used car imports slide
- EVs and Beyond says EVs popular as vehicle market weakens
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BEST OF THE REST
// Mahindra launches the all-new Scorpio-N, announces NZ arrival for 2023
This allows the All-New Scorpio-N to elevate existing segment benchmarks across all critical parameters: performance, capabilities, technology, sophistication, ride and handling, NVH, interiors and appearance.
// European supercar manufacturers exempt from stricter CO2 targets until 2035
Last week, the European Union agreed to move forward with their proposal to ban the sale of new internal combustion powered vehicles from 2035 but have agreed to give low-volume manufacturers some
// Robot trucks herald era of driverless big rigs
After lumbering through a gravel parking lot like a big blue bull, one of Aurora Innovation Inc.’s self-driving truck prototypes took a wide right turn onto a frontage road near Dallas.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Fisker asks extra $5,000 nonrefundable deposit from its Ocean reservation holders
Fisker is asking its Ocean reservation holders to shell out an extra $5,000 in a nonrefundable deposit for a “pre-order” when holders have already made a reservation with a deposit for the Ocean electric SUV.
// UK Plugin EV Share At 22%, Tesla Model Y Overall Runner Up
June saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.6% market share in the UK, up from 17.2% YoY. This despite a temporary availability shortfall, stemming from pauses at Tesla Shanghai.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Former F1 star’s priceless Porsche 959 S returns to factory for overhaul
In the automotive world, there are a handful of road cars that are regarded as living legends. These are cars like the McLaren F1, the Ferrari F40, and Porsche’s iconic 959.
// Goscoot is Horwin’s NZ electric two-wheeler dealer
Electric motorcycle and electric scooter manufacturer Horwin makes its New Zealand debut, with Goscoot
// Toyota welcomes Corolla Cross to SUV line-up
Toyota New Zealand has confirmed that the Corolla Cross, the latest addition to its SUV line-up, will arrive in local showrooms before the end of the year.
// Ford is working on an extended Ranger, but not for us
Ford has been spied working on an extended-wheelbase Ranger, but it looks like another American forbidden fruit not destined to make it to our neck of the woods.
ONE LINERS
- Check out this brilliantly ’80s Swiss motorbike
- Volkswagen buys up majority stake in Europcar
- Potential light at the end of chip shortage tunnel
- Westpac New Zealand backs EV ownership
- Kanye West is reportedly working on a concept car
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// Clean Car Discount / Fee Finder
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