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// Mercedes-AMG’s Concept AMG GT XX packs serious tech under throwback looks
Mercedes-AMG has unleashed it’s take on a high-performance electric sedan with the reveal of the Concept AMG GT XX, a “technology program” that provides insight into the forthcoming four-door series-production sports car.
- AutoCar says AMG’s GT XX Taycan rival has power and drama aplenty
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// Cadillac introduces Connected Services to Australian and New Zealand markets
Cadillac will introduce its suite of Connected Services to customers in Australia and New Zealand from late 2025, marking another step in its rollout of electric vehicles across both markets.
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// Importer ordered to pay $1m
Former director of “loss-making” business taken to High Court after failing to pay for scores of vehicles from Japan. The former director of a car-importing business has been ordered by the High Court to pay more than $1 million after his company fell into liquidation.
// Govt no longer backs fossil fuel phase out
The government has confirmed New Zealand’s withdrawal from the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA).
IN OTHER NEWS
// New dealership with commercial clout
Company’s new branch focuses on utes and vans amid “huge demand” for such vehicles. A new dealership dedicated to light commercial vehicles has opened in Waikato and hopes to tap into growing interest for such models thanks to the government’s Investment Boost package.
// Used-vehicle demand ‘resilient’
Turners Automotive Group says margins were squeezed in the past year but its auto retail business is back in growth mode.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Extremely Expensive Cadillac CELESTIQ Deliveries Begin
The Cadillac Escalade IQ, Cadillac’s new electric Escalade, was its top-of-the-line model for a while. However, there’s another EV from the brand that is more than double the price, in a league of its own in the Cadillac fleet.
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- Brutal new 2026 Nissan Patrol Nismo revealed
- Two new Suzuki SUVs are inbound
- BYD introduces keyless vehicle sharing via app update
- And that’s when it all went horribly wrong
- New Nissan Leaf not yet a lock for NZ market
- A rare glimpse inside BYD’s electric car ‘Super Factory’
- Volvo XC60 becomes brand’s top-selling model ever
- Synthetic salvation: Lamborghini bets on e-fuels to keep the roar alive
- Mazda goes all in: a slew of SUVs and a new rotary-powered sports car
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