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// Cupra Born EV earns top safety rating
The Cupra Born EV available to customers from this month arrives with a five-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) safety rating.
- AutoCar says Cupra Born to arrive with five-star safety rating
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// Tony Johnston promoted to COO of MMNZ
Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand (MMNZ) has announced the promotion of its highly successful head of sales, Tony Johnston, to chief operating officer (COO).
- AutoTalk says Johnston replacing Cook as MMNZ chief operating officer
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// Tupp moves to GWM – Haval ANZ
Well-known automotive executive Sean Tupp has become the new national sales manager for the GWM and Haval brands in New Zealand following the departure of Todd Groves to the Ateco Group at the beginning of the year.
- AutoCar says Sean Tupp joins GWM and Haval Australia and NZ
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// Hyundai reveals new Sonata with ‘sportiest design ever’
Hyundai has today revealed the new look of its eighth-generation Sonata with what it claims to be the ‘sportiest design ever’ featured on the model.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Tesla Model 3 leads a nosedive in used EV prices
Average used Model 3 asking prices are down 21.5% since Sept. 2022, making it the used car that has taken the steepest pricing nosedive in the past six months.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Mazda New Zealand terminates Taupo franchisee
Mazda New Zealand has confirmed that Central Motor Group (Central Mazda) is no longer representing the Japanese brand in Taupo and Rotorua.
// Mount Wellington Toyota dealership officially moves across the road
Armstrong’s say its Auckland City Toyota dealership in Mount Wellington has officially moved across the road to number 8 Forge Way,
// Renney moves from Ford to Audi New Zealand
Experienced automotive executive Kim Renney recently joined the team at Audi New Zealand, a division of the Giltrap Group, as the national retail sales manager for the four-ring brand.
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- Ford ‘Project T3’ to introduce new electric pickup
- Honda gets jazzed up
- Nats slam charging proposals
- The Geneva Motor Show is moving to Qatar
- There’s a new Ranger in town
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