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// MG finds new partner in Hawke’s Bay
Marque teams up with Bayswater Vehicles Motor Group to open in Hastings and Napier.
- AutoTalk says New home for MG in Napier and Hastings
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// Toyota celebrates ‘most trusted’ brand recognition
Toyota New Zealand says its commitment to a “customer-centric culture and community investment” has helped earn it two Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand Awards, for new and used vehicles.
- AutoFile says Toyota hails efforts of staff
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// EV owners have only hours left to register for RUCs
Owners of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles have until tomorrow to buy their first road user charges (RUCs) licence.
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// BYD launches next-gen plug-in hybrid system with 2100km range
BYD has introduced the fifth generation of its acclaimed DM technology at a press conference in Xian, China.
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// Corroded bodywork raises concerns among owners of popular SUV
While pleased BYD’s national distributor has spent what he believes was thousands in a rust repair to his Atto 3 electric car, a Northland man is wondering how many others have the same issue.
// ChargeNet and Foodstuffs expand Kiwi EV charging network
Foodstuffs (New World, Pak’nSave, Four Square) and ChargeNet plan to build at least 80 new EV charging sites at Foodstuffs’ supermarkets across the country during the next four years.
// MTF Finance reports strong vehicle dealer earnings
MTF Finance has reported a growth in new loans of 7% and originators (franchises and vehicle dealers) earnings up 17% to $47.5 million and its loan book has grown 10% to $1.1b for its half-year result to March 31.
// Toyota, Mazda and Subaru join forces on new combustion engines
Three big Japanese manufacturers are pooling their resources on refining the combustion engine, but instead of working on one common engine, Toyota, Mazda and Subaru will build “signature engines” that represent each brand.
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// 2026 Chevy Bolt Will Be ‘Most Affordable’ EV On The Market, GM Says
With NACS and an LFP battery, the next-gen Bolt could be an absolute grand slam for GM.
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- Volkswagen ID.1 reveal is in 2027
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