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// Avanti Finance rebrands with growth agenda
Avanti Finance, a prominent player in New Zealand’s specialist and auto lending sector, has unveiled a new brand identity alongside future growth plans.
- AutoFile says Rebrand for finance provider
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// Uber and EVSE partner on home EV charging
Uber has partnered with New Zealand EV charging provider EVSE to offer discounts on at-home charging solutions.
- Stuff Motoring says Uber partners with EVSE to offer discounted at-home EV charging in NZ
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// LDV in Australian Federal Court over ‘misleading’ advertising and rust issues
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking the local importer of LDV light commercials to Federal Court over “misleading representations to consumers” about the durability of the T60 ute and G10 van.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Serial tyre dumper banned from conducting business permanently
A Christchurch man who continually dumped used tyres and other waste illegally and was previously twice adjudicated bankrupt has now been banned from conducting business permanently.
// Tesla NZ full-year profit slumps to $457k
Tesla’s New Zealand arm has seen a significant decline in revenue and profit for the year ended December 31, 2024, according to financial statements.
// Electric vehicle sales have nearly doubled year-on-year
The monthly new vehicle registration sales figures are in, and they paint a fairly stark picture of the national new car market, with registrations sliding on both a year-on-year basis and relative to figures recorded in March.
// E-fuels and their role in supporting electrification
E-fuels, short for electrofuels, are synthetic fuels designed to power internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Top Selling Electric Vehicle Brands Worldwide in March — EV Sales Report
In addition to our monthly report on the top selling plugin vehicles in the world, here’s a report on the auto brands and auto groups or alliances that are selling the most plugin vehicles globally.
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- Marque welcomes updated SUV
- Icon reimaged as EV
- Hyundai develops new petrol-electric hybrid systems
- JLR receives the grant of a warrant from Her Majesty Queen Camilla
- Would you like to smell like a BMW? Have we got the fragrance for you
- Incredibly rare (and expensive) classics head to auction
- Tesla Model Y Juniper gets faster with $3300 OTA upgrade
- Volkswagen factory has made 1m EVs: lots of buzz about IDs after all
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