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// Brand adds new dealerships
Chinese ute-maker has grown to have 11 sales locations nationwide since launching here this year.
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// Ferrari details first electric model: 735kW, sub-2.5s 0–100km/h
Ferrari has outlined the technology for its first production EV ahead of a full unveiling in northern spring 2026 with first deliveries due by year’s end.
- Stuff Motoring says Ferrari reveals features of first fully electric vehicle
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// GWM to launch Wey luxury brand in NZ and more plug-in hybrids
GWM marked 17 years in New Zealand recently at its Tech Day 2025 event in Melbourne, revealing two new plug-in hybrid models and confirming a locally tuned focus for the Australasian market.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Tayron, A6 e-tron and MGU9 score five stars in ANCAP safety testing
The latest round of ANCAP safety results has delivered strong performances from three new arrivals to New Zealand; the Volkswagen Tayron SUV, Audi A6 e-tron, and MG’s first-ever dual-cab ute, the MGU9, with each earning the top five-star rating.
// Sedan ‘showcases innovation’
Kia introduces all-new EV4, the fifth zero-emitter in the marque’s portfolio, to New Zealand line-up.
// Drive Holidays wins again: Kiwi GM named best executive at Stellantis Awards
Drive Holidays, the New Zealand-based leasing agent that helps Kiwis explore Europe in new Peugeot and Citroën vehicles, has notched another major international award at the 2025 Stellantis Tourist Leasing Conference in France.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Inside The Trouble Brewing In America’s ‘Battery Belt’
In 2023, North America was the fastest-growing battery manufacturing region in the world, moving rapidly to decouple from China’s dominant supply chains.
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- Hino set to launch Japan’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy truck
- Tesla adds cut-price Model 3 and Model Y variants
- Polestar 3 gets faster charging, more power and tech overhaul
- Kia pilots cell-level ‘battery passport’ ahead of EU mandate
- Take a look behind the scenes: Autosure’s car breakdown claims
- Mercedes-Benz ELF: The experimental EV that reimagines charging
- Volvo’s upcoming EX60 to debut world-first adaptive safety belt
- Mercedes-Benz levels up with League of Legends CLA art piece
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