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// NZ’s longest-serving Chinese brand celebrates with big tech reveals
GWM, New Zealand and Australia’s longest-serving Chinese automotive brand, recently held its lavish three-day Tech Day 2025 event in Melbourne, Australia marking 17 years since it started operations in both markets.
// Chinese car brand in recovery after ‘very painful’ 2024
Back in 2023, Chinese carmaker MG was hitting its stride in New Zealand. The marque’s blend of affordable models — including a series of plug-in nameplates — seemed to strike a chord with Kiwis.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Bridgestone tops NZ customer service awards once again
Bridgestone’s retail network across Australia and New Zealand has reaffirmed its reputation for customer satisfaction, taking top honours in Reader’s Digest’s 2025 Quality Service Awards.
// Ebbett launches new store
Dealership brings together models from three Chinese brands at city shopping centre.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI are buying Tesla’s unsold Cybertrucks
Hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks have been spotted being delivered Elon Musk’s private companies, SpaceX and xAI, as Tesla is having issues selling the electric pickup truck.
ONE LINERS
- Toyota previews future Corolla with sleek new concept
- Video – Kia EV5: Korea’s version adds polish but LFP vs NMC question remains
- Lloyds challenges UK car finance compensation scheme
- Sports cars shine at auctions
- How much is the 2026 Ferrari Amalfi in NZ?
- Toyota’s Century brand to reveal a Luxury Coupe soon
- Lexus teases wild six-wheeled LS concept
- Flying Chinese cars with wheeled mothership aspire to be latest wonder in the skies
- Ferrari Elettrica unplugged: Maranello’s first-ever EV is no half measure
- Audi lifts the curtain: the making of Concept C’s electric future
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