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// Car spending surges $16m
Amount splurged by consumers in September quarter the highest for three months since June 2024. Retail card spending on motor vehicles increased by $16 million – or 2.7 per cent – in the September quarter, when compared with the numbers seen in the previous quarter.
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// BYD Seagull named to Time’s Best Inventions — NZ launch as Atto 1 soon
BYD’s budget EV, the Seagull, has been named to Tme magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025,
IN OTHER NEWS
// VTNZ boss quits role
After nearly 30 years with the company, Greg O’Connor will be leaving early in the new year. Greg O’Connor has announced his resignation as country manager of Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ) and will be leaving the company at the end of January 2026.
// Banned trader cops $10k fine
Court hears Timaru man sold dozens of cars despite an earlier conviction for similar offending. An unregistered car dealer has been fined $10,000 after continuing to illegally sell vehicles despite receiving a five-year ban in 2021.
// Sunday Drive opens an immersive showroom and auction village in Auckland
Auckland’s car scene is getting a major shake-up this week with the launch of the Sunday Drive Showroom & Auction Village; described as a bold new motoring destination that ‘promises to be unlike anything New Zealand has seen before’.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// 10-Minute EV Charging Comes To America Next Year. Here’s Why It Could Be Overkill
ChargePoint is bringing 600-kilowatt EV chargers to market next year. But there are no EVs in the U.S. that can take that kind of power—for now.
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- Nissan teases Navara, with a Mistubishi flavour
- Ram confirms new Ranger-rivaling mid-size pick-up for 2028
- Mitsubishi teases new electric SUV concept
- Subaru to unveil two new STI concepts at Japan Mobility Show
- Concept car chaos: the wild Mercedes one-offs you forgot existed
- Lamborghini paints the town in 400 shades of legend
- The wild 649kW 2026 Mustang RTR Spec 5 is heading here!
- Aston Martin celebrates 70 years at Newport Pagnell
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