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// BYD passes 15,000 vehicles in New Zealand, four years after arriving
BYD has passed 15,000 vehicles on New Zealand roads four years after launching here, with 9,824 battery electric and 5,248 plug-in hybrids across 25 dealer locations.
- Autofile says Marque passes sales milestone
// ‘Turbulent’ times for market
Colonial’s chief executive warns number of new-vehicle brands is “unsustainable”.
- AutoTalk says Colonial warns crowded vehicle market is ‘unsustainable’
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// Denza takes permanent Christchurch site as Harmony Auto opens second NZ showroom
Denza will open a permanent showroom at 36 Manchester Street in central Christchurch this Friday, replacing the Northlands Mall pop-up it has run in recent months and giving BYD’s premium brand its second retail site in New Zealand.
// Dealership reaches end of era
Sue Johnstone reflects on three decades in charge of business named after her late husband.
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// Zeekr opens Auckland flagship with four cars it doesn’t sell here yet
Zeekr opens a 550 square metre flagship showroom on Auckland’s Great North Road on 25 September, showing the 9X, 8X, 001 FR and 7GT together for the first time in New Zealand.
// Second branch in month
Extra outlet for NZ Cheap Cars builds on company’s “momentum”.
// Economy’s ‘cautious’ recovery
Survey of businesses shows modest improvement in confidence as global uncertainty remains.
// Lexus ES arrives in NZ, starting at $96,900
Lexus has launched its eighth-generation ES in New Zealand, with the luxury sedan offering fully electric power for the first time alongside a new-generation hybrid system.
// GWM sheds more details on NZ launch of luxury brand Wey
One of the next Chinese brands set to arrive in New Zealand is the luxury arm of one of the country’s most popular brands from the region, GWM.
// Kiwi motoring TV show to hit Australian screens
New Zealand’s only locally made motoring television show, Tarmac Life, is officially crossing the Tasman after being picked up for broadcast by Melbourne-based Channel 31 and Adelaide-Based Channel 44 in Australia.
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// This Chinese SUV Has Built-In Propellers So It Can Drive Across Water
The Geely Battleship 700 can float and even traverse water thanks to its built-in propellers.
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- Mercedes-Benz GLA production starts with EVs first
- GM’s new 8.3-litre Mongoose diesel takes aim at Ford in cheeky teaser video
- Jeep Grand Cherokee tipped to get Hurricane six-cylinder power
- Techart goes old school with new GTclassic
- Porsche patent gives an automatic gearbox a clutch pedal
- Rolls-Royce’s 100-unit EV Coachbuild begins global testing
- Maserati, JAC and Huawei working on two EVs – report
- Lucid and Bolt target 25,000-vehicle autonomous fleet in Europe
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