Three popular Mitsubishi models will continue in New Zealand despite being suddenly cut across the Tasman. Starting March 1, 2025, new Australian Design Rules (ADR) will kick in, forcing Mitsubishi to drop the ASX, Eclipse Cross, Eclipse Cross PHEV, and Pajero Sport from its Aussie lineup. Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited...
Read moreDetailsBen Montgomery is the new General Manager of Motorcorp Distributors Ltd. He will oversee a team of 40 staff and...
Chinese firm Polestar wants to grow sales by one-third in the next 36 months. It believes the new model 7...
A ban on connected cars, announced recently by the Biden administration, applies primarily to Chinese vehicles. And it extends to...
Toyota’s revised GR Yaris and Corolla have arrived, the main talking point being the inclusion of an automatic transmission. Both...
The Nissan Micra is coming back with all-electric power and modern city car styling inspired by its predecessors and close...
Recycling is key for car makers and, in a recent breakthrough, Jaguar said it has successfully recycled polyurethane seat foam...
Spy photos have revealed Hyundai’s popular Staria people-mover is going fully electric. It will sport a distinctly different rear end compared with its petrol and diesel siblings. Shared by Autospy, the prototype displays a mostly closed-off grille housing a charging port. It inherits the slim, rectangular-style headlight clusters from the Korean-market Staria Lounge. Finished in a unique two-tone paint job, this camouflaged Staria also lacks any fuel filler door. That clearly suggests it is a pure electric rather than...
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Kia is once again supporting the Australian Open, the first 2025 Grand Slam event on the global tennis calendar. It...
After a string of electric motorcycle manufacturer failures overseas last year, it’s a relief to find that Kiwi firm FTN...
Aston Martin has refreshed the convertible version of the Vantage, following on from the updated coupe. Larger turbos, amongst other...
American company Goodyear has sold Dunlop, the tyre supplier to Supercars for over 20 years, to Sumitomo. Evidently, the sale...
Shipping company Toyofuji has called a halt to shipping used electric vehicles. The Nissan Leaf is excluded from the ban,...
New Maserati CEO, Santo Ficili, has insisted that Maserati can be saved. He is aiming to improve the brand’s cars...
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