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2026 Honda ZR-V facelift revealed in Japan

A refreshed Honda ZR-V has been revealed in Japan with styling tweaks, deeper Google integration, and hybrid-only motivation.

Derek Fung

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Luxury electric vehicle brand ArcFox set for NZ

Auto Distributors NZ set to add another Chinese carmaker to its roster following BAIC launch.

Matthew Hansen

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Kia EV3 wins NZ Car of the Year title

Kia's smallest, cheapest electric car wins New Zealand's longest standing motoring award.

Matthew Hansen

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Opel set to depart New Zealand market after just four years

Poor sales and the removal of clean car incentives see German carmaker bid farewell to NZ.

Matthew Hansen

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It turns out Ford might bring back hatchbacks, sedans after all

Ford CEO outlines plan to return to passenger car market in Europe.

Matthew Hansen

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Chery claims diesel PHEV ute will be more capable than petrol PHEVs, even its own

Chery claims its new diesel plug-in hybrid ute will be torquey, economical and durable, as well as being superior off-road to its petrol plug-in hybrid counterpart.

Matthew Hansen

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Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX recalled over fire risk

Toyota's top Land Cruiser and its Lexus sibling recalled due to transmission ECU issue.

Matthew Hansen

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Ninth-generation Toyota Hilux arrives in NZ

Much anticipated new Toyota Hilux arrives. Can it beat the Ford Ranger?

Matthew Hansen

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Tesla vehicles get controversial Grok AI assistant in New Zealand

xAI's controversial chatbot is now being rolled out to New Zealand-market Tesla vehicles, starting from this week.

William Stopford