1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (369+ words) The good news is that data from AMI Insurance shows car theft has declined compared to'the country's peak in 2023. If you own a Toyota Aqua, the bad news is that it remains NZ's most stolen car, a title it has…...

5+ day, 42+ min ago   (450+ words) Mercedes confirms major EV and AMG launches. Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years since the invention of the automobile with a tidy bit of symbolism: today, the brand stages the world premiere of the'updated S-Class, on the same date Carl Benz filed…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (411+ words) New 007 will take on the BYD Seal and Tesla Model 3. Swift performance and a sharp price characterise the Dongfeng 007, as the company's New Zealand importer Armstrong's Distribution reveals final pricing and specification. A rival for the BYD Seal and Tesla…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (291+ words) Mercedes-AMG has quietly unleashed its next ultra-exclusive creation into one of the harshest test environments on the planet: icy northern Sweden, signalling that something serious is brewing in Affalterbach. Even wrapped in full disguise and shot through gloomy winter light,…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (570+ words) The most traffic comes from nearby suburbs feeding into the city. A University of Auckland lecturer in environmental science is warning that proposed traffic congestion charges won't work unless viable alternatives to taking the car are available. Dr Hyesop Shin…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (416+ words) Volvo previews EX60 with conversational AI. Volvo is teeing up the reveal of its new all-electric EX60 medium SUV for this Wednesday, January 21, and it's leaning hard into the idea that your next car should be more like a helpful co-driver than…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (423+ words) Macan remains Porsche's top seller. Porsche has delivered 279,449 cars to customers worldwide in 2025, down 10% on 2024's 310,718 result." It's an expected slide, the brand says, after "several record years" and amid a few very specific supply and demand headaches. Matthias Becker,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (569+ words) Mayor Brown managed to work BYD and Geely into his GAC launch speech. Auckland mayor Wayne Brown gave a short, slightly staccato and entertainingry dry speech in front of a crowd of dignitaries at the official New Zealand launch of'Chinese…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1909+ words) Zeekr 7X Performance in Forest Green. Zeekr is the new Chinese EV brand for New Zealand that everybody's been talking about, and we're certainly getting to know it. We've already reviewed the X compact-SUV and 009 luxury people mover. But the Zeekr…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (991+ words) There's a good reason why there are two Tesla models in this picture. Hybrids (the non-plug-in kind) continue to dominate electrified-vehicle sales in New Zealand, accounting for nearly 30% of the market in 2025. While EVs (both "pure" electric BEV and the…...