McLaren Racing to auction F1 and other race cars
"This auction is an extraordinary opportunity to own a piece of racing history". McLaren Racing is teaming up with auction house RM Sotheby’s for the sale of three of its future competition cars. The auction will take place in Abu Dhabi on December 5, coinciding with the 2025 season finale F1 race. Each car will be auctioned separately. McLaren Racing’s ambition is to reclaim the prestigious motorsport Triple Crown. That means winning the Monaco GP, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours. The brand has already...
Read moreDetailsSome EVs fall short on claimed range
An Australian motoring group, the AAA, has found that some EVs fall short of advertised range by almost one-quarter. However,...
Electric car RUCs coming for Australia
Australia is considering a road-user charge (RUC) system for electric vehicles (EVs) to help offset falling fuel excise revenue. Currently...
Mercedes CEO worries the European car industry could collapse
Only a few years ago, Mercedes-Benz was going all-in on EVs in Europe. In 2021, it projected that by 2030...
MMNZ bolsters leadership team with internal promotions
Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand (MMNZ) has announced four key internal appointments. This is part of an ongoing strategy to strengthen...
British start-up Longbow involves captains of industry
Longbow, the creation of former executives from McLaren, Alpine and Lotus, plans to sell a pair of lightweight electric sports...
Dean Sheed joins MG as country business manager
Former European Motor Distributors (EMD) executive, Dean Sheed, has a new job. He will take the reins as country business...
Government to replace petrol tax with electronic RUCs
Cabinet is working to transition New Zealand’s 3.5 million light vehicles to paying for our roading network through electronic road user charges. This will replace the petrol tax, says Transport Minister Chris Bishop. “The abolition of petrol tax, and the move towards all vehicles (whether they be petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid) paying for roads based on distance and weight, is the biggest change to how we fund our roading...
Read moreDetailsNew vehicle registrations for July follow strong June numbers
July new vehicle sales held relatively steady after a lift in June, thanks mainly to strong sales of light commercials. ...
Z offers half-price car charging every Tuesday in August
Z announces a special car charging deal this August. And the deal kicks off today. It is offering half-price EV...
Tesla awards CEO Musk millions of shares worth billions
Tesla has given Elon Musk a stock grant of $NZ49bn as a reward for years of "transformative and unprecedented" growth....
Tesla told to pay up in case where driver admitted fault
A Miami jury decided that Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash involving Autopilot driver assist technology. The company...
MTA welcomes Mark Darrow’s appointment
The Motor Trade Association (MTA) says the appointment of Mark Darrow as Chair of the Establishment Advisory Group (EAG) for...
Ford NZ appoints Gregor MacDonald as Network Strategy Director
Ford New Zealand has made Gregor MacDonald its Network Strategy Director. In this role he will oversee all aspects of...
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