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// Watch: BMW reveals bold new M4 Competition Convertible
The German maker has debuted its new M4 Competition drop-top ahead of its arrival at the end of the year.
- AutoTalk says Droptop BMW road rocket here by end of year
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// Hundreds of SUVs recalled over fuel pump
Toyota NZ takes precautionary action and offers to fix potential problem for free.
- AutoTalk says Toyota recalls C-HR SUV for potential fuel pump issue
- AutoCar says Toyota NZ announces nationwide recall for C-HR
- Driven says Toyota New Zealand recalls popular C-HR SUV over fuel pump issue
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// Electric vehicles to make up 40 per cent of Ford’s global sales by 2030
Ford expects 40 per cent of its global sales to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions to what it’s spending to develop them.
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// Video: AVs planned for moon
Driverless EVs are likely to help transport astronauts on the dark side of the moon under a new deal between Lockheed Martin and General Motors (GM).
- Stuff Motoring says GM’s newest vehicle is an off-road, self-driving rover for moon
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// Company unveils Hyundai EV powered by poos
“With a giant poo emoji emblazoned on the side, there is no guessing what is powering it.”
// Volkswagen offered nearly $13 billion for Lamborghini
Volkswagen has been offered a healthy sum for the Lamborghini brand. How does NZ$12.7 billion sound?
IN OTHER NEWS
// One of the weirdest supercar concepts pops up for sale
The Pontiac Aztek will go down in history as one of the most interesting vehicular case studies.
// Video: one platform to pay them all
Parkopedia has announced a new global multi-domain payment platform being rolled out this year to enable drivers to seamlessly pay for parking, EV charging, refuelling and tolls.
// Arson considered in Tesla factory site fire
Electric cables supplying Tesla Gigafactory Berlin were set alight in what police say appears to be an attack but which didn’t affect the construction site.
// Aston Martin investors unhappy with pay packets, lack of diversity
It’s been a rocky few years for Aston Martin, with one of the few ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ moments coming by virtue of a huge investment from Formula 1 team owner and entrepreneur Lawrence Stroll.
// Defiant Ghosn pins hopes on French probes to clear his name
Auto magnate-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn is campaigning to clear his name, and hopes a visit by French investigators to his home in exile in Lebanon will be his first real opportunity
ONE LINERS
- Good turnout for VIA annual general meeting
- Tesla Cybertruck has 1m reservations
- Reserve Bank patient over OCR
- Volvo cars’ Torslanda plant goes climate neutral
- Car imports boost trade
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