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New ZealandBuying decisionsEvidence · 21 Oct 2026

iCAUR’s NZ line-up starts with three SUVs, not a ute or small 4x4

Orange iCAUR V23 showcar displayed at Singapore Motorshow 2026; a not-for-sale notice is visible on the windscreen. — Singapore Motorshow 2026 : V23 showcar, not NZ specificationImage: S5A-0043 via Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Chery says iCAUR will be a premium brand in New Zealand with its own sales and service network. The first planned models are the V23, V25…

Rear three-quarter view of a yellow FREELANDER 8 display vehicle indoors in China-market context; Chinese text appears on its plate. — China-market model context : NZ/export specification unverifiedImage: JustAnotherCarDesigner via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

New ZealandTechnologyEvidence · 20 Oct 2026

Freelander 8 for NZ: the export plug-in hybrid differs from China’s version

A red Nissan Leaf charging at a Wellington City Council station on Austin Street, Mount Victoria, photographed in February 2024. — Wellington charging-site context : photographed 10 February 2024Image: Tom Ackroyd (Quilt Phase) via Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

New ZealandChargingEvidence · 16 Oct 2026

EECA refreshes its public charger dashboard: what Kiwi drivers can use it for

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General traffic on Auckland's Southern Motorway in a photograph dated May 2019. — Archived Auckland road context : 3 May 2019; latest monthly data to 30 September 2026Image: Kiwiev via Wikimedia Commons (credit retained voluntarily; CC0 does not require attribution) · Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

New ZealandIndustry and brandsEvidence · 7 Oct 2026

September registrations: one in four new NZ light vehicles was plug-in

Drive Electric’s September figures show battery EVs and plug-in hybrids reached 25.2% of new light-vehicle…