BYD has released design sketches of the second-generation Seagull, sold here as the Atto 1. The new car is 425mm longer, gains a fifth seat and a 95kW motor, and carries lidar for BYD's God's Eye B driver assistance.
The XPeng L03 is the most emotional car the brand has built, says Shanghai design studio creative director Joan Melenchon, who presented the coupe SUV at its Gold Coast launch.
XPeng has priced the L03 for New Zealand from $49,990, with the PowerX range-extender at the same price, a 520km Long Range EV at $54,990 and first arrivals expected in November.
The eighth-generation Lexus ES has arrived in New Zealand, with the electric ES 500e Dynamic at $109,900, 252kW and 465km of WLTP range, alongside two hybrids from $96,900.
Saudi Arabia's first carmaker Ceer has revealed the Exobot sedan and SUV, with 112kWh batteries and 800-volt charging, and says plug-in hybrids and petrol models will follow from 2028.
Gavin Shoebridge walks every major stand at Everything Electric Sydney 2026, where four plug-in utes claiming 3,500kg towing led a floor of New Zealand-bound EVs and plug-ins.
Tesla has opened New Zealand reservations for the next-generation Roadster at $73,000, refundable, before the car has been revealed, priced or confirmed for right-hand drive.
BYD has passed 15,000 vehicles on New Zealand roads four years after launching here, with 9,824 battery electric and 5,248 plug-in hybrids across 25 dealer locations.
Zeekr opens a 550 square metre flagship showroom on Auckland's Great North Road on 25 September, showing the 9X, 8X, 001 FR and 7GT together for the first time in New Zealand.
GWM will launch the Haval H7 in New Zealand in mid-October under $50,000, with hybrid and plug-in hybrid Hi4 powertrains and no petrol-only version.
