Shanghai’s integrated approach to transport really is quite remarkable; what lessons can New Zealand take from Shanghai?

Now that the adoption of zero emissions vehicles has become politicised, we need a secondary path to cleaning up our fleet.

Twenty-six years ago, U.S. vehicle production peaked at 13 million units. It has steadily declined since, and in 2023 U.S. production was just 10.6 million units. Trumps tariffs won't stop this decline.

Are new cars getting more expensive in New Zealand. The data might surprise you.

GWM, then Haval, then MG, then BYD, and now Omoda and Jaecoo, all Chinese brands, have grabbed a sizeable part of the new vehicle sales...

Are you prepared for the road ahead? We summarise and explore the ways in which the local NZ automotive environment will change before 2030

Welcome to the 2025 Boost Auto annual predictions. What can we expect for the year ahead? CCS pain, more expensive vehicles and a price war!

Jaguar’s re-launch last month was a stark reminder of the power of the brand. A once proud marque appears to be languishing.

We predicted that the BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora Cat would be game changers for NZ & Australian consumers. Why did we get it so wrong?

We can look to other markets to nudge consumers to make cleaner vehicle choices. The best legislation is more carrot, and less stick.

Sell more cars in your dealership with Boost Auto's AutoPlay Tune-Up

At Boost Auto we are prepared to have a small wager that most Dealer Principals do not fully understand their CRM (Customer Relations...

Visiting a medium-sized dealer last week was a really stark reminder that it is not always clear what sales managers should do or what...

FED is not a meant to be a duty that should influence vehicle efficiency or emissions, but in fact it does, because it penalises fuel effici

5 star ANCAP is awarded without real consideration for other users. “I”, the driver am safer in a 5 star car than “you”, the other road user

There are many things that Tesla does differently; they seem happy to tear up the automotive playbook. The author doubts that they were...

Spring. It brings warmer weather, an election, a change of government, continued stock supply constraints, a softer market, and more...

In September Tesla registered over 1000 cars. That might not sound a large number, but for over 12 months, Model 3 has outsold BMW 3 and...

At a recent aftersales conference for a market-leading brand, we polled three questions among the participants. These questions are...

Do you pay for leads and then discard them? No? We think you do. Read on how to turn lost leads into something more.