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

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?

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

The recent changes to the Clean Car Rebate were a reminder, if one were needed, that we live in an automotive world where things can...

Our annual predictions are now the best read and quoted articles and blogs that Boost Auto produces. They are created and curated from...

Before looking at predictions for 2023, it is worth noting a few of the milestones that affected the local market. There are many more...

In April electric vehicles sales (NEV) reached 20% of the share of passenger vehicles by fuel type up from 3.4% just 12 months ago. This...

Boost Auto's predictions for 2022. Part 2

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The Year in Review 2021 Its been a challenging year for many. Automotive businesses locally, retailers and distributors alike have had a...

In a recent trip to New York I was bowled over by the amount of courier van traffic and by the amount of cargo cycle e-bike deliveries...

boost blog #10 In 2007 Apple launched the iPhone. At the time the smartphone category didn’t really exist. BlackBerry insisted that...

boost blog #8 In the EU there is a classification of cars called Quadricycle, and some countries allow licence holders as young as 14 to...

boost blog #7 In retail land, talking to sales execs about EV customers will often reveal a pen portrait of customers that are highly...