Regular readers of this blog will know that we think that BEVs are too expensive. Local automotive business heads seem to want to specify...

The Clean Car Rebate has been a huge success. There will be opponents who would argue that it is flawed, and at Boost Auto we would...

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

19 Automotive predictions - Part 1 of 2

Be Better in 2022

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

I love a good process. One of the great things about creating MG as a start up in NZ was there were no processes, because everything,...

In a quick ring round this week and speaking to dealers, they were frustrated - understandably - by the impact of Level 4 and Level 3 on...

Cast your mind back just five years ago when e-bikes barely existed, supermarket home deliveries weren't a thing and My Food Bag was...

Boost Auto Explainer Have you ever rented a trailer only to discover that your new vehicle can't actually tow the rented trailer? If the...

Most of us don’t fully remember high school physics, just some of the basics. But it’s the basics that help us understand how long it...

Boost Auto was talking to a large corporate a couple of weeks ago about their fleet, and their desire to be lower emissions and greener....

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...

boost blog #5 Whatever your feelings about the announcement of renewed COVID-19 lockdowns, once the anger and or frustration subsides...

Here come the NEVS! Why 2021 will see a rapid uptake in BEVs and PHEVs. Will you be ready? ...and what on earth are these acronyms?

When is a lead alive? When is a lead dead? When is it just resting?** Clearly these frivolous questions have a point in mind. They are...

"You just sell cheap cars." "No-one else had stock." These are the things I have been told about MG's December result. Yet MG outsold...