Need a a new Accent? See our Used Selection

If you drive a small car, or are thinking about downsizing to a lower fuel use, more efficient smaller car for around town use, then you need to see the Hyundai Accent. This zippy little hot hatch has it all! Small on size but massive on features across the model range. We have a wide range of quality used vehicles like this one in our central Nelson Yard. Click here to find out more.

Toyota 86: On the Right Track!

The Toyota 86 is a legend in the making. It is a return to the pure fun of driving. Rear wheel, front engined with a very low centre of gravity. It has been winning Car of the Year awards all over the world, including being named the Top Gear Car of 2012 when it was first released! Fun starts when you press the button. Click here to learn more. New or used, Bowater Toyota can put you on the right track!

Nov 25 Win a new car experience for 75 Days of Summer

Win the range of new Toyota’s for 75 days!

Take a Hilux to the hills, a Landcruiser to the lake, a RAV4 Hybrid to the Bay, or a Yaris Hybrid round town.
Experience the Toyota range how you experience summer! It's your choice.

This summer we are going to make it memorable. As a part of our 75 Years Celebration we want to share the amazing range from Toyota with one lucky winner.

In the lead up to Christmas we are working with More FM to enable one lucky listener the chance to win this amazing prize.

It is super simple, you just need to TEXT the key word "BOWATER" and your name to 559, and you are in the draw.

Nov 10 The Fuel Programme for Kiwi Businesses

FUEL EXPENSES, SIMPLIFIED
ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Simplify how you track and manage your fuel card expenses, so you can spend more time doing, going and growing.

201110 Caltex Business card

Click right here to find out more.

Aug 12 Beginning of a new era as Honda NZ takes the wheel in Nelson

It’s fair to say COVID-19 has been the catalyst that has caused us to review all our operations. Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures.

Here is an announcement from Bowater Honda CEO & BMG Director Chris Bowater.

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"Regretfully, after 47 years our partnership with Honda NZ will come to an amicable and mutually agreed, end. We will be a leaner organisation going forward but we will actually come through these changes in good shape, more focused and determined than ever to continue to successfully serve the Nelson / Tasman communities for many more years to come.

Aug 07 New Toyota Yaris Hatch is made of fun

The new generation 2020 Toyota Yaris Hatch stands above the rest in the small car segment with its fun to drive attitude combined with class-leading fuel economy, safety and advanced hybrid technology.

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The 2020 Yaris Hatch is new from the ground up and has been designed with fun in mind. Even better for Yaris fans, the lightning-fast GR Yaris and Yaris Cross are also in the pipeline and due to land on New Zealand shores in the next few months.

Toyota New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Neeraj Lala, said the new fourth generation Yaris is the most premium small car ever built by Toyota.

“The new Toyota Yaris arrives at a perfect juncture in time when consumers are wanting a characterful compact car that is fun to drive with premium interior touches, while also happy in the knowledge they are driving an extremely efficient vehicle with state-of-the-art safety,” he says.

For the first time, a hybrid Yaris Hatch will be available in New Zealand. The Yaris Hatch will be available in two powertrain options - a petrol version utilising a newly developed 1.5L three cylinder engine and a full hybrid-electric version.