Record sales year with one month left
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017
With a month of 2017 still to go, new vehicle sales in New Zealand totalled 148,335 at the end of November, a number that was 1582 units ahead of the whole of 2016.
David Crawford, the chief executive of the new car importers’ group, the Motor Industry Association (MIA), says there were 14,594 new vehicle registrations in November...
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Toyota upgrades Hilux ute and improves ride quality
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017
Motoring journalists and the Automobile Association (AA) have named the Skoda Kodiaq New Zealand’s 2017 Car of the Year.
The Czech-developed and built seven-seat mid-sized SUV was named Car of the Year by the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild and the AA at a gala ceremony in Auckland this week...
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Skoda Kodiaq SUV is Car of the Year
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017
Motoring journalists and the Automobile Association (AA) have named the Skoda Kodiaq New Zealand’s 2017 Car of the Year.
The Czech-developed and built seven-seat mid-sized SUV was named Car of the Year by the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild and the AA at a gala ceremony in Auckland this week...
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Equinox gains five-star rating
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017
Australasian vehicle crash testing agency ANCAP has given Holden’s all-new Equinox mid-sized SUV a five-star safety rating.
The US-designed and Mexican-built Equinox has an extensive suite if active and passive safety...
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Mercedes plans electric van range
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017
Mercedes-Benz will offer electric drive on its entire van range, beginning with an all-electric version of the mid-sized Vito in 2018.
Mercedes-Benz announced the eVito at the eDrive@VANs workshop in Berlin, Germany...
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Sharper dynamics for compact crossover
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017
Lexus is promising sharper handling, improved ride, additional safety equipment in its 2018 NX compact crossover SUV range.
There’s also a new all-wheel drive electric hybrid model entry-level model that replaces the currently-available front-wheel in the seven-model line-up...
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