Mitsubishi Motors NZ (MMNZ) has pre-registered fewer vehicles this year than any of the top 10 nameplates, except market leader Toyota. The statistic helps explain why Mitsubishi is one of the fastest-growing mainstream brands in the country. It now has just over 7 per cent of the market – up from 6 in 2016 – and believes it can one day grab 10 per cent. Toyota has 19 per … [Read more...] about Pre-registrations: Toyota, Mitsubishi lowest out of every 100 cars
General Motors Holden registers Camaro trademark for Aussie
The story six weeks ago on this website that the all-American Chevrolet badge is almost certain to return to New Zealand on the 2020 Camaro sports car has gained further traction – General Motors Holden (GMH) has just registered the Camaro trademark for Australia. But it hasn’t just filed protection of the car’s name – it taken extra steps to ensure that the Camaro trademark … [Read more...] about General Motors Holden registers Camaro trademark for Aussie
The Nomad Tactical, another flyer from Ariel …
Britain’s Ariel Motor Company Ltd is probably best known for its exoskeletal Atom, the latest supercharged model of which weighs less than 500kg and has a power-to-weight ratio of around 520kW per tonne. In this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Ariel North America director Jesse Kenealy stops by to show Ariel's latest, the 2017 Nomad Tactical, a street-legal on-road/off-road flyer … [Read more...] about The Nomad Tactical, another flyer from Ariel …
Mini takes two John Cooper Works cars to Dakar Rally
Mini will take different approaches to the 2018 Dakar Rally with two different cars – the all-wheel-drive John Cooper Works Rally and the rear-driven John Cooper Works Buggy (above). JCW and its specialist German partner X-Raid won the gruelling annual event in 2012, ’13, ’14, ’15 but finished sixth last year. The new Buggy is designed to propel the team back to the top … [Read more...] about Mini takes two John Cooper Works cars to Dakar Rally
Bentley aims its latest bespoke Bentayga SUV at sports shooters
Luxury British marque Bentley has revealed the latest version of its Bentayga SUV – a customised model especially for sports shooters. It’s called the Field Sports and it has been co-developed with shotgun specialist Purdey. It follows two other lifestyle-focused models, Bentayga Fly Fishing and Bantayga Falconry. The Falconry of course is aimed mostly at markets like Saudi … [Read more...] about Bentley aims its latest bespoke Bentayga SUV at sports shooters