Above: Peugeot/Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares and GM's Mary Barra There are more questions than answers for New Zealand now that Peugeot/Citroen parent PSA Group has bought German brand Opel and British brand Vauxhall from General Motors. Firstly, will the PSA Group take Peugeot and Citroen in NZ and Australia away from the current distributor, Sime Darby? Secondly, will PSA … [Read more...] about GM sale of Holden donor Opel opens up long-term questions
Registrations of new SUVs in 2017 are 51 per cent up on 2015
Twelve out of the 15 best-selling passenger cars in the first two months of 2017 were SUVs, a jump from 7 out of 15 for the same period two years ago. The only ‘cars’ in the mix were the Toyota Corolla, Suzuki Swift, and Holden Commodore, as the list here shows. In the first two months of 2015, Corolla, Commodore, Mazda3, Toyota Yaris, Holden Cruze, Honda Jazz, Mazda2 … [Read more...] about Registrations of new SUVs in 2017 are 51 per cent up on 2015
Holden Astra – European flavour blended with a ‘taste of Kiwi’
Holden has tasked its award-winning advertising agency, Special Group, to change how Holden is perceived in New Zealand. It wants the agency to help transform the brand, give it a taste of Kiwi, point it more towards premium space. It’s not that Holden has gone away; just that, over time, the brand has lost its relevance. Holden itself says so, based on the results of … [Read more...] about Holden Astra – European flavour blended with a ‘taste of Kiwi’
Tesla urges NZ government to ‘let EV drivers use transit lanes’
Buy a Tesla and you get to use transit lanes – that’s the incentive the US electric carmaker wants city councils in New Zealand to put in place to hasten the adoption of zero-emission EVs. Tesla began negotiating with Auckland Transport administrators about such a dispensation long before it handed over the first public shipment of Tesla Model S sedans to their NZ owners … [Read more...] about Tesla urges NZ government to ‘let EV drivers use transit lanes’
Jeep NZ eyes five-year warranty deal Aussies have put in place
Will Jeep move to a five-year warranty on its 2017-year range in New Zealand? Jeep Australia has, under an improved ‘Jeep There and Back’ warranty and service package. It was launched by the new boss of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Australia, Steve Zanlunghi. Now FCA New Zealand chief David Smitherman is boning up on the deal with Zanlunghi. “We are currently reviewing the … [Read more...] about Jeep NZ eyes five-year warranty deal Aussies have put in place