Up for grabs at Australian auction house Collecting Cars is a rare Volvo built for the Swedish military. It’s the four-wheel-drive TP21 Sugga, one of 700-odd examples produced between 1953-1958. Sugga in Swedish is ‘sow’, a reference to the vehicle’s pig-like looks. This particular 1954 example has been in Aussie hands since the 1980s. It is … [Read more...] about Rare military ‘pig’ of a Volvo for sale
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Tax or no tax, VW Amarok muscles into ute market
Popularity of the one-tonne ute in New Zealand isn’t going to decline anytime soon, despite Government attempts to erode its base with punitive tax levies on exhaust emissions. For one thing, the ute is pretty much essential kit for farmers and tradies, in a nation largely focused on farmers and tradies. More to the point, to expect, for many years at least, a … [Read more...] about Tax or no tax, VW Amarok muscles into ute market
Numbers game: the real story behind record 2017 sales year
If you believe the public relations guff, every distributor in New Zealand last year sold record numbers of new vehicles. But that wasn’t the case. Okay, it was an overall record year, with 159,871 new vehicle registrations. But quite a few brands didn’t do as well as the PR people claim. Press releases saying this or that distributor is gearing up in 2018 to meet rapidly … [Read more...] about Numbers game: the real story behind record 2017 sales year
HSV lines up flash Colorado ute, Chev Camaro, Silverado truck
The Chevrolet badge returns to New Zealand next year on the bonnet of the all-American Camaro sports car and Silverado pick-up truck. Both vehicles will be converted to right-hand drive by Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) at its new 28,000 square-metre plant in Melbourne. It’s where HSV will also prepare two versions of the Holden Colorado ute, the Sportscat and better … [Read more...] about HSV lines up flash Colorado ute, Chev Camaro, Silverado truck
Land Rover responds to clean air critic that ‘diesel is the devil’
Jaguar Land Rover has defended its diesel engine technology after criticism of the fuel from the founder and director of Clean Air London, Simon Birkett. “Diesel is the devil, and we do need to ban it,” Birkett told a panel of automotive experts at the inaugural Jaguar Land Rover Tech Fest, a three-day event in London highlighting the carmaker’s future technology. On the … [Read more...] about Land Rover responds to clean air critic that ‘diesel is the devil’