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’
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Kia, Suzuki big improvers in January sales sleight-of-hand
Record January registrations in New Zealand point to the usual end-of-year sleight of hand, where many vehicles sold in the last month of the year aren’t registered until the first month of the next year. That way an unregistered 2016-year vehicle bought in December, for example, appears on the NZ Transport Agency books as first registered in January 2017. It therefore … [Read more...] about Kia, Suzuki big improvers in January sales sleight-of-hand
Hayden Paddon on crash death: ‘Please don’t speculate’
New Zealand rally star Hayden Paddon wrote this after he crashed during the first stage of the Monte Carlo rally. A spectator near the crash site died. This is Paddon's unedited statement. Hi everyone, Upon reflection, I wanted to issue a statement about yesterday’s events. Firstly, our thoughts are with the family and friends of the spectator involved. No matter the … [Read more...] about Hayden Paddon on crash death: ‘Please don’t speculate’
All-electric Nikola One truck has claimed range of up to 1900km
America’s Nikola Motor Company (NMC) has revealed its Nikola One hydrogen-fuelled truck and says it has accepted nearly US$3 billion in “future orders.” It took the covers off the big semi at its Salt Lake City headquarters, saying the truck’s all-electric drivetrain was good for a zero-emissions range of 1280 to 1930km. The big rig gets its energy from lithium-ion … [Read more...] about All-electric Nikola One truck has claimed range of up to 1900km
Germany proposes ban on petrol, diesel cars by 2030
The country that gave the world the internal combustion engine is moving to outlaw it. Germany’s federal politicians have passed a resolution calling for the European Union to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030. The proposal gained cross-party support in the Bundesrat, or Federal Council, effectively the upper house of the German Parliament. The country’s lawmakers are now … [Read more...] about Germany proposes ban on petrol, diesel cars by 2030