German company Gemballa has been customising and tuning performance cars for almost 40 years. Its latest project is an off-road flyer based on the model 992 Porsche 911. It’s been dubbed the ‘Avalanche 4x4’, after the Avalanche 4.2RS the company unveiled at the Geneva motor show in 2017. Details are sketchy – like the images on this page – but the first Safari-type 4x4 is … [Read more...] about Off-road 911 Porsche expected to be unveiled later this year
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Passenger car numbers tumble – large sedans on endangered list
Registrations of new passenger cars for the first two months of 2020 plunged 25.3 per cent on the same period last year, according to Motor Industry Association (MIA) figures. The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) had registered 4630 cars – sedans, hatchbacks, sports – at the end of February. But this time last year it had 6199 on its books. Large cars – like the outgoing Holden … [Read more...] about Passenger car numbers tumble – large sedans on endangered list
Holden NZ will soon begin to let go its head office staff
Holden New Zealand will begin laying off its head office staff in Auckland at the end of March, say industry sources. First to go will be marketing staff. Others will go in staggered redundancies every few months until the carmaker closes its doors at the end of this year, say the insiders. A request for official comment from Holden NZ about the winding down process was … [Read more...] about Holden NZ will soon begin to let go its head office staff
Holden dealers ask Aussie PM to help fight GM for compensation
Senior Holden dealers in Australia have asked its Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his government’s help in securing compensation from General Motors for the loss to the dealer network of the 72-year-old badge, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. “We asked the Prime Minister to help us hold General Motors to account,” a Holden dealer executive, representing 203 Australian … [Read more...] about Holden dealers ask Aussie PM to help fight GM for compensation
Cobalt crisis could put brakes on the sale of electric cars
This is an edited version of a story that appeared in magazine Wired. The rush to electric vehicles (EVs) is creating bottlenecks in the manufacturing of raw materials for the batteries that help power them. Global production of EVs is predicted to top 4 million cars this year, rising to 12 million in 2025. In Europe alone, 540,000 electric cars will be sold in 2020, up … [Read more...] about Cobalt crisis could put brakes on the sale of electric cars