General Motors has delivered what it claims is the toughest mid-size ute of them all, a go-anywhere one-tonner based on the Chevrolet/Holden Colorado. It’s the Colorado ZR2 Bison, built in collaboration with premium after-market company American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) and on sale in the US next January. It appeared as a concept at the SEMA show in Las Vegas late last … [Read more...] about Colorado ute toughened up by US off-road specialist AEV
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British watchmaker salutes pioneering speed heroes
ABOVE: John Cobb driving his Napier-Railton Special at Brooklands in 1935. The car was powered by a 24-litre W12 aero engine. British watchmaker Farer has launched three new mechanical chronographs, each in honour of daredevil pioneering speedsters. The timepieces – designed in the UK with Swiss-made internals – salute the UK’s John Cobb, Ernest Eldridge, and Henry … [Read more...] about British watchmaker salutes pioneering speed heroes
Woman steering the growth of EVs in Norway keeps eye on NZ
The electric vehicle (EV) lobby often refers to Norway and its abundance of eco-friendly, hydro-electric energy as the guiding light to New Zealand’s emissions-free motoring future. Christina Bu (above) is the secretary-general of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association (NEVA), the most powerful EV owners group in the world. Alastair Sloane caught up with her at her office … [Read more...] about Woman steering the growth of EVs in Norway keeps eye on NZ
Car brands in NZ spent $1b over 11 years on advertising
Automotive brands in New Zealand spent NZ$1.0765 billion advertising passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the years 2007-2017, a research group document shows. The companies collectively spent an average of NZ$97.8 million a year in advertising dollars over the 11-year period. That works out at around $900 for each of the 1,217,680 new vehicles registered with the NZ … [Read more...] about Car brands in NZ spent $1b over 11 years on advertising
BMW registers almost 60% of new vehicles to itself
An instruction to rookie newspaper reporters in newsrooms many years ago went: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” In other words, get your facts straight. The motoring industry in New Zealand likes to blur facts. The problem with reporting on the strength or otherwise of new vehicle numbers is that there is no public record of actual sales, only … [Read more...] about BMW registers almost 60% of new vehicles to itself