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Pre-registrations: Toyota, Mitsubishi lowest out of every 100 cars

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Mitsubishi Motors NZ (MMNZ) has pre-registered fewer vehicles this year than any of the top 10 nameplates, except market leader Toyota. The statistic helps explain why Mitsubishi is one of the fastest-growing mainstream brands in the country. It now has just over 7 per cent of the market – up from 6 in 2016 – and believes it can one day grab 10 per cent. Toyota has 19 per … [Read more...] about Pre-registrations: Toyota, Mitsubishi lowest out of every 100 cars

General Motors Holden registers Camaro trademark for Aussie

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The story six weeks ago on this website that the all-American Chevrolet badge is almost certain to return to New Zealand on the 2020 Camaro sports car has gained further traction – General Motors Holden (GMH) has just registered the Camaro trademark for Australia. But it hasn’t just filed protection of the car’s name – it taken extra steps to ensure that the Camaro trademark … [Read more...] about General Motors Holden registers Camaro trademark for Aussie

Mini takes two John Cooper Works cars to Dakar Rally

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Mini will take different approaches to the 2018 Dakar Rally with two different cars – the all-wheel-drive John Cooper Works Rally and the rear-driven John Cooper Works Buggy (above). JCW and its specialist German partner X-Raid won the gruelling annual event in 2012, ’13, ’14, ’15 but finished sixth last year. The new Buggy is designed to propel the team back to the top … [Read more...] about Mini takes two John Cooper Works cars to Dakar Rally

Bentley aims its latest bespoke Bentayga SUV at sports shooters

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Luxury British marque Bentley has revealed the latest version of its Bentayga SUV – a customised model especially for sports shooters. It’s called the Field Sports and it has been co-developed with shotgun specialist Purdey. It follows two other lifestyle-focused models, Bentayga Fly Fishing and Bantayga Falconry. The Falconry of course is aimed mostly at markets like Saudi … [Read more...] about Bentley aims its latest bespoke Bentayga SUV at sports shooters

New Toyota Camry made in Japan, first time in 30 years

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The new Toyota Camry range will go on sale in New Zealand early next year, fresh for the first time in three decades from the factory in Japan instead of Australia. Since the 1980s, NZ-spec Camrys have been built at Toyota Australia’s factory near Melbourne. But the plant was shut down last month, weeks after Holden and a year after Ford closed their car-making … [Read more...] about New Toyota Camry made in Japan, first time in 30 years