Will French carmaker Peugeot turn to commercial vehicle partner Toyota to help it develop a four-wheel-drive one-tonne ute? No, not the vehicle pictured above. That's the Mitsubishi Huntaway, a one-off Fieldays special based on the Triton VRX. No doubt Peugeot will produce something similar for agricultural-themed events once it delivers its own ute. Peugeot CEO … [Read more...] about Peugeot’s one-tonne ute: will it be French version of Hilux?
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Toyota still the most valuable brand in the automotive world
Toyota has held on to its position as the most valuable car brand in the world, finishing ahead of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the annual BrandZ Top 100 study by British research group Millward Brown. The top five most valuable global brands were Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook. Google was valued at US$245.5 billion, Apple at US$234.6b, Microsoft at US$143.2b, Amazon … [Read more...] about Toyota still the most valuable brand in the automotive world
Ute promotion pushes Mitsubishi sales to 27-year record
A nationwide promotion for a four-wheel-drive Triton ute (above) helped Mitsubishi NZ record 1029 registrations last month, its best May result in 27 years and a 43 per cent jump on the same month last year. The last time Mitsubishi broke through 1000 registrations in May was in 1990. Back then, overall new vehicle sales for the year topped out at 93,387. This year, … [Read more...] about Ute promotion pushes Mitsubishi sales to 27-year record
Muscle-bound Jeep Trackhawk on sale in NZ before Christmas
The Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk SUV will be among the most powerful production cars in New Zealand when it lands here just before Christmas. The supercharged 6.2-litre V8 under the bonnet of the Trackhawk delivers 527kW, a little less power than the 6.3-litre V12 Ferrari F12 (544kW) and a little more than the 6.5-litre V12 Lamborghini Aventador coupe … [Read more...] about Muscle-bound Jeep Trackhawk on sale in NZ before Christmas
Maserati Levante was nearly a swept-up Jeep Grand Cherokee
Maserati’s Levante SUV would have shared much with the Jeep Grand Cherokee had Sergio Marchionne not stepped in and told engineers and designers to stop what they were doing and start again. The Levante had been taking shape on a Grand Cherokee platform for more than 18 months before the Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA) boss halted progress. A Maserati needs to be a Maserati, … [Read more...] about Maserati Levante was nearly a swept-up Jeep Grand Cherokee