Holden New Zealand has acquired the astute services of current BMW corporate communications manager Ed Finn, who has been given a welcoming gift of sorts with the arrival later this year of the rebadged Astra hatchback, the 2016 European Car of the Year. Finn joins Holden NZ on May 2 after six years in BMW’s Auckland headquarters. Previously he had similar communications … [Read more...] about Holden NZ gets European car of year – and BMW’s PR man
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New Audi A4 and the man who set the design benchmark
Audi is on the road towards sales of 2000 vehicles in New Zealand this year, its line-up boosted by the arrival this month of core models the A4 sedan and A4 station-wagon Avant. In a regular sales year, Audi would sell 180-200 A4 variants. But not in 2016. “We are aiming towards 300 sales with the A4 this year,” says Audi NZ general manager Dean Sheed. “We need a lift in … [Read more...] about New Audi A4 and the man who set the design benchmark
New Prius: Toyota chief wanted more of everything
Toyota describes its fourth-generation Prius hatchback as the most refined and intuitive yet – but its appeal is unlikely to extend far beyond those who worship at the altar of hybrids. The petrol-electric Prius remains the closet possible thing to Earth-friendlier motoring, apart from the odd battery-electric car in New Zealand. It’s a rolling advertisement to buy organic, … [Read more...] about New Prius: Toyota chief wanted more of everything
Mercedes-AMG lines up new go-faster model range for NZ
Luxury segment leader Mercedes-Benz steps up its range of new models for New Zealand with the arrival this year of five C-Class coupe derivatives, one of which is the go-fast AMG C43. Four will land here mid-year, among them the C200 petrol and C250 diesel. The remaining two are still to be announced, says Mercedes-Benz NZ public relations man Matt Bruce. One is likely to be … [Read more...] about Mercedes-AMG lines up new go-faster model range for NZ
Nifty new Kia Sportage: what price for the man who designed it?
If it was possible to put a dollar value on Kia design chief Peter Schreyer’s contribution to the South Korean carmaker, what would it be? A million? Five million? Ten perhaps? “Correction. Hundreds of millions of dollars,” says Kia Motors New Zealand general manager Todd McDonald. McDonald has just launched the fourth-generation Sportage, a medium-size SUV that has … [Read more...] about Nifty new Kia Sportage: what price for the man who designed it?