Hyundai NZ general manager Andy Sinclair says the new Kona is the “most important new model for Hyundai in years.” Easy to see why. Hyundai needs the compact model to bolster its stocks, because its sales at the end of September were down significantly on the same period last year. The numbers tell the story: 6379 sales in nine months last year – 5870 in nine months this … [Read more...] about Tagging along at the back of a convoy of Hyundai Konas
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Jeep gives oddball Cherokee front end more of family face
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