Ford NZ’s communications man Tom Clancy says a recent story in Automotive News NZ about the carmaker’s upcoming Everest SUV “is incorrect and causing a few issues out there. We will release detailed spec (specifications) soon.” That’s it. A ‘nothing to see here, move along’ sort of response to a story that asked why Ford would leave out of its new Everest SUV (above) active … [Read more...] about Ford NZ – story about Everest SUV safety package is ‘incorrect’
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Cut-price war – Ranger and Hilux in frenzied fight to the finish
The Ford Ranger/Toyota Hilux tussle, now reaching boiling point going into the last sales month of 2014, will become even more charged next year when both companies reveal new-look models for the New Zealand market. Toyota is keeping pictures of its new Hilux under wraps, but Ford has gone to YouTube with a 20-second video of the refreshed (above) Ranger, showing a front end … [Read more...] about Cut-price war – Ranger and Hilux in frenzied fight to the finish
Ford Ranger v Toyota Hilux sales race: It’s getting down and dirty
The Ford Ranger (above) might this year manage what no other vehicle has done in New Zealand for more than 30 years – knock the Toyota Hilux off its lofty perch as the most popular light commercial. Going into the last four sales months of the year, Motor Industry Association (MIA) registrations show Ranger has sold 3842 variants against 3739 for Hilux, a lead by Ford at the … [Read more...] about Ford Ranger v Toyota Hilux sales race: It’s getting down and dirty