The new Ford GT unveiled at the Detroit motor show is set to enter production next year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ford’s famous 1-2-3 finish at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, a race that starred New Zealand’s ‘Three Musketeers’ – Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon and Denny Hulme. The new Ford supercar (above) takes its cue from the GT40 race car that filled the first … [Read more...] about New Ford GT honours 50th anniversary of Kiwis’ win at Le Mans
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New vehicle sales set to break record that has stood for 30 years
• Above, motorsport fan and former Prime Minister David Lange A month from now the new vehicle industry in New Zealand will look back on 2014 as the best sales year since 1984, when the David Lange-led Labour Party won a snap election and soon after changed forever the way this country does business. Back then, 117,075 new vehicles were sold in the 11 months till December … [Read more...] about New vehicle sales set to break record that has stood for 30 years
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
SUV sales soar – and there are more new models to come
The SUV market in New Zealand will become even more crowded and competitive over the next couple of years as both luxury and mid-market carmakers introduce first-time models. The so-called lifestyle vehicles are the hottest items on the sales charts and accounted for just over four out of every 10 passenger cars sold to the end of October this year. That ratio is expected … [Read more...] about SUV sales soar – and there are more new models to come
Mitsubishi sales up 20 per cent as market heads for record year
Three results from October sales stand out in what is shaping as a record year for new vehicles: Mitsubishi numbers are running around 20 per cent up on last year and 42 per cent on 2010; Hyundai will finish in the top three for passenger cars for the second year running; and the Ford Ranger will unseat the Toyota Hilux as the country’s long-standing workhorse of … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi sales up 20 per cent as market heads for record year