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New-vehicle sales boom – 25 per cent up on 2012

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Confidence in the New Zealand economy is on the up, if a 25.7 per cent year-to-date hike in new-vehicle sales is a barometer. Sales to the end of September totalled 83,343 units, made up of 60,589 passenger cars and 22,754 light comercials – numbers that suggest overall 2013 sales could near 110,000, or roughly 10,000 units up on last year. Sports utility vehicles … [Read more...] about New-vehicle sales boom – 25 per cent up on 2012

Amon and the rare Ferrari

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The last time Chris Amon saw the Ferrari sports racer pictured here was in 1967, when he and Scotland's (Sir) Jackie Stewart drove it into second place in an endurance race in Britain. A month or so earlier, the New Zealander had abandoned an almost identical car at Le Mans. He left it on fire in a ditch, surrounded by French policemen. It was midnight and Amon was out of … [Read more...] about Amon and the rare Ferrari

Corolla’s stranglehold on 2013 title

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Record new-vehicle sales in August bumped the Hyundai Santa Fe out of the top five spot as the race for the best-selling passenger cars of 2013 heated up. The Santa Fe had been the year’s third best-seller at the end of July, but August saw it slide from third to seventh and replaced in the top five by the Holden Cruze. Hyundai, however, remains the third most popular … [Read more...] about Corolla’s stranglehold on 2013 title

Ford Mustang: NZ kicks off year-51

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The factory-built Ford Mustangs that will go on sale in New Zealand in 2015 will kick off the car’s 51st year of production. Mustang turns 50 in April next year and already Ford is celebrating five decades of production with “Mustang Countdown”, an online video series spotlighting the legendary two-door. The so-called US “pony car” – sports car-like coupes with long … [Read more...] about Ford Mustang: NZ kicks off year-51