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The next-generation Holden Cruze (2015)

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The next-generation Holden Cruze (2015) will be the first model to ride on General Motors’ new D2XX platform, a lightweight, flexible architecture which replaces the company’s global Delta 2 base. D2XX will eventually underpin more than 2.5 million compacts and crossover models by 2018. Here the camouflaged new Cruze is caught testing at Germany’s Nurburgring circuit. … [Read more...] about The next-generation Holden Cruze (2015)

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

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

Citroen, Kia get five-star safety ticks

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The Citroen DS5 liftback and Kia Cerato sedan each scored a maximim five stars in the latest round of ANCAP crash tests. The finding also applies to the Cerato hatchback, which goes on sale in New Zealand later this month. The DS5 scored an overall 35.66 points and the Cerato 35.51 out of the maximum 37. A minimum of 32.5 points is needed for a five-star safety … [Read more...] about Citroen, Kia get five-star safety ticks