Star cars of the Detroit motor show Some are concepts, perhaps unlikely ever to make it into production, others are road-ready. A few of the road-ready models on show in Detroit will arrive in New Zealand this year. Mercedes-Benz GLA-and C-Class Three all-wheel-drive GLA variants will go on sale here this year, all powered by turbocharged 2.0-litre engines. The 200 … [Read more...] about Star cars of the Detroit motor show
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New-car sales forecast: 2014 better than 2013
Sales of new vehicles in 2014 are expected to top those of a record 2013, the best year for the New Zealand motor industry since 1984. The 2014 forecast of more buoyancy comes on the back of economists claiming New Zealand will experience some of the highest growth in the OECD, the global Organisation for Co-operation and Development. The OECD predicts the NZ economy will … [Read more...] about New-car sales forecast: 2014 better than 2013
Volkswagen lines up go-faster Golf models
Volkswagen wasted no time cashing in on the Golf hatchback winning the country’s main car of the year award for 2013. No sooner had VW general manager Tom Ruddenklau accepted the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild/AA gong for the seventh-generation Golf, than he confirmed the arrival in the New Year of two new go-faster Golf models. One is the Golf GTi Performance, a slightly … [Read more...] about Volkswagen lines up go-faster Golf models
Del Boy’s ‘lovely jubbly’ motor up for grabs
It’s a right cushty motor, one that Del Boy himself drove around the manor on his days off from filming the TV comedy, Only Fools and Horses. Yes, the 1991 Jaguar XJS once owned by actor Sir David Jason is up for auction in Britain next month. Sir David isn’t selling it – the fellow who bought it from him some years ago is parting with it. So it’s not farewell … just Bonjour, … [Read more...] about Del Boy’s ‘lovely jubbly’ motor up for grabs
General Motors no longer had its heart in Holden
No amount of Australian taxpayer money in the form of government subsidies was going to save Holden, says motoring industry commentator John Mellor. “The fact is, GM did not have its heart in Australian manufacturing any more,” says the owner of Australian website GoAuto. “Basically, the sales dominance GM once enjoyed in Australia, which delivered very large profits in … [Read more...] about General Motors no longer had its heart in Holden