The updated Mazda BT-50 ute will go on sale in New Zealand in October, complete with a new face, a refreshed interior, and the addition of a rear-view camera to its list of safety equipment. The Japanese carmaker has just begun producing the new-look BT-50 (above) at its plant in Thailand. Mazda NZ managing director Andrew Clearwater said the revision was particularly … [Read more...] about Mazda ute gets new look inside and out when it lands here in October
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Painting a picture of what Volkswagen, Mazda, BMW are planning
Pictures on this page of the Volkswagen Polo SUV (above) and the Mazda MPS hatchback and BMW M2 coupe (further down) are computer-generated images based on spy shots taken by Automedia’s photographers. How true to life they are won’t be known until the cars themselves are officially revealed. But the Automedia designers who pen the images have a history of being uncannily … [Read more...] about Painting a picture of what Volkswagen, Mazda, BMW are planning
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
New Toyota Hilux is bigger inside and out – and beefier
This is the new Toyota Hilux dual cab, pictured in the south of Spain by photographers from spy agency Automedia. The light truck has also been testing in Australia, where pictures of two- and four-wheel drive variants, camouflaged and dusty from Victorian bush tracks, have been published online. In Spain, the Hilux was accompanied by a convoy of Toyotas, including a … [Read more...] about New Toyota Hilux is bigger inside and out – and beefier