The Suzuki Swift was the best-selling new passenger car in New Zealand in May, trumping long-time front-runner the Toyota Corolla. There wasn’t much in it, the Swift (above) and Corolla each sharing four per cent of the segment but Swift recording 272 registrations to Corolla’s 241. In third place was the Mazda CX-5 with 230 units, a continuing reflection of the strong SUV … [Read more...] about May sales: Suzuki Swift the most popular new car
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Wagons roll … but Mercedes-Benz boss has problem to ponder
Mercedes-Benz NZ general manager Ben Giffin is facing an embarrassment of riches: the new C-Class sedan and station wagon range is available with all-wheel-drive for the first time in this country … but he’s not sure he wants the four-paw models. Why? Because the strong SUV market is pretty much where the all-wheel-drive action is at and Giffin has just landed the GLA and will … [Read more...] about Wagons roll … but Mercedes-Benz boss has problem to ponder
Benz S-Class Coupe: crystal lights work their magic
Well-heeled New Zealanders will be able to shout themselves to Swarovski crystals around Christmas … packaged with the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe. They are an option in the car’s intelligent LED lighting system. There are 47 crystals – 17 in the daytime running lights and 30 in the turn indicators – making up what the carmaker calls “expressive headlamps.” Also … [Read more...] about Benz S-Class Coupe: crystal lights work their magic
Benz aims to be NZ luxury top dog with new crossover
The luxury car segment in New Zealand will heat up quickly in 2014 when Mercedes-Benz lands the GLA, a compact crossover to rival the Audi Q3 and BMW X1. Japan’s Lexus will make the segment even more competitive with the LF-NX crossover, which will be unveiled at next month’s Detroit motor show before its appearance in New Zealand around September/October. Sales of … [Read more...] about Benz aims to be NZ luxury top dog with new crossover
Keeping an eye on test cars all over Europe
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe concept was first unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in September – but since then pre-production examples have been spied all over Europe. The picture above is of a camouflaged, high-performance AMG version, taken only a few days ago in Spain. Note the design of air intakes up front. The remaining four pictures are of the standard … [Read more...] about Keeping an eye on test cars all over Europe