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
Mitsubishi
Aussies wary but no fears for plug-in Mitsubishi in NZ
Mitsubishi NZ hasn’t run into any of the problems that its Australian counterpart faced with the introduction of the plug-in petrol-electric Outlander PHEV. Multi-franchise Australian dealers stuck with sluggish sales of the petrol-electric Holden Volt and the all-electric Nissan Leaf had to be sweet-talked by Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd into committing to another EV … [Read more...] about Aussies wary but no fears for plug-in Mitsubishi in NZ
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
Plug-in 4WD Mitsubishi Outlander to start at $59,990
Smart phone users in New Zealand will be able to ‘speak’ to the new petrol-electric Mitsubishi Outlander SUV, warning it, for instance, that they are only minutes away on foot and want it to either start warming or cooling the cabin temperature. A special App for the phones will be available for download when the all-wheel-drive Outlander PHEV and its drivetrain mix of two … [Read more...] about Plug-in 4WD Mitsubishi Outlander to start at $59,990
Citroen C3 Exclusive
[toggle title_open="Car specification" title_closed="Car specification" hide="yes" border="yes" style="default" excerpt_length="0" read_more_text="Read More" read_less_text="Read Less" include_excerpt_html="no"]Price: $28,990 Engine: 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol 88kW/160Nm Transmission: Four-speed automatic Fuel economy: 6.6 litres/100km Emissions: 150gr/km … [Read more...] about Citroen C3 Exclusive