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NZ car sales

Following route the house of Jack built for businesses

May 11, 2020 by Alastair Sloane

The senior executive of a top 10 motoring nameplate in New Zealand is planning to exit the coronavirus lockdown with the words of hard-charging American business leader Jack Welch as a guiding light: “Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.” The reality the motoring industry faces is a world of hurt, more damaging long-term than the Global Financial … [Read more...] about Following route the house of Jack built for businesses

New vehicle sales: the best- and worst-case scenarios for 2020

April 7, 2020 by Alastair Sloane

The best-case scenario for new vehicle registrations in 2020? Around 60-65 per cent of the 154,479 logged by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) last year – or between 90,000 and 100,000 vehicles. That’s a 30-40 per cent slump on 2019 numbers. It would be the biggest in a decade, after the 30 per cent year-on-year fall in 2008-2009 in the midst of the Global Financial Crisis … [Read more...] about New vehicle sales: the best- and worst-case scenarios for 2020

Passenger car numbers tumble – large sedans on endangered list

March 12, 2020 by Alastair Sloane

Registrations of new passenger cars for the first two months of 2020 plunged 25.3 per cent on the same period last year, according to Motor Industry Association (MIA) figures. The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) had registered 4630 cars – sedans, hatchbacks, sports – at the end of February. But this time last year it had 6199 on its books. Large cars – like the outgoing Holden … [Read more...] about Passenger car numbers tumble – large sedans on endangered list

Car industry last year registered 607 vehicles to itself each week

February 27, 2019 by Alastair Sloane

There were a record 161,495 new vehicles registered with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) in 2018 … but there is nothing on government records to show that almost 20 per cent were actually sold. Confidential records show that 31,567 of the 161,495 were registered not by actual buyers, but by the people selling them: dealers and/or distributors. They therefore registered to … [Read more...] about Car industry last year registered 607 vehicles to itself each week

Numbers game: the real story behind record 2017 sales year

January 18, 2018 by Alastair Sloane

If you believe the public relations guff, every distributor in New Zealand last year sold record numbers of new vehicles. But that wasn’t the case. Okay, it was an overall record year, with 159,871 new vehicle registrations. But quite a few brands didn’t do as well as the PR people claim. Press releases saying this or that distributor is gearing up in 2018 to meet rapidly … [Read more...] about Numbers game: the real story behind record 2017 sales year

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French carmaker Renault has won the 2025 European Car of the Year award with the all-electric R5 supermini (pictured). It’s the brand’s second win in a row, following the new Scenic’s gong in 2024. The R5 led the vote count from start to finish from the 60 jurors in 23 countries. It received 353 points, beating the Kia EV3 (291 points) and the Citroen C3/e in third place with 215 points. It’s Renault’s eighth win in the 62-year history of the Coty award. The R5 goes on sale in the UK this month. There are two main drivetrains: a 90kW motor/40kWh battery model with a 300km range, and a 112kW/52kWh example with a 400km range. The R5 starts in price at £22.995, or $NZ50,000.

EU carmakers seek trade deal with Trump

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are among carmakers urging the European Union to get a favourable trade deal with US President Donald Trump. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) wants to keep open trade with both the US and China. It fears Trump, who promises heavy tariffs on Chinese imports to the US, will look unfavourably on countries that continue to trade freely with Beijing. Ola Kallenius, president of the group and chairman of the management board of MB, said in a letter to EU leaders:  “Overall, it is essential to recognise that trade with China and the US is most vital for the prosperity of the European economy.The EU should seek a grand bargain with the US and attempt to avoid a potential trade conflict.”

Diesel fuels EV concept for US military

A  go-anywhere EV concept for the US military uses an onboard 12kW diesel generator to top up the batteries on the move.  The all-wheel-drive has 800-volt technology and a 200kWh battery pack to power three electric motors, two in the rear and one up front. Claimed output is 745kW/15,590Nm, or 1000hp and 11,500 ft-lb of torque.  The four-seater was developed by the defence division of General Motors and is based on the platform of the Hummer SUV. It rides on Fox performance shock absorbers and 37-inch tyres and comes with “exceptional” approach and departure angles for off-road mobility. Maximum range using the generator to keep things ticking over is said to be around 500km.

We are the World

The outside temperature in Midland, Texas, was 40.5C when staff at the local office of the US National Weather Service set out to show the cabin of a closed car can literally get baking hot in summer. They mixed up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and laid them on the car’s dashboard – the surface of which showed a temperature of 87.7C. A little over four hours later the cookies were ready to eat. “Even though ours weren’t golden brown, we can confirm that they are done and delicious,” the staff wrote on Facebook.

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