That all-American Jeep Gladiator pick-up launched in New Zealand the other day? It and the rest of the Jeep products are to be built by a new company called Stellantis. Same with models from France’s Peugeot and Citroen and Germany’s Opel/Vauxhall. Their maker will be Stellantis too. Because Stellantis – from the Latin “stello”, “to brighten with stars” – is the name of … [Read more...] about Merging carmakers form Stellantis Group but keep known brand names
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Peugeot lines up three new SUVs for NZ market
Peugeot will search for more sales traction in the dominant SUV segment in New Zealand when it lands the compact 2008 next month, the first of three SUVs for the year. The five-seat 2008 (above) will be followed by a bigger five-seater, the 3008, and later by the seven-seat 5008. The 2008 will be available in two models, the Allure from $34,990 and the GT-Line from $36,990, … [Read more...] about Peugeot lines up three new SUVs for NZ market
New Peugeot SUV option includes electric scooter for easy riders
Peugeot has added an electric scooter and electric bicycle to its list of options in the new 3008, a SUV that shares the same badge as the existing model but is a generation and more ahead in terms of design and technology. The five-seater will go on sale in New Zealand early next year. It couldn’t come sooner for Peugeot, most of whose vehicles sit in hatchback and sedan … [Read more...] about New Peugeot SUV option includes electric scooter for easy riders
Peugeot’s latest go-fast hatchback is a blast from the past
Simon Rose’s list of priorities halfway through 2015 were SUVs, go-fast hatchbacks and sports coupes, not necessarily in that order. He had just become the divisional manager of Peugeot/Citroen/DS distributor Sime Darby Automobiles NZ (SDANZ) and was “entering a period of consolidation” to work closer with the new-look company’s Australian parent. “It will take six … [Read more...] about Peugeot’s latest go-fast hatchback is a blast from the past
Peugeot 208 gets the mother of all makeovers, including new engine and gearbox
Peugeot has given its small 208 hatchback the mother of all mid-life makeovers, adding a new engine and gearbox, new colour palette, new technology, new design themes inside and out, and a new range of just two variants, called Active and Allure. Gone is the four-speed automatic gearbox and the old turbocharged 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine, replaced by a six-speed auto … [Read more...] about Peugeot 208 gets the mother of all makeovers, including new engine and gearbox