Only two traditional passenger cars figured in New Zealand’s 10 best-selling vehicles at the end of August, a clear-cut sign of the continuing demand for SUVs and utes. The Toyota Corolla was third and the Holden Commodore seventh on a year-to-date list which included four utes, three SUVs, and one van, according to Motor Industry Association (MIA) registrations. The four … [Read more...] about Sales: Strength of SUVs, utes could help break 130,000 sales barrier
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New vehicle sales: and still the records tumble
Record numbers of commercials last month helped push overall new-vehicle registrations to 12,510 units, the strongest June in New Zealand since Motor Industry Association records began in 1975. Commercial sales alone were the best since the MIA began keeping records on such vehicles in 1981, said its CEO David Crawford. Combined 2014 sales of commercials and passenger cars at … [Read more...] about New vehicle sales: and still the records tumble
May sales: Suzuki Swift the most popular new car
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
Corolla’s stranglehold on 2013 title
Record new-vehicle sales in August bumped the Hyundai Santa Fe out of the top five spot as the race for the best-selling passenger cars of 2013 heated up. The Santa Fe had been the year’s third best-seller at the end of July, but August saw it slide from third to seventh and replaced in the top five by the Holden Cruze. Hyundai, however, remains the third most popular … [Read more...] about Corolla’s stranglehold on 2013 title
Race driver Booth joins independent workshop
New Zealand motorsport identity Andy Booth has become a partner in Auckland-based Ferrari and Maserati service centre Forza Works Ltd. The V8SuperTourer driver joins company founder Sandro Zanforlini, who said Forza had grown to the point where he was spending too much time away from the workshop floor. “So it was time to bring a partner into the business, someone with the … [Read more...] about Race driver Booth joins independent workshop