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Toyota, Holden chiefs welcome consumer law change
The chief executives of two of New Zealand’s main nameplates, Toyota and Holden, strongly support consumer law changes to better protect used car buyers. Toyota CEO Alistair Davis (pictured above top right) said he welcomed moves by Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Foss to “provide more meaningful information” on the Consumer Information Notice, the used car fact … [Read more...] about Toyota, Holden chiefs welcome consumer law change
How the alphabetic devil wore down Prado
Toyota dipped into a bowl of alphabet soup when it named the facelifted line-up of fourth-generation Prado SUVs. There is the KJGA, KJXA, GJXA and KJLA, all 4WDs with either a 4.0-litre petrol or 3.0-litre diesel engine. The KJGA is Toyota-speak for the GX and uses the diesel engine. The KJXA is called the VX and uses the diesel too. The GJXA is also called the … [Read more...] about How the alphabetic devil wore down Prado
Toyota’s future in Oz hinges on new Camry
Toyota Australia will decide next year if it is to continue making cars beyond 2018 at its plant near Melbourne. It says that to stay in business across the ditch it needs to cut roughly NZ$4400 from the cost of every car built at the factory. Toyota NZ gets its Camry and Aurion range from the same plant, at Altona in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Now Toyota Australia … [Read more...] about Toyota’s future in Oz hinges on new Camry
New-vehicle sales boom – 25 per cent up on 2012
Confidence in the New Zealand economy is on the up, if a 25.7 per cent year-to-date hike in new-vehicle sales is a barometer. Sales to the end of September totalled 83,343 units, made up of 60,589 passenger cars and 22,754 light comercials – numbers that suggest overall 2013 sales could near 110,000, or roughly 10,000 units up on last year. Sports utility vehicles … [Read more...] about New-vehicle sales boom – 25 per cent up on 2012