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Crumpy would have had none of this ‘hood’ business for Hilux

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As usual Toyota NZ isn’t saying much pre-launch about the upgraded 2020 Hilux, other than it handles better, is tougher looking, and has more power and torque than the existing model. The first official pictures here confirm one thing – the picture below, around which there was much conjecture after it appeared earlier on these pages, is most certainly that of the new-look … [Read more...] about Crumpy would have had none of this ‘hood’ business for Hilux

Toyota sales slump in wake of ‘Drive Happy’ price policy

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Leaked documents show sales of new Toyota vehicles plummeted by an average 35 per cent across the carmaker’s New Zealand dealer network immediately after it introduced its ‘Drive Happy’ fixed pricing policy on April 1this year. Sales at 12 of its 23 nationwide outlets – Toyota ‘agents’ under the new regime – dropped more than 40 per cent in the three months after Drive Happy … [Read more...] about Toyota sales slump in wake of ‘Drive Happy’ price policy

Time will tell on Toyota’s new fixed pricing structure

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Toyota NZ’s ‘agents’ say it will take a month or so before the effects are felt from the company’s ‘Drive Happy’ project, what managing director Alistair Davis (above) has said is the “biggest change (to the way cars are sold) in a century.” The new business model has been designed, says Davis, to do away with the long-time reputation dealerships have of practices like hard … [Read more...] about Time will tell on Toyota’s new fixed pricing structure

50th anniversary Toyota Corolla gets improved dynamics, comfort

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The twelfth-generation Toyota Corolla will land in New Zealand later this year, almost 50 years after the first-generation model racked up 763 sales in 1969, the first year it was available here. Toyota NZ is expected to market the new model as the 50th anniversary Corolla – its dealers are already talking about such a campaign. So are the Australians, where the Corolla is … [Read more...] about 50th anniversary Toyota Corolla gets improved dynamics, comfort

Sales to rental firms figure high in new vehicle numbers

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Demand from car rental agencies continues to stand out among the numbers of new vehicles registered by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA). The best selling passenger car in January’s record 14,834 registrations was (above) the Toyota Corolla – but 696 of the 958 on the NZTA books were to rental operators. So too the second best selling passenger car, the Toyota Highlander. … [Read more...] about Sales to rental firms figure high in new vehicle numbers