WW Ocean, the ocean transport division of the global Wallenius Wilhelmsen group, has called for both Australian and New Zealand officials to come up with a tough and unified approach to avoid further issues caused by the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQHBR3rjGXM Tesla has released a time-lapse showing the assembly of a Model 3, in just 48 seconds.
The leader of General Motors products, Mark Reuss, has been confirmed as new president of the company. Reuss, 55, will take over from Kiwi Dan Ammann, who will now lead Cruise - its autonomous vehicle division.
The market for new passenger vehicles took a steep drop in November, down 7.3% or 746 units year-on-year. That saw the total passenger car market for the month fall under 10,000 units to 9543. Overall the market was down only 1.6%, balanced out by commercial registrations rising 11.9% to 4816 units.
Kiwi automotive software and service firm AutoPlay has been purchased by Australian-based Marque Group. AutoPlay was founded at the turn of the millennium by well-known director Craig Brown and business partner Chris Nottingham.
Getting up to the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds near Queenstown takes an early start - which we undertook this week thanks to Mazda New Zealand, to experience its vehicles, particularly its i-Activ all-wheel drive system on the snow and ice.
Despite some worrying signs in recent months, July’s vehicle registration figures – released today by the Motor Industry Association – indicate there is still life in the market. Registrations across the market totalled 12,324 vehicles, up 6% or 693 units in the same month last year.
Holden New Zealand’s general manager for marketing is following her boss and taking on a role with the Australian arm of the brand. Marnie Samphier has been appointed general manager, marketing strategy across both countries. Samphier will continue to live in New Zealand.
Nissan has announced plans to encourage all of its 9,000 dealers worldwide to shift to a new look and retail system. All Nissan-brand dealerships will be encouraged to align with the ‘Nissan Retail Concept’, or NRC.
The Vauxhall brand, alongside its European-cousin Opel, is about to face a massive reduction in its dealer network. The brands were acquired from General Motors by Peugeot-parent PSA last year and were sisters to Australasia’s Holden - sharing many of the same products.