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Columns / Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards is one of the owners of Auto Media Group and leads its editorial efforts. Richard has been writing about New Zealand’s automotive industry and dealer community for nearly two decades. The knowledge and contacts built up over that time gives our publications leads and insight others can’t match. He is also the president of the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild.

Nissan unveils new crossover SUV

Nissan will produce a new crossover SUV that will be sold globally, starting with Latin American markets from 2016 and is expected to be available at Australian Nissan dealers.

Faraday shows off first concept, hints at the future

The much-hyped Faraday Future has received mixed responses to its reveal of it first concept car at the consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but is their future produced hinted at in the car’s reveal video?

Barra named GM chair

General motors first female chief executive, Mary Barra, has been named chairman of the company. Barra has served as chief executive of the company since 2014. Barra succeeds Tim Solso, who will remain on the board.

AutoTalk has your holiday reading ready

Like many in the trade, we are not entirely disappearing during the holiday season! We have material from our latest magazines, as well as fresh news, continuing to appear online throughout the coming weeks.

UK Audi test drive goes wrong

Every dealer has had a car damaged, or even written-off, while out on a test drive. But few are as expensive as this little customer bungle. Car Dealer Magazine reports this crash happened last week in Watford.

For sale: One reasonably priced car

With TopGear largely on the rocks, or at least set for significant change, their latest ‘reasonably priced car’. Vauxhall is auctioning the Astra - a Holden to us - on Ebay, with bidding now approaching $20,000.

Lexus on ice

We see a lot of stories come across our news desk regarding cars on ice - usually, some high-performance model sliding across a lake in Sweden.

Video: Hacker builds own self-driving car

Think self driving cars is at the limit of technology, and the domain of engineering giants, and tech kings such as google? Think again. A 26-year old American hacker has built his own, in his garage, in a month.

Star Wars reveal for updated Captiva

Holden leveraged its ongoing partnership with Star Wars to reveal the updated Captiva last night. The car made its debut at a Star Wars: The Force Awakens fan and media event.