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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.

Subaru tips Forester under $30k

Subaru has revised the pricing of its entry-level Forester 2.0i manual all-wheel drive to $29,990 - down by $1000.

Further expansion for Alto Group

The Trivett Group of companies, recently purchased by the Inchcape Group, has sold its Blacktown Honda and VW dealership to the Alto Group of companies. The new ownership took effect on Saturday..

Car companies roll out their Superbowl videos

It is Superbowl time again in the US - which means millions being spent on just a few seconds of screen time - and the automotive industry is one of the heavy hitters on game day.Here are the automotive masterpieces that have popped up so far.

Mazda3 kicks off at $20,490

After a long launch, Mazda has finally rolled out what is likely to be one of the top selling vehicles in the market for the coming year - the new Mazda3.

Dealers asked to assist Police

Dealers are being asked to assist police in an investigation - asking them to go back a year to look for test drive information.

Jaguar makes the most of movie stereotype

In its first ever Superbowl advertisement, Jaguar has decided to make the most of the movie-image of the classic British villain. Ignore the footage itself and listen to the sound of the F-type!