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The Weekly Car News Roundup 1

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 24 February 2017 | Posted in News

As the end of February comes up, a lot is happening in the vehicle industry. We've got the rundown on the important things you need to know.   The MTA Car Show of the Century will be taking … More »

The MTA Car Show of the Century

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 23 February 2017 | Posted in News

This year is a big one for the automotive industry in New Zealand. Kiwis interest in cars has never been higher. The record number of new vehicles registered in 2016 coincides perfectly with the … More »

The top 10 cars which break down the most

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 17 February 2017 | Posted in News

The Mirror Newspaper in the United Kingdom ran an interesting article the other day about which cars break down the most and the average claim paid out. Here are the top 10. Alfa Romeo - 40 … More »

Suzuki starts rolling out new vehicles in 2017

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 16 February 2017 | Posted in News

It's that time of the year when vehicle manufacturers are rolling out their latest vehicles. And we at Driveline were live at Hampton Downs for the introduction to the 2017 Suzuki Ignis, S-Cross … More »

Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as Top Car Maker

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 31 January 2017 | Posted in News

There is going to be a new car company topping the best selling list. Volkswagen recently passed Toyota as the world's largest car manufacturer, selling 10.31 million units in 2016. Their Japanese … More »

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Utes set to continue dominance in the New Zealand Market

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 17 January 2017 | Posted in News

Utility vehicles look set to continue dominating the New Zealand vehicle market according to the CEO of a car leasing and finance company. Five out of the ten bestselling vehicles in the country … More »

Are flying cars closer to entering the market?

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 9 January 2017 | Posted in News

The flying car could be entering into the marketplace sooner than expected. Israeli company Aero Design and Development put up this video of its first successful test of an unmanned Air Vehicle … More »

Flashback Friday: Toyota Corolla

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 16 December 2016 | Posted in News

There is something about the Toyota Corolla which makes it world's best selling car. In the first six months of 2016, it has already sold 634,298 units. People who drive Corollas say that you just … More »

Next Generation Holden Commodore Breaks Cover

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 7 December 2016 | Posted in News

The all new Holden Commodore has been revealed. From potentially life-saving safety technology features, to active driving technology and seamless infotainment, the all-new Commodore will make … More »

The Top Speed Limit in New Zealand is set to change

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 11 November 2016 | Posted in News

There has been a move to increase the speed limit in New Zealand from 100kmh to 110kmh on a few selected roads. This comes after Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss said the government is making … More »

The new Audi SQ7 is out to make a lasting impression

By Lianca van Oudtshoorn | 10 November 2016 | Posted in News

The four ring vehicle company introduces a few firsts in its latest SUV We've definitely noticed that there has been some major competition in the SUV marketplace. They possess a level of power, … More »

2017 Holden Trailblazer LTZ SUV

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 3 November 2016 | Posted in News

The 2017 Holden Trailblazer has a point to prove and expectations to meet. Demand for SUVs in New Zealand are way up. Drivers are on the lookout for vehicles with better technology, more features … More »

Mercedes Benz moves into the Ute market

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 2 November 2016 | Posted in News

Mercedes Benz is one of the most recognisable car brands in the world. The company has a strong reputation for delivering a diverse range of vehicle offerings; sedans, coupes, wagons and SUVs. All … More »

Monday Memories: The Toyota Hilux

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 31 October 2016 | Posted in News

Those of us who have been around for a while will remember the Crump and Scotty ads being the first thing which comes to mind whenever the Toyota Hilux is mentioned. This iconic vehicle has been … More »

Meet our Team: Colin Bower

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 27 October 2016 | Posted in News

We're really looking forward to attending the upcoming Business After 5 event in Tauranga next Wednesday (November 2nd). Both of our business finance specialists for the Bay of Plenty region will … More »

Vehicle Health and Safety

How are business vehicles affected by the new Health and Safety Laws?

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 20 October 2016 | Posted in News

Did you know that there have been revisions around vehicles in the workplace under the new Health and Safety Act? This is significant as organisations with company vehicles has gone up by more than … More »

New Zealand’s Best Selling Cars in 2016

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 13 October 2016 | Posted in News

Stuff.co.nz gave the low-down on New Zealand's best selling cars in 2016 so far. Utes and SUVs dominate the list, taking out eight of the top ten spots. Here is the full list. Ford Ranger … More »

Colorado Truck Preview

2017 Holden Colorado Truck Video

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 12 September 2016 | Posted in News

We were very excited to get behind the wheel at the 2017 Holden Colorado Truck preview last week. Here's a sneak peak at what this much anticipated new ute has to offer... What was the … More »

2017 Holden Colorado Truck Pricing

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 9 September 2016 | Posted in Holden, News, Smart Deals

Here it is, lease pricing for the new 2017 Holden Colorado Truck! Launched today, the highly anticipated new Colorado Truck has a long list of improvements and additions plus heaps of accessory … More »

NEW 2017 Holden Colorado Reviews

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 7 September 2016 | Posted in News

What do the 2017 Holden Colorado reviews make of the new truck? Holden have a lot riding on their new made-in-Thailand, designed-in-Brazil truck with the Colorado apparently accounting for 29% of … More »

Nissa Navara Lease Deal

Nissan Navara Lease Deal

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 30 August 2016 | Posted in News, Nissan, Smart Deals

Deal Of The Month. This month we've put together a Nissan Navara lease deal on the NP300 DX double cab ute. The next generation Navara has improved performance, driver comfort and modern styling … More »

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Vehicle Leasing Questions?

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 29 August 2016 | Posted in News

Here at Driveline we like to be upfront about how vehicle leasing works and provide open information so you can better decide if it's right for you. We've put together this article to help shed some … More »

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2017 Holden Colorado Aussie Launch

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 19 August 2016 | Posted in Holden, News

What's The Verdict? New details on the 2017 Holden Colorado truck are emerging from the official Australian launch event in Brisbane. Car industry commentators and journalists got to put the new … More »

SME Leasing Explained

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 15 August 2016 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

Paul Tobin explains why leasing vehicles is perfect for SMEs. Having been in the finance and vehicle industry for several decades, I’m often asked to explain how leasing works and why it is an … More »

2017 Holden Colorado

2017 Holden Colorado Truck

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 11 August 2016 | Posted in Holden, News, Van & Ute Specials

What's In A Name? According to a news report over the ditch the eagerly awaited 2017 Holden Colorado is now called a "Truck" and not a "Ute". This has set the cat among the pigeons in the car … More »

What’s Happening Driveline?

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 15 July 2016 | Posted in News

The Year So Far. Wow! 2016 has been a fast-paced year for us so we thought we'd share some of what's been happening at Driveline. We've noticed a big increase in website traffic and lease enquiry … More »

NEW Subaru Levorg Launched

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 11 July 2016 | Posted in News, Smart Deals, Subaru

The Brand New Subaru Levorg Recently launched in New Zealand, the brand new Subaru Levorg takes over where the Legacy Sports Wagon left off. This sophisticated wagon is offered in one high spec … More »

SmartLease Difference

The SmartLease Difference

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 20 June 2016 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

How is SmartLease different? It's fair to say we spend a lot of time explaining the SmartLease difference to people. One of the most noteworthy differences is what happens at the end of the … More »

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Company Vehicles – Health & Safety

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 13 June 2016 | Posted in News

Rules loophole increases health and safety risks to New Zealand company vehicles A loophole in the way that company vehicles are managed and serviced means that thousands of New Zealand company … More »

What Are The Benefits Of Leasing?

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 12 May 2016 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

Why Should Your Business Lease Vehicles? Paul Tobin explains the benefits of leasing: Leasing is popular with businesses for many reasons but usually it comes down to the financial advantages … More »

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Asset Finance For Business

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 29 April 2016 | Posted in News, Smart Deals

Asset Finance To Fuel Business Expansion. Here at Driveline, we love to lease or finance cars, vans and utes but that's not the limit of our talents, we have even more to offer! This year we've … More »

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The Right Vehicle

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 9 February 2016 | Posted in News

How do you choose the right vehicle? Many clients come to us because they can’t quite decide on which vehicle is right for them. Often people don’t have the time or inclination to traipse around the … More »

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Welcome to 2016!

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 28 January 2016 | Posted in News

You're probably tired of the endless views at the beach, you'll have had enough of sand between your toes and your car resembling the Gobi desert. Right about now you'll be raring to get back to … More »

Vehicle Leasing – Is It Right For Your Business?

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 24 November 2015 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

Businesses prefer to lease their vehicles rather than buy them outright for many reasons but usually it comes down to the financial advantages leasing provides. We all know that monthly vehicle … More »

Online Fleet Management

Affordable Online Fleet Management

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 16 November 2015 | Posted in News, Smart Deals

Check out SmartFleet, our new affordable, online fleet management system designed specifically for SMEs. The more vehicles you're running, the bigger the headache. SmartFleet is designed to take … More »

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Fleet Management System Launched!

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 10 November 2015 | Posted in News, Smart Deals

Here at Driveline we've been busy behind the scenes developing a new product as a division of our existing lease and finance business. SmartFleet is our new online fleet management system designed … More »

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Need Equipment Finance?

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 10 November 2015 | Posted in News, Smart Deals

Everyone knows we finance just about anything with wheels...but did you know we'll also help you take your business to the next level by investing in the right equipment? Recently we've helped … More »

Utes On Sale

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 16 October 2015 | Posted in Ford, Holden, Mazda, Mitsubishi, News, Nissan, Smart Deals, Toyota

Ding ding... The bell has rung and the gloves are off. We are officially into the last quarter of the year and vehicle manufacturers know the contest has begun. They've started off October with … More »

The Low Interest Finance Trap

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 16 October 2015 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

You’ve seen them everywhere, online, in the paper and on TV; special low interest finance offers for cars and utes at 0% or 2% or 1/3 payments over 3 years etc. These types of offers are designed … More »

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Thanks For Saying Hi!

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 6 October 2015 | Posted in News

Thanks for stopping by our stand at the NHBA expo last week. We had lots of fun talking to you and all the other lovely people who came to say hi. We pledged a charity donation of $2 for every … More »

New Holden Colorado Z71

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 13 July 2015 | Posted in Holden, News, Smart Deals

The Holden Colorado Z71 has arrived! It's a fully spec'd version of the LTZ 4x4, 2.8L, diesel with tons of stylish accessories added to make it really special. Holden Colorado Z71 (including all … More »

Free Vehicle Finance Advice

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 13 July 2015 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

The team here at Driveline are vehicle finance specialists. Collectively we have a staggering amount of experience in the industry, which we put to use, every single day, for the benefit of our … More »

Are You Better Off With A Lease or HP Finance?

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 2 July 2015 | Posted in News

Did You Know... Sometimes people are surprised at the broad range of services on offer at Driveline. For instance, did you know we offer competitive HP finance? We love leasing because it delivers … More »

Lease a Ssangyong Tivoli

All New Ssangyong Tivoli

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 25 June 2015 | Posted in News, Smart Deals, Ssangyong

The recently launched Tivoli SUV from Ssangyong has got people in the industry talking. As Kiwis continue their love affair with SUVs the compact segment is becoming more and more crowded. Ssangyong … More »

New Model Navara NP300

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 25 June 2015 | Posted in News, Nissan, Smart Deals

This week we were at the much anticipated launch of the new Navara NP300 Ute. The Navara has been a very popular ute in NZ and has built it's reputation on strength, reliability and most importantly … More »

New Utes – How we help with delivery delays

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 21 May 2015 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

Our encyclopedic knowledge of the industry allows us to use our experience to navigate around the pitfalls of vehicle sourcing. One of the main issues that most people don't consider is the time it … More »

Car Lease Top Tips

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 23 March 2015 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

Knowledge Is Power... The Driveline team have been in the industry for decades and are here to unravel the mysteries of vehicle leasing. We're committed to doing the very best by our clients … More »

WOF Rules Change

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 19 November 2014 | Posted in News

From 1 July 2014 changes to the NZ system for vehicle warrant and fitness came into effect. Under the old system all vehicles had to have a WOF issued every 6 months. The biggest change is that new … More »

Lease an Isuzu MU-X

Isuzu MU-X Review

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 25 September 2014 | Posted in Isuzu, News, Smart Deals

We put the Isuzu MU-X 4WD through its passes! Overview Isuzu is a brand that I have dealt with regularly over the past few years as the Ute range has been extremely popular with the Driveline … More »

Top Tip When Considering Vehicle Lease!

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 23 September 2014 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

Vehicle Lease - Comparing Apples With Apples? When researching vehicle pricing it pays to make sure you're comparing apples with apples...don't be fooled by 0% finance offers as they are often based … More »

Electric And Hybrid Cars

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 16 July 2014 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, Mitsubishi, News, Nissan, Toyota

For the last 50 years experts have been predicting we'll all be driving electric cars in the future. It seems that day has arrived, there's never been a better time to consider an electric or hybrid … More »

SmartLease Car Lease – Working For Your Business

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 21 November 2013 | Posted in Buyer Tips & Tricks, News

How does a SmartLease Car Lease Work? In traditional terms, leasing a vehicle is thought of as money down the drain as usually it means renting a vehicle for a set period of time with nothing to … More »

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