Here are a couple of interesting news articles, reviews, announcements and more that have been making headlines in the automotive industry over the last week.
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Stuff has written an interesting article here about how SUV’s are the key to saving the Holden brand.
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Research from the UK has revealed a small time window when the number of road crashes spike upwards. Here is the article in Driven.
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It has been one of New Zealand’s best selling vans for a while. Now, after a couple of years, the Toyota Hiace has gotten a makeover. Motor1 has a look at the exterior, interior and engine spec changes.
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The move towards electric utes has gotten a big boost after the electric car company Rivian received a $700 million equity investment from Amazon. Truck Trend has the full story here.
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NZ Autocar has a neat review of the 2019 Kia Cerato.
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Tarmc’s Dave McLeod got the chance to review the all new Skoda Fabia hatchback. Check out his review here.
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The next generation Range Rover Evoque will be available from next month. Autotalk has the full rundown on it.
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Automotive news has an interesting story here about a workshop in Queenstown that specialises in converting top spec Toyota Tundra Utes into right hand drive vehicles.
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