Vehicle Fitout

Video Road report Nissan Altima Ti
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
The Altima is a very important addition to Nissan’s lineup in New Zealand, a solid medium car offering that combines all the virtues fleet managers are looking for: good performance and economy, lots...
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Nissan Altima aimed at fleets
Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Nissan’s stylish all-new mid-sized sedan makes its New Zealand showroom debut one year after it was unveiled “down under” in race-car form for this year’s Australian V8 Supercars Championship.
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Low profile LED lights
Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Hella is complementing its comprehensive Jumbo and Designline ranges by launching a completely redesigned addition, the Jumbo-S LED. This new innovative product features a low profile design for easy...
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Skoda’s city car
Wednesday, 04 December 2013
Skoda New Zealand has just introduced the new Citigo subcompact as the latest addition to the model range. It is the Skoda’s first city car and slots in below the Fabia, representing  and represents...
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Outback Diesel doubled
Monday, 28 October 2013
Subaru has doubled its number of Outback Diesel models with the introduction of a higher specification Premium model to complement the existing car.
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New X-Trail
Tuesday, 01 October 2013
Muscular, modern and packed with technology, the new Nissan X-Trail has made its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. As a high-volume global growth product built on the new jointly-developed...
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The lion’s claws are out
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
The claws have come out as Peugeot launches a diesel-electric hybrid into the premium crossover segment frequented by German and Japanese marques. Robert Barry reports on the 508 RXH.
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Fleet safety - Navman MiVue safety camera
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
Accidents are an occupational hazards for fleets – especially with high mileage around-town vehicles such as delivery vans and reps’ cars.
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New Commodore best yet
Wednesday, 05 June 2013
John Oxley went to Holden’s high-speed proving ground at Lang Lang, outside Melbourne, to drive the new Commodore VF – and came away convinced there’s still lots of life left in the big rear-wheel-...
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Sexy six from Mazda
Wednesday, 03 April 2013
The Mazda6 has been a wild success in the New Zealand market, essentially reviving the flagging mid-size segment each time a new version is released. Damien O’Carroll reports on the newest iteration...
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Plugging the gaps
Thursday, 07 February 2013
Holden will continue to plug the gaps in it vehicle line-up in 2013, Robert Barry recently drove the new Cruze CDX  wagon in Australia and summarises his first impressions.Holden says the local small...
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Technology in vehicle graphics
Wednesday, 03 October 2012
In part two of our corporate identity feature, Robert Barry summarises the latest digital technology available to fleet users and how it is best utilised on vehicles.
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Creating a unique Amarok
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Continental Car Services (CCS) in Auckland is well known for offering value for money limited edition vehicles, and the Xtreme Black series Amarok double cab ute is a wholly unique and exclusive...
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Cruzing flagship
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
With the move to local production of the Holden Cruze, the Aussie company took the opportunity to tweak the Cruze for a Series II facelift and the collective motoring press held its breath that they...
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Business as usual for facelift Hilux
Tuesday, 04 October 2011
Toyota has given the Hilux a facelift for 2012 – but is it enough to maintain market leadership? Damien O’Carroll reports. The Toyota Hilux has reigned supreme as New Zealand’s top selling ute for...
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LCV overview: Year of the ute?
Tuesday, 04 October 2011
The light commercial segment is a great indicator of the way the economy is performing. And if new model growth is anything to go by, we’re doing all right! John Oxley reports. It has been said that...
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Super-mini seven shootout
Tuesday, 04 October 2011
Light car sales are growing steadily in the New Zealand market and it has been suggested by industry sources that this is due to both fleets and private buyers looking for small economical vehicles...
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Moving Signs
Wednesday, 03 August 2011
Outdoor advertising has long been considered one of the more efficient and cost-effective ways of reaching large numbers of potential clients. Buildings, shop frontages, sandwich boards, billboards,...
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508 rings the changes for Peugeot
Wednesday, 03 August 2011
Peugeot has been in the transport industry for well over 100 years, starting asa manufacturer of push bikes way back in 1830, progressing to automobiles in 1882 then, in a rather uniquely French...
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Four years on - then and now
Wednesday, 03 August 2011
Robert Barry reviews the technical, economic and political landscape that has shaped green fleet policy since 2007 - and offers some insight into future policy decisions. In April 2007 I wrote my...
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Why Driver Training?
Thursday, 02 June 2011
Driver training is something that is often overlooked, or simply ignored, by a number of fleet operators until it is too late, writes Damien O’Carroll.
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Ford Territory
Thursday, 02 June 2011
John Oxley samples the revised Ford Territory in Australia and finds a much improved package with the addition of long-overdue diesel power.  
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Preserving cash flow or capital?
Thursday, 02 June 2011
Robert Barry goes back to basics and discusses the pros and cons of the many options available to fleets when financing or leasing a fleet.
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Fitting out the fleet
Tuesday, 05 April 2011
Robert Barry discusses the criteria fleet managers need to consider for outfitting light commercial fleet vehicles and looks at some new products. A canopy is not just a canopy, a tow bar is not just...
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Not an April Fool - 2011 Mondeo hatched
Tuesday, 05 April 2011
Ford New Zealand recently announced that the new 2011 Mondeo will officially go on sale on April 1. Ford says a host of product enrichments will bolster the revised for 2011 Mondeo, which it says is...
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Buying and selling: what is your best option?
Tuesday, 08 February 2011
Robert Barry reviews the many procurement and disposal options when buying and selling fleet vehicles.
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Ground breaking S60
Tuesday, 08 February 2011
The ground breaking Volvo S60 luxury sedan will become one of the most important vehicles to be launched into New Zealand by the Swedish brand under its new Chinese parent Geely Group reports Robert...
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Impressive Triton
Tuesday, 08 February 2011
Impressive Triton The newly revised Mitsubishi Triton GLX does without the Super Select all-wheel-drive transmission found in the more upscale GLS version but John Oxley found this was not an issue...
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Avoiding the pain of an accident
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Robert Barry talks to some stakeholders in the accident management and collision repair industry about the many reasons fleet operators should use a third party to oversee their vehicle repairs.
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Local solutions for a global problem
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Robert Barry takes a look at the current New Zealand situation regarding lowering fleet costs and emissions and looks at the lessons learned by fleet management companies as they have gone about this...
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