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Friday, 03 August 2012

Robert Barry spoke to Waikato Regional Council fleet manager Nicki Hamilton about the importance of her role within the organisation.

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General

It’s amazing what a few years can do.

Friday, 03 August 2012

News that Chinese utes were being introduced into New Zealand was greeted with a great deal of scepticism, especially given exterior design which was a touch quirky.

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New models

Less is more

Friday, 03 August 2012

Damien O’Carroll reports that the results are far more impressive than any 4-cylinder car that has come before.

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Subaru Impreza now more refined

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Subaru says it has introduced more cabin space and greater refinement to the small car class in the all-new Impreza range of hatches and sedans. Robert Barry reports on his first impressions.

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Vehicle Fitout

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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Fleet Management

One size does not fit all

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Robert Barry reviews the structure of the various leasing products and services available to small, medium and large fleets. He asks the stakeholders how finance and leasing packages can be tailored...

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Eco, Fleet Management

Z Energy driving the future with hybrid fleet

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Is there a contradiction in the country’s largest fuel supplier moving to hybrid vehicles for its own fleet?

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Eco

This Prius gets more than a C!

Thursday, 31 May 2012

John Oxley admits he’s not much into hybrids – except for the new Toyota Prius C, which just might change his ideas!

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Civic gets more appeal

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

Robert Barry drives the latest Honda Civic range and feels that the more conservative styling and better packaging will appeal to fleet buyers. A more conservative styling approach to the new Honda...

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Changing trends and changing mindsets

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

Editor-at-large Robert Barry summarises the outcome of the lack of a national policy on fleet emissions and looks at future green technology on offer for fleets.Today New Zealand has no cohesive...

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Controlled aggression

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

BMW’s M cars are always special, but some are more special than others. Damien O’Carroll spends some time with the 1 Series M Coupe to see if it is one of the latter.

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Happy value BMW diesel

Monday, 13 February 2012

Damien O’Carroll looks at what BMW has done to address criticisms of the 1 Series while retaining its key features.

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New direction for Mercedes-Benz

Friday, 10 February 2012

Robert Barry is more impressed by a 6-cylinder turbodiesel than a high performance V8 in the 2012 Mercedes-Benz range. Mercedes-Benz passenger cars took the opportunity to release some new C-Class...

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GSE: more efficient

Monday, 06 February 2012

Robert Barry gets to grips with the technologies behind the launch of the new Skyactiv equipped Mazda3 GSE IIf you are not familiar with the green technology branding of BlueMotion, EfficientDynamics...

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A ute for all reasons

Thursday, 08 December 2011

Mazda wants customers to know that the new Mazda BT-50 isn’t a clone of the Ford Ranger, even though both have similar underpinnings. Robert Barry reports. Mazda has launched its new BT-50, and...

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Frugal Jag shock

Wednesday, 07 December 2011

A British team has crossed North America from New York to Los Angeles in a Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel averaging an incredible 4.49 litres/100 km over 4,480 kms - making it the most efficient Jaguar ever...

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Vehicle Fitout

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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Road Report