Author: editor
Website: http://www.automotivenews.co.nz
Bio: Alastair Sloane has been a newspaper journalist for more than 40 years. He was the motoring editor of the New Zealand Herald for 16 years from 1996 until 2012. He owns a 1968 VW Beetle. Best days at the wheel include doing part of the Land Rover Camel Trophy route in Papua New Guinea, driving a Nissan Patrol over earthquake-hit roads in Guatemala, and a Ferrari Italia on Enzo’s old hill-climb road in Italy.
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August 2, 2018 |
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An instruction to rookie newspaper reporters in newsrooms many years ago went: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” In other words, get your facts straight. The motoring...
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July 2, 2018 |
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Former All Black coach John Hart’s daughter Kay (above) is the new president and chief executive officer of Ford Australia and New Zealand. Hart, 40, replaces Graeme Whickman, who has...
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July 2, 2018 |
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US television host and car nut Jay Leno joins ‘Back to the Future’ creator Bob Gale and restorers Terry Matalas and Joe Walser with a recreation of one of the most iconic movie cars of...
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July 2, 2018 |
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The V6 Volkswagen Amarok is the winner of a comprehensive Australian shootout of nine one-tonne utes, all of which are also on sale in New Zealand. Writers from two of Australia’s most...
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May 6, 2018 |
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Road safety advocates in New Zealand are studying a law passed by the New South Wales Parliament targeting illegal mobile phone use by motorists. In what is a world first, the Australian...
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May 2, 2018 |
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German driver Nico Rosberg promptly retired after winning the 2016 Formula One World Championship. These days he is a television commentator and consultant. In this video he jumps into the...
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April 29, 2018 |
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Ford Australia and New Zealand have an anxious two-month wait before it is known if the special-edition ute based on the Ranger can be called Raptor. The Raptor name is a Ford trademark in...
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April 26, 2018 |
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In 1972, Formula One driver Ronnie Peterson drove a March Ford to finish third in the German Grand Prix, at the Nurburgring. For the record, of the New Zealand drivers in the race, Howden...
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April 24, 2018 |
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The production version of Audi’s battery-electric e-tron SUV will be able to be fully charged in less than 30 minutes for a driving range of more than 400km. It will be the first...
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April 18, 2018 |
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In 2003, Czech carmaker Skoda sold an average of two-and-a-half vehicles a week in New Zealand, its first year of re-entry after an absence of 10-12 years. Jump ahead to 2013 and it...
