Autofile, July 5: out now
Posted on 04 July, 2014
About 14,000 vehicles in New Zealand are being recalled for faulty airbags. That total covers Nissan, Honda, Toyota and BMW, with Mazda yet to confirm its numbers.
Radio spectrum and satellite systems are among the big issues for rolling out ITS in New Zealand. Autofile delves beneath the press releases to uncover the issues that really matter.
Autofile interviews Clyde Campbell. It’s about a year since he and Sir Neville Crichton created Fiat Chrysler NZ. Find out his recipe for success and what his parents drive. Download the latest issue of the magazine.
A government report says air quality is improving with vehicle pollutants dropping. But there are concerns about diesel emissions and fears some technology may not be functioning as well as in the laboratory conditions.
Check Your Car aims to “mitigate” issues caused by WOF frequencies, but inspection organisations have raised some doubts about the $2m campaign.
Holden is bringing three European cars to join its line-up here next year, the IMVIA considers the way it’s funded and a dealership is ordered to refund $95,000 about 20 months after supplying a luxury vehicle.
PLUS: New cars – including Honda’s CRV, Audi’s A7 Sportback and Kia’s Sportage – and unrivalled and in-depth analysis of June’s bumper sales figures.
Read Autofile, July 5 – out now
