Alastair Sloane

China has in two years more than tripled its share of New Zealand’s light passenger vehicle sector, that’s new cars and SUVs. Its impact on the vans and utes segment is marked, too. Its emerging presence is obvious, helped of course by the New Zealand-Chi... See more

Chinese operatives have stolen the 007 codename of fictional secret service agent James Bond and stuck it on the back of a … CAR THAT RUNS ON BATTERIES! British secret service suits are outraged. Electric cars are one thing, they say, but the 007 numbers ... See more

Chinese operatives have stolen the 007 codename of fictional secret service agent James Bond and stuck it on the back of a … CAR THAT RUNS ON BATTERIES! British secret service suits are outraged. Electric cars are one thing, they say, but the 007 numbers ... See more

Despite the evangelical hype about battery-electric (BEV) cars saving the planet, registrations in New Zealand have slumped almost 65.0% in two years. In short, new BEV passenger car regos have either gone through the roof or through the floor. NZ Transpo... See more

Chinese-built SUVs used to ferry dignitaries around at September’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Honiara were likely equipped to spy for Beijing, Australian government security officials believe. New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon and Australia’s Anthony A... See more