Archive for October, 2008

Call for National to disclose its relationship with toll road company

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

The National Party must disclose its true relationship with toll road company Macquarie New Zealand, says the car buyer’s watchdog, The Dog & Lemon Guide.
Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:
“John Key’s advisor on toll roads works for a toll road company. This same company is likely to get the contract to operate toll roads on behalf of […]

National evades tough questions over toll roads

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

With less than three weeks till the election, the National Party still hasn’t answered the hard questions on toll roads, says the car buyers’ watchdog, The Dog & Lemon Guide.
Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:
“It seems likely that a National government will hand out toll road contracts to a businessman who’s a former head of the National […]

Australia should prepare for the end of its car assembly industry

Monday, October 13th, 2008

The recent loss of 500 jobs at Ford Australia is the beginning of the end for car assembly in Australia, says a leading car industry expert.
Clive Matthew-Wilson, editor of the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide, predicts that both Ford and General Motors are highly likely to go bankrupt within the next year. Matthew-Wilson’s view […]

Don’t invest in classic cars – expert

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Classic cars are a very poor investment, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.
Dog & Lemon Guide editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, says:
“With the current economic turmoil, people are looking for safer investments, and some are buying up classic cars in the hope that these vehicles will gain in value. My advice is: don’t,”
“There’s a widely […]

Expert predicts bloodbath in the New Zealand car industry

Monday, October 6th, 2008

A third of New Zealand’s car dealers could go out of business in the next 18 months, says a leading car industry commentator.
Clive Matthew-Wilson, editor of the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide, says:
“Sales of new cars for private use were down more than 16% on the same month last year in August, while […]