Ford is New Zealand’s new bestselling light commercial brand
Avoidance Assist, Lane Following Assist, Driver Attention Warning, High Beam Assist and Remote Smart Parking Assist that enables NEXO to either autonomously park or retrieve itself from either a parallel or perpendicular parking space with or without a driver in the vehicle.
Additionally, Hyundai’s blind-spot view monitor is an industry-first technology that projects the side views of NEXO in the centre cluster to the driver using cameras while changing lanes with the turn signal on that monitor areas that cannot be seen by a traditional rearview mirror.
NEXO uses a number of ecological materials in its construction, including soybeanoil based polyurethane paint, bamboo-thread-based bio fabric, along with bio-plastic and bio-carpet extracted from sugar cane. Bio-based materials were applied to 47 different parts and reduced CO2 emissions by 11.8kgs during the manufacturing process. For the first time in the company’s New Zealand history, Ford New Zealand has become the country’s bestselling commercial brand in
2018. Bolstered by the arrival of the new Ford Transit with automatic transmission, Ford has taken pole position in the highly competitive and important segment. The New Ford Transit has proven popular in New Zealand with 22 percent year-on-year growth. New Zealand is not alone in its preference for the Transit; it’s currently the best-selling cargo van in the world.
Ford’s 2018 commercial leadership was buoyed by the fourth consecutive year of the Ford Ranger being the number one overall best-selling vehicle in the country and by the largest margin yet between it and its nearest competitor.
“While the Ford Ranger’s overwhelming popularity continues, we’re also very happy about the positive response the new Ford Transit has enjoyed among commercial buyers and fleets that keep New Zealand working,” said managing director of Ford New Zealand, Simon Rutherford.
The new Ford Transit Custom arrived in June 2018 and set a new standard for onetonne vans with a fresh design, all-new cabin and an advanced state-of-the art turbodiesel engine with six-speed automatic transmission.
The new Transit Custom range now includes side curtain air bags, Ford’s Autonomous Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection as well as Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Departure Warning with Driver Alert.
A new Ford Ranger arrived in October 2018 and the Ranger Raptor in November.
The 2019 Ranger was built on the capabilities and off-road credentials which made the award-winning Ranger the most popular vehicle in New Zealand for four years running and the most popular ute in New Zealand for the last five years. In 2018, the Ford Ranger outsold its nearest competitor the Hilux, by more than 1800 vehicles; the largest margin yet.