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Skoda has swooped in and taken up even more slack resulting from Holden leaving the market.
Following on from taking over as the supplier of patrol cars to the Police from Holden, Skoda New Zealand has once again stepped into a void left by the Australian company following its demise, and this time it is in an arguably even more important role. Following a one-two punch of the Covid-19 pandemic and the departure of Holden, learner driver training programme Street Smart was left hanging by a thread, but the passion of those involved in it kept it going and now Skoda New Zealand has come on board as sponsorship partner, helping to secure the programme’s future.
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Will New Zealand’s next police cars be electric? . One of the biggest stories of 2020’s motoring year was Skoda winning the tender to become the New Zealand Police’s next vehicle supplier. In the wake of the announcement, one of the big questions is what the Labour Government’s declaration of a climate emergency means for the vehicles at hand.