Wider appeal for low-roof van

Press, 12 July 1984, Page 29

Wider appeal for low-roof van

Toyota New Zealand, Ltd, has introduced a long wheelbase version of its Hi Ace van, followed by an entirely new Lite Ace van with low roof styling, a 1626 cu cm four-cylinder engine and a five-speed gearbox.

and family leisure vehicle. The new model should have even wider appeal, because, not being so high, there will not be the garaging problems some owners experienced with the earlier version.

The earlier high-roof Lite Ace established a special niche in the local market as a popular light commercial

After being the second most popular commercial vehicle range in Christchurch in 1979, Toyota has been the leader ever since

and, according to Mr Doug Brownlie, manager of Cable Price Toyota’s local branch, the brand will almost certainly be leader again this year. Quoting the experience of his own firm, Mr Brownlie said that Johnsonville-based Toyota New Zealand gave it a target of 85 commercial vehicles to sell in the last six months of 1984.

By the beginning of July specialised retail outlet in the branch had sold 65 Hi Moorhouse Avenue for its Ace Vans, had orders for commercial vehicle section seven or eight Lite Ace and has arranged with Tovvans, which no-one had even ota New Zealand to carry a seen at that time, and Land- stock of 30 new commercruiser tenders, which had cials at the outlet. been won last March, to fill. “This will be far and “In actual fact, we’ve just away the most comprehenabout done our 85 before the sive display of new comsix months have started,” mercials in Christchurch or Cable Price Toyota is in the South Island, for that the process of establishing a matter," said Mr Brownlie,