\u0160koda New Zealand will continue supplying vehicles to the New Zealand Police after extending a fleet partnership that began four years ago.<\/p>\n
The renewed agreement will see \u0160koda continue working with Police and the Czech manufacturer\u2019s factory team to produce vehicles tailored to frontline duties. The length and value of the extended contract haven\u2019t been disclosed.<\/p>\n
Police selected the \u0160koda Superb following a detailed evaluation process that considered safety, efficiency and the vehicle\u2019s ability to accommodate specialist operational equipment.<\/p>\n
The Superb patrol cars replaced Holden Commodores following the end of local Holden sales. According to Police fleet data cited by \u0160koda, the change has reduced fuel consumption and associated CO\u2082 emissions by approximately 20 per cent across comparable frontline vehicles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to continue working alongside the New Zealand Police,\u201d said Alex Brown, \u0160koda New Zealand General Manager. \u201cThis partnership goes beyond supplying vehicles \u2013 it\u2019s about supporting the people who serve our communities every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Built for frontline duties<\/p>\n
The Police Superbs aren\u2019t simply standard dealership vehicles with lights and graphics added. \u0160koda New Zealand says it works with the factory in Europe to incorporate the custom specifications required for local policing.<\/p>\n
These changes include operational refinements, equipment integration and durability upgrades intended to help the cars withstand demanding use.<\/p>\n
\u0160koda hasn\u2019t detailed every modification, but police vehicles typically require extensive electrical systems, communications equipment, additional lighting and cabin changes.<\/p>\n
Ongoing servicing will continue to be handled through \u0160koda\u2019s nationwide dealer and service network. The brand\u2019s local parts and distribution centre also supplies components for the Police fleet.<\/p>\n
\u0160koda says the facility currently achieves a 98 per cent first-pick rate, meaning most requested parts can be supplied from existing stock without waiting for a back order.<\/p>\n
Part of a global programme<\/p>\n
New Zealand\u2019s Police fleet forms part of \u0160koda\u2019s wider involvement with emergency services. The manufacturer says it has supplied more than 23,000 vehicles to police and emergency organisations around the world.<\/p>\n
Neither \u0160koda nor Police has confirmed how many additional vehicles will be supplied under the renewed agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u0160koda New Zealand will continue supplying vehicles to the New Zealand Police after extending a fleet partnership that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-547082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}