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Car sales figures still in line with forecast
Friday, 4 December 2009, 2:18 pm | Motor Industry Association
November new car sales of 4,486 while down on last month’s registrations and November 2008 figures, were in line with the industry forecast for 2009. More >>
Cautious months ahead for Motor Industry
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 2:11 pm | Motor Industry Association
Motor Industry Association CEO Perry Kerr says that the motor industry isn’t out of the woods yet, with October’s new passenger vehicle sales only up fractionally on September’s results. “ While we are satisfied that the new car market appears ... More >>
ATV Safety initiatives and Roll over Systems
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 9:28 am | Motor Industry Association
"Helmets and rider training are the key to reducing accident injuries, not Roll Over Protection ( ROPS) ", states Phill Haynes, General Manager of Honda Motorcycles NZ, and spokesperson for the ATV motorcycle group of the Motor Industry Association ... More >>
ACC unfairly blames motorcyclists
Friday, 16 October 2009, 9:55 am | Motor Industry Association
The Motor Industry Association (MIA) has responded to the proposed levy increases applying to motorists and in particular motorcyclists and moped riders, some of whom will be facing increases of 200% in their annual ACC levies. More >>
Motor Industry Cautiously Optimistic
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 10:14 am | Motor Industry Association
Motor Industry Association CEO Perry Kerr says that the September sales are certainly heartening but the vehicle market is still vulnerable to current economic conditions. More >>
Motor industry hopeful of car sales boost
Friday, 4 September 2009, 1:40 pm | Motor Industry Association
Figures for new passenger vehicle sales in New Zealand showed that 4,417 were registered in August, down 1.2 percent on July’s registration figures. 1,076 commercial vehicles were registered in August, a drop of 15% from the 1,267 registered in July. More >>
Motor industry supports commonsense decision
Monday, 31 August 2009, 2:36 pm | Motor Industry Association
The chief executives of both the new and used vehicle industry associations are quoted as agreeing “the government’s decision to not proceed with the development of a regulated vehicle fuel economy standard is a victory for common sense and pragmatism”. More >>
Govt Decision on Used Vehicle Emissions supported
Friday, 28 August 2009, 4:12 pm | Motor Industry Association
The Motor Industry Association (MIA) has come out in support of the government’s decisions that it has decided the requirements for used diesel vehicles to meet minimum emissions standards will not be delayed and that it will not progress the development ... More >>
Modest upward trend for new passenger vehicles
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 11:43 am | Motor Industry Association
New passenger vehicle sales in New Zealand continued their upward trend in July with a modest increase of 3.8 per cent over the registration figures in June this year. More >>
Reduction of CO2 emissions not unexpected
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 9:38 am | Motor Industry Association
A recently-released Ministry of Economic Development report shows that the transport sector reduced carbon dioxide emissions by four per cent in the past year, which is positive news but not unexpected, according to Motor Industry Association. More >>
New vehicle sales in June continue increase
Friday, 3 July 2009, 3:30 pm | Motor Industry Association
There has been another lift in the sale of new vehicles in New Zealand with June’s new car sales figures showing an eight per cent increase over May’s registrations. “This is another encouraging sign that the New Zealand new car market is through ... More >>
May new vehicle market
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 9:34 am | Motor Industry Association
The New Zealand new car market, in line with overseas trends, now seems to be turning the corner,” said Perry Kerr, CEO of the Motor Industry Association. “Despite the sharp reversals of the last few months, May’s new car sales were up on April ... More >>
New vehicle industry proposes scrappage incentives
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 9:54 am | Motor Industry Association
Earlier this month the Government launched a second trial vehicle scrappage scheme to encourage the removal of old, less safe and environmentally unfriendly vehicles from the New Zealand fleet. The new vehicle industry proposes that this scheme be ... More >>
Recommendation further penalises diesel cars
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:06 pm | Motor Industry Association
The new vehicle industry has reacted with surprise to some of the recommendations of the independent review into Road User Charges. More >>
April sees collapse in new vehicle market
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 2:29 pm | Motor Industry Association
April has seen a collapse in the New Zealand new vehicle market of even greater magnitude than what has been experienced in major overseas markets. New car sales at 3525 (27.3% down on March 2009 and 46.5% down on April 2008), represented the lowest April for ... More >>
New vehicle sales lift in March 2009
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:36 pm | Motor Industry Association
It is difficult to take positives out of year-on-year sales reductions, however March sales of 4881 new cars were 28.6% up on February while still down 23.3% on March 2008. New commercial vehicle sales were 23.8% up on February but 37.2% down on the ... More >>
February’s New Vehicle Market Down
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 5:13 pm | Motor Industry Association
The economic downturn continues to impact on new vehicle sales with February passenger car registrations of 3,795 down 28% on January and also down by a massive 38.5% on February 2008. Commercial vehicle registrations of 1,263 fared slightly better with ... More >>
New vehicle industry achieves big CO2 reduction
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 11:14 am | Motor Industry Association
New vehicles sold in New Zealand in 2008 achieved an impressive 3.8% reduction in CO2 emissions, according to the Motor Industry Association. More >>
New vehicle sales trending down at year end
Tuesday, 13 January 2009, 11:51 am | Motor Industry Association
The 2008 New Zealand new vehicle market started the year strongly, but the economic winds of change started to blow from mid-year, and every month from July onwards registered a decline on the equivalent month in 2007. More >>
New vehicle market feels the economic winds
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 9:29 am | Motor Industry Association
New Zealand’s new vehicle market really started to feel the economic winds of change in November, with the sharpest reversal in fortunes since the used import epidemic of the early 1990s. New car sales, at 4898 for November, were 34.5% behind October ... More >>
