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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 >>
New vehicle market slightly down but not out
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 9:33 am | Motor Industry Association
October’s new vehicle market reflected the effects of global financial influences, but not to anything like the extent that certain overseas markets have suffered. More >>
New vehicle market faces economic realities
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 9:30 am | Motor Industry Association
For two months in succession, new vehicle sales have experienced significant drops on the corresponding months last year. 5684 new cars were registered in August, a 16.4% reduction on the same month in 2007, while new commercial vehicle sales, at ... More >>
July sees big drop in new vehicle sales
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 9:28 am | Motor Industry Association
July has seen the biggest seasonal drop in new vehicle sales since the nineties, but the 15.7% reduction in combined new car and commercial vehicle sales against July 2007 compares with a 36.8% fall in sales of used imported vehicles. 5429 new ... More >>
Government loses the plot on Road User Charges
Friday, 4 July 2008, 10:42 am | Motor Industry Association
As if the Government’s monstrous faux-pas of imposing overnight, and completely unexpected increases on the road transport industry on the very day that they took control of the sector’s main competitor was not enough, they also took another ... More >>
New vehicle sales bounce back in June
Friday, 4 July 2008, 9:49 am | Motor Industry Association
Registrations of new vehicles in New Zealand have defied the economic gloom with a strong bounce back in June. After May results suggested that new vehicles had joined the downturn being experienced in other sectors, June produced a strong recovery. More >>
New vehicle market takes a breather at last
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 9:15 am | Motor Industry Association
After a solid period of growth lasting the best part of seven years, the new vehicle industry took a breather in the month of May. Although May new car sales of 5627 were slightly up on April’s figure, the month of May was 11.3% down on last May’s ... More >>
April new vehicle sales continue at record pace
Monday, 5 May 2008, 5:23 pm | Motor Industry Association
Despite the tightening economy having its effect on other sectors, new vehicle sales in April continued to set records. Although April is seasonally one of the slower months for the vehicle market, April 2008 (helped by the extra selling days arising ... More >>
March New Vehicle market holds up strongly
Friday, 4 April 2008, 5:13 pm | Motor Industry Association
March new vehicle sales continued the strong trend of recent years. 6364 new cars were sold during the month, a 3.1% increase on February, and although the number was 6.3% down on March last year, there were two fewer selling days in March 2008 ... More >>
Industry obtains interim court order on microdots
Friday, 28 March 2008, 4:29 pm | Motor Industry Association
The Motor Industry Association, which represents new vehicle distributors, has applied for and obtained an interim court order in relation to the proposed imposition of Whole of Vehicle Marking (WOVM) to all passenger vehicles entering the New Zealand ... More >>
New vehicle sales surge to all-time January record
Monday, 4 February 2008, 3:14 pm | Motor Industry Association
January new vehicle sales in New Zealand hit an all-time record – it was the biggest January ever recorded in the local market, with 7543 new cars and 1856 new commercial vehicles finding owners. New car sales were 11% up on January 2007 and new commercial ... More >>
2007 new vehicle sales just short of 2005 record
Monday, 7 January 2008, 5:21 pm | Motor Industry Association
New vehicle sales for the full year 2007 reached 102,468 (77,454 cars and 25,014 commercial vehicles), just 980 units (1.0%) behind the 16 year record set in 2005. Fourth quarter sales of 26,276 new vehicles (4.6% ahead of the same period in the ... More >>
Boom times continue in new vehicle market
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 3:02 pm | Motor Industry Association
November was yet another month in which the New Zealand new vehicle market continued at close to record levels. 6723 new cars were sold during the month, 7% up on the same month last year and the biggest November for 18 years. New commercial vehicle ... More >>
New car industry welcomes new emissions rules
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 1:48 pm | Motor Industry Association
Confirmation that the Government is to go ahead with at least part of the plan to ensure that imported used vehicles meet stricter standards for exhaust emissions has come as welcome news to the Motor Industry Association, but there is disappointment ... More >>
UK experts reject Whole Of Vehicle Marking
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:54 am | Motor Industry Association
Whole of vehicle marking (or ‘microdot’ technology), which is on schedule to become mandatory for vehicles entering the New Zealand fleet, has received the ‘thumbs down’ from the UK’s leading vehicle crime investigators. More >>
Crazy Car campaign just crazy
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 5:25 pm | Motor Industry Association
“Despite claims from the used importers that Government initiatives to tighten standards on vehicle emissions are a ‘crazy car’ policy, the plan should be applauded”, said Perry Kerr, CEO of the Motor Industry Association. More >>
Govt. needs to stand up to used car importers
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 4:19 pm | Motor Industry Association
The call from the Independent Motor Vehicle Dealers’ Association for its members to fund a $300,000+ advertising and Public Relations campaign opposing the Government’s proposals to clean up exhaust emissions is blatant irresponsibility, according to ... More >>
Biggest new car sales month for 18 years
Monday, 5 November 2007, 11:56 am | Motor Industry Association
The new vehicle market demonstrated continuing strength with 7904 new cars registered in October. It was an 11.7% increase on September, a 1.5% increase on October 2006, and represented the largest number of new cars sold in any month since June 1989. More >>
New vehicle market steady in September
Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 4:51 pm | Motor Industry Association
The New Zealand market for new vehicles in September remained close to the seasonal levels prevailing over the last four years. New car sales, at 7077, were 4% up on August but 5% down on September 2006. 2085 new commercial vehicles were sold in September, ... More >>
New vehicle market strength continues in August
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 12:59 am | Motor Industry Association
August was another good month for the new vehicle industry, with 6800 new cars sold during the month (up 0.1% on August 2006), along with 2176 new commercial vehicles (up 1.4% on the same month last year). Year to date, the new car market is running ... More >>
