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Used imports older, old 4wd sales collapse
Monday, 31 July 2006, 11:34 am | Motor Industry Association
According to Land Transport New Zealand statistics released by the Motor Industry Association, the average used import passenger car sold for the first time in New Zealand in the first half of 2006 was 8.32 years old, compared with 8.01 years for ... More >>
New vehicle buyers leading fuel use downward
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 9:58 am | Motor Industry Association
New vehicle buyers are leading the way in reducing the country’s dependence on oil imports. According to figures released by the Motor Industry Association, large car sales have fallen dramatically from 23.7% of the new car market in the year 2000 ... More >>
Used import sales collapse no surprise
Sunday, 23 July 2006, 3:03 pm | Motor Industry Association
The collapse in sales of imported used vehicles, as reported by the NZ Herald on 22 July, was completely predictable, according to the Motor Industry Association. More >>
New vehicle sales flatten out in June
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 12:01 am | Motor Industry Association
Although June was the second highest month of the year so far for both new cars and new commercial vehicles, there are signs that the new vehicle market has reached a plateau after five years of unbroken growth. June is traditionally a strong selling ... More >>
Safety Concerns From MIA
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 11:41 am | Motor Industry Association
Land Transport New Zealand and the Automobile Association, in furthering their mutual admiration society, are promoting ‘winners and losers’ in the new vehicle market with regard to vehicle safety. At the same time they are completely ignoring the ... More >>
New car sales rebound in May
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 9:54 am | Motor Industry Association
New car sales resumed their record trend in May. 6241 units were registered during the month, 22% up on April’s figure and 3% ahead of May 2005. It was the biggest May for new car sales since 1990. New commercial vehicle sales have come slightly ... More >>
Buyers already choosing more economical cars
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 11:35 am | Motor Industry Association
According to the Motor Industry Association, the suggestion that incentives be applied to tempt people to buy more economical cars is too late as the market has already moved. More >>
New vehicle sales come off record highs
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 5:09 pm | Motor Industry Association
In only two of the last thirty years has April posted higher new car sales than March, and 2006 was no exception. A short selling month and a very strong March saw new car sales reduce to 5109 from March’s 7114, but more significantly this figure was ... More >>
New Vehicle Industry is right behind Biofuels
Thursday, 20 April 2006, 12:12 am | Motor Industry Association
The new vehicle industry is playing a major role in the biofuels conference currently being hosted by EECA (Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority). “We’re totally in support of the advancement of renewable energy as a source of vehicle fuel,” said ... More >>
Proposals for used vehicle emissions are a joke
Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 4:42 pm | Motor Industry Association
Following release of the Cabinet Paper and Cabinet Minute concerning proposed exhaust emission standards for imported used vehicles, the Motor Industry Association has come out firing. More >>
New vehicle sales surge ahead in March
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 10:47 am | Motor Industry Association
The end of the financial year signalled another surge in new vehicle sales. Compared with February, new car sales for the month rose 19% to 7114 and new commercial vehicle sales, at 2629, were up a staggering 44%. Year to date March, total new vehicle sales ... More >>
John Leighton takes over as MIA President
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 8:35 am | Motor Industry Association
John Leighton, Managing Director of Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand Ltd., has taken over the role of President of the Motor Industry Association from Richard Giltrap, Managing Director of European Motor Distributors Ltd, who has held the post for the ... More >>
Exchange rate means even older used imports
Friday, 24 March 2006, 5:32 pm | Motor Industry Association
The fact that the weakening New Zealand dollar means that even older and shoddier imported used vehicles are going to be pouring across the wharves is further bad news for the age, safety and environmental effects of the vehicle fleet in the short ... More >>
Motor Vehicle Sales Act review endorsed by MIA
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 2:59 pm | Motor Industry Association
The Motor Industry Association has come out in support of the proposed revisions to the Motor Vehicle Sales Act. “This is a step in the right direction”, said Perry Kerr, CEO of the Motor Industry Association. More >>
New vehicle market remains upbeat in February
Monday, 6 March 2006, 11:33 am | Motor Industry Association
The new vehicle market continued its strong start to 2006 with 5945 new cars sold in February (up 3% on February 2005), and 1829 new commercials finding owners (just one unit less than the same month last year). Year to date, new vehicle sales were ... More >>
New car industry supports lap / diagonal belts
Monday, 20 February 2006, 2:15 pm | Motor Industry Association
The new car industry has the total support of all its members with respect to the fitment of lap / diagonal seat belts in all seating positions. More >>
Imported used vehicles keep getting older
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 9:19 am | Motor Industry Association
The age of used vehicles imported into New Zealand keeps increasing, and in 2005 the average age of freshly-imported used vehicles exceeded eight years for the first time. In 1997, the average age of a used import was 5.87 years – in 2005 this had ... More >>
Govt. attacks vehicle emissions problem
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 9:31 am | Motor Industry Association
Unwilling to impose a robust in-service emission testing regime like other OECD countries, the New Zealand Government has chosen to monitor the exhaust emissions of our third-world vehicle fleet in the most simplistic way possible, says the Motor Industry Association. More >>
New vehicle sales slip slightly from record levels
Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 9:52 am | Motor Industry Association
New vehicle sales slipped slightly in November from recent record levels. Although new commercial vehicle sales were marginally ahead of November 2004, new car sales at 6304 were 387 behind the level of November 2004. It was still the second biggest ... More >>
New vehicles getting greener without incentives
Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 1:25 pm | Motor Industry Association
Cash incentives and penalties to change vehicle buyer behaviour, as suggested by the NZ Council for Sustainable Development are unnecessary, according to the Motor Industry Association. More >>
