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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 >>
New vehicle market still ahead
Friday, 4 November 2005, 3:22 pm | Motor Industry Association
The ground breaking run of the new vehicle market continues with again record numbers of passenger cars and commercial vehicles registered in October, however the numbers are slowing from the hectic pace shown throughout the earlier part of the year. More >>
New vehicle sales just keep on climbing
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 12:39 am | Motor Industry Association
The New Zealand new vehicle market continued to surge in September, posting sales of 7498 new cars and 2286 new commercial vehicles. The new car figure was 4.2% up on August and 7.0% up on September 2004, and was the biggest September since 1987. More >>
New vehicle market continues its record run
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 10:11 am | Motor Industry Association
August was yet another boom month for the new vehicle industry. New car sales of 7197 were 20.3% ahead of August 2004, and new commercial sales of 2424 were a staggering 27.4% ahead of the same month a year ago. It was the strongest August since 1987 ... More >>
Govt. moves on biofuel, but are we ready?
Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 2:41 pm | Motor Industry Association
The Government’s announcement that sales targets are to be set for biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel) comes with a warning from the Motor Industry Association, which believes that the makeup of the New Zealand vehicle fleet needs to be a critical factor in ... More >>
New vehicle sales keep on keeping on
Thursday, 4 August 2005, 12:35 am | Motor Industry Association
Although new vehicle sales in July were down on the levels achieved in June, this is a seasonal trend and both new passenger car and commercial vehicle sales were ahead of July 2004 and in fact any other July since 1990. Year to date, total new ... More >>
New vehicle market continues to surge ahead
Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 2:55 pm | Motor Industry Association
The month of June saw a continuation of the unbroken four-year boom in the New Zealand new vehicle market. New car sales of 7713 were 27% up on May’s figure, and new commercial vehicle sales were up 13% at 2668. It was the biggest month for new cars since June ... More >>
Code of Conduct agreed for used car recalls
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 11:50 am | Motor Industry Association
The new vehicle industry has agreed on a voluntary Code of Conduct for the administration of safety-related recalls on used vehicles imported by third parties. More >>
New vehicle market shows no sign of slowing
Friday, 3 June 2005, 12:15 am | Motor Industry Association
The new vehicle sales boom continues. May figures were well up on April, and also exceeded the record figures posted in May last year. More >>
April new vehicle market continues growth trend
Thursday, 5 May 2005, 9:41 am | Motor Industry Association
April is seasonally one of the quieter months for new vehicle sales, so a reduction from March’s sales volumes was to be expected. More >>
Gov. admits emission testing won’t work. What now?
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 10:22 am | Motor Industry Association
In a media release dated 27 April 2005, Associate Minister of Transport Judith Tizard has admitted that the much-hyped in-field testing of vehicles for emission levels, planned to be implemented from 2006, is so fraught with accuracy problems that it ... More >>
New vehicle market continues to grow
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 10:51 am | Motor Industry Association
The solid growth trend in the new vehicle market shows no signs of abating. March sales of 6602 new cars were 14.4% up on February, and an impressive tally of 2507 new commercial vehicles produced a 37% lift on the previous month. It was the biggest ... More >>
Used imports no longer a bargain
Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 10:57 am | Motor Industry Association
Reports that used import prices are set to rise destroys the myth that ex-Japan used cars are a bargain, according to the Motor Industry Association. More >>
Minister Misleads Public over Fuel Consumption
Friday, 25 February 2005, 3:51 pm | Motor Industry Association
The age of the vast majority of imported used cars will ensure that the most inefficient vehicles joining the New Zealand fleet will escape recording on Land Transport New Zealand’s new fuel consumption database. More >>
NZ fleet continues to get older
Tuesday, 25 January 2005, 12:11 am | Motor Industry Association
In a trend which ought to be of grave concern for those responsible for road safety as well as meeting the country’s obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, the age of the nation’s vehicle fleet continues to increase in spite of record sales of new ... More >>
Proposed car security measures a mixed blessing
Friday, 14 January 2005, 3:25 pm | Motor Industry Association
The new vehicle industry is not rushing to embrace the Government’s Vehicle Crime Reduction Programme, launched by Justice Minister Phil Goff today. “The mandatory introduction of immobilisers and Whole of Vehicle Marking (datadots) will certainly ... More >>
Strongest new vehicle market for 15 years
Friday, 14 January 2005, 3:22 pm | Motor Industry Association
Although new passenger car sales in December were marginally down on the same month in 2003, the full year 2004 produced the biggest new vehicle market since 1989. 98,792 new vehicles were sold (74,775 cars and 24,037 commercials), a 7.4% increase on the ... More >>
