October improvement but overall market bleak
/Though last month showed a slight lift, 2024 is looking set to be a black year for new car sales - with the electric sector looking especially tough.
Read MoreThough last month showed a slight lift, 2024 is looking set to be a black year for new car sales - with the electric sector looking especially tough.
Read MoreNew passenger vehicle uptake lifted slightly in August, but the market is still sluggish.
Read MoreRegistrations still down year-on-year, but distributor organisation believes market could be stabilising.
Read MoreRevised emissions rules make it easier for ICE, but electric needs to run hot as well.
Read MoreUtes now stand a chance of meeting revised targets; EVs and low emissions fare potentially not as vital.
Read MoreEVs, PHEVs again hurt as whole new car sector falls 60 percent year-on-year.
Read MoreThe new car market is in the mire, and not just because spending money is tight. Environmental mandate to make things better is dirtying the scene for hardest-hit electrics.
Read MoreLast month the worst this year for registrations counts.
Read MoreEV charging network hopes Tritium can u-turn on insolvency, has alternates if not.
Read MoreDesultory market reflects economic slowdown.
Read MoreZap gone from EV market, but fossil fuel sales also desultory unless it was a ute.
Read MoreSix months on from preliminary finding, the value of NZ’s old vehicle sector has risen significantly.
Read MoreIndustry buying appears to have fed last-minute interest in subsidy.
Read MoreSino-Brit becomes fifth electric to secure national title.
Read MorePetrol and diesel cars and light commercials dominate January count.
Read MoreAstounding next level electronic assists and some sweet electric rides are being showcased in Las Vegas.
Read MoreThe organisation speaking for new vehicle distributors says it’s hard to say if a big upsurge in battery car buying will keep on in 2024.
Read MorePro electric vehicle lobby group says Government and country better to stay the course rather than abandon policies.
Read MoreEmissions charges haven’t kept the Ford traydeck from holding its traditional dominance.
Read MoreNew vehicle industry group says it knows the emissions policy is dead - it just needs the funeral details ASAP.
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