Trump tariff hit inevitable but not immediate
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What likelihood of Liberation Day impact causing sting in your ‘Stang?
Read MoreSlight lift in new vehicle registrations heartens industry
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Some key sector performances still desultory, Motor Industry Association notes.
Read MorePump action: After five years' at top, electric is elbowed in COTY
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Having gone to battery-wed product for five successive years, the national car of the year has reverted to fossil fuelled favouritism with the Mercedes E-Class being the 2024 pick.
Read MoreDull start to year for new car sellers
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New vehicle sales last month were still trending as they did through most of 2024. What to do?
Read MoreNZ car distributors mulling US tariff action
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Exact repercussion of Trump policy too soon to tell, but local new vehicle sellers’ organisation is watching for ripple effect.
Read MoreAs EV market restores, used values 'will improve'
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Electric vehicle residuals sucked even before distributors began discounting - but the market WILL turn, an industry organisation believes.
Read MoreEV sellers standing firm, distributor body believes
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Last year’s sour market massively affected some big players, but they’re weathering the storm, the Motor Industry Association says.
Read MoreUsed import shipper pulls plug on all but NZ's favourite EV
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Trade in used ex-Japan electric cars likely takes a blow with ToyoFuji decision.
Read MoreMight last year's electric blackout short-circuit car prices?
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New vehicle purchasers cold-shouldered EVs in 2024 … and that could cost all buyers this year.
Read MoreToyota tops, Lexus climbs
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Even with full registrations data yet to come out, there was never any doubt who led the way in 2023.
Read MoreANCAP bouquets for six, brickbats for two
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Lexus, Volvo, Leapmotor, Hyundai and impending Zeekr and Xpeng models get five stars; MG’s latest secures four, Jeep’s cops three.
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Twinned models count as one for COTY consideration
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Model sharing partnerships are nothing new - but this is the first time conjoined products cannot be separated.
Read MoreManagement change at Giltrap Group
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National Jaguar Land Rover boss to oversee all family business’s brands.
Read MoreOctober improvement but overall market bleak
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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 MoreRanger rules, EVs all but absent
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New passenger vehicle uptake lifted slightly in August, but the market is still sluggish.
Read MoreMIA sees hope from July new car tally
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Registrations still down year-on-year, but distributor organisation believes market could be stabilising.
Read MoreMIA chief: EVs still imperative under CO2 revision
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Revised emissions rules make it easier for ICE, but electric needs to run hot as well.
Read MoreNew emissions standard eases CO2 challenge
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Utes now stand a chance of meeting revised targets; EVs and low emissions fare potentially not as vital.
Read MoreSlim pickings in June for new car sector
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EVs, PHEVs again hurt as whole new car sector falls 60 percent year-on-year.
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