Ranger heading to year’s best status
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New vehicle sales are showing gradual improvement. For the ute that has held historic leadership, easily-achieved dominance continues.
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Electric dream path now less certain?
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Government’s easing of environmental standards will supposedly be beneficial to buyers, but what good will really come of it?
Read MoreSlight lift in registrations continues, but industry wary
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October was the fourth month of growth, but distributors’ organisation remains wary.
Read MoreRUC on petrol here by 2027
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New vehicle industry pleased Government is acting to bring all powertrains into common system.
Read MoreHilux July’s favourite new vehicle
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Ute volume climb offset dip in passenger; EV counts still poor.
Read MoreInvestment policy credited for registrations climb
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Motor Industry Association reckons new assets rule has a positive effect on vehicle buying.
Read MoreRanger, RAV4 shine in May
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Slight growth in car and light commercial registrations last month is cause for mild optimism.
Read MoreTrump 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 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 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 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 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 MoreIs Clean Car now mucking up sales?
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The 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 MoreDire February registrations result
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Zap gone from EV market, but fossil fuel sales also desultory unless it was a ute.
Read MoreDecember data backs anticipated rebate trend
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Industry buying appears to have fed last-minute interest in subsidy.
Read MoreDirty vehicle buying habits to return after clean year?
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The 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.
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