Desultory April for new vehicle action
/Last month the worst this year for registrations counts.
Read MoreLast month the worst this year for registrations counts.
Read MoreDesultory market reflects economic slowdown.
Read MoreZap gone from EV market, but fossil fuel sales also desultory unless it was a ute.
Read MoreIndustry buying appears to have fed last-minute interest in subsidy.
Read MorePetrol and diesel cars and light commercials dominate January count.
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 MoreNew vehicle industry group says it knows the emissions policy is dead - it just needs the funeral details ASAP.
Read MoreClean Car uncertainty holding back market, some believe.
Read MoreFord’s ute lost its usual market leadership last month, though it still dominated the one-tonne sector.
Read MoreData suggesting big name car makes paying lip service to Clean Car aspiration is “out of date”, MIA boss says.
Read MoreIndustry concern is that distributors will find it harder now after a huge mid-year count.
Read MoreMore competition means more competitiveness, the industry’s voice believes.
Read MoreMild hybrids losing funding, utes set to be clobbered even harder, carbon neutral zone all but wiped.
Read MoreThis time last year, Kiwis were hell-bent on beating Clean Car – some trends have changed, yet old habits continue.
Read MoreCar distributors’ organisation says Consumer NZ failed to remind petrol-electrics still performed better than fully fossil-fuelled equivalents.
Read MoreBlending plant-based fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport accepted as too costly.
Read MoreUtes still the top choice, BYD topped fully electric sector, but business sector is battening down.
Read MoreLatest battery cars lifted EV action but ‘ute tax’ also failed to hurt interest in Ford and Toyota pick-ups.
Read MoreNovember new vehicle stats show Ranger set for a fifth year on top.
Read MoreDoes enduring ute popularity suggest Kiwis are ignoring, or misunderstanding, the impact of the impending Clean Car Standard?
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