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January 10, 2024

Dirty vehicle buying habits to return after clean year?

January 10, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Dirty vehicle buying habits to return after clean year?

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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January 10, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley, EV, PHEV, Ford Ranger, registrations, Model Y, Tesla, Toyota RAV4
November 30, 2023

Clean Car cessation certainty call

November 30, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Clean Car cessation certainty call

New vehicle industry group says it knows the emissions policy is dead - it just needs the funeral details ASAP.

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November 30, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
ute tax, Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley, Simeon Brown, coalition, rebate, penalty
November 03, 2023

October new car market soft

November 03, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
October new car market soft

Clean Car uncertainty holding back market, some believe.

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November 03, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
October, Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley
October 04, 2023

Model Y tips Ranger out of No.1

October 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Model Y tips Ranger out of No.1

Ford’s ute lost its usual market leadership last month, though it still dominated the one-tonne sector.

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October 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Ford Ranger, Tesla Model Y, electric, EV, PHEV, HEV, Toyota RAV4, Mitsubishi Outlander
September 29, 2023

Car industry calls out ‘gas guzzler’ report

September 29, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Car industry calls out ‘gas guzzler’ report

Data suggesting big name car makes paying lip service to Clean Car aspiration is “out of date”, MIA boss says.

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September 29, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Toyota NZ, Hilux, CO2, Clean Car, Dr Kirsty Wild, Aimee Wiley
July 04, 2023

Opel first to start incentive strategy as market dries?

July 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Opel first to start incentive strategy as market dries?

Industry concern is that distributors will find it harder now after a huge mid-year count.

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July 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Registrations, Tesla Model Y, Toyota Hilux, Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley
July 04, 2023

Telsa price adjust a result of changing market

July 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Telsa price adjust a result of changing market

More competition means more competitiveness, the industry’s voice believes.

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July 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Electric, BYD, Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley
May 02, 2023

Electric future enforced by Clean Car revisions

May 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electric future enforced by Clean Car revisions

Mild hybrids losing funding, utes set to be clobbered even harder, carbon neutral zone all but wiped.

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May 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
Toyota NZ, Motor Industry Association, Clear Car, Michael Wood, rebate, penalty, Ford NZ, Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux
April 04, 2023

Year on from ute frenzy, Ranger still rules

April 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Year on from ute frenzy, Ranger still rules

 This time last year, Kiwis were hell-bent on beating Clean Car –  some trends have changed, yet old habits continue.

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April 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Registrations, Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Tesla Model Y, Motor Industry Association, Mark Stockdale
March 08, 2023

Hybrids’ performance result questioned by industry

March 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Hybrids’ performance result questioned by industry

Car distributors’ organisation says Consumer NZ failed to remind petrol-electrics still performed better than fully fossil-fuelled equivalents.

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March 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
David Crawford, Consumer NZ, Motor Industry Association, Emissions, Clean Car, Economy
February 09, 2023

Biofuel decision welcomed by trade, distributors

February 09, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Biofuel decision welcomed by trade, distributors

Blending plant-based fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport accepted as too costly.

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February 09, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
biofuel, Motor Industry Association, Motor Trade Association, Marsden Point, eathanol, hydrogen
February 03, 2023

Vehicle sales slide in January

February 03, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Vehicle sales slide in January

Utes still the top choice, BYD topped fully electric sector, but business sector is battening down.

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February 03, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, registrations, January, Toyota Hilux, Toyota NZ, Ford NZ, Ford Ranger, David Crawford
January 10, 2023

Electrics on rise but Ranger still king

January 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electrics on rise but Ranger still king

Latest battery cars lifted EV action but ‘ute tax’ also failed to hurt interest in Ford and Toyota pick-ups.

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January 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Tesla, Ford, Ranger, Motor Industry Association, Hilux, Toyota, Model 3, David Crawford
December 06, 2022

Electric interest up, but utes still dominant choice

December 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Electric interest up, but utes still dominant choice

November new vehicle stats show Ranger set for a fifth year on top.

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December 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Motor Industry Association, Ford NZ, Toyota NZ, Ranger, Hilux, Tesla NZ, Model Y, Registrations, November
November 04, 2022

Ranger still dominant as additional CO2 cost looms

November 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger still dominant as additional CO2 cost looms

Does enduring ute popularity suggest Kiwis are ignoring, or misunderstanding, the impact of the impending Clean Car Standard?

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November 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Ford Ranger, Motor Industry Association, Clean Car Standard
September 19, 2022

Car lobby raises issue with Government’s clean car push

September 19, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Car lobby raises issue with Government’s clean car push

Next step legislation incorrectly drawing in motorcycles latest mis-step by Government, says MIA.

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September 19, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car, Industry
Motor Industry Association, Mark Stockdale, CO2, Clean Car Standard
September 02, 2022

Car market pace increases

September 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Car market pace increases

Industry body cites reasons for enhanced August activity

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September 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, David Crawford, Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Tesla Model 3
September 01, 2022

Ranger, Hilux outsell cars in August registrations

September 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger, Hilux outsell cars in August registrations

Electric passenger models also did well last month, but ute tax hasn’t curtailed Kiwi taste for old favourite one-tonners.

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September 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Autotalk, Motor Industry Association
July 05, 2022

New vehicle sales soften

July 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
New vehicle sales soften

Industry organisation cites several key reasons for slowdown.

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July 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, Mitsubishi
Outlander PHEV, Motor Industry Association, Registrations
May 02, 2022

Ute boom goes bust, but perhaps not for long

May 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ute boom goes bust, but perhaps not for long

Clean Car has altered buying trends, yet old habits might resurrect, industry body suggests.

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May 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
utes, Motor Industry Association, David Crawford, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton, Mitsubishi Outlander, Toyota Hilux
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