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Posted: 06 May 2011 A number of factors have contributed to a slow-down in new passenger car sales for the month of...
Posted: 07 April 2011 The positive start to the calendar year continues with March new passenger car registrations of...
Posted: 07 March 2011 Even without the influence of rental registrations, the new vehicle market continues to perform...
Posted: 15 February 2011 The new car industry has started the calendar year on a positive note with both passenger cars and...
Posted: 10 January 2011 The new vehicle industry finished the year on a strong note with passenger cars up 14.5% on...
Posted: 07 December 2010 Registration data for November would suggest the New Zealand new vehicle market is remaining...
Posted: 15 November 2010 Sales to rental companies have traditionally always dominated October sales numbers and 2010 was no...
Posted: 07 October 2010 When rental sales are high it is almost a given that Toyota will totally dominate the top end of...
Posted: 07 September 2010 The August 2010 registration data highlighted some positive signs for the new car industry. Posted: 17 August 2010 July 2010 new car registrations of 4,446 were a meagre 27 units off the same month in 2009. Posted: 02 August 2010 An Environment Science and Research (ESR) report looking into the extent drugs play in driver...
Posted: 27 July 2010 The AA is very pleased with the government's announcements today to tackle dangerous and drink...
Posted: 08 July 2010 New vehicle sales for the month of June were totally dominated by Toyota. Whether it was passenger...
Posted: 10 June 2010 New vehicle registration data for May 2010 shows new car sales continue to improve compared to 2009...
Posted: 11 May 2010 While new car registrations of 4,585 was the highest monthly increase for the year so far (30%) in...
Posted: 09 April 2010 Building on the first two calendar months of improved sales, March new car and commercial...
Posted: 08 March 2010 New car sales have for the second month in a row exceeded 2009 volumes Posted: 09 February 2010 After eighteen consecutive months of falling sales, January new car registrations are ahead of 2009...
Posted: 12 January 2010 The new vehicle industry ended the year with total sales of 70,048, some 28% below 2008 volumes.
Posted: 23 December 2009 We've debated the pro's and con's of 2009's new market entrants, and come up with our own personal...
Posted: 08 December 2009 Take away the rental car sales which have boosted numbers significantly in recent months, and one...
Posted: 11 November 2009 This video clip of a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air colliding with a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu demonstrates...
Posted: 06 November 2009 The roller coaster ride continues for the new car industry with sales up fractionally (1.6%) for...
Posted: 08 October 2009 September registration sales figures for new passenger cars totalled 5593, the highest month...
Posted: 07 September 2009 New passenger car sales stumbled in August with 4417 registrations, down 1.2 percent on July’s...
Posted: 07 August 2009 New passenger vehicle sales continued their upward trend in July with a modest increase of 3.8...
Posted: 06 July 2009 For the third month in a row new cars sales have increased bringing some much needed relief and...
Posted: 04 June 2009 While still hedging his bets slightly Perry Kerr, CEO of the Motor Industry Association, is looking...
Posted: 07 May 2009 Predictions the March new car sales result were the bottoming of the market have proven completely...
Posted: 30 April 2009 The 2009 vehicle running costs have officially been released. In comparison to the 2008 figures,...
Posted: 08 April 2009 While new car sales in March were slightly behind the January 09 result they were a healthy 28.6%...
Posted: 06 March 2009 Faced with increased prices due to the weakening NZ dollar and falling sales, the new car industry...
Posted: 16 February 2009 It's been nearly 100 years, but Kiwi motorists will shortly be able to buy a wholly-electric...
Posted: 09 February 2009 The new car industry is facing challenging times ahead with retail prices heading upwards while the...
Posted: 14 January 2009 The New vehicle industry in general will be grateful for the strong start to the first half of 2008...
Posted: 05 December 2008 The tough economic climate that's held most areas of New Zealand industry in a stranglehold finally...
Posted: 31 October 2008 A major AA Member survey reveals how motorists responded to fuel price increases and adjusted their...
Posted: 02 October 2008 The AA is warning motorists to be wary of buying fuel saving devices that may not deliver the...
Posted: 09 September 2008 The tough economic climate that's held most areas of New Zealand industry in a stranglehold finally...
Posted: 20 August 2008 A 141.5% increase in petrol prices over the last two decades. That's a whopping figure. We look at...
Posted: 14 August 2008 With ongoing rises in fuel prices around the globe its only a question of time before hypermiling...
Posted: 11 August 2008 The biggest seasonal drop in new car sales since the nineties had the Motor Industry reeling in...
Posted: 09 July 2008 The Motor Industry Association is suggesting New Zealand’s dependency on used import vehicles is...
Posted: 06 June 2008 New car sales saw an 11.3% drop in sales this May over the record breaking May of 2007, but despite...
Posted: 13 May 2008 April is seasonally one of the year's slower months for new vehicle sales, but April 2008 continued...
Posted: 12 May 2008 Top female rally driver takes on the ultimate driving challenge—to reduce New Zealand's road toll. Posted: 15 April 2008 The Motor Industry Association is satisfied with new vehicles sales achieved in March, although the...
Posted: 10 March 2008 New car sales continued to surge strongly in February with new passenger vehicle registrations...
Posted: 19 February 2008 New vehicle sales hit an all-time record in January, up 11% on the same period last year new...
Posted: 07 February 2008 The Mondeo has always been a pleasing drive, however earlier examples didn't always make the most...
Posted: 09 January 2008 With the latest Mazda2, Mazda have worked a miracle - at least in the terms of car manufacturing -...
Posted: 09 January 2008 Total new vehicle sales in New Zealand for 2007 topped out just 980 units behind the 16 year record...
Posted: 19 December 2007 The Impreza WRX is an institution in New Zealand; born on the rally stage and perennial favourite...
Posted: 14 December 2007 New car sales hit record levels again in November with 6723 units being sold, a 7% increase on...
Posted: 22 November 2007 Opting for an entry-level variant of a chosen vehicle can go two ways. The base vehicle, despite...
Posted: 09 November 2007 The new car industry continued to strengthen in October; with 7904 new cars sold there was an...
Posted: 08 November 2007 Why Audi opted such a cutesy pie design like the original TT as homage to possibly the most...
Posted: 05 November 2007 After attending the launch for the quirkily styled Roomster I was convinced the looks would be a...
Posted: 29 October 2007 Italy isn't well known for producing outstanding golf competitors, but that's no deterrent to...
Posted: 23 October 2007 With sculpted rear quarter and distinct frontal treatment, the Dodge Avenger really imparts a...
Posted: 17 October 2007 Think of 'iconic' sportscars these days and your mental imagery is likely to be a European - either...
Posted: 15 October 2007 It was business as usual for the new vehicle industry in September. 7,077 passenger vehicles were...
Posted: 02 October 2007 A bit off the pace of Europe, but New Zealand buyers are starting to cotton on to the hot hatch...
Posted: 26 September 2007 The existing graduated driver licensing system is not adequately preparing our young drivers for...
Posted: 25 September 2007 Mercedes Benz has replaced its volume selling C-class with an all-new model and try as you may,...
Posted: 11 September 2007 Mazda's diesel only BT-50 utility has just added a five-speed automatic to the range-topping SDX...
Posted: 11 September 2007 August proved a strong month for new passenger vehicle sales with 6800 new cars sold... Posted: 03 September 2007 If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It's an old adage that's served Kiwi farmers well and still has...
Posted: 15 August 2007 Unless you're a brand snob, or are particularly fond of one style over another, the lines between...
Posted: 09 August 2007 New car sales experienced the biggest July for two decades with 6,382 new passenger vehicles being...
Posted: 01 August 2007 Volkswagen's seven seat Touran has a new look and - as the AA's technical department discovers - a...
Posted: 30 July 2007 Lexus have reduced the entry point of their popular IS250 range with a new 'Elect' specification,...
Posted: 29 July 2007 With the world jumping on the environmentally sustainable bandwagon, car manufacturers are getting...
Posted: 27 July 2007 Our AA technical department got to see how the other half live during their recent assessment of...
Posted: 16 July 2007 New car sales in June 2007 are the same as this time last year. While the sales market hasn't...
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