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• Former New Lynn car dealer admits US meth charges, faces return to NZ prosecutions

  14-09-2026 22:31 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  The High Court in Auckland. File image. A former West Auckland used car dealer has pleaded guilty in the United States to drug charges carrying a maximum of life imprisonment, and is expected to be deported to New Zealand to face two separate police prosecutions once he has served his sentence. Andre Francis James, 49, […]
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• Cockram Motor Group takes on Crusader Caravans for the South Island

  14-09-2026 21:45 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  Crusader builds full-composite caravans in Victoria. Image: Crusader Caravans Christchurch’s Cockram Motor Group has picked up the South Island franchise for Australian caravan manufacturer Crusader Caravans, taking the brand into a second New Zealand dealership through its CMG Campers arm. CMG Campers runs a showroom at Nga Mahi Road in Sockburn and already retails Swift […]
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• FleetPartners takeover battle intensifies

  14-09-2026 06:12 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  ASX-listed FleetPartners Group has received three revised takeover proposals valuing the Australian fleet management and leasing company at up to A$993.4 million (NZ$1.23b), while Canadian bidder Element Fleet Management has withdrawn from the sale process. Japan-based ORIX Corporation and a Japanese consortium comprising Sumitomo Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service have each offered A$4.65 per […]
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• Hyundai targets autonomous driving production for 2028

  14-09-2026 04:34 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  Hyundai Motor Group plans to introduce production vehicles using Nvidia-based Level 2+ autonomous driving technology in the first half of 2028. Level 2++ models using the Nvidia system are targeted for the second half of that year, followed by vehicles equipped with Hyundai’s proprietary Atria AI technology during the second half of 2029. The timetable […]
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• Turners reports record uptake of employee share scheme

  14-09-2026 02:03 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  Turners says 72% of its workforce now holds shares in the company following record uptake of its employee share scheme.
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