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• Women in Automotive releases free hiring guide and workplace checklist as it becomes a charity

  29-09-2026 23:51 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  Women in Automotive New Zealand has marked its registration as a charity by releasing two free resources for employers, a hiring guide developed with recruiter Automotive Employment New Zealand and a 28-point workplace self-assessment. The organisation says women make up 17% of the automotive workforce, and 6% in collision repair. It puts women’s share of […]
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• Survey finds 93% of Kiwi drivers distracted by touchscreens

  29-09-2026 23:26 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  More than nine in 10 New Zealand drivers surveyed whose vehicles have touchscreens say the technology has distracted them while driving. The AutoSense poll of 476 New Zealanders found 93% of respondents with touchscreen-equipped vehicles had experienced distraction when using them. Almost one-quarter, or 22.9%, said this occurred frequently, while 48.5% reported being distracted occasionally. […]
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• 10 years on, Geelong and Broadmeadows count the cost of Ford's departure

  29-09-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  While the Geelong and Broadmeadows economies have bounced back from Ford factory closures in 2016, former workers say their journeys have been tough.
  
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• Hyundai Staria Load Hybrid secures first NZ fleet order

  29-09-2026 05:15 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  Facilities services provider OCS has become the first fleet customer in New Zealand to purchase the Hyundai Staria Load Hybrid.
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• Treasury sees stronger books but oil risks cloud recovery

  29-09-2026 03:21 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  Treasury is forecasting smaller deficits, higher tax revenue and a return to surplus from 2028/29, although it warns that elevated oil prices could prolong inflation and weaken the economic recovery.
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• BYD Sealion 5 gets three-star ANCAP rating, M9 scores five

  29-09-2026 03:00 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  The BYD Sealion 5 has been given a three-star ANCAP safety rating, making it the first BYD model rated by ANCAP to miss out on five stars. The new M9 plug-in hybrid people mover, tested at the same time, gets the full five. Both were assessed against ANCAP’s current 2026-2028 criteria. The Sealion 5 was […]
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• Nadine Bell to lead Manukau Toyota Group as it becomes East & South Toyota

  29-09-2026 02:36 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  Manukau Toyota Group becomes East & South Toyota on 1 October, the same day chief operating officer Nadine Bell takes over as chief executive. Bell succeeds Darren Smart, who has led the group for seven and a half years. She joined as chief operating officer in January 2025. “It is a privilege to lead East […]
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• Omoda Jaecoo becomes Breakers vehicle partner with 12-car fleet

  29-09-2026 01:49 via autotalk.co.nz
  
  Omoda Jaecoo has signed on as official vehicle partner of the BNZ Breakers, New Zealand’s only team in Australia’s National Basketball League, for the 2026-27 season. The deal puts Omoda Jaecoo branding on the Breakers’ playing strip and a fleet of 12 Jaecoo vehicles with the club. The fleet is made up of the J5 […]
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