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• Heartland to donate $60 per Giltrap finance deal for 60th anniversary

  23-10-2026 05:59 via Autotalk
  
  Heartland Bank will donate $60 for every settled finance application through Giltrap Group dealerships until 30 November.
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• Inchcape cuts margin outlook as Australian volumes halve

  23-10-2026 05:48 via Autotalk
  Inchcape has cut its full-year margin outlook after its Australian volumes fell 50 per cent in the third quarter.
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• BYD NZ fleet data shows a rarely charged Shark 6 PHEV emits nearly three times as much

  23-10-2026 02:46 via Autotalk
  
  A BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid that was plugged in twice in two months emitted nearly three times as much CO2 per kilometre as an identical Shark 6 that was charged 59 times, according to data from BYD New Zealand’s press fleet. The figures come from a fleet emissions dashboard, part of BYD Connected Car […]
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• Crawford Motorcycles creditors owed more than $535k

  23-10-2026 01:22 via Autotalk
  
  Creditors of Crawford Motorcycles Limited are owed more than $535,000, with the liquidator expecting no funds will be available for preferential or unsecured creditors. The Invercargill motorcycle business, operated by the Crawford family since the early 1980s, was placed into liquidation on February 24 following a special resolution by shareholders. Liquidator Emma Laing, of Laing […]
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• Avanti puts O’Reilly’s Garage into receivership

  23-10-2026 01:03 via Autotalk
  
  Avanti Finance has put Petone luxury car dealer O’Reilly’s Garage into receivership, appointing Iain Shephard and Jessica Kellow of BDO Wellington as receivers and managers on 21 October. The notice of appointment, filed with the Companies Office, says Avanti appointed the receivers under a general security deed dated 26 July 2022 over all of the […]
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• Chery to tune its cars locally through Australian R&D centre

  23-10-2026 00:54 via Autotalk
  
  Chery is setting up a research and development centre in Australia, staffed by local engineers, to adapt its models to Australian conditions before they go on sale. Zhang Guibing, executive vice president of Chery Auto and president of Chery International, outlined the plan at a media round table in Wuhu, China, during the Chery Group […]
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