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• Value Tyres opens Palmerston North distribution centre

  27-10-2026 23:39 via AutoTalk
  
  Value Tyres will open a distribution centre in Palmerston North on 2 November, creating four jobs and adding delivery runs across Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki.
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• New-look AutoTalk launches with StatsHub and rebuilt opinion section

  12-11-2026 01:02 via AutoTalk
  
  AutoTalk has relaunched its website, the first major update to the site in more than a decade, adding a data tool called StatsHub and a rebuilt opinion section.
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• Trader register dips after five months of growth

  12-11-2026 00:04 via AutoTalk
  
  The number of registered motor vehicle traders fell in October for the first time in six months.
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• Heartland pushes TSB merger target to March 2027

  11-11-2026 22:56 via AutoTalk
  
  Heartland Group has pushed the expected completion of its proposed TSB acquisition and bank merger from December 2026 to March 1, 2027.
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• Ford NZ appoints telco executive Mike Purchase as managing director

  11-11-2026 05:06 via AutoTalk
  
  Ford New Zealand has appointed former One New Zealand executive Mike Purchase as managing director.
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• Genesis Energy’s Greg Price takes top Fleet Champions award

  11-11-2026 03:45 via AutoTalk
  
  Genesis Energy’s Greg Price has received the Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award at the 2026 Australasian Fleet Champions Awards. The awards recognise organisations and individuals from New Zealand and Australia working to reduce deaths and injuries involving work vehicles and at-work drivers. Winners were announced at an Auckland ceremony on November 10, hosted by […]
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• Feedback opens on Auckland congestion charging

  11-11-2026 02:16 via AutoTalk
  
  Transporting New Zealand says a well-designed time-of-use charging scheme could improve freight productivity and journey reliability across Auckland. The road freight association’s comments follow the opening of Auckland Council consultation on three charging options covering the city centre, city fringe and parts of the core motorway network. Council modelling is based on example charges of between $2 […]
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• Toyota revives Scion in the US with Indiana-built kei truck

  10-11-2026 22:23 via AutoTalk
  
  Toyota is reviving the Scion name in the US with a right-hand-drive kei truck built in Indiana.
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• Automotive trades shift to new residence pathway from March 2027

  10-11-2026 22:14 via AutoTalk
  
  Automotive trades will be removed from the Green List Work to Residence pathway from March 8, 2027, under changes to New Zealand’s skilled migration settings. The affected roles are automotive electrician, diesel motor mechanic (including heavy vehicle inspector), general motor mechanic, motorcycle mechanic, panel beater and vehicle painter. They will instead be covered by the […]
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• EU committee votes to soften 2035 combustion car rules

  10-11-2026 22:01 via AutoTalk
  
  The European Parliament’s environment committee has voted to soften the EU’s 2035 CO2 target for new cars.
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• Electricians offered EV charger installation course as plug-in registrations rise

  10-11-2026 21:40 via AutoTalk
  
  Skills Trades Training is launching a course in installing and commissioning home EV chargers.
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• Fuel costs curb light traffic volumes

  09-11-2026 23:37 via AutoTalk
  
  New Zealand’s light traffic volumes remained below year-ago levels in October as higher fuel prices discouraged motorists from driving, according to ANZ’s latest Truckometer. The seasonally adjusted light traffic index, covering motorcycles, cars and vans, increased 0.2% during the month but was 1.7% lower than in October 2025. “Light traffic has been noticeably lower in […]
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• Kiwi adventurer Lily Hillary named Defender Trophy finalist

  09-11-2026 21:30 via AutoTalk
  
  New Zealander Lily Hillary has been selected among 36 global finalists for the inaugural Defender Trophy adventure competition in Africa. Hillary will represent the Asia-Pacific region after qualifying through a regional event in Taiwan involving 24 competitors from seven markets. The finalists were chosen from more than 23,000 applicants through 10 regional events held around […]
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• NZ Cheap Cars to open third new branch in three months

  09-11-2026 21:12 via AutoTalk
  
  NZ Cheap Cars will open a Hamilton branch on 14 November, its third new site in under three months.
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• Simon Lucas Mitsubishi wins silver in global accessory contest

  09-11-2026 08:35 via AutoTalk
  
  Simon Lucas Mitsubishi has won silver in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s global accessory promotion contest.
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• Debi Boffa takes over as Z Energy chief executive

  09-11-2026 03:50 via AutoTalk
  
  Debi Boffa has formally taken over as Z Energy chief executive, succeeding Lindis Jones following a transition period that began in September.
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• Geely EX2 passes one million global sales

  09-11-2026 00:36 via AutoTalk
  
  Geely says its EX2 electric hatchback has passed one million global sales two years after launching. Known as the E2 in some markets, the compact EV debuted on October 9, 2024, and crossed the one-million mark in early October 2026. The result represents an average of about one EX2 sold every minute since its launch, […]
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• Toyota launches EV video series with Gower, Adams and McCaw

  08-11-2026 22:06 via AutoTalk
  
  Toyota New Zealand has launched an online series in which people with questions about EVs spend time with the bZ4X.
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• Transport Minister Chris Bishop likely out of Parliament

  08-11-2026 19:24 via AutoTalk
  
  Transport Minister Chris Bishop is unlikely to return to Parliament after losing Hutt South on election night.
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• Musk axes Tesla's Cybertruck in favour of self-driving taxis

  07-11-2026 01:38 via ABC News
  
  Elon Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production in mid-2027 after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival to legacy pickup trucks.
  
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• THL receives revised proposals from takeover bidders

  06-11-2026 04:22 via AutoTalk
  
  Tourism Holdings Limited (THL) has received revised non-binding takeover proposals from a consortium led by Australian private equity firm BGH Capital and European motorhome rental company Indie Campers following the completion of most due diligence work.
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• CMC expects consolidation as new vehicle brands ‘flood’ NZ market

  06-11-2026 03:56 via AutoTalk
  
  The Colonial Motor Company expects consolidation in New Zealand’s increasingly crowded automotive market as new brands compete for a limited pool of buyers. Retiring chair Ashley Waugh told the company’s 108th annual meeting that the rapid arrival of Chinese vehicle brands had exceeded expectations and was reshaping the local industry. “The flood gates have truly […]
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• John Journee elected Colonial Motor Company chair

  06-11-2026 03:47 via AutoTalk
  
  John Journee has been elected chair of The Colonial Motor Company following the retirement of Ash Waugh.
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• Kia NZ boss says 70 brands is unsustainable for this market

  05-11-2026 23:57 via AutoTalk
  
  Kia New Zealand managing director Todd McDonald says the number of car brands on sale in New Zealand has reached a level the market can’t support, and it is too late to limit it. Speaking at the media launch of the new Seltos at Eden Park on Friday, McDonald says the country had 46 brands […]
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• Kia stages first car launch at Eden Park

  05-11-2026 22:39 via AutoTalk
  
  Kia New Zealand has held the first car launch at Eden Park, unveiling the new Seltos and extending its stadium partnership by five years.
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• Australian dealers call for pause on new brands as profits turn negative

  05-11-2026 05:41 via AutoTalk
  
  The AADA says Australia’s new car retail industry has reached crisis point and wants a pause on new brands.
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• Battery EVs take 23.1% of Australian market in October

  05-11-2026 02:25 via AutoTalk
  
  Battery electric vehicles took 23.1% of Australia’s new vehicle market in October.
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• JMC utes start NZ testing ahead of 2027 launch

  04-11-2026 20:05 via AutoTalk
  
  Auto Distribution Holdings has started local testing of JMC utes ahead of the brand’s New Zealand launch in the new year.
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• New car arrivals rise 36% in October as used imports fall

  04-11-2026 19:35 via AutoTalk
  
  New Zealand imported 19,487 fully built-up vehicles in October, up 15.5% on September.
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• GWM posts record month as Ora 5 tops EV registrations

  04-11-2026 04:15 via AutoTalk
  
  GWM New Zealand registered 667 new vehicles in October, its best month on record.
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