Autofile: July issue out

The classification of class MC vehicles has been demystified, following a recent technical bulletin released by the New Zealand Transport Agency. Autofile talks to the parties involved, and explores a list of vehicles currently classed as MC that may change to MA class. Trade Me is taking a softly softly approach in the early stages of implementing its new policy on statutory write-offs imported from Australia. The policy has been in place for three weeks, and so far Trade Me has only had to work with two dealers on making sure listings are up to scratch. Police inquiries have highlighted West Auckland as an area of interest, when investigating a break in at Tristram European’s pre-delivery workshop, where a number of high end cars were stolen. Read more in the latest issue of Autofile. Plus: Electric vehicle batteries are seeing a boost, with costs expected to fall as performance continues to rise, which could signal a huge paradigm shift for Kiwis getting into EVs. The PSA Group has released the real-world fuel consumption tests for 30 models from the Peugeot, Citroen and DS stables. And don’t miss our monthly profile, where we sit down with Craig Pomare, recently appointed chief executive of the Motor Trade Association. Plus: All the numbers are in for June in our regular sales stats section, Autofile briefs on the latest motorsport, and of course, our Disputes pages always keep us on our toes. Click to read the July issue of Autofile online.