Autofile: September issue

The Motor Trade Association (MTA) says that newly introduced legislation surrounding water damaged vehicles do not go far enough. The new rules stipulate that flood-damaged vehicles will require a full replacement of all electronic and pyrotechnic safety components. However, MTA chief executive Craig Pomare questions whether vehicles of any type which have been written off, including those with water damage, should be sold in New Zealand at all. The Government is working on developing Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) that will work well with autonomous vehicles as part of the Intelligent Transport Systems Technology Action Plan. New Zealand will see its first autonomous vehicle trial later this year, and the global auto industry is gearing up for a radical change with the introduction of driverless vehicles. Read more in the latest issue of Autofile. Our auto industry may also be about to enjoy a more standardised way of accessing data from the Motor Vehicle Register, with the potential formation of a new organisation called National Auto Industry Technology Association (NAITA). The founders of the organisation believe there are many benefits, across the board, for members and the auto industry as a whole. Lamborghini is jumping on the SUV bandwagon, with its Urus concept slated to go on sale in 2018, while Peugeot will take on the gruelling Dakar race in a new 3008DKR. Plus: Autofile features Hamilton in our regional report; we brief on Skoda’s latest SUV and the fourth-generation Kia Rio. Don’t miss the tech report with IMVIA’s Kit Wilkerson, and Autofile has all the industry sales stats for August 2016.  Click to read the September issue of Autofile online.