The Motor Trade Association warns a one-size-fits-all approach to right-to-repair laws is unsuitable for the car industry and may mean some marques exit the market. It’s working with dealers and
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Toyota NZ has suggested a rolling age ban of up to eight years for used imports among a package of measures to shift the country to a low-emissions economy, while the chairman of the Productivity Commission enters the debate.
The supply chain from Japan recovers from the impact of Typhoon Jebi and the NZTA has issued details about checking the call-back status for non-alpha Takata airbags. The new-vehicle industry updates on progress, while warnings are made about used-imports.
In legal matters, the government cracks down on illegal traders and a sacked car salesman from India claims he was threatened with deportation.
Why asking how far an electric car will go on a full charge is a complicated question that dealers need to get their heads around and we profile Kit Wilkerson, who attended last month’s ITS World Congress in Copenhagen.
Plus: Dermot Nottingham declared bankrupt, Monterey Car Week, motorsport, disputes, in-depth industry statistics and much more.
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The annual number of used imports from Japan has tumbled by more than 30,000 with the clean car standard being blamed as a key factor for the downturn. Autofile talks to industry experts about the mar
Car dealer complaints are set to hit their highest level in three years with more than 100 made to Duncan Connor, registrar of motor-vehicle traders, in seven months. Talking to Autofile, Con
The Motor Industry Association is calling for the government to rethink a vehicle exhaust emissions rule amendment that would introduce in-service conformity testing for light-vehicle imports from som
The government is looking into how public infrastructure for electric cars is paid for, saying it’s “timely” to review its co-investment approach. Plus: Autofile examines what else i