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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Autofile investigates what impacts and options are ahead due to changes to shipping fuel requirements from January 2020.
The NZTA is considering using the WOF and COF regimes to flag vehicles that haven’t had their alpha-type Takata systems rectified under the mandatory recall process.
The MPI is backing its revised import health standard and industry action taken to prevent future biosecurity crises. The response is a mixed bag.
In our new feature pages, co-founder Henrik Moller explains what Flip The Fleet is about and we look at the electric fleet’s make-up.
This month’s profile is on Mitsubishi boss Warren Brown, while the MTA’s Greig Epps comments on dodgy dealers.
Plus: Goodwood Festival of Speed, tribunal disputes, and our regular industry sales and import statistics.
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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