The industry has broadly welcomed a major revamp of the clean car standard. The government plans to scrap the weight-adjustment system for imported passenger and light commercial vehicles. It will als

Finance providers and car dealers are hoping “necessary” reforms of lending laws will bring a period of consolidation for the sector after numerous changes over the past decade. We look in

Drive Electric says New Zealand risks missing out on a $100 billion-plus economic opportunity over the next five years unless the government changes its policies around EVs and accelerates plans to in

The government is being urged to overhaul the clean car standard because it’s preventing importers hitting goals set to reduce emissions, says the Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VI

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

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