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Suzuki Jimny 5-door launch
Wednesday, 07 February 2024
There are only a handful of 4WDs that can genuinely lay claim to being ‘cult’ vehicles. Most of them occupy price landscapes well north of $70,000.
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Fleet Buyer’s Guide
Wednesday, 07 February 2024
Welcome to the new look Fleet Buyer’s Guide introduced for 2024, a year of dramatic change for the New Zealand automotive landscape.
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Triton True
Wednesday, 07 February 2024
This is the first time pre-sold orders for a Mitsubishi have broken the 1,200-unit mark.
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BYD Dolphin claims Company Vehicle Overall Car of the Year Award
Monday, 11 December 2023
The BYD Dolphin claimed both the Overall Car of the Year award, and the Electric Vehicle of the Year category award in the 2023 Company Vehicle Magazine, Company Vehicle of the Year Awards.
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Brace for the Beast
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
“Superior all-round performance, improved safety technology and a more robust design with greater cabin and cargo space combine to make the Next Generation Triton a beast to be reckoned with,” says
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Graphics for your national fleet? No problem!
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
As fleet purchasers prepare to examine the winners of the Vehicle of the Year 2023 awards across nine segments, it’s an opportune moment to consider the transformative potential of vehicle signage.
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Auto Transform your fleet to make it move smarter
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
For over 30 years now,  Auto Transform has grown and helped business fleets improve their efficiency through transformational upgrades to their vehicles, improving the range of products and service
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Carpooling tech makes a big splash in efficiency
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Carpooling holds the promise of reducing fleet size, cutting operational expenses, and optimising vehicle utilisation – a trifecta of benefits for New Zealand businesses.
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Fancy a week with a new car for free with no strings?
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Honda Newmarket has a ‘kick RS’ Honda Jazz promotion!
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Suzuki takes S-Cross to hybrid, high ‘spec levels
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
The new Suzuki S-Cross Hybrid drove into the new car scene in October, following on from the release of the Vitara Hybrid just seven months earlier.
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Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid coming soon
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
Other than the still-to-be-determined fate of Ute Tax, the big news for ute buyers for September was the much-anticipated and not unexpected announcement that a Ford Ranger with an electrified powe
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Europe’s delivering when it comes to vans in 2023
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
If you were to characterise the van market in 2023, it would be the year of the Euros. The Koreans are biding their time as are the Chinese brands and even Japan is quiet.
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Hi to Honda’s all-new CR-V version 6.0
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
Honda New Zealand is justifiably excited by the launch of the sixth generation of its halo product, the CR-V, which is arguably the top-selling model in the brand’s lineup.
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The winners of Brake’s 2023 Australasian Fleet Champions Awards
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
Safety-conscious organisations from New Zealand and Australia have been recognised for working hard to reduce incidents involving at-work drivers and vehicles during the ninth annual Australasian F
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Mitsubishi FUSO Canter
Monday, 09 October 2023
With all the talk of electric vehicles these days, it is surprising that more truck manufacturers – especially in the lighter classes – are not pushing this motive form more aggressively, or at lea
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Three-point plug for Stellantis
Monday, 09 October 2023
An electrifying trio of disruptor cars from two brands out of the Stellantis portfolio is sending a strong signal to a downturned New Zealand market.
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NZ Electro Mobility Summit and Expo 2023
Monday, 09 October 2023
September saw the NZ Electro Mobility Summit and Expo occupy The Cloud on Auckland’s waterfront over two days and it was quite a different flavour to previous events which focused on the rising tid
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Charges for electrics and Big Oz is watching us
Monday, 09 October 2023
It would seem the eyes of the world, or at least those across the Tasman, are taking an active interest in the lay of the EV land in Aotearoa.
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First Rescue leads the charge
Monday, 09 October 2023
For the last 30 years, First Rescue has answered the needs of fleet operators from every facet of the automotive industry – a diverse and comprehensive selection of automakers, lease companies and
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Hyundai’s hydrogen truck trial
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
It sails up the Bombay Hills, accelerates faster than fossil fuel vehicles, and incurs less driver fatigue – these are just some of the key findings from a trial of NZ Post’s new zero emission, hyd
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Celebrating 55 years of Fieldays
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
This year was better than last, that’s for sure, even if the early start temperatures were in the minus figures, but that’s June at Mystery Creek!  
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EVs and decarbonisation Summit
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
Fleet operators are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint; let’s face it, there’s a lot of talk about, and a lot of questions on how sustainable transport will contribute to th
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E2 – the future of EVNEX
Tuesday, 04 July 2023
Electric charging solutions provider EVNEX has introduced a revolutionary and indeed, evolutionary slimline box charger for home and commercial use.
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NZ Post signs and delivers with Fuso eCanter
Wednesday, 07 June 2023
The light duty Fuso eCanter truck has received the stamp of approval from NZ Post after a comprehensive six-month trial.
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Fleet Day 2023 – the place to be on July 26th
Wednesday, 07 June 2023
With a little over two weeks until the keynote address from Sir Graham Henry, here’s hoping you have secured your ticket(s) to the biggest event on the fleet manager’s calendar for 2023 – Fleet Day
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Thought Ford had peaked with Everest?
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
Ford New Zealand has announced changes to the Everest line up, confirming the first-ever Everest Wildtrak is coming in July 2023 and customers can now also opt for the Everest Sport with the popula
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Mazda CX-5’s new clothes for 2022
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Big news from Mazda for April is the launch of the facelifted, second generation CX-5, which we first saw arrive in 2017.
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Next-Gen Raptor tipped as ‘Chalk leader’ for Ranger
Monday, 02 May 2022
Ford looks set to deliver a complete Ranger product portfolio when the new generation Ranger touches down in the next few months.
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Ranger update: Here’s some things we can tell you
Sunday, 06 March 2022
By now most of us will have heard that there is a new Ranger on the way from Ford and this is quite big news.
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The decarbonising movement in New Zealand
The decarbonising movement in New Zealand
Monday, 08 February 2021
What is in the pipeline for a multimodal electrified transportation system? The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill.
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