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General
A pre-election ute market
Monday, 09 October 2023
There’s no denying the biggest disruptor in the ute market this year is the election hot topic of the ute tax. To paraphrase The Clash, should it stay or should it go?
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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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EV
Drive Electric State of the Nation E-Mobility report
Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Drive Electric is delighted to present a first-of-its kind report for New Zealand, covering the current state of all sectors of our electric transport ecosystem!
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SUV
Hyundai Santa Fe Petrol hybrid Limited
Thursday, 07 September 2023
It’s been a long time between drinks for the Hyundai Santa Fe, but there’s a good reason for that.
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Road Report
Nissan X-Trail TI-L e-Power
Thursday, 07 September 2023
The quiet revolution.
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Road Report
Honda ZR-V Sport e:HEV
Thursday, 07 September 2023
Honda’s latest dream – actually a fully-fledged reality – the ZR-V has already found favour with buyers, and while it seems a little odd to inject an SUV in between two existing ones, i
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Workhorse
Volkswagen Crafter
Thursday, 07 September 2023
It’s been a minute since we last reviewed the Volkswagen Crafter, in fact, since our last review, Volkswagen has proven the Crafter’s mettle with a very successful camper model, but wha
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Workhorse
Toyota Corolla Wagon GX Hybrid
Thursday, 07 September 2023
Once and a while a car comes into the country which has no fanfare, no marketing push and would barely register on buyer’s radar, except that the vehicle in question is the perfect comp
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Make your business seen by hundreds of potential customers every day
Thursday, 07 September 2023
Your fleet is so much more than a collection of vehicles able to get your team from A to B and everywhere in between.
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RUC on! Getting your fleet ready for fees
Thursday, 07 September 2023
IVCS ONE partners with an NZTA-approved electronic RUC service provider Picobyte Solutions – developers of RUC Monkey and myRUC.
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OfficeMax accelerates emissions reduction
Thursday, 07 September 2023
OfficeMax New Zealand, the country’s leading workplace solutions specialist, has put a handbrake on its petrol-powered cars in a bid to cut its fleet emissions in half.
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General
EROAD Fleet Day surpasses expectations – again
Thursday, 07 September 2023
I saw him, I saw them, I caught up with her and yes, I did spend some time chatting with them; but I didn’t see you. Did you make it to ERoad’s Fleet Day for 2023?
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Lease/buy – which is right and why
Thursday, 07 September 2023
No element of fleet management raises more basic questions than financing or more specifically, which is better: leasing or buying vehicles for the fleet?
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Workhorse
Renault Master MWB
Thursday, 07 September 2023
Possibly the commercial van with the best name ever, the Renault Master is essentially one van, but a Jacque of all trades.
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Video Road Report
2023 Renault Trafic
Sunday, 20 August 2023
We video review the 2023 Renault Trafic.
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Video Road Report
2023 Peugeot e-Expert - Video review
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
We video review the 2023 Peugeot e-Expert van.
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Road Report
Honda Civic Sport
Wednesday, 09 August 2023
“Once in your life, you find her, someone that turns your heart around,’’Thank you, Cristopher Cross for that opening line from Arthur’s Theme.
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Road Report
Opel Astra SRi
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
Of all the vehicles the Opel brand could bring to New Zealand, none resonates as much as the Astra, a car which already has a solid Antipodean reputation and now comes direct from Opel.
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News
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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News
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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Why chaos is bad for your business
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
Clutter and chaos have a negative effect on your brain, your body, and your business.
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Workhorse
Volkswagen Amarok Life
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
When Californian soft rockers The Eagles penned Life in the Fast Lane, I’m not sure a Volkswagen light commercial was on their minds.
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Behemoth Brewing Company’s Honda fleet
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
Looking at the photo, you can almost work this story out.
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It’s a numbers game
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
New Zealand Company Vehicle asked Alistair Doyle, Regional Manager – Commercial for the UDC Finance northern region, about the financial considerations that fleet managers have at this
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News
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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EV
Medium van for the SME
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
You could say Peugeot, the company which was your first Partner in electric vans has now become an Expert in electric vans. And delivered one.
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General
Re-directing Trafic
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
It’s a welcome return to review a family favourite from NZ Company Vehicle this month as we check out the changes and upgrades to Renault’s long-serving mid-sized van – the Trafic.
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