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Škoda goes electric with class
Monday, 03 April 2023
February was the official launch of the all-electric Enyaq, important not only for the fact that this is Skoda’s first all-electric vehicle, but also that New Zealand is the first country outside o
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Fleet Buyer’s Guide 2023
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
It’s shaping up to be a busy year as far as new model releases are concerned, and for many fleets, 2023 is looking to be a year of either “Finally – some new vehicle availability,” or a golden oppo
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New models
Isuzu D-Max – Workhorse Road report
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
The Clean Car Scheme is not a nice prospect for local auto distributors, and it affects some more than others, as everyone looks at ways of reducing their across-the-range CO2 outputs.
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New models
Skoda Karoq Sportline – Road report
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
The big boy of the Karoq trio, the Sportline is the Karoq with all the bells and whistles and it just happens to have a 4x4 drivetrain.
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New models
Toyota Corolla Cross GXL – Road report
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
At first blush, the Corolla Cross – for all that it’s a Corolla with all that implies – appeared to be a solution looking for a problem, but Toyota seldom produces vehicles on a whim, so wh
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News
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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Triple treat for Mahindra's 2023
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
Mahindra is starting off 2023 on the rise, introducing two new models and bringing a significant upgrade to its stalwart seller – the Pik Up.
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Video Road Report
We video review the 2023 OPEL Mokka-e
Friday, 17 February 2023
If you thought Mokkas were just indulgent coffee's, think again.
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Fleet Buyer’s Guide 2023
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
It’s shaping up to be a busy year as far as new model releases are concerned, and for many fleets, 2023 is looking to be a year of either “Finally – some new vehicle availability,” or a golden oppo
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Bad weather and worse roads advice from Teletrac Navman
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Summer, so far, has been a bit of a mixed bag for Kiwis. Some very nice weather, some very poor weather, some very nice roads, and some very poor roads.
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How FleetPartners helped BSH Home Appliances go electric
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
BSH Home Appliances is the New Zealand subsidiary of Europe’s leading manufacturer of premium home appliances.
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Fantastic Fleet Expo at Boomrock
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Learning from the success of the EROAD Fleet Day last year – which surpassed the organisation’s expectations in terms of attendee numbers and interest – the Wellington event, supported by the Great
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Utemaster’s revolutionary TrailCore service body
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
The innovative design of the new TrailCore Service Body suggests it is the most spacious, practical, and modern service body ever to hit the market.
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If your fleet don’t fit – Auto Transform it!
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
There’s something about the start of a new year. There’s hope in the air, change in the wind and yet some things – constant things – are just getting better.
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New models
Nissan back in the game
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Anyone following Nissan will know by now their brand of choice is kicking it into high gear this year and has launched a quartet of Company Vehicle relevant – well, mostly – products in the first q
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New models
Java Jolt – Opel Mokka e’s bold and pure blend
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
At the end of last year, NZ Company Vehicle introduced its readers to the Opel brand and more specifically to the first of the Opel vehicles to arrive in New Zealand – the all-electric Mokk
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Video Road Report
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV VRX video review
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
We video review the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV VRX   Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV VRX – a winning formula
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Company Vehicle Executive Car of the Year 2022
Tuesday, 17 January 2023
The Executive Car of the Year award has not, in my experience anyway, ever had a judging the way the Lexus 300h has.
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SUV
Company Vehicle Large SUV of the Year 2022
Tuesday, 10 January 2023
The Skoda Kodiaq for 2022 is something of a humbled award winner which sounds almost counter-intuitive.
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General
Company Vehicle Compact SUV of the Year
Tuesday, 20 December 2022
Suzuki has delivered the S-Cross as it should always have been. For 2022, the Small SUV from Suzuki has seen a reimagination and a refocus on who its target market is.
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General
Company Vehicle EV of the Year 2022
Tuesday, 20 December 2022
There is an ever-growing list of EVs for new vehicle buyers to choose from, but this year our award winner is most definitely a Greenfields winner.
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General
Company Vehicle Medium/Large Business Car of the Year
Friday, 16 December 2022
It would be wrong to suggest our merged Medium/Large car award winner achieved the result it did this year, based on the performance of its predecessor.
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General
Company Vehicle Compact/Small Business Car of the Year
Thursday, 15 December 2022
As is traditional, our first category is that of the Compact Business Car of the Year an amalgamation of the Motor Industry Associations Micro and Small class segments.
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General
Company Vehicle Van of the Year 2022 - Volkswagen Transporter
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
The Van of the Year for Company Vehicle 2022 came in with a beginning of the year entrant and then a follow-up vehicle in the closing months of voting time.
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Workhorse
Ford Ranger XLT 2WD
Saturday, 10 December 2022
With a raft of Rangers on the way over the next few editions, we thought the smart starting point – certainly the most fleet-friendly – is the 2WD double cab, so here’s what we thought of i
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Road Report
BYD Atto 3 the new kid on the block
Saturday, 10 December 2022
As part of the EV revolution, we will continue seeing new EV-only brands appear on the market – BYD is the most recent of these.
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General
Opel – cool brand and coming in hot
Saturday, 10 December 2022
Back in March of this year, there was a bit of a buzz around the Opel brand coming out of Europe – and more specifically, Germany – which sort of went into hiatus as other world events domi
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General
Ali Arc Industries – powering ahead despite a challenging year
Saturday, 10 December 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, Ali Arc Industries is reflecting on one of its most challenging years in business since being founded some 34 years ago.
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General
On the Trail of better all Terrain tyres with Michelin’s LTX - Video Review
Friday, 09 December 2022
Michelin has just launched its latest All Terrain tyre, the LTX Trail, which brings together Michelin’s rally sport expertise to redefine a fuel saving All Terrain tyre. 
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EV
Getting the BYD buzz
Tuesday, 08 November 2022
BYD, out of China, has been in our market for four months now.
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