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Diesel Industry News
NAPA Truck show
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
I breezed into the NAPA Truck Show in Christchurch in late November 2022. A two-day event, Friday was poorly attended I felt. Saturday would be huge, they said, but I wasn’t available...
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Parts
Terrain Tamer’s growing brake range
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
It is well known to owners of Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series vehicles that the OE handbrake on these models is insufficient and prone to failure, causing slipping and dangerous rollaway events.
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Servicing
Bendix shares common brake job oversights
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Given how vital a vehicle’s braking system is to the safety of the driver, occupants and other road users, it’s critical that all aspects of brake servicing, maintenance, repair and replacement is
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Parts
Clutch Industries – innovation focused
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Clutch Industries is proud of its 70-plus year history as a major Australian clutch manufacturer, supplying original equipment for Toyota, Nissan, Ford, GM and Mitsubishi.
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Motorsport
THTGUY Drift takes Techspan Motorsport to a higher plane
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
You may recall that in the April 2022 issue of Motor Equipment News we featured the Techspan Motorsport Toyota GT86 that Jake Fastnedge (Thtguy Drift) and his dad Tim were building.
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News
Raptor owners can dial-in their exhaust sound
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
The Next-Generation Ranger Raptor is not only built to dominate the deserts and master the mountains, but thanks to the 3.0L twin-turbo V6 model’s new active valve twin exhaust system and four driv
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Workshop Equipment
Autel EV diagnostics equipment
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
The EV market and the subsequent potential for EV servicing is growing exponentially, whilst this is from a small base in New Zealand the numbers are adding up with an estimated 68,000+ EV’s  (BEV
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News
Hell yes – the rotary is back!
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Mazda has launched the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a plug-in hybrid model that uses a rotary engine as a generator, at the Brussels Motor Show1.
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News
Game-changing two-piece connecting rod
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Transcend Energy Group is innovating the combustion engine. Their latest product, the Thunder Rod, made its debut at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, in November 2022.
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News
Engineering students to McLaren
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Sixty years after Bruce McLaren made the journey from New Zealand to England to establish the company that still bears his name today, two young engineers have followed in his footsteps as part of
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Other
Counterfeit LVV Certification Plates on AliExpress
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
The problem of counterfeit LVV Certification Plates (LVV plates) has reared its head again this year.
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Parts
Autolign - the constant in a changing market
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Back in 1950, there was one name you turned to when it came to anything to do with suspension and steering systems.
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Other
Collins Automotive joins the Bosch Car Service network
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Collins Automotive, located in central Hamilton is the latest comprehensive workshop business to join the growing Bosch Car Service Network.
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Parts
Summer’s here; stay cool. BNT is here to help
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
As a workshop, you know what your customer’s vehicles are going to go through over the next few months: sitting in queues which can easily be miles long creeping along with the air conditioning roa
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Parts
Mount Shop – your steering, suspension and undercar specialist
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
It’s fair to say the last 25 years or so have seen some interesting and challenging times for the auto industry and perhaps even more so for the auto aftermarket industry, where flexibility and dep
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Parts
New Zealand’s first all-makes’ AC Delco store
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
ACDelco has revealed details of the world-renowned automotive parts supplier’s first store location in New Zealand, bestowing the honour to VC Motors in Waipukurau.
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Workshop Equipment
NAPA Aerosols arrive
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
A new addition to the NAPA product line-up is a range of five aerosols.
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OEM
Clever tech for EV motors
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
For nearly 125 years, Renault has been constantly seeking to innovate. Its inventions have stood the test of time and are still used even today with many people not even realising it.
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Parts
Electronic Secondary park brake kit for Land Cruiser
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
It is well known to owners of Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series vehicles that the OE handbrake on these models is insufficient and prone to failure, causing slipping and dangerous rollaway events.
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Other
Googles latest update explained
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Richard Conway explains what to do if you are hit by Google’s latest ‘Helpful Content Update’ or September ‘Core Update’.
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