• Government must return automotive training to industry
    Automotive sector organisations are united in calling on Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds to restore automotive training to the industry. A taskforce of 20 automotive industry...
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  • GPC charging ahead with new purpose-built facility and courses
    GPC has unveiled their new specialist vehicle training centre in Penrose this month. Uniquely positioned with both local and international insights, Genuine Parts Company (GPC), better known locally...
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  • Ground braking coverage at CoolDrive
    CoolDrive Auto Parts continues to prove itself as the newest leader in braking with one of the most comprehensive product ranges and service offerings available to workshops across Australasia....
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  • Trends in brake technology
    The main trends around brake technology are driven by a desire to  improve vehicle economy by reducing the weight of the brake system components. This has the added benefit of reducing the unsprung...
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  • Automechanika Frankfurt 2024
    Automechanika is the largest automotive technology show in the world, it is held bi-annually in Frankfurt. This year there were over 4,200 exhibitors from 170 countries at the five-day expo.
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Other
Barriers to payment innovation
Monday, 30 September 2024

New research by Xero has uncovered payment convenience is key for Kiwi consumers, but barriers such as expensive fees are turning off small businesses from embracing new digital methods.

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Parts
Terrain Tamer opens in the USA
Monday, 30 September 2024

The Don Kyatt Group is proud to announce that they are taking their Terrain Tamer and Flashlube brands to North America.

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Servicing
A ‘cool’ $2 million back to industry
Monday, 30 September 2024

As a result of record collection numbers of redundant refrigerant, New Zealand’s product stewardship scheme for refrigerants, Cool-Safe has paid out over $2million back to industry.

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Parts
The birth of a brake pad
Monday, 30 September 2024

As a leading friction material and brake component company that traces its roots in Australia back to 1955, Bendix boasts a huge amount of experience as both an OE and aftermarket supplier to the a

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Diesel Industry News
ZF advances in safety for commercial vehicles
Monday, 30 September 2024

ZF has a strong record of developing systems for commercial vehicles that can make driving safer and reduce the risk of accidents.

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Other
Understanding surcharging and fees for your SMB
Monday, 30 September 2024

Learn how to navigate surcharges and payment fees to keep your SMB profitable and customer-friendly.

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Motorsport
Ford F-150 Lightning EV takes on Pikes Peak
Monday, 30 September 2024

Ford’s F-150 Lightning SuperTruck returns to America’s mountain once again.  The initiative follows and aims to build upon the success of capturing multiple records at the 2023 Pikes Peak Internati

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OEM
BMW successfully tests humanoid robots in plant
Monday, 30 September 2024

The BMW Group is exploring the use of humanoid robots in production for the first time.

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Motorsport
Summer single seater race action
Monday, 30 September 2024

It has produced leading Kiwi and international race stars too numerous to name. Toyota Racing Series graduates are racing and winning on every continent in top tier championships.

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Parts
Aktron – Petronas master distributor
Monday, 02 September 2024
Aktron (formally Oil Distributors) was founded in 1992 as a family-owned business to provide businesses in Canterbury with an alternative lubricant supply to the big four.
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Parts
Engine oil: past, present and future
Monday, 02 September 2024
Whilst the basic role of engine oil is straight forward, protecting moving parts from physical contact, reducing friction and subsequent wear, in the modern context they do so much more.
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Parts
Terrain Tamer suspension seats for 4WDs
Monday, 02 September 2024
Drivers travelling long distances across the rough, corrugated roads of the Australian Outback, especially in a 4WD, know that comfort definitely counts.
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Workshop Equipment
The evolution of touch screens at Renault
Monday, 02 September 2024
Since the launch of Clio IV and ZOE in 2012, the centre of the dashboard of Renault vehicles has featured a multimedia touch screen. Initially small, this screen offered basic functions such as...
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Workshop Equipment
ADAS Calibrations
Monday, 05 August 2024
Is anyone reading this article guilty of driving home from work not completely focused on the one critical task at hand: driving safely and minimising the risk of accident, injury, or death?
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Workshop Equipment
Technical advancements in wheel alignment
Monday, 05 August 2024
Whilst tyre fitting and balancing have seen some improvements around automation, wheel alignment technology has seen rapid technological advances with more coming down the pipeline.
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