• Banks opens F5000 race season with Manfield victory
    Auckland racer David Banks has leapt to an early lead in the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival in the opening round.
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  • Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo 2024
    The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) is excited to officially launch the 2024 Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo (AAAExpo). Following a popular date change to avoid a clash with the...
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  • Mount Shop to purchase George Stock’s automotive division
    Mount Shop is to purchase George Stocks’ Automotive division, which will see Mount Shop taking over the agencies for Koni, KYB, King Springs, H&R Springs and Transteering Steering &...
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  • Autorama 2023
    The inaugural Autorama 2023 team  put on a great show, Motor Equipment News attended the Friday trade day, which also included the unveiling of the eleven new show vehicles. There was a good range of...
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  • Over two million Mazda rotary engines built
    The rotary engine is an engine with a unique structure that uses rotational movement of triangular rotors to generate power. The first vehicle Mazda equipped with a rotary engine was the Mazda Cosmo...
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Parts
Terrain Tamer full GVM upgrade kits
Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Terrain Tamer offers Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) upgrade kits with parabolic leaf springs for Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Land Cruiser and many other 4WD models.

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Parts
NAPA preparing to turn 100 in 2025
Wednesday, 29 November 2023

NAPA New Zealand are looking to provide something special for New Zealand customers.

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Parts
All general servicing needs covered with CoolDrive
Tuesday, 28 November 2023

CoolDrive Auto Parts stocks everything workshops may need when it comes to general servicing requirements.

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Diesel Industry News
Bendix has Japanese trucks covered for brakes
Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Most of the trucks sold in Australia every year are Japanese, with Isuzu, Hino and Fuso being the favoured brands for many applications that need light and medium duty trucks to get a job done.

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Parts
Thermatic electric cooling fans
Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Australian manufactured Davies Craig Thermatic electric cooling fans are suitable for both condenser (air-conditioning) and radiator (engine) applications.

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Servicing
The ever-changing refrigerant story
Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Over the last 30 years there seems to be an almost continual change in the refrigerants used for automotive air conditioning systems in New Zealand.

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OEM
Real-life crash test
Wednesday, 29 November 2023

With the world’s first public crash test involving two fully electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is going above and beyond not only the legal requirements but also those of the ratings industry.

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Other
Building trust in AI technology
Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Businesses face new challenges when building and maintaining trust in the ‘ChatGPT age’. But five key principles can help them build trust in the new technology.

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OEM
Moving from rubber to steel wheels cuts emissions
Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Moving vehicles and parts around the country accounts for just over a third of Toyota New Zealand’s carbon emissions.

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Motorsport
Magnificent Kiwi onslaught at the Great Race
Monday, 30 October 2023
Shane van Gisbergen and fellow Kiwi Richie Stanaway have become the second all-Kiwi pairing to win the Bathurst 1000. The first all-Kiwi driver pairing to win the Great Race was Greg Murphy and...
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Motorsport
Historic and classic vehicle sector has an $11 billion footprint
Monday, 02 October 2023
A major market research survey by the NZ Federation of Motoring Clubs (FoMC) has concluded that the total economic footprint of the historic and classic vehicle sector is a staggering $11 billion.
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Motorsport
Lawson Living every racers dream
Friday, 29 September 2023
Pukekohe racer Liam Lawson has made an impeccable Formula 1 debut under difficult conditions, out-racing his team-mate at the Dutch Grand Prix and then posting the best result of the year for Alpha...
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OEM
Real-life crash test
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
With the world’s first public crash test involving two fully electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is going above and beyond not only the legal requirements but also those of the ratings industry.
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OEM
Moving from rubber to steel wheels cuts emissions
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Moving vehicles and parts around the country accounts for just over a third of Toyota New Zealand’s carbon emissions.
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OEM
Android smartphones become fully fledged vehicle keys
Tuesday, 03 October 2023
BMW’s Digital Key Plus is now also available for smartphones with Android operating systems.
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