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Chat (GPT) with your car
Tuesday, 04 June 2024
Peugeot is one of the first manufacturers to introduce ChatGPT into its passenger cars.
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Bapcor Drive Expo 2024
Friday, 31 May 2024
Bapcor New Zealand is responding to the automotive industry’s strong demand for upskilling and product knowledge opportunities as part of their Drive Expo 2024 with a range of seminars led by local
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10 Reasons To Attend The Auto Aftermarket Expo
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
The Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo is the nation’s largest industry event, with the most comprehensive collection of leading brands, automotive training, tools, technology and experts ever assemb
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How safe was the car you drove in the 1990’s?
Monday, 05 February 2024
Taking stock of the past 30 years of independent vehicle safety testing, ANCAP reflects on the vehicle models first rated when testing began in 1993.
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Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo 2024
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) is excited to officially launch the 2024 Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo (AAAExpo).
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Autorama 2023
Wednesday, 29 November 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.
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Over two million Mazda rotary engines built
Monday, 27 November 2023
The rotary engine is an engine with a unique structure that uses rotational movement of triangular rotors to generate power.
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Autonomous vehicles will soon be safer than humans
Monday, 30 October 2023
The promise of autonomous vehicles has been a long time coming.
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Keep it simple: get your customer experience humming
Monday, 02 October 2023
How can you ensure a great customer experience even when times are tough?  Mat Wylie says it’s all about keeping things simple.
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Ford Supervan 4.2 races to the clouds
Tuesday, 01 August 2023
Ford Performance is gearing up for the 101st running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb brought to you by Gran Turismo with an electrifying entry – the all-new, improved Ford Supe
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Kiwis and Cortinas
Monday, 03 July 2023
To quote from the book’s PR blurb: “There would hardly be a ‘mature’ Kiwi whose life hasn’t been touched somewhere along the way by a Cortina.
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The industry and car show for the trade
Monday, 03 July 2023
Hamilton (Mystery Creek Venue) 10-12 November 2023
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Watch out for water-damaged vehicles
Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Over 6,200 vehicle claims were lodged with State, AMI and NZI, largely for flooded cars, as a result of the North Island flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle wreaking havoc across the North Island.  Arou
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Toyota’s warning to used car buyers
Monday, 03 April 2023
Toyota New Zealand warns buyers of used cars to take extra careful precautions when purchasing a used car to ensure it hasn’t been involved in flood damage.
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The NAPA Know How on fitting electric trailer brake controllers
Monday, 06 March 2023
Electric brake controllers are a great safety aid when towing large or heavy trailers as they greatly improve the co-ordination of braking between the vehicle and the trailer, reducing stopping dis
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No Blueprints? Make it from scratch!
Monday, 06 March 2023
This series features Toyota’s project to revive a legendary racing car – now on display at the Fuji Motorsports Museum – with a look at the project members’ efforts as well as the history and meani
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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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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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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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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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