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OEM
Toot Toot Big Red Ute
Friday, 31 January 2025
Toyota Australia has announced a new partnership with multi award-winning children’s music group The Wiggles and have  unveiled the Big Red Ute stage car.
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Diesel Industry News
Euro NCAP launches brand new TRUCK SAFE assessment programme
Friday, 31 January 2025
The safety of the trucks on European roads is in the spotlight after Euro NCAP today revealed the first set of results for its  brandnew TRUCK SAFE assessment programme.
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Other
Government leads the way on e-invoicing
Friday, 31 January 2025
E-invoicing is giving a major boost to New Zealand’s digital transformation journey, with significant steps towards  standardisation and adoption that promise to revolutionise business and governme
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Parts
Bendix diagnoses common braking issues
Friday, 31 January 2025
Braking systems are complex and feature many moving parts; they also operate under demanding conditions such as  extreme heat and cold.
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OEM
E-Tech Saga: 4x4 300hp, E-Tech super hybrid
Friday, 31 January 2025
Renault made full use of its expertise in electric vehicles for the development of this innovative E-Tech hybrid powertrain.
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OEM
New Kia parts and distribution warehouse
Friday, 31 January 2025
To help better serve the growing number of Kia drivers in New Zealand, Kia has made the big decision to transition their Parts and Distribution Warehouse into a new facility.
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Parts
New rules for car air con and the environment
Friday, 31 January 2025
In December 2024, Minister for the Environment, Hon.
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Motorsport
Top Drive a ‘Surreal” reward for Lawson
Friday, 31 January 2025
The 2025 Formula 1 season starts on 14 March in Melbourne, with a Kiwi driver in one of the hottest seats in the series.
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Other
LVVTA celebrates 2000,000th LVV certification
Friday, 31 January 2025
On June 27th 2024 LVVTA celebrated a significant milestone – the 200,000th LVV certification issued.
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Workshop Equipment
New to range LED highbay lights from OEX
Friday, 31 January 2025
Using LED lighting can be cost-effective and power-efficient solution that will help with rising costs and OEX have now added  two extra options to their Highbay LED range, these are the OEX LLX411
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Parts
ZF brake-by-wire technology growing
Friday, 31 January 2025
ZF has reached an agreement with a Global vehicle Manufacturer that includes planned volume production of brake-by-wire technology along with cutting-edge steering in a single class of vehicle.
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Parts
Bremtec brakes: For maximum braking performance
Friday, 31 January 2025
Bremtec Brakes, a prominent brand in CoolDrive Auto Parts’ braking range, continues to epitomise excellence in the braking industry, catering to drivers, technicians, and distributors with a steadf
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Parts
AS-PL: Excellence in automotive parts and electrical components
Thursday, 30 January 2025
AS-PL is a European company specialising in the supply of vehicle parts and electrical components, operating since 1992.
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Servicing
Changing vehicle service patterns
Thursday, 30 January 2025
Nationwide research commissioned by Bendix in April and November 2024, has revealed changes in customer attitudes towards vehicle servicing, largely driven by increasing cost of living pressures.
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Ed Speak
What will 2025 bring
Thursday, 30 January 2025
Now we have survived until 25, what will the New Year bring?
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Ed Speak
Take a break
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
For most Kiwi small businesses 2024 has been a very challenging year, navigating the combination of high interest rates, effects of recent high inflation and reduction in consumer spending.
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Parts
Integrating the active belt
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
As with the current, fourth generation of the ACR8 active belt tensioner, ZF Lifetec is also supporting the trend towards connected and automated driving with the new ACR8.S seat-integrated version
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Motorsport
Hartley Wins
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Kiwi Brendon Hartley, together with Sébastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa have won the manufacturer’s title in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
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Motorsport
Kiwis at speed
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Hulme, McLaren, Riley, Oxton, Millen. For a tiny nation that is thousands of km from anywhere, New Zealand has produced a consistent stream of world class – and world champion – race drivers.
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OEM
ABB launches new paint atomiser
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
ABB has launched the RB 1000i-S paint atomiser to revolutionise automotive paint shops.
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