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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