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Penrite Honda MX on the podium
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
The Penrite Honda Racing Team will compete in the Monster MX National and the Australian Supercross Championship. The team this year includes two well-known Kiwis, Cody Cooper and Ben Townley, and...
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Vehicles
Young Kiwi designs and builds rally rocket
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Alex Kelsey, a modest 21-year-old from Coromandel, has designed and built his own rally supercar, yet he has never had any formal training, and quit school early.
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Ed Speak
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Greg Murphy might be a great motor racing legend, and also a road safety advocate, but his recently reported statement that tourists should be tested before being allowed to drive here doesn’t make a...
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Diesel Industry News
TIL group gets first MAN trucks
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Transport Investments Ltd, the parent company of Hooker Pacific, Pacific FuelHaul, TNL Group, Actus Transport and Roadstar Transport, has taken delivery of the first of many new MAN trucks that w
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Diesel Industry News
Allison’s seven year synthetic test
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Allison, along with German refuse service company Frankfurter Entsorgungs-und Service (FES) has subjected its fully automatic transmissions to a rigorous seven-year test to prove longevity and re
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Diesel Industry News
Superior cab Cat
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Hot on the heels of the launch of its CT630S B-double specialist, Cat On-Highway Trucks is now applying the final touches to the much anticipated CT630SC “Superior Cab” model.  
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Diesel Industry News
Million km Daily
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
The award-winning design of the Iveco Daily light commercial road vehicle meets the challenges of operations in a variety of urban and rural areas across the globe, including New Zealand and Aust
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Diesel Industry News
Beating cross winds
Tuesday, 01 July 2014
One of the big worries about driving a high side van is the effects of cross winds, and nowhere is this more apparent than when crossing Auckland’s harbour bridge.  
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Diesel Industry News
Daily third generation
Tuesday, 01 July 2014
The third generation of the Iveco Daily has been launched on the European market, delivering a blend of tradition and innovation.
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Vehicles
Servicing modern diesels
Sunday, 15 June 2014
When carrying out services on modern vehicles, workshops can no longer afford to take shortcuts to save the client money. It’s been proven a big mistake for workshop owners to act as the client’s...
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Diesel Industry News
Hire company restores Daihatsu truck
Thursday, 05 June 2014
Australia‘s leading vehicle and equipment hire company has enshrined its long-term relationship with the Hino/Toyota family by restoring one of its vintage vehicles.  
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Diesel Industry News
Navistar Auspac launched
Thursday, 05 June 2014
Navistar has announced Navistar Auspac Pty Ltd.
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Diesel Industry News
AC S gets Chinese bus agency
Thursday, 05 June 2014
One of the largest bus and coach manufacturers in the world, Higer, has announced the appointment of Associated Coach Sales (ACS) as sales agent for the company›s range in New Zealand.
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News
NZ technician tops in Australasia
Thursday, 05 June 2014
A New Zealander has emerged as the top Kia Motors service technician in Australasia after winning the inaugural Australia-New Zealand Skill Cup competition. Josh Seabourne, who is a senior technician...
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Motorsport
Speedshow: New Zealand’s biggest, annual automotive extravaganza
Thursday, 05 June 2014
The eighth edition of CRC Speedshow, running July 19-20, will be the biggest yet. With two new halls – one for classic cars and motorcycles, the other for a nationwide radio-controlled race car...
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Vehicles
Jimny gets a flat deck
Thursday, 05 June 2014
A handy Flatdeck version of the Jimny JX is now available, offering useful load-carrying capacity as well as the go-anywhere capabilities of this iconic practical vehicle.
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Vehicles
Cut-price Jaguar
Thursday, 05 June 2014
Jaguar New Zealand has just launched a new derivative in the multi-award winning XF line – the XF 2.0i4 SE, which sells for an incredible $75,000.
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Diesel Industry News
Selecting the correct clutch brake
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Clutch replacement on vehicles that are out of factory warranty has certain pitfalls, and one of the biggest challenges automotive technicians face is correctly identifying the thickness of the c
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Diesel Industry News
First Cat running strong
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
With more than three years and well over 600,000 km now under its belt in round-the-clock B-double work, the first Cat on-highway truck sold is continuing to notch exceptional standards of reliab
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Diesel Industry News
Car body, heal thyself!
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Internal damage in fibre-reinforced composites, materials used in the bodies and structures of modern cars and aircraft, is difficult to detect, and nearly impossible to repair by conventional me
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