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Government must return automotive training to industry
Monday, 30 September 2024
Automotive sector organisations are united in calling on Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds to restore automotive training to the industry.
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Motorsport
Summer single seater race action
Monday, 30 September 2024
It has produced leading Kiwi and international race stars too numerous to name. Toyota Racing Series graduates are racing and winning on every continent in top tier championships.
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Other
Barriers to payment innovation
Monday, 30 September 2024
New research by Xero has uncovered payment convenience is key for Kiwi consumers, but barriers such as expensive fees are turning off small businesses from embracing new digital methods.
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Servicing
GPC charging ahead with new purpose-built facility and courses
Monday, 30 September 2024
GPC has unveiled their new specialist vehicle training centre in Penrose this month.
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Parts
Ground braking coverage at CoolDrive
Monday, 30 September 2024
CoolDrive Auto Parts continues to prove itself as the newest leader in braking with one of the most comprehensive product ranges and service offerings available to workshops across Australasia.
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Parts
Terrain Tamer opens in the USA
Monday, 30 September 2024
The Don Kyatt Group is proud to announce that they are taking their Terrain Tamer and Flashlube brands to North America.
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Parts
Trends in brake technology
Monday, 30 September 2024
The main trends around brake technology are driven by a desire to  improve vehicle economy by reducing the weight of the brake system components.
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Other
Understanding surcharging and fees for your SMB
Monday, 30 September 2024
Learn how to navigate surcharges and payment fees to keep your SMB profitable and customer-friendly.
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Servicing
A ‘cool’ $2 million back to industry
Monday, 30 September 2024
As a result of record collection numbers of redundant refrigerant, New Zealand’s product stewardship scheme for refrigerants, Cool-Safe has paid out over $2million back to industry.
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Workshop Equipment
Automechanika Frankfurt 2024
Monday, 30 September 2024
Automechanika is the largest automotive technology show in the world, it is held bi-annually in Frankfurt. This year there were over 4,200 exhibitors from 170 countries at the five-day expo.
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Ed Speak
Automechanika Frankfurt 2024
Monday, 02 September 2024
Our next issue will feature content from the Biannual Automechanika show, which is being held in Frankfurt, September 10th to 14th.  We will literally be live from the show as we will be attending
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Servicing
Bosch Diesel Centres
Monday, 02 September 2024
Bosch Diesel Centres (BDC) are specialised service centres authorized by Bosch to provide expert diagnostics, maintenance, and repair services for diesel fuel injection systems.
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Other
Late payments a big concern for Kiwi SMEs
Monday, 02 September 2024
A new study conducted by online payments provider Pin Payments has revealed the biggest concerns facing SMEs in Australia and New Zealand, with cybercrime, cost of living and late payments taking t
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Workshop Equipment
The evolution of touch screens at Renault
Monday, 02 September 2024
Since the launch of Clio IV and ZOE in 2012, the centre of the dashboard of Renault vehicles has featured a multimedia touch screen.
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Motorsport
Quick Kiwi Levi Townley takes world title
Monday, 02 September 2024
New Zealand’s newest world champion is just 14 years old. Yamaha racer Levi Townley, son of established racer Ben Townley, is the first Kiwi rider to win a world junior motocross title.
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OEM
Spring prep with ACDelco batteries
Monday, 02 September 2024
The time has finally come to bid adieu to winter and welcome spring with open arms. Many in New Zealand are preparing to come out of hibernation to enjoy time outdoors once again.
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OEM
Mopar Australia unleashes the power
Monday, 02 September 2024
Mopar Australia is unleashing a limited number of the powerful production engines – the 527 kW Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk 6.2-litre Supercharged HEMI V8 engine and Mopar’s 6.4 392 Crate HEMI V8
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Servicing
OEX Automotive Airconditioning industry training
Monday, 02 September 2024
OEX are running a series of air conditioning training courses in 2024, these will be conducted by Grant Hand, who is considered to be one of Australasia’s leading trainers for climate control syste
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Parts
Aktron – Petronas master distributor
Monday, 02 September 2024
Aktron (formally Oil Distributors) was founded in 1992 as a family-owned business to provide businesses in Canterbury with an alternative lubricant supply to the big four.
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Parts
Engine oil: past, present and future
Monday, 02 September 2024
Whilst the basic role of engine oil is straight forward, protecting moving parts from physical contact, reducing friction and subsequent wear, in the modern context they do so much more.
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