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Diesel Industry News
Meet the Transtex Stormtroopers
Sunday, 12 June 2016
Transtex Transport director Shane Blakeborough has a tradition of naming all his trucks and knew exactly what to call his bold new white Fuso Heavy trucks as soon as he saw them.
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OEM
Nissan and Mitsubishi ink deal
Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Nissan and Mitsubishi (MMC) have announced that they have signed a Basic Agreement today to form a far-reaching strategic alliance between the two Japanese motor manufacturers.
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OEM
Fuji Heavy Industries to become Subaru Corporation
Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the maker of Subaru vehicles, has announced it will change its name to Subaru Corporation, effective April 2017.
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Parts
Bendix brake wear indicator simple and effective
Wednesday, 01 June 2016
One of the simplest and most innovative ideas the repair industry has seen in a long time comes from leading brake specialist Bendix with the release of a visual brake wear indicator.
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Diesel Industry News
Controlling critical cost of ownership
Wednesday, 01 June 2016
With many commercial vehicles running 24 hours a day seven days a week, and with costs rising, fleet operators and transport companies have turned to Schaeffler Automotive brands LuK, INA and FAG t
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Ed Speak
The EV equation
Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Although a lot of people are investing time and money into trying to get electric cars accepted into New Zealand – including recently announced concessions by Transport Minister Simon Bridges, as...
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Vehicles
What’s behind the Tesla frenzy?
Friday, 06 May 2016
Why is everybody so excited about the Tesla Model 3 that they’re prepared to put down a deposit of...
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Vehicles
All hail the mighty Vulcan
Friday, 06 May 2016
Life is a blast – especially when you’re in a $4.3-million Aston Martin, says Damien O’Carroll. While not...
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Parts
Pressure on the world of batteries
Friday, 06 May 2016
Pressure on motor manufacturers to cut down or even eliminate vehicle emissions is growing, and this is having a huge knock-on effect on the battery industry.
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Vehicles, OEM
Five stars for newest four cars in NZ
Friday, 06 May 2016
Four new cars, ranging from an entry-level Korean compact through to a premium European sports sedan, have just been awarded five star crash test ratings by the Australasian New Car Assessment...
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Diesel Industry News, Vehicles, OEM
Iveco expands NZ network
Friday, 06 May 2016
Existing Iveco customers, along with buyers in the market for new commercial vehicles, will be the beneficiaries of a number of recent enhancements to Iveco’s growing dealer network.
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Diesel Industry News
Mobile drill uses Actros power
Monday, 11 April 2016
The sturdy Mercedes-Benz Actros has been chosen for a new Australian mobile oil and gas well servicing rig.
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Diesel Industry News
Scania leading driverless truck race
Monday, 11 April 2016
The first self-driving truck in day-to-day operation could be a mining truck from Scania, the Swedish company says.
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Diesel Industry News
Cat US decision has no impact on NZ
Monday, 11 April 2016
The long-term future of Cat trucks in Australia and New Zealand will not be impacted by the recent decision of Caterpillar Inc.
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Diesel Industry News
Volvo goes down low
Sunday, 10 April 2016
Volvo Trucks is launching a new member of the I-Shift family: I-Shift with crawler gears.
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Diesel Industry News
International shows new HX series
Sunday, 13 March 2016
International Truck has launched the International HX Series, a new line of Class 8 premium vocational trucks designed to deliver the strength and endurance required for the severe service industry
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Diesel Industry News
Auto brakes for big Scania models
Sunday, 13 March 2016
Scania Australia is fitting Advanced Emergency Braking (AEB) as standard to its stock prime movers with outputs of 440hp (328kW)and above.
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Diesel Industry News
Mercedes reveals new all-aluminium turbo-diesel
Sunday, 13 March 2016
Mercedes-Benz’s new OM 654 all-aluminium turbo-diesel is designed not just for cars, but across the whole range of vans too, with various output variants as well as longitudinal and transverse inst
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Diesel Industry News
Iveco takes top honours in Dakar
Sunday, 14 February 2016
Iveco took the top of the podium at Dakar 2016, the world’s longest and most competitive off-road rally.
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Diesel Industry News
Scania’s safety boost for logging truck drivers
Sunday, 14 February 2016
Swedish trucks developed to survive the frozen forests of the Arctic Circle are boosting safety on Australasia’s logging roads, while providing creature comforts traditional timber trucks lack.
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