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// Industry legend honoured
Fred Lewis, of Enterprise Cars, has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. A pioneer of New Zealand’s car industry has been honoured for services to sport and philanthropy.
- AutoTalk says Enterprise Motor Group founder honoured
HOT TOPIC
// Government roadworthy – just: MTA
The Motor Trade Association (MTA) has given the Government a friendly warrant of fitness (WoF) inspection after six months in office, but it says work is needed.
- AutoCar says MTA Says Mixed Bag on Government Performance
- AutoFile says MTA issues Beehive WOF
- AutoTalk says MTA grades government efforts
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// As NZ’s new car sales struggle, ute sales grow
New Zealand’s new-car market recorded another tough month of results in May, although it wasn’t without its silver linings.
- AutoTalk says Used passenger vehicles down 7.2% in May
- AutoTalk says New passenger registrations down 33% in May, commercials up slightly
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// Nissan AV tested on public roads ready for 2027
Nissan has begun demonstrations of a prototype vehicle equipped with its in-house-developed autonomous drive technologies, showcasing progress in its goal towards rolling out autonomous mobility services within fiscal year 2027 (April 1 to March 31).
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// End-of-life EV batteries to recharge EVs
Counties Energy has launched its “berm battery” energy storage system using 18 repurposed Nissan Leaf batteries for recharging EVs.
// Toyota apologises for cheating on vehicle testing, halts production of three models
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologised Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// EV Battery Swapping Means Less Downtime For Fleets
The Chinese startup U Power stirs the EV battery swapping pot, deploying guided robotic vehicles for speed and efficiency. Image courtesy of UPower.
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