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// Unregistered trader fined $22.5k
Registrar of motor vehicle traders highlights that simply advertising too many vehicles can fall foul of the law. An unregistered car dealer has been fined $22,500 after admitting breaking the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003.
// Drivers prefer parking sensors and infotainment to driver assists, says eBay survey
Convenience and comfort features top a list of the technologies motorists “can’t live without” in research by the UK division of eBay, scoring signficantly ahead of the latest advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) like adaptive cruise and steering assistance.
// Kiwis spending more on cars
Motor vehicles emerge as biggest climber of all the retail industries in latest statistics. Retail card spending on motor vehicles increased by $5 million – or 2.6 per cent – in May, when compared with how much consumers spent on the sector in the month prior.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// New baby Skoda to offer epic amounts of space
Skoda’s new small crossover, Epiq, that sits below the Elroq and Enyaq, will offer class-leading space in the city car sector.
// Turners Whangārei branch wins Supreme Award
Turners Auto Retail has announced a 6% increase in retail vehicle sales for the 2025 financial year— in a market that declined by 6.2%.
// NZ to host conference
ITSNZ wins bid for 21st ITS Asia-Pacific Forum 2027 after backing from government and industry. Intelligent Transportation Systems NZ (ITSNZ) has been successful in its bid to host the ITS Asia-Pacific Forum in 2027.
// New Pukekohe Toyota dealership reflects commitment to community and environment
A member of the family-owned Manukau Toyota Group, Pukekohe Toyota will move from its current premises in Manukau Road in mid-July into a new purpose-built environmentally friendly showroom and service centre in Stadium Drive.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Tesla Robotaxi Goes Live: The First Video Impressions Are Here
Tesla’s driverless ride-hailing service is limited to a geofenced area in Austin about half the size of the one rival Waymo operates in.
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- MG QS three-row SUV launches in Australia, due here too
- Electric first for Honda
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- Latest ANCAP crash testing has four Euros on five stars
- Next BMW X7 spotted with Neue Klasse styling
- GTI Edition 50 celebrates a half century of hot Golfs
- Four of the rarest modern Aston Martins go under the hammer
- NZ couriers, have we got an idea for you: meet the Honda Fastport eQuad
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