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// Mark Cromie Motor Group becomes Tristram Northland March 9
Auckland-based Tristram European has acquired the Northland home for Nissan, Hyundai, Isuzu Ute, Renault and Volkswagen, Mark Cromie Motor Group in Whangarei.
- AutoCar says Mark Cromie announces retirement from vehicle sales
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// ‘Weak demand’ for new cars
Light passenger vehicle segment records its worst February sales figures in more than a decade.
- AutoCar says New car registrations are the lowest they’ve been in over a decade
- AutoFile says Import numbers on the up
- AutoTalk says More than 15,000 passenger car arrivals in February
- AutoTalk says MIA confirms weak demand for passenger cars in February
- Stuff Motoring says New car market sales struggles continue in February
- EVs and Beyond says February EV sales slow
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// Fuel tax and rego increase proposed in Govt’s draft transport plan
Increased motor vehicle licencing fees and fuel excise duty are being proposed in the draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on land transport which sets out more than $20 billion over the next three years.
- AutoCar says Government proposes RUC for all cars to pay for transport projects
- AutoFile says Rego and fuel tax jumps
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IN OTHER NEWS
// How Toyota hopes to be Suzuki’s Clean Car Standard saviour
Toyota hopes to be able to come to the aid of some of its other Japanese carmaker peers in order to meet New Zealand’s Clean Car Standard targets, namely Suzuki.
// LETF round 13 applications open
Round 13 applications for the Low Emission Transport Fund (LETF) close with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) on Tuesday April 2, 2024.
// Victory for North Shore
Lexus of North Shore triumphs as recipient of the marque’s supreme award for 2023.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Audi EV prices lowered by up to $3,000 through Costco
A Costco discount through April 30 cuts prices by $2,000 on the recently revamped Q8 E-Tron and SQ8 E-Tron electric SUVs, among several other Audi models.
// Ford U.S. EV Sales Surged 81% In February 2024
All three models—F-150 Lightning, Mach-E and E-Transit—noted solid growth.
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- Electric Kombi at VW Easter nationals
- Electric bus network launched in Palmerston North and Ashhurst
- ATL teams up with AA
- Another limited edition Subaru WRX for NZ – the Tatsu
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