Business & People
Appointments, results, deals and the people leading the industry.
Isuzu Trucks celebrates 19 years at the top
Isuzu NZ is celebrating light, medium and heavy commercial truck dominance and is the number one supplier of new trucks for a record 19th consecutive year…
ANZ Truckometer ‘flashing warning lights’
The ANZ Truckometer heavy traffic index fell 4.1% month-on-month for December signalling a slowing economy. On top of a 2.3% fall in November, the report suggests…
Auckland Transport appoints Jim Mather to board
Auckland Council has appointed Dr Jim Mather to Auckland Transport’s board of directors. Mather brings 25 years of leadership experience and is the chair of Radio…
Isuzu NZ expands service network
This story first appeared in the December issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Isuzu New Zealand is on a mission to…
NZTA announces interim CEO
Former Chorus chief executive Mark Ratcliffe will take temporary control of the NZ Transport Agency from early next year. Ratcliffe will take over as interim chief…
Freight movements part of real-time GDP tracker
KiwiRail is delivering real-time information on freight volumes and movements as part of the GDPLive tracking system being launched by Massey University. GDPLive uses machine-learning algorithms…
UDC Finance delivers record profit
Motor vehicle lending has played a large part in UDC Finance’s record net profit after-tax of $65.3 million for the last financial year. That’s up 6%…
Truckometer shows flattening trend
The ANZ Truckometer showed heavy traffic was down for the month of November after a strong lift the previous month. The heavy traffic index eased 1.9%…
Gammie out as NZTA regulatory failures continue
Fergus Gammie has resigned as the chief executive of the New Zealand Transport Agency off the back of huge failures in the body's regulatory work. Gammie…
Toyota NZ opens Warehouse expansion
Extra space to accommodate parts has been created as part of Toyota New Zealand’s latest warehouse expansion in Palmerston North. It was officially opened last week…