Motor Vehicle Statistics
Vehicle sales see largest drop in June quarter
Motor vehicles and parts saw the biggest decline in retail spending in the June 2022 quarter, according to Stats NZ. The sector was down 5.8% ($230.5…
Vehicle imports see sharp decline
Vehicle imports are down 29.3% year-on-year with a total of 21,197 arrivals hitting the wharves in June compared to 29,991 in the same period last year. …
Vehicle imports down 11.6% in April
Vehicle imports are down 11.6% year-on-year with a total of 20,237 arrivals hitting the wharves in April compared to 22,905 in the same period last year. …
SWANS project studies ship collision avoidance
Driverless ships’ co-existence with manned vessels is under scrutiny. A group of United Kingdom firms has begun a research project to investigate how that would work…
Freight and logistics firm lists on NZX
One of the largest private freight and logistics businesses in New Zealand is now on the stock market through a new acquisition. Bethunes Investments shareholders voted…
Fewer trucks thanks to new terminal
Port Taranaki’s refurbished storage and distribution fuel terminal will see fewer tankers on the district’s roads now that diesel is flowing. More than 100 million litres of…
Turners boosts profit
Growing retail sales, and strongly performing finance and insurance businesses have seen Turners Automotive Group post a 18% increase in after tax profit for the six…
More double-digit truck growth
The truck market recorded another big month of growth in October, up 18.5% year-on-year. Registrations of new vehicles over 3500kg totaled 531, up from 448 a…
New ministers announced
Labour MP Phil Twyford has picked up the key role of transport minister in the new government. The role ties in with his other portfolios of…
Construction health and safety award finalists announced
This year’s Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards are recognising a safe lifting device and an impressive approach to temporary traffic management amongst many other…