Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Truckometer heavy traffic data up 1.8% in July
The ANZ Truckometerheavy traffic index saw a monthly lift of 1.8% in July, and is up 2.8% year-on-year. The light traffic index rose 1.4% m/m in…
New commercial vehicle registrations fall 13.2% in July
New commercial vehicle registrations over 3500kg GVM were down 13.2% year-on-year in July 2025, while used commercial registrations recorded a decline of 10.8% for the period…
Tata Motors to acquire Iveco Group in $7.4b deal
India's Tata Motors has announced plans to acquire Italian truck and bus manufacturer Iveco Group in a €3.8 billion deal (NZ$7.4b) which is set to boost…
Transport operator pleads guilty to manslaughter over fatal Remuera truck incident
A business owner has admitted to manslaughter after an unroadworthy 20-tonne truck he was driving rolled downhill and fatally struck a construction worker during roadworks in…
Mercedes-Benz hands over NZ vans distribution to Keith Andrews Group
Mercedes-Benz Vans has signed a major agreement with Keith Andrews Group, shifting responsibility for van distribution and servicing operations in New Zealand to the commercial vehicle…
Etrucks secures Deepway distribution, unveils $255k electric semi for NZ market
Etrucks New Zealand has secured distribution rights for Chinese electric truck manufacturer Deepway and will launch what it claims is the country’s most affordable battery-electric semi-truck…
New refrigerated truck a game-changer for Hamilton foodbank
Hamilton’s Combined Christian Foodbank Trust has received a major boost to its operations, thanks to a new refrigerated truck donated by Ebbett Automotive and Foton Trucks…
Supply chain players warned: hefty fines for pushing truck drivers to break the rules
Supply chain companies face fines of up to $25,000 if they pressure truck drivers into breaching transport rules, the national road freight association has warned.
Commercial vehicle imports down 17% in year to June
Imports of vehicles for the transport of goods (including trucks, vans, and utes) fell 17% in the year ended June 2025, compared with the year ended…
Man named after fatal concrete truck incident in Remuera
Police have named the man who died following a workplace incident involving a concrete truck in Auckland’s Remuera earlier this week.