Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Time to open borders to attract more truck drivers: NRC
The time has some to open the borders and get rid of isolation restrictions so we can attract more truck drivers into New Zealand, National Road…
Volta Zero e-truck production starts this year
A successful 230 million euro Series C funding round will allow Volta Trucks to start series production of its 16-tonne fully electric Volta Zero at the…
Hyundai Staria crowned the safest van on the market
Launched locally last year, the Hyundai Staria is certainly the most futuristic van sold in New Zealand at the minute. And as it turns out, it’s…
South Island Scania clocks up world-first
Scania’s very first New Generation truck to land in New Zealand has just become the first of its type in the world to clock up one…
Sod turned at Penske’s new Tauranga Facility
From left: Brent Warner, Sonny Ranapia, and Des Tata. Penske New Zealand has broken ground on the site of its new Tauranga facility. Providing full retail…
Video: Hyundai shines in ANCAP van safety ratings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJWu3Y8yuyc The Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) has released its second round of comparative safety results for commercial vans which has placed the newly-released Hyundai Staria Load top…
ANZ Truckometer shows ‘steady’ start to the year
The ANZ Truckometer light traffic index lifted 0.9% month-on-month in January while heavy traffic fell 0.5% m/m. The lift in light traffic follows a 16% bounce…
TransDiesel truck helps deliver for key partnership
TransDiesel’s oil delivery truck is helping with an ongoing supply agreement between Shell Lubricants and Hyundai Motors NZ. Shell Lubricants has confirmed an ongoing supply agreement…
Heavy EVs on the increase
Commercial electric vehicle registrations were up in January with a total 325 units hitting local roads. This was up from 310 registrations in the month of…
Truck sales off to good start for year
New and used commercial vehicle dealerships have kick-started the year with a strong month of January sales. Total registrations of new trucks and buses over 3500kg…