Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Toyota NZ clarifies EV ute misinformation
Toyota New Zealand chief executive Neeraj Lala Toyota New Zealand says it has no plans to bring in an electric Hilux ute in the next 24…
ANZ Truckometer remains volatile in May
The ANZ Truckometer heavy traffic index fell 4.8% month-on-month in May while light traffic was up 2.1%. ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner says the traffic indexes…
Minsters urged not to speculate on arrival of EV utes
Jacinda Ardern during the AM Show interview Heads of distributors are fuming over comments on television made by Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern. In an interview on…
Inquiries run hot as LDV aims to deliver NZ’s first EV ute
LDV's T60 EV ute could soon come to NZ LDV distributor Great Lake Motors says it has fielded an avalanche of inquiries for its future EV…
Scania scores fifth consecutive ‘Green Truck’ victory
Scania has won Germany’s coveted ‘Green Truck’ title for the fifth year running. The press test competition is organised by two leading German trade magazines and…
Last chance to enter the Scania NZ Elite Driver Competition
The hunt is on to find New Zealand’s top Scania truck driver. Scania New Zealand is looking for the country’s most fuel-efficient Scania driver and most…
Nick Leggett: Disaster shows the value of trucks and road
Nick Leggett Once again, this week we saw the lengths truck drivers will go to, to get essential goods where they need to go. Canterbury got…
MTD appoints Zane Ryan to lead used trucks
Zane Ryan Zane Ryan has been appointed the new national sales manager for MTD’s used trucks business. He was previously regional manager at Truckstops (the New…
Video: Etrucks introduces NZ’s first battery swap vehicle
New Zealand distributor Etrucks has brought the first battery swap electric vehicle into the country.
Tesla Cybertruck has 1 million reservations
Tesla has more than one million reservations for its Cybertruck which it aims to start producing by the end of this year. The electric pickup truck…