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Market forces may set age of the fleet T

he age of New Zealand’s national fleet may be left to the market to determine.

That’s the view of David Vinsen, chief executive of the Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (IMVIA).

He says the government has been working on areas connected with how old and safe vehicles on Kiwi roads are.

While it is still keen to reduce the fleet’s average age, it has “yet to determine what, if any, measures may prove effective” – such as higher standards, tougher inspections,

enforcement action or incentives.

“It is likely that work will cease on this project and the issue of the age of the fleet left to market forces,” adds Vinsen.

According to the Ministry of Transport (MoT), the fleet’s age is now more than 14 years – and not 13 years as predicted in 2012.

Vinsen says, in his annual report, that the government has now advised it is halting its work on getting less-safe vehicles off our roads because it’s “almost impossible” to identify an effective mechanism to encourage or force this to happen.

The MoT has, however, prepared a standards inventory, which details safety features on new vehicles and a road map listing those being considered for adoption in New Zealand.

Vinsen says the ministry and NZTA have confirmed no new issues are likely to impact on businesses operating in the used-imports sector in the foreseeable future, while the IMVIA is “well-involved on consultation on relevant issues”.

There is, however, ongoing policy work for the government’s Safer Journeys strategy,

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Marques expand recalls for airbags

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bout 55,000 vehicles sold new in this country have been called back in the latest round of safety campaigns issued by distributors for faulty airbag systems supplied by Takata.

They come on top of about 21,000 cars recalled by Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, BMW and Subaru in New Zealand up to the end of February.

The total is likely to increase by thousands when the amount of used imports affected is tallied up.

Overall, in excess of 76,000 vehicles have now been called back on these shores because of problems with airbags made by Takata while the global total is about 53 million units.

Nissan NZ is one of the marques to most recently announce recalls –

since the May 21 issue of Autofile.

The company says about 10,300 of its cars in this country are affected.

Managing director John Manley says the latest safetyrelated campaign is an extension of its existing recalls in connection to Takata’s systems, specifically their airbag inflators.

He describes the call-backs as a “staged process”, adding “it’s

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Death knell for quality journalism

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ake a note of May 29, 2015, in your diary because it may transpire to be the day when serious, investigative journalism broadcasted into our lounges died.

The demise of Campbell Live stirred up a hornets’ nest, but campaigners were ultimately unable to save it from the axe wielded by those running TV3.

Someone senior there recently told me that as soon as its death knell was first sounded, there was never going to be any turning back because it was a financial decision based on ratings.

It is, tragically, a course of action that has come at the expense of quality reporting.

Why? Because the 7pm weekday slot has been taken by Road Cops – yet more “reality” dross – although a local soap opera may eventually screen at that time to rival Shortland Street.

Can’t wait for that.

Kiwis tend to either love or loathe John Campbell, but one thing that cannot be denied is his programme got results for the man on the street and kept politicians on their toes, which is never a bad thing.

Apparently, whenever Campbell intended doing a piece on the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquake, his bosses heaved a collective groan because when such broadcasts started, viewing figures tumbled as people reached for their remotes.

Issues that are “in the public interest” need to be brought to the nation’s attention, but are often not seen as “sexy” enough.

The Campbell Live fiasco has also highlighted the lack of investigative journalism produced by what’s supposed to our state broadcaster – TV One – and that only Radio New Zealand and Maori Television can be relied on

to cover anything worthwhile.

Meanwhile, the mainstream media in this country has failed to get to grips with what’s now the biggest safety recall in automotive history – the Takata airbag scandal, which has so far affected about 53 million vehicles globally.

Most newspapers have simply been going with the headline numbers, while some niche publications have been slow off the mark on this issue.

While New Zealand may be a relatively small market, about 76,000 units being recalled here equates to around three per cent of cars on our roads.

If you consider remedial work for each will take at least one hour, that’s more than $7.6 million in labour charges assuming an hourly rate of $100, and excluding the cost of parts and shipping.

Few people are hanging the blame for the Takata fiasco on newvehicle distributors in this country, and quite rightly so.

All of the marques affected have been diligently going about getting affected cars sold new in this country – as well as those that have crossed the border as used imports – remedied as quickly as possible.

But they are up against it with Takata reportedly being unable to keep up with demand, so some marques overseas have turned to rivals of the Japanese company to source replacement parts more quickly.

Finally, and to end on a positive note, Autofile has welcomed Sophie Price, a senior and experienced journalist, to its team.

She recently moved to New Zealand from Samoa and hails from Australia.

I’m sure the industry will give her as warm a welcome as I received about three years ago.

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Safety of vehicles on agenda environmental issues and emerging technology.

The Safer Journeys programme has been in force since 2010 with two action plans already completed.

“The area with direct relevance to our industry is safer vehicles,” explains Vinsen.

“The only issue relevant to our industry was the introduction of the electronic stability control [ESC] rule, which is due to effect the used-vehicle industry progressively from 2016.”

The government has introduced a staggered rollout for all light passenger and commercial vehicles crossing the border to have ESC installed.

This applies to new vehicles from July 1 this year, and to used four-wheel-drive SUVs and off-road vehicles from March 1 next year.

Other deadlines are March 1, 2018, for used cars with engines

greater than two litres and March 1, 2020, for all other used light vehicles.

Vinsen describes this as a “very satisfactory outcome” with plenty of notice for the industry to prepare for the changes.

Another safety-related policy has been ACC’s new levy-bands system, which comes into force on July 1.

The IMVIA has been participating in this as a member of a motor industry expert group, along with the Motor Industry Association, AA and Motor Trade Association.

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required in 10 years’ time, such as making provisions for autonomous vehicles and intelligent trafficmanagement systems.”

Vinsen points out that there has been an increased focus on electric vehicles (EVs) over the past few years.

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“There are a host of opportunities to implement ITS to improve safety and fuel usage.” – David Vinsen, IMVIA

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Vinsen says the aim has been “to establish accurate safety ratings” for new vehicles and used imports to enable ACC to set levies for its component of motor-vehicle licensing costs.

“The key issue is to ensure vehicles are correctly rated so they fall into the appropriate levy bands.”

‘THE NEXT BIG THING’ Another key issue on the agenda is how intelligent transportation systems (ITS) will be rolled out in New Zealand.

“The application of computer, database and communications resources to the transport sector is likely to be the next big thing for our industry,” says Vinsen.

“There are a host of opportunities to implement ITS to improve safety, reduce congestion and the need for new roads.

“The government and industry are considering a range of initiatives.

“The MoT is considering legislative changes to likely be

Factors with Kiwi fleet The government says it takes into account a broad spectrum of issues when considering the fleet’s safety in addition to its age.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) says cars have become safer and emit less pollution thanks to standards improving. It adds crash data also shows injury risk by year of manufacture illustrates this.

“In general, new vehicles will be safer and less polluting than older ones,” Leo Mortimer, the MoT’s land transport manager, told Autofile earlier this year.

“However, age is a basic

adopting EVs because of our high percentage of renewable electricity generation.

“Major companies, such as Mighty River Power, Meridian Energy and other power generators as well as new-vehicle distributors, have displayed an interest in EVs – as has the Minister of Transport.

“The IMVIA has been involved in discussions, workshops and seminars, and some of our members are involved in importing and retailing EVs.” The IMVIA continues to consult and liaise with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation 

measure and other variables are important in determining the safety, or any other factor, of a vehicle.

“These can include the quality of it when it was first built, as well as how it is driven and maintained.”

Mortimer says that rather than age, the MoT expects to continue using international standards as the basis for any future regulations affecting what enters this country’s fleet.

In 2014, the ministry published its vehicle standards map as part of Safer Journeys, the government’s road-safety strategy to 2020. It will use this document to help decide what features should be promoted or mandated.

news t Authority on the fuel-economy labelling process, and is working with the NZTA on updating its fuel-consumption database, which is used for printing the labels and certificates.

It is also teaming up with the government on making information on the RightCar website more accurate, comprehensive, accessible and relevant.

OVERVIEW OF INDUSTRY Vinsen says New Zealand continues to see high volumes of used vehicles being imported with no obvious reductions in sight.

“The effects of the implementation of the final phase of the exhaust emissions rule in January 2012 have worked their way through the system, allowing access to greater numbers of compliant stock.”

Looking to the future, he adds: “We see the development and introduction of new technology as being the key issue that will face the used-vehicle import

Graeme Macdonald, left, and Lloyd Wilson, IMVIA chairmen

industry over the medium term, and we’ve already identified areas that will require our active involvement and focus.”

WORK ACROSS TASMAN The IMVIA’s two chairmen say there will be “very little or no downside” for the Kiwi market in the foreseeable future if border controls are relaxed to allow more used imports into Australia.

Lloyd Wilson and Graeme Macdonald, who chair the

association’s South and North Island branches respectively, say the executive carefully considered whether or not to get directly involved in the Australian market.

That was when the federal government there signalled possible changes to its vehicle supply chain after the end of onshore manufacturing was confirmed by Toyota, Holden and Ford.

“Some of our major industry supporters in New Zealand expressed interest in expanding

into Australia and urged us to become involved,” say Macdonald and Wilson in their annual report.

“Since then, we have put in place a formal agreement with the Australian Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association [AIMVIA] to assist this new industry body in interacting with officials and government to provide solutions to the possible acceptance of used-imported vehicles in commercial volumes.

“Our involvement remains in place for the time being to not only assist in helping this association learn quickly how to engage with government, officials and the rest of the industry, but to ensure our market here at home isn’t adversely impacted.”

Vinsen, chief executive of both organisations, adds the IMVIA has entered into a twoyear management agreement to provide the AIMVIA with services.

“We are using our intellectual property, knowledge and experience on a revenue-earning exercise.”

Support for strategy

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embers attending this year’s annual general meetings of the IMVIA have endorsed its direction.

The North Island branch meeting was held in Auckland on May 26. The meeting for the South Island took place in Christchurch the next day and was followed by the national AGM. Chief executive David Vinsen says some major IMVIA sponsors and bigger players in the industry attended the Auckland meeting, while members have strongly endorsed the association’s strategies, what it is achieving and how it’s going about its work.

“We are being much more preemptive and proactive in what we do,” he told Autofile.

“The IMVIA is involved in substantial consultation with the government earlier in the process and has moved away from simply being reactive.

“At the meetings, we had also strong endorsements of our

financial situation, which includes a positive budget. It is always good to have contingencies in case a fighting fund is needed, while interest and proceeds also help to run the association.”

Vinsen says there were some general discussions about the market.

“For example, electric vehicles [EVs] are becoming flavour of the month and that’s a new trend.

“But just as the government and some big corporates want to get behind them more, the new vehicle industry is unable to secure stock and the prices of used imports mean we cannot access them at the right price.

“Prices for used EVs in Japan have gone through the roof with other markets getting involved.”

The North Island branch re-elected Graeme Macdonald as chairman with Frank Willett as vice-chairman. In the South Island, Lloyd Wilson remains as chairman with Nick Owens as vice-chairman.

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Marques waiting for airbag parts not like we have 6,000 vehicles in a week”.

That’s because remedial work is done as the company gets customers’ contact information from the NZTA and replacement parts become available.

“Nobody wants any of this to happen, but it shows the commitment the whole of the motor industry has to maximising customer safety.”

Manley says the industry has a “collective responsibility” to carry out remedial work to Takata’s airbag systems as quickly as possible.

“Customers know it’s a safety recall and appreciate it’s about the motor companies looking after them,” he told Autofile. “Most of them are quite happy to have their vehicles checked.”

The Nissans involved in the latest recall are fitted with SPI-type inflators made by Takata, which is based on Japan.

They are the B15 Sentra, D22 Pick-Up, E25 Caravan, G10 Bluebird Sylphy, J31 Teana, M12 Liberty, N16 Almera/ Sunny, R20 Terrano, R50 Terrano/ Pathfinder, T30 X-Trail, U13 Bluebird, U31 Presage, V10 Almera Tino, WD22 Paradin, Y50 Fuga and Y61 Safari/Patrol.

The company is still ascertaining how many used imports are affected by the latest recall.

“We can’t quantify usedimport numbers at this stage,” says Manley. “The NZTA is providing us with data and that’s upgraded on a fairly regular basis. It’s driven out of Takata as it identifies affected models.”

Meanwhile, Subaru issued a

recall on May 25 for 2,342 New Zealand-new Imprezas and WRXs from model years 2004-07 for their front-passenger Takata airbag inflators.

“The recall is due to the possibility the inflator may over time be susceptible to moisture intrusion,” says a spokesman.

“This could make the inflator assembly prone to rupture during

procedure. All work will be conducted for free and is estimated to take approximately one-and-a-half hours.

“Subaru of NZ can confirm there are no other New Zealand-new models covered by this.”

The marque’s safety campaign comes on the back of it having to recall a small number of used Japanese imported Subarus in

generally only one month or so if we haven’t got the part available.

“The other matter is there are only so many parts available due to the global scale of this recall.”

BMW NZ has now recalled about 2,500 E46s sold new in New Zealand – also for their airbag inflators.

“We can confirm this is the biggest action of this type

“Customers know it’s a safety recall and appreciate it’s about the motor companies looking after them.” – John Manley, Nissan NZ January. That affected 29 BP5 an accident, increasing the risk of Legacy vehicles on Kiwi roads. occupant injury.”

Honda NZ issued extra recalls The company will contact on May 20 for 16,384 Civics, Jazzes, customers who may be affected Accord Euros and CR-Vs sold new in the near future to advise them in this country. of the recall. To the best of its Bryan Davis, national service knowledge, there have been no manager, says its customers’ reported incidents of failure in waiting times for remedial work to New Zealand-new Subarus. be completed are variable “Replacement parts and – in rare instances are being prepared in – they can be up to Japan,” the marque six months. adds.

More than 500,000 vehicles are “When a recall “Due to now subject to airbag recalls in is announced, the volume of Australia.

Meanwhile, Takata has been unable parts are usually vehicles across to keep up with global demand here in a couple multiple brands for replacement parts. of weeks,” he told affected globally, Visit www.autofile.co.nz to Autofile. it is currently find out more.

“The most estimated that important thing is sufficient parts to enable to inform people because recall repairs will be available by information comes out in stages early next year. and parts need to be distributed “At that stage, relevant around the world. customers will again be “The average wait time is contacted regarding the repair

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for the brand,” Edward Finn, communications manager, told Autofile.

“Replacement parts are in this country. We are now working with our customers to replace the units and our dealers report a good response to the customer notice.”

The German marque is still establishing the number of used imports affected with the NZTA. Its fresh campaign comes on the back of it having recalled about 350 3 Series models made from 1998 to 2005 by the end of February for their front passenger airbags to be replaced.

Toyota NZ announced its latest safety campaign on May 13 for 26,050 vehicles because of the possibility airbags may abnormally deploy.

The recall covers 3,122 Yarises and 2,760 RAV4s made between 2003 and 2005 for their driver’s side airbags, and 20,168 Corollas, 

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It also affects 3,987 CR-Vs made from 2002 and 2004-08, as well as 5,064 CR-Vs from 2007 and Jazzes from 2005-07.

The latest vehicles called back are in addition to about 5,400 Avensises, Corollas and Picnics made between 2000 and 2005 recalled by the end of February for faulty airbag inflators.

Mazda NZ recalled about 5,100 Mazda 6s and Atenzas manufactured from 2002-03 in December.

John Van Der Velden, national service manager, says due to the global shortage it doesn’t have enough parts on the ground to meet the numbers at this stage.

However, he notes some customers are failing to follow the recall so the marque is able to meet current demand for remedial work.

Globally, the Takata crisis has again expanded with Honda calling back another 259,479 vehicles in

Companies’ obligations David Crawford, chief executive officer of the Motor Industry Association (MIA), says its members operate under a code of practice when managing recalls.

Log onto www.mia.org.nz/ codes-of-practice#nznew for more information about the guidelines.

He adds that obligations in regards to recalls don’t just rest with vehicle distributors.

“There are also obligations on used importers who must ensure all vehicles are rectified before export,” Crawford, pictured, told Autofile.

“The implication of this is that MIA members will not be responsible for vehicles imported from this point forward for used imports when their recalls have already been announced.

“Those importing used vehicles must rectify recall issues before they leave the country they are being sourced from.

“Additionally, transport service delivery agents must decline certification if proof of compliance of the recall is not produced to them for affected vehicles.”

Japan, possibly equipped with defective inflators.

This is in response to a massive recall expansion ordered by safety regulators in the US. Honda says its latest tally, which was announced on May 28, comes in addition to 79,249 units previously included in an inspection

campaign that have yet to be fixed.

More recalls will be announced for other regions, including the US, to remedy defects, says Honda, but it is still determining the numbers and identifying markets outside Japan and America to be included.

Upcoming recalls in the US will

be part of the 34 million ordered there towards the end of last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It is unclear what models will be included.

In Japan, the recalls target several models made between 2002 and 2008, such as the Canadian-built MDX crossover sold in Japan under the Honda brand, and the LaGreat minivan, its local market version of the Odyssey.

The latest recalls extend to Hondas built in 2008 for the first time. The vehicles covered under the NHTSA’s action include the Insight hybrid, Fit compact and CR-V crossover.

More than 53 million vehicles have now been called back by 11 marques worldwide since 2008 to fix the defective inflators made

by Takata.

As such, the worldwide total across all marques means the Takata recalls amount to the biggest on record in the motorvehicle industry.

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teco Automotive has cut its links with Clyde Campbell after claims he misappropriated millions of dollars of company funds while chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Australia from 2010-13.

Campbell was an equal partner with Sir Neville Crichton in Fiat Chrysler New Zealand (FCNZ) when it was set up in May 2013 to distribute new Alfa Romeos, Chryslers, Dodges, Fiats and Jeeps in this country.

FCNZ – which is not connected to FCA Australia and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ateco Group – shares facilities in Auckland with Ateco Automotive. The latter now focuses on Chinese marques.

Ateco told Autofile that Campbell is no longer associated with the company or has any involvement in it.

“As soon as the company became aware of the accusations against Campbell, the relationship was terminated in a mutually agreed settlement,” says a spokesman.

“Following the changes in ownership, it is business as normal at FCNZ and the Ram project [to convert Dodge Ram pick-ups to right-hand-drive for sale in Australia and New Zealand] is continuing as planned.”

A preliminary hearing scheduled for late last month at the federal court in Melbourne into the lawsuit lodged by FCA Australia against Campbell has been postponed until June 16.

FCA Australia, which distributes Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat and Alfa Romeo across the Tasman, has filed documents alleging

Clyde Campbell at the Auckland headquarters of FCNZ in 2013

Campbell misused company funds of more than AU$30 million – or about NZ$32m – during his term in office between October 2010 and May 2013.

It claims in court documents that Campbell “breached his fiduciary duties”, acted in bad faith and improperly used his position, and misappropriated corporate funds “directly or indirectly” to buy a yacht, plane and overseas trips.

FCA Australia also alleges vehicles intended to be given to charities were redirected to celebrities – such as Shane Warne and Elizabeth Hurley – through Motortrak, a third-party company Campbell “appears to have an interest in”, which supplies data services to car-dealer networks.

Unrelated to claims about vehicles for the celebrities, FCA Australia claims the fee for Motortrak’s data services increased from AU$488,520

annually in 2011 to AU$9,169,250 by 2015, which it describes as “substantially greater than the cost for similar services provided

by Motortrak and competitors”.

FCA Australia’s dealer network has increased from 59 outlets in 2010 to 184 today, according to News Corporation Australia.

Even taking that expansion into account, the company claims the cost jumped sixfold from AU$690 to AU$4,100 per dealer per month.

Campbell worked for Motortrak from 2008-10 before becoming the boss of FCA Australia, state court documents.

Campbell’s lawyer, Sam Bond, says the allegations of misusing funds are “not only completely denied but considered scandalous”, and will be shown to be wrong.

For the first time since the claims surfaced, FCA Australia has confirmed the court action was taken after an audit by international finance experts,

who conducted a thorough investigation earlier this year.

A spokesman told Autofile: “During a routine audit, we discovered what at best appears to be incomplete documentation pertaining to certain transactions and vendor relationships initiated or approved by Campbell during his tenure as chief executive officer of FCA Australia.

“As such, we are seeking all relevant information he has on these matters.

“We will not comment further on the ongoing legal proceedings and let the statements set forth in our pleadings speak for themselves.

As this is currently a matter before the courts, we cannot make any further comment.”

Media outlets across the ditch understand further action may be taken against other industry executives in what has become one of the country’s biggest scandals in relation to the motorvehicle industry.

FCA Australia’s statement of claim reads “further particulars will be provided before trial”.

No defence has yet been lodged

by Campbell. The application that was adjourned last month was to potentially freeze assets that might have been in dispute.

The statement of claim lodged also alleges Campbell’s successor, Veronica Johns, helped pay for house renovations using corporate funds.

She joined the company in 1998 and, in May 2013, became the first woman to head a car company in Australia. It was reported she left in December 2014 for personal reasons.

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Mitsubishi’s Diamond Dealers at Auckland’s SkyCity last month

Marque’s dealers shine at awards S even Mitsubishi Motors dealers have been awarded the company’s Diamond Dealer accolade at a black-tie celebration at SkyCity in Auckland.

The winners all “excelled in customer service, sales and dealership operations”, says Warren Brown, the marque’s executive director.

“The whole dealer network is to be congratulated for bringing about an unprecedented 64 months of year-on-year growth that has resulted in more New Zealanders owning a new Mitsubishi.”

This year’s Diamond Dealers include Mark Barton of Auckland Motors Mitsubishi in Manukau, Darrell Russell of Piako Mitsubishi in Morrinsville and Simon Lucas of Simon Lucas Mitsubishi on Auckland’s North Shore.

The others are Aaron Chatfield of Bay City Mitsubishi in Tauranga, Michael Mason of Southern Mitsubishi in Invercargill and Kelston Swete of

Houston Mitsubishi, Blenheim.

The parts and service dealer winner was Kelvin Armstrong, of KAAR Mitsubishi in Henderson, West Auckland.

Award-winners for their support teams for the second consecutive year were McVerry Crawford Mitsubishi in Palmerston North for its Paul Brown-led service operation and Simon Lucas Mitsubishi for its parts team under Graeme Smith.

Andrew Simms Mitsubishi in Newmarket achieved the country’s highest new-vehicle sales, while Otorohanga Mitsubishi was finance dealer of the year and recorded the highest year-on-year sales growth.

Three franchises won best local-market share and excellence in customer service. They were Bay City Mitsubishi, Mexted Mitsubishi in Tawa and Archibald Mitsubishi in Kaitaia.

West Auckland’s Kelvin Armstrong Auto Repairs was parts and service Diamond Dealer.

Levy bands online V ehicle dealers and owners can now log onto the RightCar website to find out the reduced levies payable when ACC’s risk-rating system is launched.

From July 1, motorists will pay lower annual licence levies, while the charges will also reflect how safe vehicles are in accidents.

The levy for petrol cars rated as least safe will decrease from about $198 to $158 – a drop of around $40. The charge for those

classed as the safest will tumble to $68, which is a reduction of about $130.

Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss says: “All you need to do is visit the site and enter your car’s number plate.

“ACC and the NZTA have worked together in the lead-up to the change by alerting owners to the option of relicensing vehicles for shorter time periods.”

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urners Ltd – formerly Dorchester Pacific – may consider more acquisitions and mergers in the future.

The announcement comes on the back of a 120 per cent increase in full-year net profit after tax of $18.1 million to March 31 compared to $8.2m in 2014.

Net profit before tax was $19m ahead of earlier forecasts and recent market guidance of about $17.5m.

Paul Byrnes, chief executive officer, says the company’s priority is to drive growth by investing in its businesses, all of which – including the Turners Group – are capable of increasing sales and market share.

“We expect to deliver additional significant growth through accretive merger and acquisition activity,” he adds.

“There are also opportunities to leverage integration from a group perspective, including by cross-

The expansion of its truck and machinery business has resulted in two new sites – the $4m purchase of a property in Roscommon Road, Auckland, in August last year, and leasing truck and machinery premises in Christchurch.

Turners Ltd’s results include a full year of trading for Oxford Finance

selling products and developing common systems.”

Chairman Grant Baker says Turners Ltd’s “relatively conservative” equity ratio enables it to look at “further debt-funded acquisition opportunities”.

He adds: “We would also consider a further capital raising if a compelling

“We expect to deliver growth through merger and acquisition activity.”

– Paul Byrnes, Turners Ltd

larger acquisition came along.”

Byrnes reports the Turners Group “hasn’t missed a beat following acquisition” and is continuing to “focus away from wholesale to retail as part of the multi-channel strategy as planned”.

and five months of contributions from the Turners Group, which it bought in late 2014.

The company’s $19m pre-tax profits included about $500,000 of net one-off gains mostly related to revaluating its initial 19.85 per

cent holding in the Turners Group, and writing off acquisition and transaction costs.

Byrnes describes the lifts in profits as “excellent for the group”.

“All three finance books – Dorchester, Oxford and Turners – performed at or ahead of forecast. Receivables increased by $105m primarily as a result of the Oxford Finance and Turners Group acquisitions.”

On a like-for-like basis, trading profit is expected to increase to around $20m next year without any contribution from further mergers and acquisitions.

Byrnes adds: “Our growth strategy for building an integrated financial services business remains consistent with what has been advised to the market over the past two years.”

Visit www.autofile.co.nz to find out more about the company’s financial results.

World’s first CO₂ neutral engine oil

Castrol says it’s pushing the boundaries by introducing the first engine oils that are certified CO₂ neutral thanks to its Professional range meeting strict international environmental standards.

EDGE Professional, MAGNATEC Professional and GTX Professional have been certified according to British Standards Institute (BSI) PAS2060 – a global standard for measuring and managing the CO₂ footprint of products’ life cycles.

Castrol is reducing such emissions by making its processes more efficient, but CO₂ neutrality can’t be achieved just through this.

It has teamed up with BP Target Neutral to invest in projects to offset the remaining CO₂ footprint of its Professional range.

In 2014, Castrol Professional neutralised 200,000 tonnes of CO₂ globally and this figure is expected to grow to about 500,000 tonnes this year.

“The response we have received shows CO₂ neutrality is important and worth pursuing,” says Diana Hall, marketing director for Castrol Australia and New Zealand.

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ensuring engine oil is CO₂ neutral is one step in achieving lower emissions overall.”

John Ward-Zinski, global brand director for Castrol Professional, says neutralising a product’s CO₂ footprint is achieved by analysing its whole life cycle.

The amount of emissions generated from cradle to grave is calculated, including CO₂ from the manufacturing process with ways then identified to reduce emissions and invest in certified reduction projects.

“This produces a net CO₂ reduction equivalent to the remaining CO₂ footprint of the product after reduction initiatives have had their effects,” he explains.

“Our product life-cycle analysis, which calculated the amount of CO₂ to be neutralised, was independently verified by a third party specialising in sustainability auditing.”

BP Target Neutral and Castrol are now investing in emission-reduction projects, including reforestation in Kenya, clean electricity generation in China and wind farms in New Caledonia.

When making products, Castrol works with raw-material suppliers to move to lower CO₂ alternatives. These may include utilising upgraded equipment and production technologies, such as low-temperature oil blending.

Castrol also now uses electric vehicles and sophisticated route planning when transporting goods in and from some of its Professional production sites.

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Ruling punctures tyres project I

ndustry experts are angry with a government decision to not give tyres special status, which in turn has scuppered plans to roll out a recycling scheme.

The news was announced at the inaugural Tyre Industry Summit held in Auckland from June 2-3 to the dismay of delegates and high-profile guest speakers from overseas.

A product stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres (ELTs) was lodged with the government almost two years ago by the Tyrewise Working Group, which was formed under the auspices of the 3R Group.

The project was started in March 2012 thanks to a Ministry for the Environment (MfE) grant from the Waste Minimisation Fund with the aim of enabling the industry to deliver a national approach to the responsible disposal of old tyres.

Business and launch plans, and an accreditation application, were submitted to the ministry in August, 2013. Since then, the working group – whose members include tyre companies, new and used vehicle importers, and recyclers – has been acting in an advisory capacity.

It was hoped tyres would be declared “priority products” by the government under the Waste Minimisation Act, which in turn would spur on the mandatory stewardship scheme.

Adele Rose, chief executive of the 3R Group, is disappointed by the MfE’s inaction on the project.

“We were expecting delays in progressing regulation for ELTs because of a change in government during the consultation,” she told Autofile.

“When we started developing the stewardship process, there was a political will to see something done fairly fast. Now the key is for us as an industry group is to keep having conversations to move us forward.

to declare tyres a priority product consent applications for recycling “We’ve got a scheme for the under stewardship conditions in proposals, which may solve industry everybody agrees with the Waste Minimisation Act. issues with ELTs – or create the the fundamentals of, which is “If he had done that, then next tyre mountain. essentially every importer of everything else would have “Most councils can only review tyres has to participate in the flowed into place. It should be the viability of such ventures scheme. a piece of cake, at a surface level because they “The model put but he has wasted lack comprehensive knowledge forward showed everybody’s time that could be accessed through there was a fee and we are unable nationwide collaboration,” she says. to be collected to make progress Regulation, incentives when each tyre because of this or procurement policies are crossed the border decision.” required to help end users and and the cost of Rose stresses markets develop, while New implementation New Zealand Zealand’s track record with ELTs was covered by needs to move is littered with “good intentions, this.” forward by taking dubious science and failed The charges a collaborative investments”. would have been approach in “While some businesses are collected for up to Adele Rose, of the 3R Group dealing with ELTs, while the lack safely recycling tyres, these are three years to help develop the of regulatory control is being felt the exceptions,” adds Rose. programme in different regions at a regional level.

About five million tyres reach and would also have paid for The result is local authorities the end of their useful lives each extra regulatory costs. are left juggling public dumping, year in this country, but less than Rose adds: “While the appropriate landfill rules and 30 per cent are recycled. government’s decision is a blip or delay, I would say don’t lose faith and confidence in the industry’s ability to keep moving it forward.”

The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (IMVIA) – along with the Motor Industry Association and Motor Trade Association – has been involved with developing the stewardship scheme.

Chief executive David Vinsen is furious with the decision not proceed after years of research and talks “resulted in a consensus recommendation being made at the direct request of Nick Smith”, Minister for the Environment.

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More action in medium segment T

he Mondeo is now on sale in New Zealand and – with added safety features such as inflatable rear seatbelts – Ford says the medium-car segment has become more competitive.

Built at the marque’s plant in Valencia, Spain, the model range offers space and functionality.

Elements of a sports coupé are hinted at in the low roofline, and a more athletic profile is also found in the front end’s prominent trapezoidal grille, power-dome hood and adaptive headlamp design.

The Mondeo comes in hatchback and wagon body styles, and its variants are the Ambiente, Trend and Titanium.

All models have six-speed automatic transmissions, while fuel economy ranges from 5.1l/100km for the Trend hatchback to 8.5l/100km for the Titanium wagon.

Two-litre powerplants are used across the range. The EcoBoost engine produces 177kW – and 147kW in the Ambiente – with 345Nm of torque, while the TDCi diesel boasts 132kW and 400Nm. Despite an emphasis on aesthetics with laser-cut headlamps and digital analogue instrument clusters for a “sporty, cockpit-like feel”, the Mondeo is not all about appearances because it also has advanced technology to protect drivers, passengers and other road users.

These include inflating rear seatbelts, which come as standard across the range.

They have the added ability to deploy a “mini airbag” over an occupant’s torso and shoulder in 40 milliseconds and spread crash forces over five times more area of the body.

This helps to reduce pressure on the chest, and control head and neck motion for rear-seat passengers.

Pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection and adaptive cruise control are available only in the Trend and Titanium, while forward-collision warning, enhanced active-park assist and the lane-keeping aid are limited to the Titanium.

Retail prices for the Mondeo range from $43,990 for the Ambiente hatchback to $54,890 for the rangetopping Titanium wagon.

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The fourth-generation roadster is the sixth model in Mazda’s lineup of new vehicles to feature its full range of SkyActive technology and Kodo, which is defined as “soul of motion design”.

Andrew Clearwater, managing director of Mazda NZ, believes its local launch later this year will be one of 2015’s most eagerly anticipated.

“Ever since the MX-5 was first revealed in 1989, it has gone on to achieve iconic status in markets around the world including here,” he says.

“It has been admired for its affordable price and it is fun to drive, which has become a symbol of the Mazda brand.

“For 26 years, the MX-5 has provided motorists with the opportunity to enjoy the thrill open-top motoring provides.

“The all-new model with the latest technology and its stunning design will further enhance driving pleasure and ensure owners have satisfied smiles long after they get out of it.”

Specifications and pricing for the MX-5 destined for the local market will be released closer to its launch date.

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yundai has launched its first zero-emissions passenger vehicle across the Tasman.

It has been making the ix35 Fuel Cell since February 2013 and it’s the first marque to mass produce a hydrogenpowered vehicle.

The car, pictured, uses a fuelcell stack to generate electricity from the reaction of hydrogen and air with electrodes of the stack.

This powers an electric motor, which produces 100kW and 300Nm and allows the vehicle to accelerate from 0-100kph in 12.5 seconds and onto a top speed of 160kph.

A 350-bar compressor takes about five minutes to fill the ix35 Fuel Cell from empty to give it a driving range of about 300km.

It has been undergoing operational trials in Australia on assessing the commercial viability of such cars there.

Genevieve Morton is presenting One of the photos featuring Genevieve Morton Maserati’s range in its 2015 brochures and she is also featuring in a global social-media campaign for the marque.

She is the first South African to appear in Sports Illustrated America’s swimsuit issue.

The 26-year-old model’s photo shoots took place in different situations and venues “to illustrate the style, performance, elegance and exclusivity of the range”.

As well as using the pictures to relaunch its brochures, the campaign also marks the arrival a new corporate image for Maserati’s client communication products. Visit www.autofile.co.nz for more on this story and an online gallery.

Vehicle technology of future to reduce road deaths A report shows new safety technologies will play a major role in cutting the number of people who die in accidents.

The study for the European Transport Safety Council shows lane-keeping technology, intelligent seatbelt reminders, and speed-assist and control systems have helped contribute to slashing road trauma across the European Union.

The report also reveals fatality rates on German motorways with no speed limits are experiencing increases compared to those with them.

Nicholas Clarke, chief executive officer of ANCAP, says: “This report highlights the importance of bringing safety-assist technologies into cars as early as possible to drive down road trauma.”

Marque appoints managing director for New Zealand Florian Renndorfer is replacing Nina Englert as managing director of BMW Group NZ. Renndorfer, pictured, works for BMW Motorrad as head of region for Asia, Pacific, the Middle East, China and South Africa. The 39-year-old, who is currently based in Munich, officially starts on August 1. He will be responsible for the overall business development and steering of BMW and Mini in this country.

Englert is taking up a role with BMW Financial Services as vice-president for sales and marketing for the American market, and will start her new job, which is based in New Jersey, on July 1.

International speakers tackle transport systems The “mobility millennium” is the theme for a conference about intelligent transportation systems (ITS).

The ITS New Zealand summit is being held in Auckland on July 2 from 10am-6pm. Experts will talk about global trends and technological advances impacting on the future of transport in this country and worldwide.

“The private sector is increasingly using information from ITS to improve efficiency and compliance, and connected vehicles are rapidly becoming a commercial reality,” says ITS NZ. “Governments have advanced tools to measure, plan, manage and charge for use of transport networks to create safer, more efficient freight movement and personal mobility.” Visit www.itsnz.org to find out more.

Company forecasts profits to come in at top end Heartland NZ says its full-year profits should be at the upper end of its guidance range.

It expects profits to come in at the top of its $46-$48 million range in the 12 months ending June 30, 2015, compared to $36m in the 2014 year.

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olden’s first all-wheeldrive (AWD) turbocharged performance sedan arrives in Kiwi dealerships at the end of this month as part of the marque’s “European product onslaught”.

The Insignia follows the launch of Astra and Cascada in April with its sporty VXR variant sitting at the top of the range.

It has a 2.8-litre V6 turbo-charged engine which, when partnered with the six-speed automatic transmission, delivers 239kW of power and 435Nm of torque.

There are three performance settings with the new Insignia – standard, sport and VXR. These allow users to customise their experiences, such as through the responsive accelerator and gear change, sport steering, firmer sports suspension and a greater rear-bias setting for the AWD.

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Kristian Aquilina, Holden NZ’s managing director, says the range “is sure to impress customers looking for that true performance mid-size sedan”.

Safety features in the Insignia – designed and built in Russelsheim, Germany – include adaptive cruise control (ACC), lane-change alert

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ew Zealanders can drive in more luxury thanks to the 2015 Sorento.

The SUV is new from the ground up with Kia saying it has a more premium look and feel.

The option of a V6 petrol engine, higher quality interior materials, and the latest in technology and safety standards could be reasons why there has been “unprecedented interest” in the model, says Todd McDonald, Kia Motors NZ’s general manager.

Beyond its new looks, the Sorento has more legroom for rear passengers and its cargo space has grown by 17.5 per cent.

The SUV comes with satellite navigation, reversing camera and

electric motor-driven powersteering system for agility.

All-wheel-drive with advancedtraction cornering control is standard on most models.

The Limited and Premium variants have smart, hands-free power tailgates that activate automatically when the driver is within 50-100cm of the rear for three seconds or more.

The Sorento is stronger and safer than before with more than 53 per cent of its body shell comprising of advanced high-strength steel.

All models sold in New Zealand are made to European specifications.

Prices for the 2015 range, which is now on sale, start from $49,990.

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(LCA) and automatic emergency braking (AEB).

ACC uses a radar sensor to monitor the distance to preceding traffic and maintain a selectable gap and desired speed by adjusting the speed automatically with engine management and brake intervention.

The vehicle is automatically braked if necessary and restarted using the accelerator pedal.

LCA uses radar to warn of fastapproaching vehicles in lanes to the left or right before providing a visual signal in the respective exterior mirror.

AEB means the car is able to automatically apply the brakes when a driver’s attention may have lapsed.

The Insignia’s features complement systems previously introduced, such as adaptive forward lighting, blind-spot alert and the marque’s FlexRide suspension.

The new model also has the nextgeneration MyLink infotainment system with an eight-inch touchscreen display and a premium audio system with seven speakers.

Recommended retail prices for the Holden Insignia will start from $69,990.

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Summit tackles industry training T

he Motor Industry Training Organisation (MITO) held its annual industry summit at Te Papa in Wellington on May 26.

It has grown over the past few years from being focused on the automotive industry to looking after the training needs of other industries, such as road transport, warehousing and logistics, extractives with the likes of mining, quarrying and drilling, oil and gas, ports and stevedoring, and industrial textile fabrication.

Summit attendees were welcomed by David O’Kane, chairman of MITO’s board, and its chief executive officer Janet Lane. Geoff Bryan, of TV sports fame, was MC for the day, and did a great job introducing speakers and interviewing them.

Gordon MacDonald, chief executive of WorkSafe NZ, spoke about regulatory changes going through Parliament – although the latest news is there is a month’s delay at the select committee stage.

He pointed out that our record – compared against GDP – is twice as bad as Australia and four times worse than the UK with an average of 75 deaths on the job each year.

MacDonald has been tasked with reducing workplace fatalities and injuries in New Zealand by 10 per cent by 2016 and 25 per cent by 2020. Part of this will require a “person conducting a business or undertaking” to implement and upkeep health and safety regimes, and ensure appropriate resources are available to mitigate risks.

The IMVIA intends to work with WorkSafe to assist our members

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develop and implement Bagrie believes NZ policies at their places Inc is looking pretty of business. good five to 10 years out The next speaker was because productivity Cameron Bagrie, who is is tracking well and in his 10th year as chief we’re better situated economist for the ANZ than other economies Bank. He predicts the because of our next 12 months will be renewable resources.

MALCOLM YORSTON challenging for the dairy The main point I IMVIA membership and technical services manager industry with NZ Inc’s took from Dr Alexandra DNA being changed behind the Vranyac-Wheeler, manager of scenes as we compete in a global industry training for the Tertiary pool of cash with “volatility being the Education Commission, was to new norm” and micro-economies ask school leavers the colour of being driven by regional government their NCEA pathways because supported by central government. employees know what they are.

Bagrie sees the four dynamics This is shown online at www. that may upset NZ Inc as being: nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/  The Reserve Bank stuffing up assessment-and-moderation/ interest rates. assessment-of-standards/  “Steroid indicators”, such as assessment-support-material/ Auckland’s property market vocational-pathways-asm. and dairy prices, getting out For those looking to gain of control. employment in the automotive

Geoff Bryan, centre, was MC at MITO’s industry summit. Guest speakers included Steven Joyce, left, Cameron Bagrie  The country’s level of debt

substantially changing. At present, it is 26 per cent of GDP compared to the OECD’s average of 80 per cent.  Global issues and events, such as Asian borrowing, China’s economy and the US Federal Reserve possibly lifting interest rates.

industry, the red pathway is the most appropriate.

Josh Williams, chief executive of the Industry Training Federation, also referred to NCEA pathways and encouraged employers to ask candidates the colour of theirs.

Shaun Twaddle, senior economist at Infometrics, presented

a statistical analytical package his company has developed for MITO. This appears to have a lot of information applicable to our industry, and the IMVIA will explore the ability to analyse the package to better help us understand trends and provide better targeted advice to members.

Rachael Dippie, MITO’s acting manager of strategic communications, outlined efforts her and other industry training organisations are putting into attracting school leavers into trade training with the initiative Got a Trade, Got it Made. The week of August 21-28 is set for its major promotion, so log onto www.gotatrade.co.nz to find out more about that.

There were two group discussions during which panellists gave overviews of their industries and issues facing them.

At the end of the conference, feedback had the common thread of “how do we attract school leavers into the industry”.

The consensus was industry needs to educate the educators, parents and grandparents that trades are viable options because not all children are academic. Some are more handson and practical, so a trade is the best way for them to get ahead.

The summit wrapped up with a cocktail function addressed by Steven Joyce, who seems to be Minister of Everything.

He gave an outline of the economy, which mirrored Bagrie’s earlier in the day, and a short précis of issues and challenges facing the tertiary education sector.

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Buyer awarded damages because car was four years older than advertised Background Jonathan Mathy bought a BMW Z4 from C&R Motors, trading as JP Autos, on August 2, 2014. It was advertised as a 2013 model.

He visited the trader’s yard, agreed to buy it for $49,300 and said it was important to him to buy the highest value Z4 he could find.

The vehicle offer and sale agreement and consumer information notice (CIN) stated the car was a 2013 model. The CIN stated it was first registered overseas in 2013.

Mathy found a plate under the bonnet on December 7. This stated: “BMW BUILT:DEC.09.”

The next day he emailed the dealer to say he had learned the car was made in 2009. He asked for compensation of $15,000 or for the transaction to be cancelled.

The dealer contested the car’s documents were correct and it was a 2013 model.

The case Four months after Mathy bought the BMW, he discovered a build date plate stamped “DEC 09”.

The next day he told the dealer it was made in 2009. His email stated the date had a major impact on the car’s value and sent the trader a photo of its build plate.

Mathy wanted $15,000 in compensation to align his purchase price with the market value of a 2009 model or a refund.

The trader said it would reply

when it had done its research.

The next day, the dealer emailed Mathy a link to CarJam’s website and a VTNZ report to confirm it was a 2013 model.

The dealer said the plate “tells the chassis model start date, it is not saying the car was 2009. All papers we have point to the car [being] 2013”.

Team McMillan BMW checked its body control module (BCM) for Mathy. It found it was manufactured in December 2009 and first registered in the UK on December 23, 2009.

Mathy notified the trader about this report and emailed it a copy. The dealer said it would contact him as soon as it had an answer.

On December 23, 2014, the seller told Mathy that VTNZ in New Lynn was “going through the original files and this is a big job since they have the papers in storage. Once they have found it, we should have the answer”.

Mathy produced an email from Team McMillan to the buyer.

This stated: “According to BMW AG data: Car was sold new in the UK on 22/12/2009, imported into Japan between 8/12 and 03/13.

This is a 2009 vehicle as per date of first registration.”

Mathy supplied a report from BMW NZ to confirm the production date was December 2009, and three valuations to establish the difference in values between a Z4 made in 2013 and 2009.

Jeff Gray BMW said $12,012,

Team McMillan stated $10,000 to $12,000, and John Clough, of Rotorua Kia, said $8,000 to $10,000.

The dealer didn’t accept the car wasn’t a 2013 model. In support of that, it supplied:  A photocopy of Japan’s transport authority’s export certificate, which showed it was registered in “04 2013”.  A copy of an invoice from a logistics company dated July 22, 2013, which stated the car was bought by the trader and shipped with August 5, 2013, being its estimated arrival date.  An application by Mathy to register a 2013 Z4 with the NZTA.  A photocopy of data from Landata to VTNZ in Avondale showing the car was first registered in “04 2013” and its year was 2013.

The finding The tribunal ruled the trader misled Mathy. It found the use of 2013 in its advertising suggested it was a new car in 2013 when it was actually manufactured in 2009.

It preferred evidence from Team McMillan, BMW NZ and Mathy. It added the dealer ignored Mathy’s and Team McMillan’s evidence, and insisted it was first registered in Japan in 2013.

The tribunal noted the NZTA accepted the Japanese export certificate at face value and didn’t check if the car was first

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buyer claimed The case: The epresented an

the dealer misr imported 2009 BMW by stating it was a 2013 model. Despite evidence that proved it was a 2009 model, the dealer insisted it was 2013 and claimed its documentation was not misleading under the Fair Trading Act (FTA).

The tribunal The decisior n: was misled by the

found the buye trader about the age of the vehicle.

It ordered the dealer pay $12,000 in damages to the purchaser. r Vehicle Disputes At: The Motoland .

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registered anywhere else.

It found that undermined the reliability of this country’s registration system for Japanese imports and considered it was unlikely to be an isolated case of “vehicle rebirth”. The tribunal stated buyers should be warned off buying European cars via Japan in light of this case.

The date on the Japanese export certificate relied on by the trader was, it was ruled, the date the car was registered in Japan – probably with the intention of misleading the NZTA and prospective purchasers about the car’s true year and value.

The dealer’s three other documents were ruled as having limited evidential value.

The tribunal considered Mathy’s actions after he discovered the manufacturing date, which were confirmed by Team McMillan, were consistent with his evidence that had he known that date he wouldn’t have bought the car.

Order The tribunal ruled the trader had to pay the buyer $12,000 in damages.

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Tribunal finds consumer protection rules had expired by date of application Background Papamama Aniterea bought a 2002 Ford Falcon XR6 from Budget Car Auctions for $12,500 on April 8, 2014, with 216,729km on its odometer.

Nine months after he had purchased the car, he claimed it had serious faults – a collapsed wheel bearing and damaged differential. He wanted his rejection to be upheld and for the trader to refund what he paid for it.

The dealer said Aniterea had continued driving the vehicle knowing the wheel was noisy, which resulted in damage to the differential, and that the old and high-mileage car had travelled more than 21,000km before the bearing broke.

The case Aniterea wanted the tribunal to uphold, under the terms of the CGA, his rejection of the Falcon that he emailed the trader on February 2, 2015.

The tribunal noted he failed to have the New Zealand-new 12-year-old car inspected before buying it and didn’t test-drive it.

Aniterea claimed the trader’s salesman, a man called Rodney, said the vehicle would be serviced before it was supplied.

He also bought a three-year Janssen mechanical breakdown warranty for $995 from the dealer.

On August 13, 2014, the rear-left wheel bearing collapsed after the Falcon had travelled 11,082km.

Aniterea was unable to claim repair costs under his breakdown

insurance because he failed to comply with a condition of the warranty that required him to have the car serviced after 5,000km of use, and the trader hadn’t serviced it before it was sold to him.

He paid Waiuku Automotive Services (WAS) $1,467 to repair the axle and for the vehicle to be serviced.

WAS stated on its invoice that the rear-differential pinion seal was leaking and the dealer paid $858 towards the repairs.

The tribunal noted that WAS didn’t charge Aniterea for differential oil nor did the repairer’s invoice state if it had checked the condition of the right-rear wheel bearing, which – under good trade practice – it felt it should have done given the failure of the left-rear bearing.

On December 4, 2014, after the vehicle had been driven for another 10,680km, Aniterea heard a noise coming from the right-rear side of the Falcon.

He said he stopped the car, but couldn’t see anything wrong with the wheel so he continued to drive it about 4km to where he lived.

The buyer said that when he got home he removed the rightrear wheel and found its bearing had collapsed.

He asked the trader to pay to have the vehicle repaired. The car was, at the dealer’s request, towed to Sonic Automotive where it inspected by Janssen’s assessor.

On December 11, the trader told Aniterea that the vehicle needed a new right-rear wheel bearing and

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the differential was damaged.

Janssen would, according to the trader, only pay for the rightrear wheel bearing and not the cost of the differential because its housing had been damaged by the car being driven when it had a collapsed bearing.

The dealer refused to pay for the repairs because it said Aniterea had caused the damage to the differential by driving the Falcon after he had heard noises coming from the right-rear wheel bearing and because of the high mileage the car had travelled after purchase.

The finding The tribunal determined the fault with the left-rear wheel bearing was a mechanical issue that could be expected to occur in an old and high-mileage car with 227,000km on its odometer.

The trader paid half of the repairs to fix the bearing and axle because it accepted its salesman had promised Aniterea the vehicle would be serviced before it was supplied.

Because the Falcon hadn’t been serviced, Aniterea was unable to claim the repair costs under his mechanical breakdown insurance.

As the buyer had travelled 21,762km in eight months in the Falcon, the tribunal considered the trader’s obligation to repair it in terms of the CGA’s guarantee of acceptable quality had “well and truly expired”.

The tribunal ruled no reasonable

buyer wanted The case: The uphold his rejection

the tribunal to of a car under the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA) after claiming it had some serious faults. The dealer said the buyer continued to drive the vehicle knowing it was defective and failures of the type described were expected in old and high-mileage cars.

n: The tribunal to The decisiotrade r’s obligation found that the repair the vehicle under the CGA’s guarantee of acceptable quality had expired. r Vehicle Disputes At: The Motoland .

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buyer would expect the dealer to pay for the repairs to the right-rear wheel bearing and differential after that period, and that Aniterea didn’t have the Falcon serviced when it was due.

It considered it likely the buyer’s decision to continue to drive the car after he probably heard a noise and then a rumbling sound from the bearing, and heard what he described as a squeaking noise from the bearing, had probably caused the damage to the differential.

The tribunal determined that had Aniterea immediately stopped driving the Falcon, the damage to the differential might have been avoided.

It found the car was as durable as a reasonable consumer would regard as acceptable for a 12-yearold Falcon XR6 with high mileage.

It also determined the failure of the right-rear wheel bearing after eight months and 21,762km of use most likely resulted from the age and distance the car had travelled.

Order The application was dismissed.

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232

Used:

6,328

798

NEW: 121 Used:

199

NEW: 54 Used:

NEW: 191

NEW: 75

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9

210

Thames NEW: 43 USED:

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315

70

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Tauranga NEW: 251

Auckland  8.8% 2014: 5,539  14.2%

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Used:

2014: 11,223

USED:

2014: 2,841

NEW: 436

Used:

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 10.6%

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2014: 284 2014: 461

Rotorua NEW: 83

Hamilton 2014: 451  3.3% 2014: 737  8.3%

USED:

88

Gisborne NEW: 26

New Plymouth 2014: 110  10.0% 2014: 176  13.1%

USED:

64

Napier

NEW: 178

Wanganui 2014: 51  5.9% 2014: 76  7.9%

USED:

238

NEW: 52 USED:

2014: 101

2014: 27 2014: 56

2014: 185

59

2014: 213

2014: 51 2014: 63

Wellington NEW: 558

Nelson 2014: 111  32.4% 2014: 184  14.1%

2014: 669

1,025

USED:

Blenheim NEW: 53

Westport 2014: 5  40.0% 2014: 10  10.0%

USED:

57

2014: 44 2014: 41

Christchurch NEW: 1,051

Greymouth NEW: 23 2014: 12  91.7% Used: 35 2014:37  5.4%

USED:

Timaru

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Oamaru NEW: 16 USED:

Dunedin

NEW: 215 USED:

Invercargill NEW: 89 USED:

2014: 53

Masterton

Palmerston North 2014: 186  2.7% 2014: 289  9.0%

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2014: 118

134

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2014: 228 2014: 313

2014: 61

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2014: 24

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2014: 118

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Imported Passenger Vehicle Sales by Make - May 2015 Make

May '15

May '14

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May '15 Mkt Share

2015 YEAR TO DATE

Imported Passenger Vehicle Sales by Model - May 2015 2015 Mkt share

Make

Model

May '15

May '14

+/- %

May '15 Mkt Share

2015 YEAR TO DATE

2015 Mkt share

Toyota

2,721

2,677

1.6

21.9%

13,055

22.5%

Suzuki

Swift

630

564

11.7

5.1%

3,103

5.3%

Nissan

2,106

2,120

-0.7

17.0%

9,726

16.7%

Mazda

Axela

596

502

18.7

4.8%

2,734

4.7%

Mazda

1,989

1,783

11.6

16.0%

9,406

16.2%

Honda

Fit

534

377

41.6

4.3%

2,196

3.8%

Honda

1,391

1,226

13.5

11.2%

6,090

10.5%

Nissan

Tiida

527

624

-15.5

4.2%

2,335

4.0%

Subaru

739

421

75.5

6.0%

3,178

5.5%

Mazda

Demio

489

448

9.2

3.9%

2,333

4.0%

Suzuki

736

680

8.2

5.9%

3,620

6.2%

Subaru

Legacy

408

241

69.3

3.3%

1,714

2.9%

Bmw

599

471

27.2

4.8%

2,658

4.6%

Volkswagen

Golf

304

245

24.1

2.4%

1,380

2.4%

Volkswagen

495

399

24.1

4.0%

2,252

3.9%

Toyota

Wish

298

307

-2.9

2.4%

1,335

2.3%

Mitsubishi

427

413

3.4

3.4%

2,236

3.8%

Mazda

Atenza

268

259

3.5

2.2%

1,422

2.4%

Mercedes-Benz

264

206

28.2

2.1%

1,170

2.0%

Toyota

Vitz

237

248

-4.4

1.9%

1,236

2.1%

Audi

253

210

20.5

2.0%

1,185

2.0%

Mazda

Mpv

236

219

7.8

1.9%

1,036

1.8%

Ford

153

126

21.4

1.2%

800

1.4%

Toyota

Corolla

218

281

-22.4

1.8%

1,007

1.7%

Volvo

82

58

41.4

0.7%

370

0.6%

Mitsubishi

Outlander

214

154

39.0

1.7%

1,154

2.0%

Lexus

58

48

20.8

0.5%

199

0.3%

Honda

Odyssey

206

208

-1.0

1.7%

877

1.5%

Chevrolet

56

63

-11.1

0.5%

322

0.6%

Nissan

Note

168

218

-22.9

1.4%

690

1.2%

Mini

46

43

7.0

0.4%

255

0.4%

Toyota

Estima

157

146

7.5

1.3%

835

1.4%

Jaguar

40

40

0.0

0.3%

201

0.3%

Honda

Accord

156

131

19.1

1.3%

664

1.1%

Hyundai

36

44

-18.2

0.3%

221

0.4%

Nissan

Bluebird

156

137

13.9

1.3%

714

1.2%

Land Rover

35

34

2.9

0.3%

189

0.3%

Mazda

Premacy

149

131

13.7

1.2%

769

1.3%

Holden

33

32

3.1

0.3%

171

0.3%

Subaru

Impreza

145

57

154.4

1.2%

606

1.0%

Dodge

22

17

29.4

0.2%

106

0.2%

Nissan

Dualis

144

88

63.6

1.2%

732

1.3%

Renault

21

8

162.5

0.2%

59

0.1%

Toyota

Mark X

132

95

38.9

1.1%

577

1.0%

Porsche

17

13

30.8

0.1%

73

0.1%

Nissan

Murano

127

116

9.5

1.0%

583

1.0%

Ist

123

171

-28.1

1.0%

553

1.0%

Peugeot

15

18

-16.7

0.1%

100

0.2%

Toyota

Daihatsu

10

8

25.0

0.1%

73

0.1%

Bmw

320i

120

128

-6.3

1.0%

584

1.0%

Chrysler

7

5

40.0

0.1%

43

0.1%

Toyota

Auris

120

121

-0.8

1.0%

635

1.1%

Jeep

6

6

0.0

0.0%

38

0.1%

Nissan

Teana

120

118

1.7

1.0%

534

0.9%

Citroen

5

5

0.0

0.0%

16

0.0%

Subaru

Outback

119

71

67.6

1.0%

524

0.9%

Alfa Romeo

4

1

300.0

0.0%

19

0.0%

Toyota

Rav4

119

91

30.8

1.0%

506

0.9%

Bentley

4

1

300.0

0.0%

16

0.0%

Honda

Stream

118

124

-4.8

1.0%

529

0.9%

Buick

4

0

400.0

0.0%

9

0.0%

Nissan

Wingroad

106

72

47.2

0.9%

484

0.8%

Kia

4

3

33.3

0.0%

26

0.0%

Nissan

Skyline

105

106

-0.9

0.8%

605

1.0%

Fiat

3

2

50.0

0.0%

25

0.0%

Nissan

March

103

144

-28.5

0.8%

529

0.9%

Gmc

3

2

50.0

0.0%

8

0.0%

Toyota

Caldina

101

120

-15.8

0.8%

425

0.7%

Prius

97

79

22.8

0.8%

448

0.8%

Plymouth Others Total

3

2

50.0

0.0%

11

0.0%

Toyota

28

38

-26.3

0.2%

203

0.3%

Others

4,565

4,082

11.8

36.8%

21,741

37.4%

12,415

11,223

10.6

100.0%

58,129

100.0%

Total

12,415

11,223

10.6

100.0%

58,129

100.0%

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Used imports total tracks up S

ales of used imported passenger vehicles during May jumped by 10.6 per cent compared to the same month of last year.

They went up from 11,223 to 12,415 to bring the year-to-date total to 58,129.

The top-selling marque was Toyota on 2,721 units. Nissan was second on 2,106 and Mazda came third on 1,989.

Suzuki’s Swift was the bestselling model with the next two places going to Mazda’s Axela and Honda’s Fit. Neil Carter, of Warehouse Cars Ltd in Mount Maunganui, says: “We had a brilliant month in April and May was also strong. Overall, I think there’s far more positivity as far as people wanting to spend goes.”

The dealership usually holds stock of between 80 and 100 units.

“We always keep in touch with our customers, plus we get a lot of walk-ins as well as referrals from people telling their friends about us,” he told Autofile. “We carry quite a lot of stock, which we work hard to keep.

“The kiwifruit guys around the region are having a great season and overall Tauranga is booming.

Everything is going well here.”

Carter sells “quite a bit of stock off our website to buyers around the country”, but also has a strong local client base.

“You have just got to get up and be positive about things otherwise it comes back on you,” he says.

“Some guys sit there in doom and gloom, and can go a week without a sale. That can get quite depressing.

“You have to put on a smiley

face every day. The day I can’t do that is the day I will close up shop. I started in the 1980s and I’m still not sick of it.”

Paul Butler, of Merit Cars in New Plymouth, says: “I compete on quality, price and service, and will continue to do that.

“We sell the full range and people from all areas of the market are buying from us.

“Percentage-wise, finance is about the same, but we have increased the number of our sales so finance has increased because of that.”

in the old days was rock solid and the Motor Vehicle Dealers’ Institute [MVDI] used to chase down dodgy traders to the point where that person’s licence was taken away.

“Dealers had to pay into a fidelity fund so an unpaid claim against a dealer could be paid out.”

Butler believes some claims that go before the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal are not honoured by traders because they simply go out of business or disappear, while some customers have to chase down their money

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Butler raises some concerns that around the country there are now “more fly-by-nighters and shonky traders who hang around for a while then go out of business, or don’t comply with the Consumer Guarantees Act”.

He adds: “New Zealand is a bit of a loose country when it comes to protecting consumers who buy from such dealers.

“Protection for the public

Jul Aug Sep

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– and that’s if they get it at all.

“Today, someone can get a licence for a few hundred dollars and set up anywhere,” he says.

“Years ago, the MVDI required a dealer to jump through a whole lot of hoops before getting a licence, including having a bonafide place of business.

“They also had to prove they were in good standing before they could sell what is for many

people the second largest investment they will ever make, and one that’s regularly replaced or upgraded.”

On the industry overall, Butler says: “There are so many examples of similar models nowadays from different manufacturers.

“Japanese marques have diversified more. Honda used to only have the Odyssey, but it now has four or five different people movers in different segments of the market.

“The manufacturers in Japan are upgrading all of the time, and they are continuing to improve their vehicles’ safety and economy without our government having to do anything about those things.”

Merit Cars changed its structure in the middle of last year by opening a new yard in the Taranaki centre.

“We have a main street yard and had a small backstreet one, which we have replaced with a second one on the main street,” says Butler. “This has increased the amount of vehicles we can hold to more than 150.”

Grant Ward, of Grant Ward Nissan in Alexandra, notes that the market in Japan seems to be trending in a similar fashion to New Zealand.

“Numbers are up and you are getting very good value in the car market new or used, local or ex-Japan,” he says.

“The public are very educated and savvy, and people know what they want. We meet the demands of the market as opposed to selling what we trade.”

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May '14

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Make

Model

May '15

May '14

+/- %

May '15 2015 YEAR Mkt Share TO DATE

2015 Mkt share

Toyota

958

996

-3.8

14.0%

5,569

14.9%

Toyota

Corolla

310

241

28.6

4.5%

1,963

5.3%

Holden

778

798

-2.5

11.4%

4,193

11.2%

Mazda

Cx-5

242

230

5.2

3.5%

1,026

2.7%

Mazda

695

524

32.6

10.2%

3,420

9.2%

Holden

Captiva

229

211

8.5

3.3%

890

2.4%

Hyundai

645

531

21.5

9.4%

3,341

8.9%

Hyundai

ix35

226

115

96.5

3.3%

998

2.7%

Ford

457

562

-18.7

6.7%

2,443

6.5%

Holden

Commodore

225

213

5.6

3.3%

1,245

3.3%

Mitsubishi

428

354

20.9

6.3%

2,353

6.3%

Hyundai

Santa Fe

206

132

56.1

3.0%

857

2.3%

Nissan

328

415

-21.0

4.8%

2,018

5.4%

Suzuki

Swift

190

272

-30.1

2.8%

1,013

2.7%

Suzuki

325

406

-20.0

4.7%

1,807

4.8%

Toyota

Rav4

188

229

-17.9

2.7%

1,154

3.1%

Volkswagen

309

371

-16.7

4.5%

1,732

4.6%

Mitsubishi

Asx

182

80

127.5

2.7%

757

2.0%

Honda

261

196

33.2

3.8%

1,564

4.2%

Mazda

Mazda3

144

175

-17.7

2.1%

994

2.7%

Kia

221

230

-3.9

3.2%

1,265

3.4%

Honda

Jazz

142

74

91.9

2.1%

906

2.4%

Audi

174

170

2.4

2.5%

809

2.2%

Mitsubishi

Outlander

142

93

52.7

2.1%

754

2.0%

Subaru

174

126

38.1

2.5%

856

2.3%

Toyota

Camry

130

58

124.1

1.9%

356

1.0%

Mercedes-Benz

159

191

-16.8

2.3%

852

2.3%

Toyota

Yaris

126

175

-28.0

1.8%

941

2.5%

Bmw

134

214

-37.4

2.0%

836

2.2%

Nissan

Qashqai

125

79

58.2

1.8%

686

1.8%

Ssangyong

108

68

58.8

1.6%

515

1.4%

Mazda

Cx-3

115

-

-

1.7%

260

0.7%

Skoda

101

67

50.7

1.5%

428

1.1%

Mazda

Mazda2

111

46

141.3

1.6%

717

1.9%

Land Rover

80

68

17.6

1.2%

407

1.1%

Hyundai

i30

106

112

-5.4

1.5%

470

1.3%

Jeep

77

108

-28.7

1.1%

524

1.4%

Volkswagen

Golf

105

147

-28.6

1.5%

685

1.8%

Peugeot

64

65

-1.5

0.9%

354

0.9%

Toyota

Highlander

101

139

-27.3

1.5%

545

1.5%

Mini

49

34

44.1

0.7%

268

0.7%

Ford

Kuga

100

124

-19.4

1.5%

569

1.5%

Lexus

48

43

11.6

0.7%

272

0.7%

Ford

Territory

100

97

3.1

1.5%

441

1.2%

Fiat

47

25

88.0

0.7%

237

0.6%

Nissan

X-Trail

90

151

-40.4

1.3%

653

1.7%

Trax

87

62

40.3

1.3%

367

1.0%

Porsche

45

21

114.3

0.7%

231

0.6%

Holden

Dodge

35

30

16.7

0.5%

198

0.5%

Holden

Cruze

82

179

-54.2

1.2%

762

2.0%

Volvo

29

30

-3.3

0.4%

166

0.4%

Mazda

Mazda6

76

56

35.7

1.1%

357

1.0%

Citroen

21

31

-32.3

0.3%

102

0.3%

Suzuki

Sx4 S-Cross

76

55

38.2

1.1%

362

1.0%

Renault

18

22

-18.2

0.3%

93

0.2%

Subaru

Outback

75

32

134.4

1.1%

423

1.1%

Isuzu

16

7

128.6

0.2%

57

0.2%

Ford

Mondeo

71

72

-1.4

1.0%

338

0.9%

Chery

11

32

-65.6

0.2%

108

0.3%

Kia

Sportage

70

58

20.7

1.0%

432

1.2%

Yamaha

8

0

800.0

0.1%

48

0.1%

Ford

Focus

66

112

-41.1

1.0%

356

1.0%

Jaguar

7

6

16.7

0.1%

65

0.2%

Skoda

Octavia

63

38

65.8

0.9%

257

0.7%

Bentley

6

1

500.0

0.1%

18

0.0%

Honda

Civic

40

52.5

0.9%

146

0.4%

Maserati

4

6

-33.3

0.1%

32

0.1%

Holden

Barina

0.9%

408

1.1%

0.1%

Volkswagen

Tiguan

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Abernethy is “very excited” an increase by 41 units on May specification-wise, while the trade “There’s still confidence in the about the arrival of the all-new 2014’s total. guys are doing pretty well – they way of housing and excitement Everest, as well as the new Ranger, Toyota topped the ladder on are all busy and have work here.” coming off the back of Auckland,” while the Mustang is due out at 958 units. Holden came second Tunnicliffe adds the provinces he says. around the same time. with 778 and Mazda was third on in general are probably benefitting “Hamilton’s housing trend “SUVs are the main volume 695 vehicles. from Aucklanders cashing up, and has been five to six years behind drivers in most people’s markets,” he also reports a mini housing The same three marques are Auckland. In the past month, he told Autofile. “They are also also the year-to-date leaders in this boom in and around Paeroa. property values here have just big movers for us and that’s segment, while the Corolla was last “We’re on State Highway started jumping up and it feels like being pushed forward by sales of One and a heck of a lot of traffic month’s best-selling car. the city is buoyant.” the Kuga.

James Harvey, chief executive comes through to get to Tauranga Nathan Abernethy, dealer “We don’t sell an awful lot of officer of Waikato Toyota in throughout the year.” really small cars. We do a few new Hamilton, says improving customer principal of Regional Ford in Gore, Grant Ward, of Grant Ward service is a focus for the dealership.

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2015 9000 “The best thing about working “We’re lucky in that we have here is the backing you get from strong volumes of new vehicles 8500 Toyota New Zealand. It feels like you and they pretty much always come 8000 have a massive amount of support with trade-ins. for meeting customers’ needs – it’s “We also supplement our stock 7500 not all about the dollars.” from other areas, and do a small 7000 Looking forward, Harvey amount of new imports and some 6500 stresses June is a big month for more niche vehicles.” dealerships across the Waikato He adds that new technology 6000 with more than 115,000 visitors brings with it access to information xxxxxxxxx 5500 xxxxxxxxxxx descending on Mystery Creek for buyers.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec for Fieldays, the country’s largest “We have started doing a little bit agriculture show. of social media and are educating always been the way. are more static with their 1996, it has ebbed and flowed.” of stock held he amount are boosting sales.

Fiestas, but that units, isn’t bigtoopart says: “Passenger vehicles are never Christchurch “It will be huge and we’re when ourselves as we go,” says Ward. down after the global did come looking much. of “You can oversupply changing nota holding that dropped to this year’s low of Used car stock levels are tock levels of new cars have by used car dealers during “Trades people are upgrading buying conditions are good, but financial crisis [GFC].

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Association (MIA), says current improved there have Conditions ghest of 2013. a with month last imported for us.

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“They can suddenly be selling models aren’t sitting around in recently and the exchange rate There were 7,962 sales last variance of 1,829 on 8,545 sales. are refinancing their mortgages trundling up again.

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5,633

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12,246

223

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6,504

6,429

75

4,390

209

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7,228

6,499

729

12,975

218

59

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6,613

5,877

736

5,126

206

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6,285

5,430

855

13,830

209

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7,693

6,793

900

6,026

208

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5,942

1,800

15,630

205

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6,947

6,184

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5,483

209

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6,208

1,686

19,044

209

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5,540

6,621

(1,081)

4,402

210

21

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5,959

2,630

21,674

207

105

6,222

(716)

3,686

209

Sep ‘12

6,828

6,637

191

21,865

209

105

Oct ‘12

8,155

7,336

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22,684

211

107

12,984

128

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nov

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6,800

5,908 Osaka 7,542 Nagoya

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8,051

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223

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6740

238

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7,385

180

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211

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212

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25,153

1,714

13,883

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2013

2,469

6,102

76,871

6,484

7,816

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Last year 90,754 units were imported and there were 76,871 sales for a variance of 13,883.

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oyota New Zealand has come out with some fighting talk as Ford’s Ranger extends its sales lead over the Hilux.

Last year, utes accounted for 20 per cent of new-vehicle registrations to make it the most important model segment.

The Japanese marque sold nearly 6,000 Hiluxes and it believes the statistics for 2015 suggest this trend will continue.

Toyota says it will have a ute “for every niche of this market” when the all-new model – with its range boasting 21 variants – arrives on these shores at the end of this year.

Steve Prangnell, general manager of sales, says the Hilux will be available in four grades, and

2013

4250 4000

2014

3750

2015

3500 3250 3000 2750 2500 2250 2000 1750 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

will be aimed at fleet, company and business buyers.

“We believe the all-new Hilux gives us the ammunition to regain the number-one spot in 2016,” he says.

“The expanded model mix gives

May '15

May '14

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May '15 Mkt Share

Jul Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

us the opportunity to cater for expanding customer requirements in this segment.”

Toyota secured 26 per cent of four-wheel-drive ute sales to Kiwis last year, while two-wheel-drive

New Commercial Sales by Model - May 2015

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versions made up 16 per cent of the market total.

The Ranger, however, was the country’s best-selling ute last month and the top-seller across the whole new-vehicle market.

It sold 511 units with the Hilux notching up 404 registrations.

Year to date, the blue oval’s ute remains New Zealand’s numberone commercial vehicle with a 15.1 per cent share of the market and 2,310 sales.

The Hilux is second with a market share of 13.8 per cent and 2,104 registrations – a deficit of 206 units on the Ranger.

Light commercial vehicles occupied the overall market’s top four rankings during May.

New Commercial Sales - 2013-2015

4500

2015 YEAR TO DATE

2015 Mkt share

Make

Model

May '15

May '14

+/- %

May '15 Mkt Share

2015 YEAR TO DATE

2015 Mkt share

Toyota

646

935

-30.9

20.2%

3,199

21.0%

Ford

Ranger

511

503

1.6

16.0%

2,310

15.1%

Ford

568

556

2.2

17.8%

2,730

17.9%

Toyota

Hilux

404

566

-28.6

12.7%

2,104

13.8% 10.0%

Nissan

385

188

104.8

12.1%

1,532

10.0%

Nissan

Navara

385

188

104.8

12.1%

1,532

Holden

327

292

12.0

10.2%

1,392

9.1%

Holden

Colorado

313

280

11.8

9.8%

1,327

8.7%

Isuzu

235

188

25.0

7.4%

1,079

7.1%

Toyota

Hiace

205

348

-41.1

6.4%

974

6.4%

Mitsubishi

192

206

-6.8

6.0%

1,010

6.6%

Mitsubishi

Triton

189

156

21.2

5.9%

938

6.1%

Volkswagen

120

98

22.4

3.8%

607

4.0%

Isuzu

D-Max

146

113

29.2

4.6%

676

4.4%

Mazda

106

151

-29.8

3.3%

509

3.3%

Mazda

Bt-50

106

151

-29.8

3.3%

509

3.3%

69

68

1.5

2.2%

254

1.7%

Volkswagen

Amarok

72

55

30.9

2.3%

413

2.7%

Hino Ssangyong

62

65

-4.6

1.9%

310

2.0%

Ssangyong

Actyon Sport

62

65

-4.6

1.9%

310

2.0%

Mitsubishi Fuso

57

48

18.8

1.8%

240

1.6%

Ford

Transit

52

48

8.3

1.6%

406

2.7%

Mercedes-Benz

45

44

2.3

1.4%

199

1.3%

Ldv

V80

38

29

31.0

1.2%

176

1.2%

Ldv

44

29

51.7

1.4%

182

1.2%

Toyota

Land Cruiser

37

21

76.2

1.2%

121

0.8%

Fiat

38

15

153.3

1.2%

213

1.4%

Isuzu

N Series

37

29

27.6

1.2%

156

1.0%

Hyundai

35

58

-39.7

1.1%

292

1.9%

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

35

34

2.9

1.1%

162

1.1%

Foton

33

37

-10.8

1.0%

205

1.3%

Isuzu

F Series

34

37

-8.1

1.1%

163

1.1%

Great Wall

32

66

-51.5

1.0%

236

1.5%

Hino

500

33

31

6.5

1.0%

129

0.8%

Man

20

34

-41.2

0.6%

87

0.6%

Hyundai

iload

33

55

-40.0

1.0%

286

1.9%

Ud Trucks

20

27

-25.9

0.6%

106

0.7%

Foton

Tunland

31

35

-11.4

1.0%

195

1.3%

Mahindra Others Total

18

9

100.0

0.6%

80

0.5%

Mitsubishi Fuso Canter

139

148

-6.1

4.4%

803

5.3%

Others

3,191

3,262

-2.2

100.0%

15,265

100.0%

Total

29

16

81.3

0.9%

102

0.7%

439

502

-12.5

13.8%

2,276

14.9%

3,191

3,262

-2.2

100.0%

15,265

100.0%

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Pricing steady as market booms A

dealer in Southland describes the market for second-hand utes as “incredible”, while overall prices for used commercials are holding up.

Nathan Abernethy, of Regional Ford in Gore, says: “I think a lot of farmers have changed their trucks in the past two or three years.

“We are noticing that Ranger resale values are stronger than ever with huge demand for them second-hand. In these parts they are getting better resale values than Toyotas of the same age.

“We get a lot of Rangers traded in and plenty of second-hand Toyota trucks. We’ve never seen so many Hilux trade-ins for the new model Ranger.”

2013 2014 2015

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Abernethy adds: “The market for second-hand utes is incredible and it’s fortunate we are taking in a lot of that stock.

“Demand for commercials is growing. You would think the

May '15

May '14

+/- %

Jul Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

amount being sold new would impact on used values, but they are as popular as ever.”

Grant Ward, of Grant Ward Nissan in Alexandra, says: “Resale values of light commercials have

Used Commercial Sales by Model - May 2015

Used Commercial Sales by Make - May 2015 Make

traditionally been very strong and that hasn’t changed.

“This has helped to feed demand and we’re selling more commercials.”

There were 742 used commercial vehicles sold in New Zealand last month, which was a 4.7 per cent increase on the total for May last year and brought the year-to-date total to 3,589.

Toyota was the top marque with 361 registrations. This was a 6.8 per cent increase from 338 during the same month of 2014. Its year-todate total is now 1,805.

Nissan came second on 138 units, which was a 9.8 per cent drop, while Mitsubishi was third with a 63 per cent jump from 27 to 44.

Used Commercial Sales - 2013-2015

900 850 800 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300

May '15 Mkt Share

2015 YEAR TO DATE

2015 Mkt share

Make

Model

May '15

May '14

+/- %

May '15 Mkt Share

2015 YEAR TO DATE

2015 Mkt share

36.6%

Toyota

361

338

6.8

48.7%

1,805

50.3%

Toyota

Hiace

243

247

-1.6

32.7%

1,315

Nissan

138

153

-9.8

18.6%

687

19.1%

Nissan

Caravan

62

71

-12.7

8.4%

313

8.7%

44

27

63.0

5.9%

141

3.9%

Toyota

Dyna

40

24

66.7

5.4%

147

4.1%

Mitsubishi Mazda

32

35

-8.6

4.3%

189

5.3%

Toyota

Regius

38

33

15.2

5.1%

167

4.7%

Chevrolet

30

13

130.8

4.0%

84

2.3%

Mitsubishi

Canter

33

8

312.5

4.4%

81

2.3%

Ford

30

28

7.1

4.0%

117

3.3%

Nissan

Vanette

25

44

-43.2

3.4%

149

4.2%

Isuzu

27

39

-30.8

3.6%

150

4.2%

Mazda

Bongo

23

29

-20.7

3.1%

151

4.2%

Holden

21

11

90.9

2.8%

63

1.8%

Toyota

Hilux

17

12

41.7

2.3%

57

1.6%

Hino

19

18

5.6

2.6%

96

2.7%

Toyota

Toyoace

15

12

25.0

2.0%

81

2.3%

Volkswagen

8

5

60.0

1.1%

29

0.8%

Isuzu

Elf

14

24

-41.7

1.9%

85

2.4%

Fiat

5

2

150.0

0.7%

39

1.1%

Nissan

Navara

14

8

75.0

1.9%

45

1.3%

Gmc

4

3

33.3

0.5%

25

0.7%

Chevrolet

Silverado

13

4

225.0

1.8%

34

0.9%

Dodge

3

7

-57.1

0.4%

16

0.4%

Nissan

Atlas

12

19

-36.8

1.6%

61

1.7%

Iveco

3

3

0.0

0.4%

7

0.2%

Nissan

Nv200

11

3

266.7

1.5%

70

2.0%

Land Rover

3

3

0.0

0.4%

9

0.3%

Isuzu

Forward

10

9

11.1

1.3%

43

1.2%

10

11

-9.1

1.3%

34

0.9%

9

5

80.0

1.2%

21

0.6%

Suzuki

3

3

0.0

0.4%

13

0.4%

Ford

Ranger

Honda

2

1

100.0

0.3%

4

0.1%

Holden

Colorado

Kenworth

2

1

100.0

0.3%

17

0.5%

Ford

Falcon

9

3

200.0

1.2%

19

0.5%

Chrysler

1

0

100.0

0.1%

1

0.0%

Hino

Ranger

9

6

50.0

1.2%

33

0.9%

Dutro

Citroen

1

0

100.0

0.1%

4

0.1%

Hino

8

7

14.3

1.1%

55

1.5%

Others

5

19

-73.7

0.7%

93

2.6%

Others

127

130

-2.3

17.1%

628

17.5%

742

709

4.7

100.0%

3,589

100.0%

Total

742

709

4.7

100.0%

3,589

100.0%

Total

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