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Thought Ford had peaked with Everest?
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
Ford New Zealand has announced changes to the Everest line up, confirming the first-ever Everest Wildtrak is coming in July 2023 and customers can now also opt for the Everest Sport with the popula
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Ford’s commercial e-revolution has started
Tuesday, 08 November 2022
Ford’s all-new E-Transit Custom made its global debut recently at the IAA Transportation Show 2022 in Hannover, Germany.  
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When you need a truck in your business
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
FleetPartners is – as most NZ Company Vehicle readers will be aware – an innovative vehicle leasing provider.  When the New Zealand government announced its ‘ute tax’, there was considerable media...
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Rally the Ranger, but remember the Puma and the Focus
Tuesday, 05 July 2022
Ford’s Ranger may be the talk of the town, but the Puma and Focus models are riding in on the Blue Oval’s wave for 2022.
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Proven sustainability and 3D EVi strategy from ORIX
Wednesday, 08 June 2022
The team at ORIX is continuously working on new products and improvements – from fully unbundling leasing and services with ORIX MyWay, to delivering a new app that has radically changed driver exp
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Fleet charging solutions from YHI
Wednesday, 08 June 2022
YHI, who have been operating in New Zealand’s automotive industry since 1995 initially supplying wheels out of a single warehouse in Auckland, is now a much broader distribution business.
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Mazda CX-5’s new clothes for 2022
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Big news from Mazda for April is the launch of the facelifted, second generation CX-5, which we first saw arrive in 2017.
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Volkswagen commercials ID’ing good buzz-iness opportunity
Monday, 02 May 2022
The face of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ ID. (electric) range has made its global debut.
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Next-Gen Raptor tipped as ‘Chalk leader’ for Ranger
Monday, 02 May 2022
Ford looks set to deliver a complete Ranger product portfolio when the new generation Ranger touches down in the next few months.
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Ranger update: Here’s some things we can tell you
Sunday, 06 March 2022
By now most of us will have heard that there is a new Ranger on the way from Ford and this is quite big news.
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Medium SUV matchup
Wednesday, 05 May 2021
With two comparatively new medium SUVs entering the market in recent months, we thought some of you would like to know the skinny on each as they stand shoulder line to shoulder line.
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Focus on FleetPartners
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
With apologies to The Searchers’ ‘Sweets for my Sweet’ for that headline, though perhaps FleetPartners could use it in a marketing jingle. 
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The decarbonising movement in New Zealand
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
What is in the pipeline for a multimodal electrified transportation system? The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill.
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The decarbonising movement in New Zealand
The decarbonising movement in New Zealand
Monday, 08 February 2021
What is in the pipeline for a multimodal electrified transportation system? The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill.
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Business Car of the Year
Monday, 07 December 2020
Our first Car of the Year award for 2020 is not so much going to one car, but rather the range of which that car is a part. 
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Cars Vs Boredom
Thursday, 09 April 2020
With the current world situation and forced confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staying home is a daily battle against boredom.
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Outlander PHEV charges to record sales
Wednesday, 08 April 2020
Mitsubishi’s award-winning Outlander PHEV has powered past its previous sales record by 15%
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And the winner is - 2018 Car of the Year announced
Thursday, 06 December 2018
Company Vehicle overall Car of the Year
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Exciting Times, New Challenges
Thursday, 07 June 2018
Exciting times, new challenges
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Recap of 2017 new vehicle market
Wednesday, 07 February 2018
Last year we lamented that the new vehicle market had narrowly missed breaching the magic...
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Manheim Moves ahead
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Manheim New Zealand’s general manager Andrew Sherliker and his team are quietly...
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LDV goes gangbusters
LDV goes gangbusters
Thursday, 08 December 2016
The LDV brand is going gangbusters as the Takanini-based company,  a subsidiary of Taupo’s Great...
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Takata Airbags Recall
Takata airbag recall update
Tuesday, 01 November 2016
Takata Corporation is an automotive parts company based in Japan. The company...
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Silver Jubilee of Farmer Motor Group Tauranga
Tauranga dealer takes off
Thursday, 13 October 2016
From a single dealership to an award-winning multi-franchise – that’s the silver jubilee of Farmer Motor Group as it celebrates...
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Simon Rutherford, Ford NZ’s MD about the feeling in the marketplace
Ford edges towards the future
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Ford has a whole new game plan to counter a perception that it’s become a one-horse company following...
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Brand New Magazine NZSUV
A Special Free Gift for You - Our brand New Magazine NZSUV
Thursday, 13 October 2016
You’ll be getting a special surprise gift in your packet with the latest issue of Company Vehicle – a brand-new magazine from the
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Importer’s EV initiative
Thursday, 08 September 2016
New Zealand’s largest importer of Electric Vehicles (EVs), Nichibo, has announced an initiative designed to...
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Sales even stronger
Thursday, 08 September 2016
David Crawford, CEO of the Motor Industry Association says “an already record year to date for new vehicle registrations just got stronger with the highest August registrations since 1984.”
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Bear Grylls tests for Land Rover
Thursday, 08 September 2016
British adventurer Bear Grylls took to the skies to put the new Land Rover Discovery’s Intelligent Seat Fold technology to the ultimate test.
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Autonomous vehicle for NZ
Thursday, 08 September 2016
The country’s first official demonstration of an autonomous driving vehicle using New Zealand roads is set to take place within months.
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