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5 March 2016 Issue 4-2016

Qualification targets sales competence

In this issue

he motor vehicle industry has welcomed the development and roll-out of a nationally recognised and NZQAapproved sales qualification for new and used motor vehicle sales staff.

It is the first standardised and formally recognised sales qualification to be offered to the New Zealand motor vehicle industry since the Motor Vehicle Dealer Industry (MVDI) Act was repealed in 2003.

The National Certificate in Sales (Level 3) has been developed by the Motor Industry Training Organisation (MITO)

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alongside industry partners and creates an important first step on the pathway to formal professional development within the auto sales sector.

The course is also designed to accommodate the automotive parts and accessories market.

The qualification has been structured to enable sales staff to complete most aspects of training on the job but will require off-job attendance at three two-day training workshops. The qualification will take up to 12 months to complete.

The Motor Trade Association (MTA) has had significant input into the development of the qualification and particularly as it relates to consumer and industry law.

MTA dealer committee chairman and managing director of Farmer Motor Group, Mike Farmer, says the certificate programme effectively plugs a gap in recognised vehicle sales competency.

“The MVDI used to have a certificate process for dealers as a part of registration under the former MVDI Act. Since its repeal new entrants to the sales market have

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Half-year results underpin growth

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he automotive sector is in good shape and looking to grow on the back of record half-year returns by some of New Zealand’s biggest companies associated with the new and imported vehicle supply chain. These include our international ports, online trading platform Trade Me and NZX-listed Colonial Motor Group.

Trade Me reported an increase in revenue, up 9 per cent on last

year to $105.6 million, while net profit after tax increased by 0.3 per cent to $38m.

These results are underpinned by growth in the classifieds sector, and the recent focus on building a better business across the sectors, including Trade Me Motors.

Chairman David Kirk says Trade Me has continued to make core product improvements to deliver operational and financial

benefits across many areas of the business.

“As we come to the end of an accelerated period of reinvestment, it’s pleasing to see these efforts reflected in another set of record numbers in terms of revenue, earnings and net profit”.

Overall, classified advertising was up 14 per cent on the previous year, delivering a strong result.

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t is with a mix of trepidation and excitement that I find myself sitting behind an unfamiliar desk in an unfamiliar office preparing a letter of introduction to an unfamiliar audience in an unfamiliar industry.

While it is true that I have much to learn and that the learning curve will be steep, it is a challenge that I look forward to and one that I believe will play to the strengths of a career journalist.

Without aging myself beyond my years, it would be fair to say that I am a graduate of the old school of journalism; a product of an era when the newsroom mantra was news, all news, and nothing but the news. These were exciting times and I was lucky to have been a part of it.

I remain grateful for the tuition and guidance – albeit brutal at times – that was passed down to me as a young reporter by some great editors that valued hard work, tenacity, originality, truth and fairness.

These are time-served qualities and they have served me well in a journalism career spanning 30 years.

It is these traits that I hope to bring to my role as editor of Autofile and cement as a cornerstone on which to build industry knowledge and awareness and develop effective working partnerships with industry leaders, sector associations and the wider automotive industry in all its forms.

I am fortunate to be trusted at the wheel of a long-established publication and the industry magazine-of-record within the automotive sector.

By way of summary, I come

from a print background and worked predominantly as an investigative and current affairs reporter for daily and Sunday newspapers throughout the 80s and 90s. During this time I spent a number of years walking the corridors of Parliament as a press gallery correspondent.

In more recent times I have worked in news management within television and magazine publishing. I have also been contract writing for a number of trade sector publications in the marine, electrical, technology (automation) and business sectors.

It follows that I am comfortable with the legislative and regulatory process and have a good understanding of the impacts that regulation can have on our businesses.

My role here is to keep you – the reader – fully informed of developments within our sector as and when they occur and to assess the impacts of change upon our businesses and our customers.

To be effective at this I will be reliant on our industry leaders to share and exchange information as appropriate and I look forward to working in a vibrant industry where one of the only certainties is change.

These are exciting times indeed as new and disruptive technologies edge ever closer to mainstream and change the automotive landscape in ways unimaginable even just two decades ago.

I can’t wait to be a part of it.

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Industry drives sales training had little by way of formal guidance.

“This has not been ideal.

Consumer law as it relates to sales and the sales process is far from precise and sales staff have largely had to rely on their own interpretation.

“The certificate program won’t change this but it will give sales staff greater knowledge and confidence that they’re operating within the law. Importantly, it will build professionalism within our industry and increase buyer confidence.”

Farmer says it is now up to MITO to promote the qualification to industry and for new and used dealer principals and management to encourage uptake among their staff.

“Additionally, sales staff should see the certificate program as a step up and an opportunity to demonstrate their own professionalism in an increasingly professional industry.

“Employers, too, will see this

Raising professional standards is good news for consumers

as a useful barometer for gauging a salesperson’s knowledge of consumer and industry law and their commitment to a career in sales, and where they’re placed among their peers”.

MTA chief executive Warwick Quinn says the success or failure of the qualification will be determined by uptake and says

the imperative now lies with industry associations and the ITO to promote it with vigour.

“I suspect that initial uptake will be slower than we’d like, but in time I believe that it will become a minimum requirement for many vehicle dealers. The lack of clarity around some aspects of consumer law almost demands it.

“Salespeople need to also consider their own vulnerability in the sales process and protect themselves as best they can. This is a core element of the Level 3 curriculum.”

MTA dealer services manager Tony Everett says the qualification brings a useful measure of authentication for industry participants.

“A key benefit of the qualification is that many aspects of the training are transferrable to other retail sectors. It will also serve as a useful entry to the industry for salespeople as it covers the basics of selling and provides a solid overview of related consumer and industry law.”

Everett says there is also plenty of material within the qualification for experienced sales staff.

“When we lost the MVDI training, the industry was arguably left to fend for itself. Recognised professional standards have progressively eroded and it has 

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he government has announced changes to remove the criminal sanctions for cartel behaviour contained in draft legislation.

The Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill enables companies to collaborate if an activity promotes competition and enhances efficiency.

It also establishes a clearance regime so firms can test proposed collaboration with the Commerce Commission and get greater legal certainty before entering into arrangements.

“In the current version of the bill, criminal sanctions are introduced to accompany civil sanctions for cartel behaviour,” says Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

“The criminalisation of cartels has remained an issue of contention with the bill. I have re-examined the case and, on balance, I’ve recommended the criminalisation provisions be removed.

“Cartel behaviour, which is an anti-competitive arrangement by competitors, will continue to be subject to civil sanctions and these are strengthened in the bill.”

Civil sanctions could be in the tens of millions of dollars for corporations or up to $500,000 for individuals, depending on the offence, which Goldsmith believes “provides very strong deterrence”.

He adds: “In weighing up the benefits of criminalising cartel activity, the government had to consider the significant risk that it would have a chilling effect on pro-competitive behaviour between companies.

“The goal is to ensure we enact quality legislation that promotes healthy competition giving consumers confidence and choice.”

The legislation will enable collaborative arrangements that can help businesses innovate and tap into overseas markets.

news t been left to each dealer to train their own staff. Thankfully, many dealer principals still carry the knowledge learned in their early years under the old regime.

“However, because much of the current understanding now rests on word-of-mouth without any clear linkage back to the prescribed law, the qualification will serve a useful purpose in helping anchor the common perceptions. Now is certainly the right time to introduce such a qualification.”

Interpretation Everett says that with deregulation and the removal of the former statutory warranty provisions (A, B and C warranties) the industry was forced to align much more strongly with the Consumer Guarantee Act. “The industry, however, has continued to struggle with the interpretation of the CGA’s approach with consumer warranty based on the principle of what is ‘reasonable’.

“This has proved a difficult concept to apply given the

“Now is certainly the right time to introduce such a qualification.”

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wide variation in used vehicle characteristics. As evidenced within tribunal decisions, the concepts are often not well understood by dealers and consumers alike.”

He says the key benefit of a standardised and nationally recognised qualification is the continuity that it will provide for the industry going forward.

“It will become an industry benchmark; a yardstick of sorts that will be of real benefit in the job market and set a standard that the industry can have faith in and promote as best practice.”

David Vinsen, chief executive of the Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (IMVIA), says the roll-out of a national sales qualification is

good news for the industry and great news for consumers.

“The IMVIA strongly recommends formal standards-based training and I suggest that many dealerships and franchise holders will make the certificate a minimum requirement for sales staff, and supplementary to their own in-house training.

“Nationally-recognised career development opportunities have been lacking for some years. The national certificate addresses this and creates an incentive for those serious about a career in the automotive sales industry.

“It sends a clear message to consumers that professional standards development within our industry is a priority and that vehicle

sales personnel completing the certificate have at least a modicum of understanding of consumer law as it relates to vehicle sales.

“Importantly, it gives sales personnel valuable industry recognition and a recognised ticket that will have real currency in the job market. It says something about a candidate’s commitment to professionalism and the industry.”

Colonial Motor Company chairman and MTA vice president Jim Gibbons says the curriculum is built around the CGA and the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act – areas not covered in any detail by most generic training within the automotive industry.

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Standardised training lifts competence and sales outlets to support the national sales certificate. The more people within the industry that hold the qualification, the more assurance employers and the public will have in our level of service and compliance.

“The certificate is also entirely independent so there is no concern of bias toward any particular product or brand.”

MITO corporate manager Phil Ulrich says training for the new certificate will be delivered by Artisan Consulting, the same provider contracted to provide training for MITO’s First Line Management course.

Urlich says it has taken longer than initially anticipated to develop the certificate program and have it registered on the NZQA framework.

“We wanted to get it right and this required lengthy consultation with the automotive industry.

We’ve taken a mix of existing

content and added to that modules specific to vehicle sales. This is largely centric to trading law.”

Urlich says about 7000 people identified themselves as involved in the automotive sales function in the last census which provides some insight into the potential reach of the level 3 course.

will be determined by the number of participants and we would urge the industry to get behind the qualification and actively encourage staff – new and experienced – to sign up.

“It is structured in a way that most course learning is performed on the job to avoid unnecessary

“A qualification tells industry that you’re serious about your chosen career and that you’re able to knuckle down and complete something. In this instance the certificate is a nationally recognised record of learning and it stays with you for life.”

Initial response to the program

“A qualification tells industry that you’re serious about your chosen career… that you’re able to knuckle down and complete something.” - Phil Urlich He says a lot of consideration was given to where the course would sit on the qualifications framework and says a level 3 certificate was seen as a comfortable fit for the skill level required.

“The success of the program

disruption to employers and sales staff though there is an off-job workshop component.”

Urlich says it is important to stress that qualifications are far greater than the sum of the learning components within a program.

has been encouraging with the first two-day workshops scheduled to begin in Wellington on April 12.

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EV forecasts through roof A

study by Bloomberg Researchers estimate that EVs New Energy Finance will represent a quarter of the cars into future global sales on the road by that date, displacing of electric vehicles makes grim 13 million barrels of crude oil per reading for oil producers with day and instead use 1,900TWh predictions that worldwide sales of electricity – the equivalent will hit 41 million in 2040 and of nearly 8 per cent of global account for 35 per cent of all light electricity demand last year. vehicle sales.

Colin McKerracher, lead Moreover, researchers believe advanced transportation analyst at that big reductions in battery Bloomberg New Energy Finance, prices lie just around the corner, says that at the core of its forecast making EVs a more economic is the work researchers have done option than petrol or dieselon EV battery prices. powered cars in many countries “Lithium-ion battery costs have within the next five to 10 years. already dropped by 65 per cent This will almost certainly be the since 2010, reducing to $350 per case in New kWh last year.

Zealand and We expect EV the Electricity battery costs to Authority has be well below sent a strong $120 per kWh message to by 2030, and to New Zealand’s fall further after electricity that as new distributors to chemistries become more come to inventive by market.”

The global demand for oil may decrease with the introducing McKerracher prediction that EV sales will hit 41 million by 2040 Time-of-Use says the central tariffs to encourage uptake of forecast is based on crude oil prices electric vehicles within the New recovering to $US50.00 a barrel and Zealand fleet. then increasing to $US70.00 a barrel The Bloomberg study says or higher by 2040. forecast sales of 41 million EV “Interestingly, if the oil price were units by 2040 represents a 90 per to fall to $US20.00 and stick there, cent increase on global 2015 sales this would only delay mass adoption estimated at 462,000. This was a of EVs to the early 2030s.”

60 per cent increase on 2014 sales.

The electric vehicle market at In New Zealand, both new and present is heavily dependent on used EV sales have skyrocketed “early adopters” keen to try out new in the last two years. Sales of new technology or reduce emissions, EVs last year totalled 51, 14 more and on government incentives than the previous year – a 138 per offered in markets such as China, cent increase. The growth from the Netherlands and Norway.

2013 to 2014 was even greater at Although some 1.3 million EVs 370 per cent. have now been sold worldwide and Used EV imports have shown 2015 saw strong growth, they still similar growth – increasing from represented less than 1 per cent of 69 in 2014 to 161 last year – a light vehicle sales last year. staggering 233 per cent.

The best-selling pure electric The projected global uptake vehicle (EV) last year was the Nissan of EVs between now and 2040 Leaf and the highest-selling plug-in will have implications that go far hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) was beyond the car market. the Chevrolet Volt.

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Supply chain profits increase Trade Me chief executive, Jon Macdonald, says revenue in Trade Me Motors was up 10 per cent year-on-year as increased sales capability saw premium revenue from dealer-focused products increase by an outstanding 56 per cent.The online-trading company reported that its motors section had been accessed by 1.6m unique users and that the site was increasingly being used as a research tool for vehicle buying.

Launched in 2003, Trade Me Motors remains New Zealand’s most visited automotive trading site.

Dealerbase, the site’s resource for traders to list vehicles, boasts 50 per cent of all vehicle listings on the site.

Ports of Auckland from the east, with Fergusson Container Terminal in the foreground

Positive outlook Macdonald says that in looking forward to the second half-year financial results, he expects to deliver moderately greater yearon-year growth compared with the growth rates recorded in the halfyear results to the end of 2015.

Meanwhile, Ports of Auckland Ltd has announced net profits after tax of $31.6 million, up 9.5 per cent from the previous year,despite a fall in revenue of 2.2 per cent to $106.1 million.

Tony Gibson, chief executive, says container shipping lines have been subject to intense competition in the New Zealand market with significant over capacity, resulting in unsustainable freight rates.

“Contingencies to boost company revenue have been established, such as the limiting of empty container movement through the freight hub. By

driving out waste from the supply chain, we can lower the cost to importers and exporters.”

Car volumes were up to 124,009 from 118,765 or 4.4 per cent on the previous year.

Matt Ball, Ports of Auckland head of communications, says that the handling of all vehicles is an important and growing part of the business.

Building projects continue to strengthen the company’s reach with the 20-year Fergusson Container Terminal project in its final stages.

Construction of a new container wharf started in October 2015 and is due to be completed in early 2017. When complete it will give the container terminal a much-needed third berth, with deep water, capable of taking the next generation of container ships expected to visit New Zealand.

Gibson also reports a second round of consultation on the proposal to partially automate the container terminal.

“Automation is expected to enable us to handle more containers on the same land area, at lower cost.”

Record year for automotive groups Australian-based Automotive Holdings Group (AHG) reported a record half-year profit and increased interim dividends. The half-yearly profit was A$49.4 million (NZ$53.43m) which was up 7.3 per cent on the same period last year. This came in on the back of A$2.75 billion in revenue.

Managing director Bronte Howson said it was a strong performance driven by the outperformance of the group’s automotive division, and strong focus on cost controls in the

company’s logistics operations.

“It is a pleasing result in a challenging market across both automotive and logistics sectors.”

AHG has significant interests in New Zealand and owns several franchises including John Andrew Ford and Mazda, Manukau Nissan, Davie Motors, North Harbour Ford and Mazda and now West Auckland Nissan.

Howson says the automotive division has delivered a very strong result, with growth in New South Wales, Queensland, New Zealand and Victoria.

“The growth of our east coast New Zealand operations, coupled with the resilience of our Western Australian automotive operations show the benefits of AHG’s scale.”

Another company reporting a record profit of $9.4 million in its half-year financial report is Colonial Motor Company (CMC).

This record beats that set in 2013 by 10 per cent.

Total operating revenue was up seven per cent to $438.9 million and operating profit was up 8.8 per cent to $13.8 million.

The second half of the calendar year showcased a national record for six months for new vehicle registrations, which was up 4 per cent on the previous year.

Chairman Jim Gibbons notes that much of this growth occurred in the vehicle rental sector, but that at the dealership level, the mix of in-demand vehicles on offer contributed to the record six months.

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news t vehicles for the first time. There was a distinct lift in the December quarter. Our dealerships benefitted from the strong market with increased volumes flowing into trading profit after tax.”

The results can also be attributed to the profit gained on the sale of the Capital City Motors site on Taranaki Street, Wellington, settled in September 2015. Gibbons expects continued growth across the group with the opening of South Auckland Motors’ airport service facility at Timberly Road, and another facility to be developed in the Takanini/Papakura area.

A further facility is to be developed at Te Rapa, Hamilton, as part of the group’s Southpac Trucks branch.

While revenue for the Port of Tauranga fell by 9.8 per cent for the six months to December 2015, the company is positive about growth on the back of the Tauranga Harbour dredging project, now a third of the way

“Our dealerships benefitted from the strong market, with increased volumes flowing into trading profit after tax”

- Jim Gibbons, Colonial Motor Company

through and scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

This will deepen the harbour channels to a depth of 14.5 metres inside the harbour and 15.8m outside.

Chairman David Pilkington says with its channel dredging project proceeding well the company is on track to complete its contractual commitments with freight and logistics management company Kotahi by July. This will enable larger vessels to start utilising the container terminal later in the year.

The company’s net profit after tax was $38.6 million, a result that was slightly ahead of the previous year.

Pilkington says overall, container numbers increased 10.4 per cent to 470, 928 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). The Port has also expanded landside capacity at the Tauranga Container Terminal and ordered two new container cranes and 13 new straddle carriers. This will significantly enhance the port’s ‘best in class’ terminal productivity.

Turners revise share structure

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urners Limited is planning a restructure of its shares.

The company will swap every ten of its current shares for one, moving from 635 million shares to 63.5 million.

Currently Turners shares are worth 28 cents, and after the swap will – at current prices – effectively be worth $2.80 at current rates.

The company hopes the change will remove some volatility from its share price.

Turners chief executive Paul Byrnes said the restructure “takes us out of that penny dreadful bracket and away from the impact of half-cent price movements.”

Over the last year the company has restructured its ownership, buying back small holdings, many of which were reluctant shareholders following previous debt-for-share swaps.

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ITS tech gains momentum A

visiting international expert on connected vehicles and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) says New Zealand is well placed to contribute to research and development of driverless vehicle technology and transportation systems.

Dr Peter Sweatman, a co-founding principal of CAVita, a US company focussed on strategic partnerships and business opportunities within the intelligent transport sector, says driverless technology is gathering pace and New Zealand has a role to play in that.

A guest of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and a keynote speaker at the recent ITS NZ workshops in Auckland and Wellington, Sweatman briefed stakeholders on the rapid advances in global ITS technology, the test facilities in place and the challenges ITS presents going forward.

He says independent research and funding through universities is the key to fast-tracking ITS technology rather than relying solely on government-led implementation.

With more than 30 years’ at the leading edge of development and innovation in the connected vehicle space – cars talking to cars and cars talking to urban infrastructure – Sweatman says the

Dr Peter Sweatman

pace of development is rapid.

“The reality is that most people born this year won’t drive a car in the future. Cars will drive people.”

His experience in intelligent vehicle systems is vast and he understands the unique challenges that lay ahead for users, governments, regulators and the wider automotive industry.

Sweatman was previously a director of the University of

Government targets ITS investment While the US and notably Michigan is leading the development and testing of Intelligent Transport Systems and vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity solutions, the potential for New Zealand to step up into the ITS space is considerable.

Recognising not just the safety benefits inherent in driverless cars and an automated transport hub, the government considers New Zealand’s reputation and track record in design innovation makes this country an ideal location for technology partners to set up shop.

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barriers to intelligent transport systems within New Zealand and encourages the roll out of ITS technologies.

Another driver behind the plan is to oversee radio spectrum allocation and spectrum standardisation which is central to automated transport systems and vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure connectivity.

Last year Transport Minister Simon Bridges led an NZ factfinding delegation to the US and Japan to promote New Zealand as a potential innovation hub for ITS development. During that visit he met with a number of vehicle manufacturers and ITS innovators.

Bridges noted at the time that being across ITS developments

Michigan’s Transport Research Institute (UMTRI) where he was responsible for obtaining funding for large research projects.

Among his many successes was securing US government funding to establish Mcity at the University of Michigan, a unique test facility for evaluating the capabilities of connected and automated vehicles and systems.

The facility is located at Ann Arbor

where Sweatman currently lives.

Research projects carried out at the facility are significant and include a year-long project in which 3,000 vehicles were fitted with vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-toinfrastructure devices enabling them to communicate with each other.

Australian born, Sweatman obtained his PhD in vehicle dynamics at the University of Melbourne and it was there that he developed an interest in vehicle safety systems, initially in the trucking industry.

“What I discovered was that the trucking industry was in need of, and looking for, innovation in safety so I got into that. With the mining industry being what it is in Australia there was a real lack of development around trucks.

“I did a lot of work on truck suspension and looked at how we could increase the productivity of trucks on Australian roads. We kind of invented the B-Double (trailer) and then the B-Triple (trailer).

“We went on to pioneer performance-based standards for trucks and this standards-based approach allowed operators to lift their productivity. It also resulted in greater on-road stability and safety.”

The results of Sweatman’s research can now be found at Mcity. 

New Zealand’s roads provide an excellent testing ground for automated/driverless vehicles

will ensure New Zealand laws are fit for purpose and create a pathway for New Zealand to take advantage of the safety, efficienc y and environmental benefits of new technologies.

The 2014 plan also provides for testing of driverless vehicles on New Zealand roads and it is now legal to operate driverless vehicles

on our roads subject to the vehicle meeting relevant standards and being occupied by a “competent person” capable of taking control of the vehicle.

The MoT’s sponsorship of Dr Sweatman’s recent visit to New Zealand to address ITS stakeholders in Wellington and Auckland is seen as significant.

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As a former head of the UMTRI and the Mcity programme, Sweatman says Michigan is a leading centre for automotive engineering and research with more than 350 separate test centres all contributing in some way.

Launched in 2015, Mcity is a performance test facility that provides a realistic environment for testing connected vehicles and ITS technology solutions. The Ann Arbor site covers 32 acres of land and provides the same types of terrain a motorist might expect on a normal commute. Land and roading features include tunnels, multiple lane roads, roundabouts, signage and traffic lights.

“When we first started to talk about Mcity some big motor companies said that they would never use a third party to test connected vehicles and many of the big companies said they had their own research facilities.

“So we had an initial problem with buy-in. We didn’t do any market research. In fact, we sort of took an Apple approach and said let’s design something that speaks to the fully-evolved future of automation and let’s create the most demanding situation we can.

Sweatman’s role in the facility has been in R & D and securing the funding necessary for such a large

Mcity's network of roads include intersections, traffic signs and signals, streetlights, building facades, sidewalks and construction obstacles.

and ambitious project. He was also instrumental in bringing the ITS World Congress to Michigan in 2014.

“I became involved in ITS Michigan in 2010 and then got involved at board level of ITS America. You could say I’m one of the Detroit ‘mafia’ when it comes to putting big projects together with big money.”

Sweatman is also the founder of the Michigan Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) set up in 2013 to oversee Mcity research and development. He remained a director of the project until January this year.

Late last year he co-founded CAVita with partner Abbas Mohaddes to focus on promotion and consultancy for transformational mobility technologies. This includes connected and automated vehicles.

Sweatman’s visit to New Zealand served a dual purpose – to bring stakeholders up to speed with work in Michigan – and to promote the next ITS World Congress in Melbourne next year.

He says making the ITS model of Mcity and connected vehicles fit within New Zealand is high on his agenda, and he speaks positively about New Zealand’s readiness for such change.

While test facilities tend to emulate a high-density urban

landscape, Sweatman says that New Zealand’s open terrain presents an ideal scenario for testing connected vehicle technologies.

Looking forward, Sweatman says the predicted 2030 date for the widespread use of self-drive vehicles is realistic.

“Google and GM have self-driving cars on the road already and if we look at how people will interact with technology in the future and where they’re geographically placed, we can see that 50 per cent of the population live in urban areas.

“The technology that is being tested around self-driving cars and intelligent transport systems will lessen the impact of crashes and free

people up to do other things during their daily commute.”

Sweatman says his approach to R & D and the promotion of ITS is one of collaboration.

“No one is able to do this alone, not even Google or GM. We need to do it together. There is two key words with our work: “mobility” and “transformation”. The term transformation is used a lot in America because that’s how we need to see this technology.”

Sweatman says next year’s 23rd World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems in Melbourne provides an excellent opportunity for local stakeholders in the ITS sector to network and exchange ideas.

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Top marques turn hybrid at Geneva T

he SUV segment continues to feature at the Geneva Motor Show, but there’s also something for the speed connoisseur.

With the family-oriented SUV sector ever-widening, car companies are also using the show to unveil plug-in hybrids.

Skoda have showcased the Vision S concept, and Kia the Niro Hybrid Crossover, weighing in on the popular segment.

The Skoda Vision S uses a plug-in hybrid system, and has a 1.4-litre, turbocharged petrol engine boasting 154 horsepower. It’s coupled with a 54hp electric motor giving a total system output of 221 hp.

The Kia Niro, the Korean car-maker’s crossover vehicle, is compact with all the benefits of the slightly smaller top-selling Kia Sportage, paired with the energy-efficient low-emission

Kia's Niro Hybrid Crossover

1.6-litre petrol engine, coupled to a 32kW electric motor delivering an output of 264 nm of torque.

Michael Cole, chief operating officer of Kia Motors Europe, says the Niro will allow Kia to meet growing demand for alternativefuelled vehicles in Europe.Toyota has reworked the C-HR in its latest incarnation. This concept crossover car comes in all-wheel-drive and is powered by a four-cylinder 1.8-litre

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Japan’s Honda has showcased a new Civic hatchback prototype that makes its debut at the show.

Combining practicality and fun, the new Civic boasts a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine. Honda also has a Type-R in the works.

Daisuke Tsutamori, project leader for the styling of the prototype, says the design is a marriage of sporty design, rewarding driving dynamics and versatile practicality.”

Volvo has released the new V90 wagon, giving an alternative to the SUV market with a powerful hybrid engine and a spacious, modern cabin and engine options that include a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid.

Pricing is yet to be announced. It is thought that Volvo, who have already harnessed a big part of the station-wagon market, have produced a bread-and-butter model here.

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Other marques entering the SUV market include Maserati, with the Levante, which has performance features that include a turbocharged V6 and all-wheel-drive. A twin-turbo V8 option is in the pipeline. The Levante is expected to sell for about NZ$120,000.

In the supercar segment, the examples on display at Geneva hint strongly that the supercar industry is in full recovery with some models commanding prices in excess of NZ$2 million.

Bugatti leads the charge with the Chiron, named after Louis Chiron who raced for Bugatti in the early 20th century. It is thought the Chiron will produce a top speed in excess of 280 mph. With a rumoured 1,478 horsepower, it supersedes the earlier Veyron, boasting 25 per cent more power. The 8.0-litre, 16 cylinder engine is boosted by four turbos to make what the company says will be the world’s first production car producing 1,500 horsepower.

Aston Martin has transformed  its DB9 into the all-new DB11,

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The 8.0-litre, 16-cylinder Bugatti Chiron claims an output of 1,478hp

t a model described by Aston Martin’s chief executive Andy Palmer as the most important car that Aston Martin has launched in its 103-year history.

The DB10 was limited to 10 examples made for the James Bond franchise movie, Spectre. The DB11 is expected to be priced at about NZ$300,000. It is equipped with a 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 engine producing 600 hp at 6,500 rpm.

Top speed is about 200 mph.

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Only 20 coupé and 20 roadster versions of the Centenario will be produced and all 40 cars are already sold, at a start price in excess of NZ$2.8m Finally, the cabriolet Mercedes C-Class carries engine performance over from its sedan and coupe models to deliver a range of power options, with a 3.0-litre V6 bi-turbo engine rated at 270 kW (367 hp) and 9G-TRONIC automatic transmission. The folding hardtop has been retired and replaced with a drop-top.

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The AA has praised three top-end marques for including advanced crashavoidance technologies as standard in their models, such as autonomous emergency breaking (AEB) and electronic stability control.

It follows the Mercedes-Benz GLC, Lexus RX and Jaguar XE being awarded five-star ANCAP safety ratings.

“It’s promising to see more of our fleet fitted with technologies that help drivers avoid or reduce the impact of crashes,” says Stella Stocks, the AA’s general manager of motoring services.

“As the market becomes more competitive, we will continue to see manufacturers fitting vehicles at all points in the market with these types of technologies as standard, which is good news for consumers looking to buy the safest cars they can afford.

“This, coupled with attentive driving on safe roads, will go a long way to ensure people get home to their families and friends safely.”

Convertible relaunched as part of supercar’s range This year’s Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 range has been updated with improvements to its drivetrain and options list Its 5.2-litre V10 engine, which also powers the relaunched convertible, features cylinder deactivation.

It can close one bank of cylinders to run as a five-cylinder to cut fuel consumption by 0.3l/100km to 12.2l/100km.

The all-wheel-drive system has been tweaked for a more neutral feel with “even more improved driving behaviour, particularly in strada mode”.

The Huracan, pictured, also features matte-black air vents, and more leather on the door panels and centre console.

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Robertson Prestige opened its new Audi and Volkswagen dealership in Palmerston North on February 11.

Mike McCready, dealer principal, is “thrilled” with the move and says “we’re incredibly proud of the premises”.

He adds: “The location has not only given us a fresh face, but has created huge efficiencies for the business with all departments in one place so we can focus on customer service.”

The site on the corner of Rangitikei Street and JFK Drive provides greater public exposure. Visit www.autofile.co.nz for more on this story and a photo gallery.

Traders need to display fuel-efficiency labels on stock The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (IMVIA) says Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority inspectors are visiting car dealerships.

Overall, they are pleased with compliance, but are disappointed some dealers – both franchised and used – are failing in their obligations to display fuel-efficiency labels.

The IMVIA advises dealers to ensure all vehicles for sale on yards and online have the labels prominently on show.

French manufacturer revives Alpine after two decades Renault has unveiled a sports car concept as part of its plans to revive its Alpine brand.

The rear-engined Vision will go on sale next year. It will be first production model from the marque in more than 20 years and is reported to do 0-100kph in 4.5 seconds.

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Variant has ‘competitive’ edge T

he LX range now offers a diesel engine on these shores with Lexus New Zealand having previously only offered the V8 petrol-powered 570.

With more than 70 per cent of sales in this part of the market being diesel models, Lexus can now compete across the whole of the luxury SUV market.

Its line-up has received changes to its exterior styling, including the addition of a full safety suite with a pre-crash safety function and lanedeparture alert.

Both LX models feature LED headlights and daytime running lights, while titanium and deep blue make their debuts among seven exterior colour options.

The interior receives wood and satin chrome detailing, leather and wood three-spoke steering wheels, and a larger

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The multimedia system has been improved with wireless charging and a colour head-up display that projects data onto the windshield in the driver’s field of view.

The LX 450d has a six-speed transmission and is powered by a 4.5-litre twin-turbo diesel unit that produces 200kW of power and 650Nm of torque.

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ubaru’s XV starts its 2016 model year by being smartened up with a range of interior and exterior updates.

Since it was launched five years ago, the marque says the crossover has blended “exceptional SUV capability with exhilarating handling and innovative design”.

It is loaded with features and all-wheel-drive (AWD) technology as standard.

The XV is available in three variants – the 2.0i, which starts at $37,990, the 2.0i-L at $40,990 and the 2.0i-S is priced from $44,990.

They all come with 17-inch

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The 2.0i-L and 2.0i-S add chrome door-shoulder moulding, new instrument panel design, Siri compatibility and satellite navigation with free map updates for three years.

There’s also a push-button start, smart key and centre cup holder with slide shutter with the 2.0i-S. For a limited time, a Thule roof pack can be added for $20 to all variants.

The five-seater has a Euro 5 emissions rating and features 18inch aluminium wheels.

Inside, the 450d has an electronic tilt and telescopic

steering wheel with memory, and a DVD and audio system with Bluetooth and nine speakers.

The eight-seater LX 570 continues to be offered. Its 5.7-litre petrol V8 produces 270kW of power, but less torque than its diesel counterpart at 530Nm. It has improved fuel consumption of 14.4l/100km, an eight-speed automatic transmission and 21-inch, 10-spoke aluminium wheels.

The 570 adds a moon roof, touch-sensor LED front-interior lights, and front and second-row ventilation.

Its entertainment centre has been updated with dual screens for the rear-seat feature and a 19-speaker Mark Levinson audio package.

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Autonomous future demands debate F

ollowing up on my article from January 14, the first story presented on the Ministry of Transport’s (MoT) new website, Futures (http://www. transport.govt.nz/futures/), is concerning “The Future of Road Safety”. As I mentioned previously, this possibility will likely be the most contentious for our industry – and I am going to focus on the part that I think will be most inflammatory autonomous vehicles.

Government has an objective to decrease casualties on our roads. This usually involves investing in education, improving the quality of roads, requiring vehicles to have enhanced safety features and regulating and enforcing driver behaviour.

The MoT estimates that the cost to society of road accidents in 2013 was $3.14 billion. To put this in perspective, New Zealand has $10.8 billion set aside in the 2015/16 budget for educating our kids - early childhood, primary, and secondary education.

Recent research suggests that approximately 94 per cent of accidents are caused by human error. Simply removing the human element could potentially save society over $2.9 billion.

What if there was a way to remove the human from the equation and still meet our transport needs, whilst improving safety, productivity, efficiency, and decrease traffic congestion, emissions?

This is the dream that some see autonomous vehicles making a reality.

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We can all desirable? We already understand and see a decrease in car approve of the uptake ownership in younger of safe autonomous generations, and an vehicles for those who increased acceptance want them. The debate of early vehicles-as-awill begin, however, service model such as when we realise that Uber. Imagine what these benefits will only Uber could do with Kit Wilkerson be seen when a critical a massive fleet of IMVIA policy adviser and analyst mass is met; when a autonomous vehicles. significant portion of the fleet is How would the long term ease of autonomous. In fact, the return such a system change our opinion will likely be based upon the ratio and how would it shape a new of autonomous cars to nongeneration that had never needed autonomous cars on the road, and to drive a vehicle? exponentially so.

For better or worse, this is a There will be little to no benefit model that is being heralded as the first 50 per cent of cars are by many industry experts as replaced by autonomous versions inevitable and within 30 years. yet there will be the greatest OEMs are also seeing the writing benefit as the last of the nonon the wall. With the potential autonomous cars are removed benefits and savings presented from the road. to government, it might soon be The future described by the more difficult to justify why this MoT is one in which the desire for a move has not already been done safe transportation system was the as opposed to why we are not driving force in decision making and headed in that direction… and hence all vehicles are autonomous that urgency will only increase as to maximise the benefit. relevant technology matures.

Is such a future possible? It is Concerning the technological The safety benefits of having fewer human drivers on our roads is considerable

feasibility, there is a lot of confusion around this technology.

Usually “autonomous” is used to describe a vehicle that has any automated function, even glorified cruise control.

That “autonomous” function is then often conflated with the potential for full autonomy.

Contrary to the hype, unless we intend to replace the entire fleet in one fell swoop, we are still years away from fully autonomous vehicles that can adapt to changing conditions and unfamiliar environments.'

Ironically, one of the biggest challenges is the human element.

This will continue to be the challenge into the foreseeable future and is one of the reasons why the benefits will increase as there are fewer human drivers on the road.

That said, hypothetically, given unlimited resources and money, a network of fully autonomous vehicles (that did not have to share the road with human drivers) could likely be implemented today.

In closing, I wanted to clarify that the MoT is not sharing this story to predict the future, nor are they advocating for this solution (although surely safer roads will remain on their agenda). Their intent is to share a potential to spark a much needed debate. Is this a future we want? Are we willing to forgo the benefits to maintain our “driving freedom”?

Perhaps we can even welcome this as an opportunity for selfreflection, how will New Zealand’s automobile industry remain relevant if this future becomes a reality?

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Purchaser’s application to reject vehicle found to be unreasonable Background Amy Geihe bought a 1995 Nissan Pulsar from Millars Car Centre for $2,989 on September 16, 2014.

Within 10 days of purchase, its engine overheated and the trader replaced the engine.

On July 31, 2015, Geihe told the dealer that the engine had always run cold. Her mechanic said the thermostat in it was damaged.

She rejected the vehicle on August 14 and sought a refund of her purchase price under the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA).

The trader said Geihe took 10 months to report that the replacement engine was running cold and during that time the car had travelled 11,500km.

The dealer said the vehicle complied with the CGA’s guarantee of acceptable quality having regard to its age, mileage and sale price.

The case Geihe had the vehicle checked by a former AA mechanic before purchasing it.

The trader agreed to seal a weeping rocker-cover gasket as a condition of sale.

The car was supplied to the purchaser with a six-month warranty by the trader and a new warrant of fitness, while its odometer was on 85,582km.

Its engine overheated on September 26, 2014, Geihe reported the fault to the dealer the following day. She was asked to take the vehicle to the trader’s repairer, Henderson Valley

Automotive, to be assessed.

It overheated again on the way to the repairer, so the dealer arranged for the car to be collected on a tow truck and delivered to Henderson Valley Automotive.

The engine was found to be too damaged to remedy. The trader had a replacement $400 second-hand one fitted to the vehicle at its own cost.

In March 2015, Geihe contacted the dealer regarding an issue with the car’s transmission.

The trader again asked her to take the vehicle to its repairer. A flush failed to fix the issue, so the dealer replaced the transmission with a second-hand part at a cost of $948.

The dealer said it then had no contact with Geihe until July 31 when she called into the trader’s premises to tell it that the car was not idling and her mechanic had told her it was a “ticking time bomb”.

Geihe also told the trader that the vehicle had always run cold and added she wanted her purchase price refunded.

The dealer refused this request, but offered to have a teekay test carried out on the engine. She declined.

Geihe produced a report on the engine by Lyndale Motor Services, which was dated September 30.

This stated that oil was found in the water possibly due to a leaking head gasket or cracked cylinder head. The company

also found the centre of the thermostat had been cut out.

The trader said the idling issue was most likely caused by a faulty air-flow meter.

It added oil in the water was probably from residual oil in the heater core and other external pipes as a result of the engine overheating in September 2014.

A report by Henderson Valley Automotive’s mechanic, Mr Elphick, stated that after replacing the engine he advised Geihe that if there were any issues related to its installation that she should return the vehicle to the workshop to be fixed, but that at no time did she do so.

Mr Elphick added there might have been residual oil in the cooling system due to the original fault, and the vehicle’s air-flow meter could have caused the engine to fail to idle properly.

The finding The tribunal considered whether the vehicle was of acceptable quality under the terms of the CGA. It stated that its engine overheated within 10 days of the date of sale because of a split heater hose, which was found by Henderson Valley Automotive.

Although a split cooling hose in a 19-year-old vehicle was not unusual, the tribunal found this car’s engine was not as durable as a reasonable consumer would regard as acceptable even for an old, cheap model.

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The buyer wanted The case:19-y ear-old car after

to reject her claiming her mechanic said it was a “ticking time bomb”. She asked the trader for a refund despite having travelled 11,500km over 10 months.

The trader said the vehicle was of acceptable quality for its age, mileage and price.

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the engine with a second-hand one, and its repairer replaced the cooling system hoses and the water pump and had the radiator serviced.

Unfortunately, the repairer did not check and replace the thermostat.

The replacement powertrain worked satisfactorily for 10 months before the buyer raised the issue of the engine idle and oil in the coolant.

The tribunal noted that Geihe did not have the vehicle serviced during that 10-month period.

The tribunal’s assessor said the idle issue was most likely caused by a tuning or sensor fault, or fouled spark plugs.

He added it was unlikely that the car had a cracked cylinder head and the buyer produced no evidence to show it was cracked.

Order The tribunal stated the purchaser’s application to reject the vehicle was found to be unreasonable.

The claim was dismissed because it ruled the car was of acceptable quality for its age, mileage and price when sold.

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Adjudicator rules dealer supplied car despite bid to contract out of act Background Charlotte Randell bought a 2003 Peugeot 206 from Robert Allen Wholesale for $5,400 on July 1, 2015.

She claimed its transmission was faulty and needed a $4,000 rebuild, and its transmission failure was of a substantial character under the CGA. Two months after taking delivery of the car, Randell told the dealer she wanted to reject it and sought a refund of its purchase price.

On October 5, the trader sent her an email, which it copied to the tribunal, saying it was happy to repair “an issue with the vehicle” and had paid $1,500 to Total Auto Therapy.

The dealer, which didn’t appear at the hearing, said it would have the work inspected at its own cost if the buyer was unhappy with the repair.

The case Randell saw the vehicle advertised on Trade Me. She inspected and test drove it on July 1 before agreeing to buy it for $5,400 without a pre-purchase mechanical inspection.

The trader had Randell sign a vehicle sales and offer agreement (VOSA), which purported to supply it as a “private sale” and on an “as is, where is” basis.

The car’s warrant of fitness was issued on April 21 by VTNZ, which noted oil leaks from the engine and transmission.

Randell had the vehicle serviced

by AA Auto Service on July 9 and its

technician noted a number issues.

These included a transmission leak with signs of repair, an oil-filter leak and a possible oil leak from the air-conditioning compressor.

On July 15, Randell had the transmission inspected by Auto Trans Ltd, which reported the transmission needed an overhaul at a cost of $4,000.

Five days later, she emailed the trader to advise it that the transmission was faulty and wasn’t changing gears properly.

She added the transmission would also drop gears suddenly, which made the vehicle dangerous to drive.

Randell further advised the dealer the transmission leaked fluid and had been siliconed up, and informed the trader of the findings of Auto Trans Ltd’s inspection and report.

She asked the trader to either take the vehicle back and refund her purchase price, or provide her with a replacement vehicle of the same value without a mechanical fault or pay for the transmission to be fixed.

The dealer replied on July 28 saying it would have Total Auto Therapy examine the gearbox at its own cost.

Total Auto Therapy said it repaired the transmission in August.

It replaced dry shaft oil seals, and noted the rear-engine mount and front suspension needed replacing.

Randell collected the vehicle on August 28 and said the transmission still didn’t feel right.

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On September 8, she took it to mechanic George Mains, who confirmed the transmission was still faulty.

Randell emailed the dealer rejecting the car the next day.

On October 5, the trader emailed Randell to inform her that Total Auto Therapy would look at the car at the dealer’s cost and it had raised no concerns about the work.

The buyer took the vehicle back to Auto Trans Ltd on November 18. It reported an intermittent fault in the pressure regulation and a permanent fault in the sequence solenoid valve.

The finding The tribunal took into account the Peugeot was a 12-year-old import from Singapore that had travelled about 109,000km when it was sold for $5,400.

Despite the fact that the VOSA purported the transaction to be a private sale in order to contract out of the CGA, the tribunal was satisfied the car was supplied by a registered motor-vehicle trader to a consumer.

The tribunal found Randell produced reliable evidence from VTNZ, AA Auto Service, Auto Trans Ltd and George Mains that the transmission was faulty.

The adjudicator ruled that at the time of sale the vehicle was neither free of minor faults nor as durable as a reasonable consumer would regard as acceptable.

Therefore, it failed to comply with the CGA’s guarantee of acceptable

The buyer wanted The case:2003 Peugeot 206

to reject her under the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA) because its transmission was faulty and needed to be rebuilt.

The trader failed to appear at the tribunal hearing.

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quality at the time of sale.

The tribunal added the transmission failure was of substantial character under the terms of the act because no reasonable consumer would buy a vehicle with a faulty transmission that required a rebuild estimated to cost about 70 per cent of the car’s purchase price, and because it was unfit for purpose without a functioning transmission.

Two months and eight days after Randell was supplied with the vehicle, she emailed the trader stating the reasons why she was rejecting the Peugeot and that she wanted a refund of her purchase price.

The tribunal considered her actions to be well within a reasonable time of the date of supply.

Orders The application to reject the vehicle was upheld. The trader was ordered to refund its full purchase price and the cost of two reports – a total of $5,691.

The dealer was told to uplift the car from the buyer’s home at its own expense.

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2015: 66

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USED: 436

2015: 404

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2015: 112

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USED: 127

2015: 82

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Wanganui NEW: 62

2015: 43

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2015: 191

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2015: 87

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USED: 248

2015: 182

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Palmerston North NEW: 238

2015: 205  16.1%

USED: 279

2015: 244

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2015: 57

 12.3%

USED: 70

2015: 48

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Nelson NEW: 93

2015: 98

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NEW: 662

2015: 642  3.1%

USED: 188

2015: 184

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USED: 890

2015: 882

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2015: 7

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2015: 61

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2015: 22

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2015: 47

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2015: 14

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2015: 44

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2015: 59

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USED: 107

2015: 100

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2015: 25

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USED: 30

2015: 26

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2015: 217

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Imported Passenger Vehicle Sales by Make - February 2016 Make

Feb '16

Feb '15

+/- %

Feb '16 Mkt Share

2016 YEAR TO DATE

Imported Passenger Vehicle Sales by Model - February 2016

2016 Mkt share

Make

Model

Feb '16

Feb '15

+/- %

Feb '16 Mkt Share

2016 YEAR 2016 TO DATE Mkt share

Toyota

2,760

2,414

14.3

23.5%

5,554

23.7%

Nissan

Tiida

574

416

38.0

4.9%

1,124

4.8%

Nissan

2,143

1,779

20.5

18.3%

4,218

18.0%

Mazda

Axela

566

474

19.4

4.8%

1,112

4.7%

Mazda

1,862

1,678

11.0

15.9%

3,721

15.9%

Suzuki

Swift

561

581

-3.4

4.8%

1,128

4.8%

Honda

1,255

1,121

12.0

10.7%

2,579

11.0%

Mazda

Demio

465

426

9.2

4.0%

912

3.9%

Suzuki

676

684

-1.2

5.8%

1,355

5.8%

Honda

Fit

418

378

10.6

3.6%

897

3.8%

Subaru

630

561

12.3

5.4%

1,188

5.1%

Subaru

Legacy

329

301

9.3

2.8%

636

2.7%

Volkswagen

473

403

17.4

4.0%

894

3.8%

Toyota

Wish

285

236

20.8

2.4%

580

2.5%

Bmw

469

475

-1.3

4.0%

939

4.0%

Mazda

Atenza

273

285

-4.2

2.3%

529

2.3%

Mitsubishi

385

388

-0.8

3.3%

789

3.4%

Volkswagen

Golf

270

260

3.8

2.3%

531

2.3%

Audi

211

190

11.1

1.8%

435

1.9%

Toyota

Corolla

239

185

29.2

2.0%

468

2.0%

Mercedes-Benz

203

200

1.5

1.7%

411

1.8%

Toyota

Vitz

228

233

-2.1

1.9%

439

1.9%

Ford

144

169

-14.8

1.2%

275

1.2%

Mazda

Mpv

205

170

20.6

1.7%

435

1.9%

Volvo

89

60

48.3

0.8%

158

0.7%

Mitsubishi

Outlander

178

184

-3.3

1.5%

388

1.7%

Chevrolet

58

81

-28.4

0.5%

119

0.5%

Toyota

Auris

163

111

46.8

1.4%

311

1.3%

Lexus

52

36

44.4

0.4%

101

0.4%

Nissan

Note

162

114

42.1

1.4%

305

1.3%

Hyundai

41

38

7.9

0.3%

85

0.4%

Honda

Odyssey

155

169

-8.3

1.3%

317

1.4%

Mini

38

42

-9.5

0.3%

85

0.4%

Nissan

Teana

147

99

48.5

1.3%

246

1.1%

Holden

33

30

10.0

0.3%

81

0.3%

Toyota

Ist

138

111

24.3

1.2%

295

1.3%

Jaguar

28

32

-12.5

0.2%

63

0.3%

Toyota

Mark X

138

93

48.4

1.2%

262

1.1%

Land Rover

24

37

-35.1

0.2%

52

0.2%

Honda

Cr-V

133

88

51.1

1.1%

240

1.0%

Dodge

22

24

-8.3

0.2%

42

0.2%

Toyota

Prius

131

77

70.1

1.1%

288

1.2%

Jeep

17

8

112.5

0.1%

35

0.1%

Nissan

Murano

130

91

42.9

1.1%

315

1.3%

Peugeot

16

18

-11.1

0.1%

33

0.1%

Toyota

Estima

129

153

-15.7

1.1%

257

1.1%

Premacy

129

134

-3.7

1.1%

275

1.2%

Kia

12

5

140.0

0.1%

17

0.1%

Mazda

Chrysler

11

8

37.5

0.1%

18

0.1%

Subaru

Impreza

124

105

18.1

1.1%

217

0.9%

Porsche

11

9

22.2

0.1%

24

0.1%

Honda

Stream

121

89

36.0

1.0%

231

1.0%

Daihatsu

8

18

-55.6

0.1%

21

0.1%

Nissan

Dualis

118

135

-12.6

1.0%

240

1.0%

Renault

8

6

33.3

0.1%

11

0.0%

Honda

Accord

111

129

-14.0

0.9%

239

1.0%

Citroen

5

2

150.0

0.0%

9

0.0%

Nissan

Skyline

111

117

-5.1

0.9%

185

0.8%

Alfa Romeo

4

2

100.0

0.0%

7

0.0%

Toyota

Blade

110

134

-17.9

0.9%

219

0.9%

Fiat

4

5

-20.0

0.0%

7

0.0%

Nissan

March

110

101

8.9

0.9%

225

1.0%

Cadillac

3

2

50.0

0.0%

6

0.0%

Bmw

320i

107

110

-2.7

0.9%

199

0.9%

Mercury

3

3

0.0

0.0%

5

0.0%

Nissan

Bluebird

103

118

-12.7

0.9%

199

0.9%

Pontiac

3

4

-25.0

0.0%

7

0.0%

Mazda

Verisa

102

60

70.0

0.9%

210

0.9%

Outback

92

96

-4.2

0.8%

171

0.7%

Range Rover Others Total

3

2

50.0

0.0%

4

0.0%

Subaru

32

38

-15.8

0.3%

63

0.3%

Others

4,381

4,009

9.3

37.3%

8,786

37.5%

11,736

10,572

11.0

100.0%

23,411

100.0%

Total

11,736

10,572

11.0

100.0%

23,411

100.0%

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sed vehicle registrations for February are up by a significant 11 per cent on the same month last year and up half a per cent on January sales figures. This is an encouraging result for the used vehicle sector and continues on from where sales left off last year.

Meanwhile, a used car dealer with more than 15 years’ experience in importing used cars says that while things continue to change in the way cars are imported, bought and sold, it’s up to dealerships to adapt to those changes.

Cameron Nathanson of Capital City Cars in Wellington says online sales have changed the industry completely.

“In terms of compliance things are a lot stricter but in many ways things are also a lot easier with the internet.

“We used to do business by fax and a stock sheet would come through. We would make handwritten notes next to the cars and then wait for them to turn up not really knowing what they would be like.

“In that sense, I think it’s much easier now. When I first started here we didn’t even have a computer.

Then there’s the finance. It used to be that you would just fill out all these forms. Now it’s all done online.

“I think things are a lot stricter in terms of what you have to fix under the Consumer Guarantees Act, but it’s also a little more set in stone.

You know what you have to do and what you can’t do, and it’s safer for everyone.”

Nathanson says it used to be that buying a car from a dealership was

much more expensive than buying privately but it was much better quality and consumers were safer.

“Buyers have done their research before they hit the yard and if a car is presented and priced right, it’s a pretty safe buy.”

February’s used car statistics show there was 11,736 registrations of used imported passenger vehicles. This is an 11 per cent increase on the same month last year – an increase of 1,164 units.

Compared to January there was a slight increase of 0.5 per cent.

Most sales occurred in Auckland

Brendon Vesty, director of Stortford Auto Sales in Hastings, says the beginning of February was quite good but sales fell off towards the middle of the month.

“My feeling is that the flattening occurred because everyone went back to work and all of a sudden everyone is busy again and buying cars was no longer a priority. I’d definitely say things in Hastings are a bit slower at the moment.”

He says SUVs are always popular, but the dealership is still selling a lot of people movers.

“We generally try to have

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2014

9000

2015 2016

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with 5,749 units sold followed

by Christchurch with 1,558 and Wellington with 890. The most significant change in regional sales occurred in Gisborne where an additional 38 used cars were sold an increase of 115.2 per cent.

Hawke’s Bay’s figures were also up by 36.3 percent with one dealer commenting that the increase had come on the back of a buoyant January.

Jul Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

a broad range of units. Tradeins are a good back-stop when importing is harder work, but by the time the person has brought you a trade-in car, there’s not a lot of money in them and they are a bit harder to sell.”

Regionally, Wanganui sales were down, recording an 18.4 per cent drop in used vehicle registrations (16 units).

Joseph Kirkwood, managing

director of Wanganui’s Integrity Motor Company, says while the region experienced a decline, activity on his yard was good.

“February has been a good month for us and we have definitely had better sales though December and January were slower. It’s a hard market at the moment. Things are really up and down. It’s very hard buying out of Japan at the moment.”

He says it’s easy enough to get stock in but harder to get stock owing the right money.

“Our margins are very small by comparison to last year.

We deal in stock that is $13,000 and under and with a 100,000kms or less. Although there’s quite a lot of negative talk about Whanganui, it’s got a lot of potential and a lot going for it. It’s a lovely place and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. We are feeling quite positive about March.”

Toyota sales in February continued to increase with 2,760 units sold, up 14.3 per cent on the same time last year making Toyota the top seller for the month. Nissan claimed second place with 2,143 units sold, up 20.5 per cent, and Mazda placed third with 1,862 used vehicles sales, an increase of 11 per cent.

The top-selling make was the Nissan Tiida, selling 574 units - a 38 per cent increase year on year.

The Mazda Axela took second place with sales of 566 units, up 19.4 per cent on last year. The Suzuki Swift was the third most popular seller with 561 units sold although this was a slight decrease of 3.4 per cent on 2015.

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Feb '15

+/- %

Feb '16 Mkt Share

2016 YEAR TO DATE

2016 Mkt share

Make

Model

Mazda Kia

Feb '16 2016 YEAR 2016 Mkt Share TO DATE Mkt share

Feb '16

Feb '15

+/- %

Cx-5

236

210

12.4

3.3%

479

3.0%

Sportage

236

87

171.3

3.3%

326

2.0%

Toyota

915

905

1.1

12.7%

2,689

16.7%

Mazda

719

674

6.7

10.0%

1,574

9.8%

Holden

645

765

-15.7

9.0%

1,609

10.0%

Toyota

Corolla

231

301

-23.3

3.2%

950

5.9%

Ford

604

513

17.7

8.4%

1,349

8.4%

Toyota

Rav4

214

202

5.9

3.0%

605

3.8%

159

20.1

2.7%

380

2.4%

0 16,900.0

2.4%

308

1.9%

Nissan

484

366

32.2

6.7%

978

6.1%

Suzuki

Swift

191

Hyundai

470

694

-32.3

6.5%

1,048

6.5%

Hyundai

Tucson

169

Mitsubishi

413

471

-12.3

5.7%

781

4.9%

Holden

Commodore

166

204

-18.6

2.3%

532

3.3%

Kia

407

246

65.4

5.7%

672

4.2%

Nissan

Qashqai

160

126

27.0

2.2%

307

1.9%

Suzuki

362

289

25.3

5.0%

738

4.6%

Honda

Jazz

157

155

1.3

2.2%

303

1.9%

Volkswagen

309

370

-16.5

4.3%

655

4.1%

Toyota

Yaris

151

143

5.6

2.1%

346

2.2%

Honda

292

251

16.3

4.1%

633

3.9%

Mazda

Cx-3

150

6

2,400.0

2.1%

271

1.7%

Subaru

208

172

20.9

2.9%

462

2.9%

Mazda

Mazda3

146

206

-29.1

2.0%

439

2.7%

Bmw

193

193

0.0

2.7%

394

2.4%

Hyundai

Santa Fe

137

143

-4.2

1.9%

364

2.3%

Mercedes-Benz

164

155

5.8

2.3%

308

1.9%

Toyota

Highlander

132

89

48.3

1.8%

323

2.0%

Audi

137

151

-9.3

1.9%

274

1.7%

Mazda

Mazda2

129

148

-12.8

1.8%

219

1.4%

Skoda

102

75

36.0

1.4%

202

1.3%

Nissan

X-Trail

129

94

37.2

1.8%

330

2.1%

Jeep

100

123

-18.7

1.4%

196

1.2%

Mitsubishi

Lancer

124

90

37.8

1.7%

249

1.5%

SsangYong

95

105

-9.5

1.3%

208

1.3%

Holden

Captiva

116

165

-29.7

1.6%

187

1.2%

Fiat

66

61

8.2

0.9%

129

0.8%

Subaru

Outback

113

108

4.6

1.6%

248

1.5%

Land Rover

64

47

36.2

0.9%

219

1.4%

Mitsubishi

Asx

112

178

-37.1

1.6%

193

1.2%

Lexus

59

56

5.4

0.8%

108

0.7%

Ford

Focus

108

77

40.3

1.5%

246

1.5%

Peugeot

55

71

-22.5

0.8%

122

0.8%

Nissan

Pulsar

107

31

245.2

1.5%

190

1.2%

Volvo

53

46

15.2

0.7%

99

0.6%

Volkswagen

Golf

106

157

-32.5

1.5%

200

1.2%

Kuga

106

110

-3.6

1.5%

182

1.1%

0 10,600.0

1.5%

205

1.3%

Dodge

44

43

2.3

0.6%

69

0.4%

Ford

Mini

44

54

-18.5

0.6%

122

0.8%

Suzuki

Vitara

106

Jaguar

37

11

236.4

0.5%

76

0.5%

Holden

Cruze

97

153

-36.6

1.3%

159

1.0%

Porsche

25

30

-16.7

0.3%

104

0.6%

Mitsubishi

Outlander

94

120

-21.7

1.3%

187

1.2%

Isuzu

22

15

46.7

0.3%

47

0.3%

Ford

Territory

86

121

-28.9

1.2%

162

1.0%

Alfa Romeo

21

3

600.0

0.3%

43

0.3%

Ford

Mondeo

83

36

130.6

1.2%

236

1.5%

Chery

17

16

6.3

0.2%

39

0.2%

Ford

Mustang

81

0

8,100.0

1.1%

212

1.3%

Renault

11

15

-26.7

0.2%

18

0.1%

Honda

Hr-V

73

0

7,300.0

1.0%

204

1.3%

Citroen

10

23

-56.5

0.1%

32

0.2%

Holden

Barina

64

85

-24.7

0.9%

256

1.6%

Yamaha

10

11

-9.1

0.1%

13

0.1%

Toyota

Camry

46

26.1

0.8%

149

0.9%

Maserati

6

5

20.0

0.1%

18

0.1%

Volkswagen

Polo

0.8%

126

0.8%

0.1%

Holden

Trax

0.8%

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Association (MIA), says current have improved there Conditions ghest of 2013. a with month last imported sold the majority of those before “I think the market continues principal of Andrew Simms vehicles here are up 2.1 per cent market “People in the housing drop for a month or two before the rate at which they are sold.

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1,065 imports in August. major increases during 2013 – with regional centres, such as Hawke’s rate, everyone benefits.” down during the GFC and before buy more from Japan, but that’s cyclical thing and levels were no swings up over Christmas and the The total stock figure at the variances between imports and sales line-up aren’t North, Giuliettas. at the moment which is Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat and Kia. Palmerston of the MIA says factors including and Bay ” that they were much higher. higher in previous years, but they holidays, so it goes down. nd of December was 20,683 and of 3,121 in April and 2,507 in May. showing as much growth as If 80,000 vehicles are sold one “December and January are - Oct 2013 Graeme Macdonald, chairman car imports in New Zealand of used stock centres.

Dealer other“The are sold the year and 100,000 new Alfa Romeo Giulia, predominantly fresh and we’ve “We’ve had a very good month strong immigration, a healthy because good months for sales of the North Island branch of the “But 80 per cent of New Zealand’s following year, the average sales Dealer stock of new cars in New Zealand - Oct 2013 people take time off work, the kids Imported Motor Vehicle Industry 2012 population is in Auckland and per day should be higher – and may have exciting models and people are off school the current says our new rear-wheel drive model, got some very with the new Kia Sportage and Association, tourism sector and a competitive Christchurch.

2012 the MIA is expecting more new stockpile should correct itself – as it Christmas bonuses or holiday pay.

“If you add in Dunedin and vehicles to be sold this year than “It’s a time when Kiwis tend to normally does. a cover centres Wellington, these should be a good seller.” in the showroom like the new the Pajero Sport from Mitsubishi. market are all helping to drive new during 2012. make financial decisions, so dealers “If the monthly stockpile was large proportion of the population There were 54,404 sales in 2009, need to have plenty of stock to 10,000 on a regular basis it means and all have strong economies.”

62,029 in 2010, 64,019 in 2011 Wales says that distributors are Mustang.

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6,429

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6,499

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12,975

218

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6,613

5,877

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5,126

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6,285

5,430

855

13,830

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7,693

6,793

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6,026

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5,942

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15,630

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6,184

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6,641

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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

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4,402

210

21

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5,959

2,630

21,674

207

105

6,222

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3,686

209

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6,828

6,637

191

21,865

209

105

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8,155

7,336

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22,684

211

107

12,984

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34,559

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David Crawford, chief executive of the Motor Industry Association, (MIA), says the latest figures reinforce the Ford Ranger’s position as market leader in the new commercial sales segment.

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Toyota claimed second place in commercial vehicle registrations with sales of 644 units for a 20.6 per cent market share. The Hilux once again secured second top spot in the utility segment with 444 units and 14.2 per cent of the market.

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Mike Sheaff, dealer principal of Sheaff Vehicles in Tauranga, says February was a solid month and he puts this down in part to a buoyant construction sector and vehicle investment from within the pip fruit industry.

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Now it would be more like 50/50.”

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427

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744

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207

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480

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197

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249

205

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229

192

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451

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266

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207

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115

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54

81

-33.3

1.7%

123

2.0%

Fiat

41

5

720.0

1.3%

111

1.8%

Ldv

G10

43

Mercedes-Benz

41

26

57.7

1.3%

97

1.6%

Foton

Tunland

42

Land Rover

33

14

135.7

1.1%

44

0.7%

Fiat

Ducato

41

Hino

32

40

-20.0

1.0%

70

1.1%

Ldv

V80

39

0 4300.0 38

10.5

2 1950.0 35

11.4

1.4%

68

1.1%

1.3%

88

1.4%

1.3%

106

1.7%

1.2%

76

1.2%

Mitsubishi Fuso

25

37

-32.4

0.8%

52

0.8%

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

35

17

105.9

1.1%

82

1.3%

Daf

21

15

40.0

0.7%

47

0.8%

Land Rover

33

14

135.7

1.1%

44

0.7%

32

-6.3

1.0%

47

0.8%

0 2600.0

0.8%

51

0.8%

Defender

Ud Trucks

20

22

-9.1

0.6%

38

0.6%

Isuzu

N Series

30

Volvo

19

22

-13.6

0.6%

36

0.6%

Volkswagen

T6

26

123

185

-33.5

3.9%

287

4.7%

3,124

2,768

12.9

100.0%

6,118

100.0%

Others Total

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Others Total

351

454

-22.7

11.2%

753

12.3%

3,124

2,768

12.9

100.0%

6,118

100.0%

used commercial sales

Toyota sales out in the lead F

ebruary was a steady month for used commercial vehicle registrations with total sales of 745 units compared to 681 for the same month last year.

This sees an increase of 9.4 per cent to bring the year-to-date total to 1,440 units.

While sales of utes and vans continues to tick over, one dealer says he noticed an obvious spike in February sales.

Kerry Gleason, dealer principal of Manawatu Isuzu and Commercials in Palmerston North, told Autofile that he had a great run but said it was very hard to find good stock.

“We have sold quite a few units which is not typical for this time of year. In fact February is normally decidedly average. I put the increase down to the fact that double-cab utes really have become the new Falcon and Commodore.

“When they first came out they were a bit basic, but now the modern technology of the ute makes them more car-like. If we could have a continuous supply of these vehicles we’d be happy.”

Gleason has found that good used commercial vehicles are hard

2016 2015 2014

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

to get hold of and used dealerships are in strong competition with each other.

“I would price, on average, 10 to 15 units a day for the yard but we are not getting them in.

However, we are seeing other yards unable to buy them either.

People have changed tack a little and are holding onto their vehicles.

Another factor is that new car yards already have a home for their trade-ins so that takes those vehicles out of the equation so it’s difficult all round. Things really have changed a bit this year.”

The Isuzu brand came in fourth for the month with a market

Used Commercial Sales by Make - February 2016 Make

Feb '16

Feb '15

+/- %

that drive the sales figures of used commercial vehicles.

“The majority of our business is with engineers, plumbers, mechanics and that side of trade. We are selling a bit to dry-stock farmers but we don’t rely solely on farmers anymore.”

Gleason says Palmerston North is good area.

“It’s a region with a lot of potential though not everyone realises it. There are some good businesses here.”

In other regions, Auckland sold the highest number of used commercial vehicles, recording 366 sales. Christchurch, however, saw a decrease of 23.8 per cent but held onto second place with 96 sales while Wellington placed third with 48 units sold.

Toyota once again claimed top spot with a 47.5 per cent market share followed by Nissan with 21.3 per cent and Mazda with 6 per cent.

The top-selling model was again the Toyota Hiace with 266 units sold and 35.7 per cent market share. The Nissan Caravan and Toyota Regius placed second and third in sales volume with 7.4 per cent and 4.6 per cent respectively.

Used Commercial Sales - 2014-2016

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

Feb '16 Mkt Share

Jul Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

share of 5.1 per cent, up 0.7 per cent on the same period last year.

The brand has a long-standing reputation in the commercial sector, says Gleason.

“Isuzu have been building diesel engines since 1922 so they have a fairly good background and they’re well respected. It seems to be feeding on to the utes and they are really starting to take off. We’re having a hell of a good run with them. It’s a pity we can’t just get trades. Our yard is running at half capacity but it shouldn’t be.”

For the region, Gleason believes that Palmerston North is exposed to unique economic pressures

Used Commercial Sales by Model - February 2016

2016 YEAR TO DATE

2016 Mkt share

Make

Model

Feb '16

Feb '15

+/- %

Feb '16 Mkt Share

2016 YEAR TO DATE

2016 Mkt share

36.2%

Toyota

354

360

-1.7

47.5%

692

48.1%

Toyota

Hiace

266

262

1.5

35.7%

521

Nissan

159

132

20.5

21.3%

317

22.0%

Nissan

Caravan

55

61

-9.8

7.4%

125

8.7%

Mazda

45

34

32.4

6.0%

80

5.6%

Toyota

Regius

34

28

21.4

4.6%

51

3.5%

Isuzu

38

22

72.7

5.1%

63

4.4%

Mazda

Bongo

28

29

-3.4

3.8%

56

3.9%

Mitsubishi

33

24

37.5

4.4%

66

4.6%

Nissan

Nv200

28

15

86.7

3.8%

49

3.4%

Ford

26

24

8.3

3.5%

44

3.1%

Nissan

Vanette

27

28

-3.6

3.6%

58

4.0%

Chevrolet

14

12

16.7

1.9%

30

2.1%

Nissan

Atlas

24

13

84.6

3.2%

39

2.7%

Hino

14

13

7.7

1.9%

23

1.6%

Isuzu

Elf

22

8

175.0

3.0%

41

2.8%

Holden

14

8

75.0

1.9%

25

1.7%

Mitsubishi

Canter

20

12

66.7

2.7%

30

2.1%

Volkswagen

10

7

42.9

1.3%

17

1.2%

Toyota

Dyna

20

31

-35.5

2.7%

50

3.5%

6

9

600.0

0.8%

19

1.3%

Toyota

Toyoace

16

19

-15.8

2.1%

28

1.9%

Fiat Iveco

5

2

150.0

0.7%

6

0.4%

Nissan

Navara

14

6

133.3

1.9%

24

1.7%

Dodge

4

2

100.0

0.5%

9

0.6%

Toyota

Hilux

12

11

9.1

1.6%

25

1.7%

10

4

150.0

1.3%

14

1.0%

9

8

12.5

1.2%

13

0.9%

Gmc

3

6

-50.0

0.4%

5

0.3%

Mazda

Titan

Ssangyong

3

1

200.0

0.4%

3

0.2%

Isuzu

Forward

Suzuki

3

4

-25.0

0.4%

7

0.5%

Ford

Ranger

8

7

14.3

1.1%

16

1.1%

Factory Built

2

1

200.0

0.3%

3

0.2%

Mazda

Bt-50

6

1

500.0

0.8%

9

0.6%

Mercedes-Benz

2

2

0.0

0.3%

4

0.3%

Holden

Commodore

6

4

50.0

0.8%

10

0.7%

Volvo

2

1

100.0

0.3%

3

0.2%

Fiat

Ducato

6

9

600.0

0.8%

17

1.2%

Dutro

Daf

1

0

100.0

0.1%

2

0.1%

Hino

6

11

-45.5

0.8%

11

0.8%

Others

7

17

-58.8

0.9%

22

1.5%

Others

128

114

12.3

17.2%

253

17.6%

745

681

9.4

100.0%

1,440

100.0%

Total

745

681

9.4

100.0%

1,440

100.0%

Total

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