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![Investigation into vehicles involved in crashes, badly repaired and sold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Investigation into vehicles involved in crashes, badly repaired and sold
Waka Kotahi is investigating vehicles reported to have been in accidents last year.
![Big wheel in motor industry drives ahead with expansion plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big wheel in motor industry drives ahead with expansion plans
Armstrong's says three new Botany-based car dealerships will form a platform for growth.
![Big drop in car sales as emissions scheme comes into swing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big drop in car sales as emissions scheme comes into swing
Ute sales drop out of the top spots as commercial vehicle sales also decline.
![Record year for new vehicle registrations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Record year for new vehicle registrations
Demand for electric and hybrid vehicles drives up registrations.
![Motorcyclist deaths approach all-time high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorcyclist deaths approach all-time high
Taxpayers footed a $103.8 million bill from motorcycle injury claims in 2019.
![Audrey Young: Nats, NZ First wrangle - who really killed the car tax plan?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Audrey Young: Nats, NZ First wrangle - who really killed the car tax plan?
The scheme has had a bumpy road ever since Julie Anne Genter proposed it.
![Editorial: Clean cars the right road forward](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Clean cars the right road forward
The policy has been broadly supported by the Motor Industry Association.
![Gas-guzzlers face $3000 fee; discounts for electric cars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gas-guzzlers face $3000 fee; discounts for electric cars
It also wants to charge a fee on imported vehicles with higher greenhouse gas emissions.
![Kiwis bought a record number of new cars in 2018](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis bought a record number of new cars in 2018
But the good times aren't predicted to roll on.
![New car sales tipped to be flat in 2018](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New car sales tipped to be flat in 2018
Luxury car sales starting to flatten suggesting rest of vehicle market will too.
![Record vehicle sales set to roll on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Record vehicle sales set to roll on
It's tipped to be another record year for new vehicle sales if immigration remains strong and the cost of debt stays low, according
![New Ferrari dealer amid luxury car boom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Ferrari dealer amid luxury car boom
A new Ferrari showroom is opening in Auckland today amid a booming market for luxury vehicles.
![Faulty airbags could result in WoF fail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Faulty airbags could result in WoF fail
Thousands of cars on New Zealand roads could fail Warrant of Fitness checks because of faulty or disabled airbags.
![New vehicle sales hit 32-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New vehicle sales hit 32-year high
New Zealand new vehicle sales rose to a 32-year high in August, with continued monthly gains signalling a new record is likely to be set this year.
![New vehicle sales rise to highest level in 32 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New vehicle sales rise to highest level in 32 years
Registrations increased 3 percent to 12,110 in March from a year earlier, marking the strongest March level since 1984.
![Farmers' risky little helper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Farmers' risky little helper
If you wish to experience something rare, take the road less travelled. To appreciate the lie of the land, you must take the high road.
![Clean air tests choked by lack of action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Clean air tests choked by lack of action
Air pollution from motor vehicles will kill about 255 Kiwis this year - and while we've got emissions standards, there's no serious testing regime in place.