BYD New Zealand will launch a certified pre-owned programme, taking back the brand's earliest New Zealand-new vehicles as they cycle off fleets, and backing them with a BYD New Zealand warranty. The distributor will also import its own used vehicles from Japan, making it...

AutoTalk Live! has added a panel session on the Financial Markets Authority's review of add-on insurance and extended warranties to its Christchurch programme, responding to the most significant regulatory development to hit dealer F&I this year. The 30-minute panel closes the half-day event at...

Heartland's $620 million acquisition of TSB Bank has cleared its biggest hurdle, with Toi Foundation trustees voting in favour of the sale, setting up a merger that will fold one of the motor finance sector's major lenders into a larger challenger bank. Under the...

New Australian trial results are strengthening the case for using recycled tyre rubber in New Zealand roads, with a 24-month assessment finding crumb rubber asphalt matches or beats conventional materials on whole-of-life carbon emissions. The findings, highlighted by tyre stewardship scheme Tyrewise, come from...

Port of Auckland has reported a record underlying net profit after tax of $111.2 million for FY26, up 30% on the previous year as container, vehicle and roll-on roll-off volumes increased. Statutory net profit after tax rose 28% to $116.3m, including $5.1m of one-off...