There’s growing overseas evidence that a large proportion of PHEV drivers rely heavily on fuel and seldom charge their vehicles.

Central Taranaki Automotive took out three of the top awards at the recent TSB Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards.

Braydon Hopping loves a challenge. He’s building a reputation in and around Marton for being the go-to guy for tricky auto electrical, or 12-volt problems.

Magan Motors in Christchurch is a true family business, with three generations on the tools and working in the same workshop founded by patriarch Allan Jackson.

The first of the 30 apprentices funded by MTA centenary scholarships are now graduating and taking up their new roles

Metal recyclers who extract the metal from car carcasses are worried increases to landfill fees may make the process economically and environmentally unsustainable.

Christchurch firm, Hammonds Collision & Mechanical, have found ways to compete in a market which now includes competition from insurance company owned repairers.

Workshops are increasingly worried about their environmental footprint and try to recycle or dispose of products iin sustainable ways where they can. Extracting the oil from used filters and recycling the containers can be done through a variety of outlets.

Tyres look set to become the first product to be subjected to a controlled product stewardship scheme in New Zealand. MTA raises the possibility of introducing a compulsory scheme for all parts of a car.

Dunedin's Emma Gilmour combines a passion for motorsport with a successful Suzuki dealership.

NZ will benefit from the technology being developed for autonomous vehicles, but is decades away from being ready for the actual vehicles.

Over the past year, the number of fuel drive offs has soared and service stations are working harder to stop the thieves.

Collision repair members are concerned by IAG's announcement it is to open its own rapid repair centre in Auckland later this year.

MTA looks into IAG's planned rapid repair centre, announces a free nationwide counselling service for members and offers access to the wider benefits of Our Auto information repair service.

Two Carterton members are joined by their commitment to the local volunteer fire brigade and their adjoining businesses. One, Bryan Styles, has recently been awarded a QSM for his work with fire and emergency services.

Aucklander Alain Brideson teams up with Swiss-based mobility futurists Rinspeed to create a possibility for delivery and passenger services.

Mechanic/office admin/Vehicle Inspector/house and pet sitter, available for one or two weeks relief work at MTA member workshops.

This month's overview of MTA highlights, including our response to the mass murders in two Christchurch mosques.

This new company sells used imported EVs and is a big believer is sustainability. All it's vehicles are electric, including the dealership's vacuum cleaner and floor polisher.

It's been a year of challenge and change for this busy dealership, with a refurbishment, rocketing hybrid sales, and a change in sales model.

There's tight scrutiny on businesses these days, with health and safety, NZTA and a host of other agencies all wanting to see your paperwork. Here's a few people who can help.

Over 30 would-be apprentices are now ready to start work through the new MTA-ATNZ group apprenticeship programme.

MTA Independent Director Mark Darrow steps down but remains with the auto sector.

Toyota has just completed a massive extension to it's national parts warehouse and now begins strengthening the rest of the building.

Automotive students studying at Auckland Unitec are provided with a state-of-the-art learning environment and an impressive array of tools, equipment and ‘automotive emulation’ technology teaching aids.

There's a wealth of history revealed in a tour of Safe R Brakes in central Christchurch.

In 2015, Brent Cooper swapped his mechanic's overalls for a suit and bought a car dealership in Masterton.

Motorbikes inspire passion. As Stewart Rodwell of TSS Red Baron Motorcycles says, “Unlike cars, people want a motorbike, they don’t need one.”

One of the few people in the world to have researched the value of a tradesperson reckons people who can build or fix things have less chance of being replaced by robots or software.

If a customer brings his unregistered car to you for a warrant or repair, is the business liable for a ticket if you park it outside on the street when you’ve finished?

If the luxury car market is any indicator of wealth, either more Kiwis are now able to afford expensive cars, or the already-rich are buying another Mercedes-Benz, BMW or Audi for their garage.

Audi’s fourth-iteration RS4 Avant does ballistic and benign in equal measures.

Craig Pomare speaks about the fuel market, the importance of safety, trade training and access to technical information.

Customers are the most important driver of any business. There’s an art to attracting new customers and keeping existing ones.

MTA has begun lobbying government to change the way tow and storage costs are recovered when police impound a car on the roadside.

Jeep Cherokee Trackhawk review courtesy of Tung Nguyen from John Mellor's GoAutoNews.

Owen Evans wants to be the best at everything he does and his business reflects that ambition. No car leaves his pristine collision repair premises until it has been restored to gleaming perfection.

Diesel engines in the 21st century are high-tech, high-spec, and need specialist care and attention.

Craig Fair is taking a bold step– throwing everything he has into building a brand new workshop.

Car distributors in Australia and other countries are watching New Zealand closely to see how the new Toyota business model takes hold and succeeds.

MTA is encouraging members to talk with customers about the importance of tyre tread to safety.

A small Auckland company may be the next big thing in the electric car service market.