The Toyota Hilux Champ is a $20k cheap truck for Thailand
Toyota has launched its new Hilux Champ in Thailand, a cute-looking cheap truck that "meets the needs" of local customers. We were first introduced to the model when it wore the 'IMV 0' designation earlier this year at the Japan Mobility Show, where it was put on display in a number of different configurations that included a coffee van, ambulance, off-roader, and more. Pricing for the Hilux Champ in Thailand is extremely...
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The Wuling E10 is the world’s cutest delivery truck
As city streets get smaller, vehicles that deliver much-needed goods to urban businesses will need to adapt accordingly. That's where...
2023 Peugeot e-Partner Long review
Peugeot’s electrification drive continues with its commercial division now offering battery powered vans here. First up is the e-Partner, the...
Isuzu partners with Honda to develop hydrogen fuel cell truck
Isuzu and Honda have today announced that they have signed a partnership agreement based on the decision to have Honda...
Penske NZ to open doors to new Tauranga facility
Penske New Zealand will open the doors of its brand-new Tauranga facility on Monday, 1 May 2023 providing full retail sales,...
Euro NCAP announces new Truck Safety rating scheme
Euro NCAP has announced that it will expand the scope of its safety information to include heavy vehicles in a...
Ford New Zealand adds electric E-Transit Courier to lineup
Ford New Zealand has confirmed it will offer the E-Transit Courier to Kiwi customers in the coming years as part...
2020 Ford Transit Tourneo PHEV review
This is an unusual one in that the Ford Transit Tourneo PHEV we drove over the Christmas break is no longer on sale here in NZ. So think of this as a ‘used review’. Ford’s commercial division is busy filling Ranger orders at present while it prepares for the arrival of the all-new Transit, including the battery-powered models, sometime later this year. The Tourneo is the Transit with lots of seats. This one, dubbed PHEV, is more of an EV with a range extender; there’s a 93kW motor powering the front wheels, drawing energy from a 13.6kWh battery pack....
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New Fiat Ducato marks van’s return to New Zealand
After a five year absence, the Fiat Professional Ducato has returned to New Zealand with the goal of becoming a...
Hyundai Mighty electric to be previewed in Canterbury
Hyundai New Zealand today revealed it will preview its new Mighty electric powered truck at the TMC Trucking Show this...
MAN Truck and Bus introduces new truck generation to New Zealand
Penske New Zealand has welcomed the all-new MAN Truck and Bus truck generation (TG) to the New Zealand market. The...
Transporting NZ says Reshaping Streets proposal would disrupt vital freight supply
"It’s like they forget freight movement on roads even exists,' is the response from Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand...
NZ Post unveils 60 Mercedes-Benz electric vans
It won't be long until your mail is delivered emissions free as NZ Post just unveiled 60 new electric Mercedes-Benz...
Spike in road transport costs may hurt operators and consumers
Road transport business costs have risen almost four times higher than the general inflation rate in the last quarter –...
