Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - New Zealand new car registrations rose 12.6 percent in September on the same month last year, ahead of the October 1 rise in the goods and services tax and as rental firms and companies purchased vehicles.

Wellington, July 7 NZPA - New vehicle sales reached a 20-month high in June, with more than a quarter of the sales made by Toyota which dominated the rental market business.

Wellington, May 6 NZPA - New car registrations rose 30 percent to 4585 in April from a year ago, the Motor Industry Association said. It was the highest monthly increase for the year so far.

Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - The number of new cars registered in New Zealand was at an 11-month high in September at 5593, New Zealand Transport Agency figures show. The figures were up 26.6 percent from 4417 in August but down 16.2 percent from the 6672 in September 2008.

Wellington, Sept 4 NZPA - New vehicle registrations in August slipped back behind levels recorded in July, but the hard hit motor industry remains hopeful of a spring pick up.

Wellington, Aug 4 NZPA - New passenger vehicle sales in New Zealand continued an upward trend in July with a modest increase of 3.8 per cent over the registration figures in June.

Wellington, May 5 NZPA - New car sales dropped to an "unprecedented" low last month, the Motor Trade Association says. Figures released by the New Zealand Transport Agency today showed sales 36 percent down on April last year.

Wellington, March 26 NZPA - Phil&teds chief executive and majority owner Campbell Gower says the baby stroller business is still working through what it will do with its Tritec Manufacturing and Mountain Buggy acquisition.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - A row over whether a Department of Internal Affairs staffer misled the media has reached Prime Minister John Key, who says he expects the department's chief executive to sort it out.

Wellington, March 5 NZPA - New car sales tumbled last month, while the industry warns of more price increases to come. The Motor Industry Association said the 3795 passenger car registrations in February were down 28 percent on January and down 38.5 percent on February 2008.