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, March 4 NZPA - After a commanding lead as the country's most popular new car last year, the Toyota Corolla fell into fourth place in February, but the company attributes the decline to a quiet period for fleet buying rather than bad worldwide publicity.

Wellington, Dec 4 NZPA - November new car registrations of 4486 were down 21 percent on the previous month and were 8.4 percent lower than last year.

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 18 NZPA - The central Wellington and Porirua Holden businesses of collapsed car dealership Williams and Adams Ltd have been sold, preserving 51 jobs, liquidator PricewaterhouseCoopers said. The buyer is Team Capital Ltd and the price is confidential.

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.

Wellington, Feb 14 NZPA - Liquidators of Wellington's longest-established motor vehicle dealership have closed two sites and laid off 20 employees to make the company more attractive to sell.