Events
The events page includes details of upcoming local and international events, plus automotive news feeds.
NEXT BREAKFAST MEETING (usually the 3rd Wednesday of each month)
- DATE: Wednesday, June 20th.
- TIME: 7:30AM
- VENUE: The Novotel / Ibis, 72 – 112 Greenlane Rd East, Auckland.
2017 APAA ANNUAL LUNCHEON (Held in July) DETAILS FOR REFERENCE
Venue: The Great Northern Room, Ellerslie Convention Centre, Greenlane, Auckland – From: Noon until 2pm.
Our guest speaker is Sir Ray Avery Inventor – Recent developments include the Liferaft infant incubator is a low cost but high-end incubator in development by Medicine Mondiale.
The incubator is designed around performance, ease of use and simple maintenance in challenging conditions, such as in poorly resourced healthcare facilities with inconsistent power and water supplies. 2018 Luncheon details avalable soon…
Links to International Trade Shows
Courtesy of the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association
Automotive News Feeds
Auto News
18 June 2018, 3:50 pm
Goodyear Tire & Rubber said Laura Thompson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, would retire in the first quarter of 2019 after 35 years of service.
18 June 2018, 2:09 pm
The Mercedes-Benz Mannheim Plant and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) subsidiary Detroit Diesel Corporation together have produced 1m heavy duty engines.
18 June 2018, 1:13 pm
Geely's Volvo Cars said it was aiming for at least 25% of the plastics used in every newly launched model would be made from recycled material by 2025.
Industry News
18 June 2018, 4:40 pm
Language in a confidential severance agreement Tesla is using is likely to deter dismissed employees from going public with worker safety concerns, employment law experts said.
18 June 2018, 4:22 pm
Seating supplier Adient confirmed it will no longer move its headquarters to downtown Detroit. Adient will remain in its current headquarters in a suburb west of Detroit, a spokeswoman said Monday.
18 June 2018, 1:53 pm
Hyundai and Kia are setting up new regional headquarters organizations in North America and Europe in an effort to move decision making closer to the markets and react more quickly to changing trends and customer demand.
Motorsport News
17 June 2018, 10:30 pm
One of the major talking points from this year's Le Mans 24 Hours was the debate over if the race-winning #8 Toyota should have been penalised for a pitstop infringement
17 June 2018, 5:37 pm
Jean-Eric Vergne says the G-Drive team's huge LMP2 class lead during the Le Mans 24 Hours meant he was required to drive like a "grandmother"
17 June 2018, 4:34 pm
Fernando Alonso says he was "stressed" in the final stint of the Le Mans 24 Hours, fearing he would miss out on glory like he did in the 2017 Indianapolis 500