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, October 17th.
- TIME: 7:30AM
- VENUE: The Novotel / Ibis, 72 – 112 Greenlane Rd East, Auckland.
2018 APAA ANNUAL LUNCHEON
Venue: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron – Westhaven. ( Home of the Americas Cup )
Guest Speaker: Blair Tuke. Yachtsman
- Double Olympic Champion
- Americas Cup Winner
- Round the World Yachtsman
Date: Friday 27th July 2018 at Noon concludes at 2.00pm
Automotive News Feeds
Auto News
17 October 2018, 1:56 pm
BMW's newly announced flagship, at least of its SUVs, the X7, is like all top BMWs for decades, packed with the latest, most comprehensive technology which traditionally has migrated downwards to cheaper models as development costs are amortised and supplier production volume increases.
17 October 2018, 1:41 pm
Novares has opened an extension to its factory in Zrenjanin, Serbia, increasing plant area by a third, including a clean room with a capacity of 1m automotive components per year.
17 October 2018, 11:52 am
ZF said it is developing a three-dimensional interior observation system (IOS) capable of detecting and classifying vehicle occupants, determining their size, location and position, and whether or not they are in active control of the vehicle via the steering wheel or monitoring the automated driving systems - all key data to assist with advanced safety and automated driving functions.
Industry News
17 October 2018, 6:16 pm
The Republican chairman and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee said they have asked top U.S. executives at Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. to testify at a Nov.
17 October 2018, 4:09 pm
Tesla's vice president of manufacturing, Gilbert Passin, has left the company, Business Insider reported, citing a source familiar with the situation.
17 October 2018, 3:53 pm
Tesla CEO Elon Musk will purchase company stock worth $20 million in the next open trading session, the electric carmaker said in a filing.
Motorsport News
17 October 2018, 3:43 pm
Antonio Felix da Costa was fastest on the second day of 2018/19 Valencia Formula E testing, which was split between regular test running and a full race-length simulation session
17 October 2018, 3:11 pm
The FIA has given the all-clear to Mercedes' Formula 1 wheel hub rim design, after Ferrari requested clarification
17 October 2018, 2:22 pm
German motorsport powerhouse HWA has admitted that it is evaluating an entry into the Formula 2 Championship in 2019