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Government Sets Aside $302M for Incentives www.autofile.co.nz JUNE 2021 THE TRUSTED VOICE OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS Government sets aside $302m for incentives Number of low-emissions cars in short timeframe ‘simply does not exist’, says industry association Ports of feebate scheme appears “This initiative will build Auckland to be on course to demand for buyers of zero and boss quits be revived by the low-emission vehicles,” states Agovernment in a bid to make the Wellbeing Budget 2021. “The electric vehicles (EVs) cheaper and funding will enable Waka Kotahi to p 14 internal combustion engine (ICE) implement the system and is being cars more expensive. held as a tagged contingency while On top of this, the Ministry of design work is completed.” Vision for p 16 Transport (MoT) has released a Once details of the scheme are greener discussion document that outlines finalised, legislation will have to be future potential policies, such as banning tabled and go through parliament. imports of petrol and diesel cars by James Shaw, Minister of 2035 and the use of light vehicles Climate Change, says the policy with ICEs in 2050. will have a “broadly similar design” Automotive organisations to the feebate scheme with more p 22 broadly support the idea of feebates, information on its structure due to Electric dreams at but the Imported Motor Vehicle be released over coming weeks. Auto Shanghai Industry Association (VIA) says plans His office has labelled the $302m to cut transport emissions overall will fund as the clean-car discount fail because of a lack of availability of The government has unveiled major funding – the official name for feebates and a green paper to boost the uptake of suitable models. low-emissions vehicles that would subsidise the cost of Meanwhile, the Motor Industry low-emissions vehicles by lifting the Association (MIA) says some form of proposal is on its way back. price of more-polluting models. incentive for consumers is needed Grant Robertson, Minister of It’s unclear how closely the Michael Clark’s to get more Kiwis to switch to EVs. Finance, says $302 million has latest approach will follow what racing ‘obsession’ NZ First torpedoed the feebate been put aside for an unnamed was first proposed by Julie Anne last year when it was part of the policy “to implement a regime to Genter in 2019 when she was coalition government, but last incentivise the uptake of low- Associate Minister of Transport. month’s budget indicates the emissions vehicles”. Under her policy, a rebate of p 24 [continued on page 4] GLOBAL VEHICLE LOGISTICS NZ - JAPAN - AUSTRALIA - UK - EUROPE Doing business with Jacanna just got MORE REWARDING! We have partnered with SmartTrade, New Zealand's premier business-to-business rewards programme, to reward you for every shipment made with us. 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ISSN 0112-3475 (print) ISSN 2350-3181 (online) the next few years. bought around some change, I I’m not sure if our current crop wonder how long it will be until of politicians can actually read, someone goes crazy and starts but you don’t need to be a genius accumulating stock. Suddenly, to work out 2025 is an impossible everyone will jump on the market- target to achieve their carbon- share bandwagon and chase Vehicle Inspection NZ dioxide reductions. As such, it’s numbers not “sustainability” and, another tax grab. by that, I mean profit. You can evidence this by I’ve always had a customer- Entry Certification looking to international markets, focused modus operandi and, in which sell as many cars in a month my world, dealers are customers Specialists that every brand in New Zealand too. Striving for a mutually – plus all importers – retail in a year. successful and profitable business These huge-scale markets can’t is important. 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This is people buying a newly unlikely to occur without any imported car deemed to “The conversion of measures or incentives.” be efficient. Those opting government fleets also means The green paper also touts for high-emitters would more demand for EVs, which biofuels as important for reducing have faced fees of up to will start flowing through pollution from the light fleet, $3,000. into the second-hand as well as being used for public The budget has also market and make them transport and aviation. committed $16m over four more accessible for years towards implementing everyone,” he says. STOCK SHORTFALL the clean-car import standard. VIA backs measures to cut transport This aims to ensure distributors CUTTING EMISSIONS emissions but warns the pace of of new vehicles and importers of Besides the financial commitments change being discussed by ministers used vehicles supply products with Shaw says money will be used in last month’s budget, the does not match what’s in the market. progressively lower carbon dioxide for leasing or buying EVs across all government has published a green David Vinsen, chief executive, (CO2) emissions year on year. departments and organisations. paper looking at ways to eliminate says: “They’re still hanging their Labour hopes this will Only 1.3 per cent of their more than transport emissions. hats on achieving goals by contribute to broader climate- 14,000 vehicles are currently electric. Michael Wood, Minister of replacing ICE vehicles with EVs change emissions reduction targets, He hopes the decision to lower Transport, released the document regardless of availability and and adds the funding “supports fleet emissions will, in turn, stimulate – Transport Emissions: Pathways To affordability for the public.
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