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EDITION 49 JUNE 2018
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INDUSTRY NEWS Welcome to edition 49 of the Genuine Article. It’s hard Motorsport...... 8,16, 19 to believe we are half way through the year already Industry Updates...... 20, 24 and with that comes the colder months. Customers will be booking in for their winter vehicle check-ups, MITO...... 27 so be sure to keep your customers safe on the road by using only the best…genuine parts. BRANDS Inside you will find genuine parts pricing, offers and Honda...... Inside Cover promotions from some of New Zealand’s biggest Mazda...... 4 brands; Ford, Mazda, Honda, Fuso, Subaru, Suzuki and Mercedes-Benz...... 7 Mercedes-Benz. Get great winter deals, plus earn 1.5 Meridian...... 10 points for every dollar spent on genuine parts from all Suzuki...... 13 participating GetGenuine dealerships.
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PROFILES This month we are excited to bring you the ‘Appy Friday’ competition! There is an awesome $5,000 prize package Dealer: Winger Motors Ltd...... 3 and heaps of other prizes to be won throughout June Member: Tony Fabish Panelbeaters...... 6 and July. Simply download the GetGenuine app and Member: Craig Mechanical...... 12 login for your first entry. Then check in to the app weekly for more chances to win! See full details on the back GETGENUINE PROMOTION cover, good luck! Kelly Burns - Editor WIN with the GetGenuine App...... Back Cover
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Winger Motors Ltd Winger Motors is one of New Zealand’s most significant automotive dealership networks. They are focused on delivering the kind of service and value for money that keeps customers coming back for more. Winger has dealerships now in Auckland, Pukekohe, Hamilton & Wellington, selling genuine parts for Subaru, Suzuki, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, Ram, Hyundai, Isuzu, BMW and Mini, Maserati and Alfa Romeo.
We talked to Mike Knight, the After Sales Manager in Auckland, about his role, his view on genuine parts, as well as life outside his job.
How long have you worked for Winger Motors? What is your secret to success?
I started working at Winger Motors in 2003 as a Parts Try to maintain a positive outlook and cheerful Rep for Subaru in Greenlane. I then moved into the Parts disposition, and I genuinely enjoy interacting with Manager role in 2006. In 2009 Winger merged the Parts & people from all walks of life. Service Mangers role and I became the After Sales Manager for the dealership, and eventually the group After Sales What are your hobbies outside of work? Manager for the Auckland sites. It’s been awesome to grow within the company and even now with multiple sites, it still Offshore power boat racing, wake boarding and has a great culture and I have some great mates at work. socialising. I’ve been competing in power boat racing for 10 years, won 4 NZ championships and competed a season in Australia in 2016. How big is your parts operation?
We are the largest Subaru and Suzuki parts suppliers in New Zealand. We provide comprehensive parts, repairs and maintenance services, led by a professional team of factory trained technicians.
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We stand behind every brand we sell with genuine parts. It’s always been our philosophy to use genuine parts, so we’ve worked hard to build a supply chain that keeps ‘the What’s your focus for rest of this year? real thing’ affordable. Genuine parts may cost a little more Maintaining a good work life balance and getting ready than replica parts, however they’re better made and usually for baby girl number 3 arriving a bit later this year! quicker to fit.
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TONY FABISH PANELWORKS Tony Fabish Panelworks is a family owned and operated workshop in Te Awamutu. With a staff of 16 and offering a full range of panel and paint services, Tony Fabish Panelworks on Bond Road in Te Awamutu is a busy place. We spoke with owner Adam Devoy.
Tell us a bit about yourself and how you came about What has been your worst experience with aftermarket? owning Tony Fabish Panelworks There are too many to list! During my apprenticeship back I started my journey with Tony Fabish Panelworks via a work when genuine parts were expensive, we’d spend hours lining experience placement while I was completing my pre-trade things up, trying to make it fit and work. It was very frustrating. at the Waikato Polytechnic. The previous owner, Tony Fabish, What is your secret to success? offered me a job, then an apprenticeship, which I completed via MITO to become qualified as a tradesman and then stepping Running a successful operation comes with a set of challenges, up to become the workshop foreman. the biggest challenge for me at the moment is the labour shortage. However, I have a pretty simple recruitment and Tony had talked to me about buying into the business, but the retention strategy which works. Predominantly bringing on big wide world was calling, so my wife Kelly and I set off on our board new talent via contacts at the local college, new recruits OE to the UK. While overseas I tried different jobs outside of the trade but eventually ended up back in a panel beating role are given a chance to earn an apprenticeship spot. I’ve always with Renault London City. Renault was amazing. I learned a lot been a big advocate of keeping jobs in the community, and of new skills, which I brought back to the business when Tony persevering with training people. I’ve got guys out there who called saying “come back now or miss out.” Returning to Te grew up together, they know each other and socialise together Awamutu, I began buying into the business slowly, until buying – they want to be around each other. Maintaining a positive Tony out in full 2 years ago. culture within the team is paramount… if they’re happy, they’re
productive. Genuine parts are cleaner, “ At the end of the day though, the secret to success is pretty “tidier and easier to work with. simple…there’s no secret to success, it comes down to hard work, dedication and patience. Why Genuine parts? That’s pretty easy - because you want the vehicles you repair Adam has used his points for lots of rewards over the to be back to factory standard and using genuine parts does last couple of years, from lawnmowers to iPads, outdoor that. They’re cleaner, tidier and easier to work with. The furniture to scooters and toys for the kids! Thanks for GetGenuine points are a great bonus, especially if something featuring in edition 49 of the Genuine Article Adam, and needs replacing around the house. thanks for ordering genuine parts!
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Hard luck for Bamber and #911 Porsche at NURBURGRING Bad luck hit the #911 Porsche 911 GT3 R During the night, the driver line-up of Richard car of Kévin Estre (F), Romain Dumas (F), Lietz (A), Patrick Pilet (F), Frédéric Makowiecki Laurens Vanthoor (B) and Earl Bamber (NZ) (F) and Nick Tandy (GB) caught up to the at the Nürburgring 24-hour race in May. The frontrunners and moved into second place second of three Manthey-run Porsche 911 GT3 R racers led the field as the pole-setter despite a time penalty. When the race was right from the start of the Eifel classic. restarted on the Sunday, after fog halted the During the night the car hit oil, slid from the race at 13:45 hours, the final driver Frédéric track and crashed into the barriers, putting Makowiecki snatched the lead with a masterful an end to the strong, dominant charge. overtaking manoeuvre and crossed the finish line in first place after 135 laps. The #912 sister car won the race in pouring rain, the nine-eleven fielded by the Manthey-Racing This marks Porsche’s first victory since 2011 team took the lead 70 minutes before the end on the legendary long-distance racetrack and of the race and held onto it to the flag. Having hands the brand its twelfth victory. started the race on the Saturday at 15:30 hours in bright sunshine from sixth on the grid, the Source: nzmotorracing.co.nz Porsche fell far behind with a puncture.
8 Leitch and Orr team-up FOR ENDUROS’ Two familiar names in New Zealand motor in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series and made racing are set to join forces with the country’s ventures to the United States to chase their newest sports car racing outfit ITM MIKE IndyCar Series dream. Racing. 22-year-old Brendon Leitch and 30-year-old Christina Orr-West will race an With a few more years of racing experience under ITM-backed Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 her belt, Orr-West has most recently raced in the in this year’s North and South Island BNT V8s, Bathurst 12 Hour and the SsangYong Endurance Series. Racing Series. Started by Mike Chua in 2008, the racing team Leitch comes to the team with plenty of recent moved from Malaysia to New Zealand last racing experience. Last year he raced in the year. MIKE Racing began competing in the two United States Formula 4 Championship and this respective endurance series’ with Orr-West year contested his fifth season of the Toyota alongside up-and-coming BNT V8s competitor Racing Series. Chelsea Herbert in an Aston Martin Vantage GT4. Leitch and Orr-West both got the chance to Now Chua and the team are set to step up their test the car at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon and campaign with a full season in the SLS. Hampton Downs Motorsport Park recently, so Leitch and Orr-West come from somewhat similar they have an idea of what is ahead. racing backgrounds. The pair have both raced Source: nzmotorracing.co.nz
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CRAIG MECHANICAL Craig Mechanical is located in Te Awamutu and offers quality automotive repairs and servicing for all cars and light commercial vehicles at competitive prices. We spoke with owner, Daniel Gross, about the business, his team and also his love for all things Porsche!
How long have you been in business? What are your plans for the future? My fiancé Krista Hubay and I, along with our Plans for the business in 2018 include business partner Caleb Dimitrov, purchased consolidating on success so far and Craig Mechanical from Les Craig in 2016. bringing on a new mechanic, as well as We then expanded to offer Automotive recruiting for an apprentice. Electrical services, as well as the full range What was your first car and what is of mechanical services. Craig Mechanical your dream car? has been a part of the Te Awamutu I am passionate about all things Porche! community for more than 20 years. My dream car would have to be a Porsche What sets you apart from your 993 GT2, a world away from my first car, Owner, Daniel Gross (pictured right), with his long competitors? which was a Mazda Familia. However, I time employee Alec McKenzie. Alongside the usual mechanical and auto learnt to drive with my grandfather in an electrical work, we also specialise in service old farm Jeep! and repair of Porsche road and race cars. Why Genuine Parts? We are heavily involved in the Porsche Pirelli It comes down to quality, fit, availability and Series, as track support for several key convenience. It’s just easier to buy what you customers. know is going to fit and perform. It’s better We have some recent reasons to celebrate, for the car, the customer and the business with two of our long-standing staff, Alec to fit genuine parts. GetGenuine points are McKenzie and Caleb Dimitrov, graduating an added bonus for doing the right thing by with a National Certificate in Motor Industry the customer. (Automotive Mechanical Engineering) Level What would you do if 500,000 points 3 & Level 4 qualifications. Inspired by their suddenly landed in your account? success, I am also looking forward to I’d find something for the house - so that increasing my own qualifications this year. the whole family gets to benefit from it! Our team offers friendly and efficient service and we also like to have a bit of fun - we Thanks for featuring in edition 49 of the have featured in the Te Awamutu Courier’s Genuine Article Daniel, and thanks for “What’s Hot?” column several times! buying genuine parts!
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Sloan Cox races into third on INTERNATIONAL RALLYCROSS DEBUT Kiwi driver, Sloan Cox, showed he’s on the right track with Cox is confident the change to the high intensity rallycross is his new rallycross endeavours, securing a well-deserved a good move. “I’m feeling very positive for the year; now I just third place at his very first international rallycross event at need to keep improving; so I’ll be working on getting more seat the Höljes Motorstadion in Sweden. time in front-wheel-drive cars on both tarmac and gravel. There’s also a possibility of racing in the RXA Australian Rallycross Cox, from Rotorua, has joined the RX Academy for the 2018 Championship - we’ll know more on that soon.” season, taking a new direction away from the New Zealand Rally Championship to focus on the intense, stadium-based Before he returns to New Zealand, Cox will join RX Academy motorsport discipline of rallycross, aka RX. coaches and competitors at a round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in Belgium and see rallycross competition at the Considering Cox had just one official test day in his 220 highest level. Cox will head back to Finland for three more RX horsepower Renault Clio RS RX car and had never raced on Academy rounds on 16 June (Honkajoki), 11 August (Jalasjärvi) a European rallycross circuit before, the result is all the more and 25 August (Kouvola) before the season concludes on 7 significant for the 26-year-old. October at Tierps in Sweden. Source: nzmotorracing.co.nz
Big year for TARGA 2018 looks set to be a marquee year for event director Peter Martin and his company, the Ultimate Rally Group. After an expanded three-day Targa Hawke’s Bay in May, the annual six-day Targa New Zealand tarmac event returns to the South Island in late October, while the biennial Silver Fern Rally will be held in the North Island a month later.
The success of the first Targa New Zealand event in the South overnight stays in Dunedin and on Friday the field heads to Island in 2014 meant a return was always on the cards. With the Queenstown for the final two days of competition. eight-day Silver Fern gravel event heading to the North Island, it A month later Peter Martin and the team from the Ultimate Rally meant 2018 was going to be the year. Group will be back in the North Island running their second Silver Everyone associated with Targa NZ will gather in Invercargill on Fern Rally. Monday October 22 (Labour Day) for documentation, scrutineering An eight-day, biennial gravel event is a true international one with and drivers’ briefing before the first day of competition in and entries from classic rally specialists from all over the world. This around Southland on Tuesday October 23. year’s event starts in Hamilton on Saturday November 24 and Wednesday sees the event head north for the first of two finishes a week later in Rotorua. Source: nzmotorracing.co.nz 16 MOTORSPORT
Dominant Liam Burke crowned D1NZ PRO-SPORT SERIES CHAMPION Liam Burke has taken out the D1NZ Pro-Sport Series title, all me that ruined it but getting the four podiums up until now is winning by an insurmountable 82 points. The Whangarei just crazy." drifter has only had one off-the-podium finish this season. Three second place finishes and a win at the sole South The final round was won by Jordy Cole who had been a Island round in Timaru cemented him as one of the most championship contender up until the penultimate round at successful Pro-Sport Series competitors in D1NZ history. Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. A mechanical failure prevented him from qualifying and dropped him out of range to catch Burke. Unfortunately, Burke couldn’t cap off the season with another podium at Pukekohe Park for the season’s end. He was annoyed The final was punctuated by some of the toughest racing conditions seen all season, though not unfamiliar to those who by the mistake he made against Calvin Clarke to drop out of competed at Pukekohe in years past. The 2019 Link ECU D1NZ contention but that didn’t take the shine off winning the title. National Drifting Championship dates will be revealed in the “To be honest, I was quite gutted,” Burke said. “It was basically forthcoming months. Source: nzmotorracing.co.nz
Crighton and Hedge win CAREVETS TOYOTA 86 SCHOLARSHIP Arran Crighton and Callum Hedge are the 2018/2019 CareVets Toyota 86 Scholarship winners and will race for the team over the coming six round championships, starting at November’s Virgin Australia Supercar Championship event at Pukekohe. The pair emerged triumphant over 13 other hopefuls after a full day of testing at the Hampton Downs race circuit.
Both drivers have extensive experience in karting and open wheel racing. Crighton (20) steps up from Formula First, while Hedge (14) is the current Formula 1600 champion. A close third, drive late this year and then on to Carrera Cup Australia or the and named as reserve driver, was Kaleb Ngatoa. Dunlop Super2 Series.
Arran Crighton has been racing since he was six, starting The CareVets team has won the last two Toyota 86 in karts, and then moving to Formula First and the Castrol Championships and its drivers have gone on to success in New BMW E30 Series. Callum Hedge won the 2017/2018 F1600 Zealand and Australia. The championship is a proven incubator championship and has already mapped out steps in his of motor racing talent. Five of the six Kiwis who raced the motorsport career: contesting selected rounds of the Australian Castrol Toyota Racing Series this year have also contested the Formula Ford Championship in 2018, moving to the CareVets Toyota 86 Championship. Source: nzmotorracing.co.nz 17 FUEL your rewards with mobil!
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Sacha Fenestraz and Alex Palou were 1-2 from start to finish in the second race, while Armstrong carved his way through from sixth place behind them to be third.
“My start in race 2 was okay. In turn 1, I then managed to take fourth place. After Scherer crashed into the barriers and slid back onto the track, he almost collected me. From that point of view, I was lucky to be on the podium in the first place.”
Armstrong collided with Ferdinand Habsburg (Carlin) in the rain affected race three, both retiring from the race that was Strong start for Armstrong in shortened due to weather conditions. 2018 Formula 3 Euro “It was a very low grip piece of track and I had no way to slot back onto the racing Christchurch-born race driver Marcus the third after being caught up in a line,” he said. “It wasn’t a big hit but big Armstrong started strongly, but with midfield crash. some frustration, in the 2018 FIA enough, I hung on but was dropping Formula 3 European Championship’s In race one Armstrong showed his potential. back so had to pit on lap seven,” he said. opening round at Pau in France. “I had a good start, we went from P9 to P6 and our pace was good as well in the early Armstrong is now fifth on points after one Armstrong, 17, was fifth overall in the first laps so I was pretty happy,” commented round and third in the rookie standings. race of the season, improved to a podium Armstrong. His team-mate, Guanyu Zhou, His Prema team leads the teams’ in the second but was unable to finish won the race. standings. Source: nzmotorracing.co.nz
MOTORSPORT NEWS Paddon takes 4th International Rally of Whangarei win Fastest across all 18 special stages at the ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei has rewarded WRC driver Hayden Paddon and co-driver Mal Peden with victory in their Hyundai i20.
The second round of the Brian Green Property survived a small off early on the Sunday Ford Escort to victory in the class 3 Group New Zealand Rally Championship to finish fifth. Josh Marston was sixth in open 2WD class, to upstage Otago (NZRC), the win is Paddon’s fourth, by a the Holden Barina. winners Wayne Pittams and Chris margin of 7 minutes and 26.3 seconds. Dylan Thomson and Amy Hudson Davison. stormed to victory in the class two 2WD Standing alongside Paddon and Peden on Regan Ross and Sam Gray produced category in their Ford Fiesta, their second the podium was Auckland’s Ben Hunt and a superb drive in the class 4 2WD straight win this season. The Honda of Tony Rawstorn (Subaru), while Australian Rally category in their Ford Escort, easing David Taylor and Jared Hudson were Champion Nathan Quinn and David Calder to victory by almost four minutes over second while Amy Keighley and Heather (Ford) finished third, a further 1 minute and Johnston were third. the Mazda RX7 of John Silcock and 04.6 seconds behind Hunt. Dunedin’s Emma Grant Marra. Tony Gosling and Blair Read drove their Gilmour came home fourth, while Dylan Turner Source: nzmotorracing.co.nz 19 INDUSTRY NEWS
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A new Auckland-based tyre recycling It’s a critical issue for the environment facility is set to manage up to 30,000 and presents a difficult challenge as tonnes of scrap per year. end-of-life tyres do not decompose.
Waste Management NZ opened the The new Waste Management facility new plant in Wiri with support from the features innovative new tyre processing Ministry for the Environment’s waste equipment from the United States and minimisation fund. Associate minister expands the processing capacity by for the environment Eugenie Sage was 250% or three million car tyres per year. also on site for the opening. The shredded material is supplied for facility is set to make a big difference It is set to make a significant difference re-use in manufacturing as tyre derived for tyre recycling in New Zealand. in managing the environmental problem fuel, reducing waste stockpiling and “Sustainability is our core purpose at of end-of-life tyres. Around 60,000 turning a discarded resource into energy. Waste Management. This facility will tonnes of tyre waste is generated play a key role in tackling a growing annually in New Zealand from 4.2 Waste Management managing environmental problem which is a cause million cars and trucks. director Tom Nickels says the new of concern for many New Zealanders.”
Source: autotalk.co.nz VTNZ celebrates driver testing anniversary
More testing officers and reduced average wait time has reduced from waiting times are two of the 30 days in 2015, to nine days today,” achievements VTNZ is noting since it O’Connor says. took over practical driver testing three years ago. “Safety is paramount and the practical driving test is an important step in VTNZ General Manager of Operations, ensuring drivers are confident, safe and Greg O’Connor says these kind of competent. Giving customers timely and initiatives support the 270,000 New specific feedback is part of this, and Zealanders who sit the test each year. customers results and feedback by VTNZ has replaced hand-written test email straight after their test. According to VTNZ, it has introduced reports with a new digital system that VTNZ also provides driver licencing 50% more driver testing officers to meet testing officers complete on a tablet.” demand at the country’s 57 testing sites. services for learner tests, licence The tablet application, developed in renewals and overseas conversions in “Having more testing officers has conjunction with NZTA, makes test branches around the country. significantly improved wait times. The results more transparent and provides Source: autotalk.co.nz
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Nissan Australia has announced it will opportunity and support over these cease factory competition in top- years,” he says. echelon Supercars racing at the end of 2018. Nissan Motorsport joined V8 “We’ve got an extremely capable group Supercars for the 2013 season with of people and one of the best facilities factory support of Kelly Racing which in the country in terms of design and ended its illustrious relationship with production. The next phase will be an Holden Motorsport. exciting one.” Kelly Racing endured unprecedented “To all our valued fans out there, it’s and scathing fan criticism at the time Nissan Australia managing director been a hell of a ride designing a Nissan for siding with one of the most globally Stephen Lester says in a statement the Altima race car and road car based successful motorsport outfits over the brand will change tack after “talking to engine for competition in this category. local manufacturer. the Kellys for some time”. We’re very proud of what we’ve been Team boss Todd Kelly says it’s been a able to achieve with it, we’ve now got “Nissan has decided to exit the wild ride with the Japanese marque over a car that’s very quick and it’ll be these Supercars Championship in order to six years. cars we continue to race again next concentrate on the interests and needs year,” Kelly says on Nissan Motorsport’s of our current and future customers,” “We are very grateful to Nissan for the Facebook page. he says. Source: autotalk.co.nz Driverless vehicle tech to make roundabouts safer
An autonomous driving research at roundabouts here by combining project may help reduce crashes at connected, automated and live mapping New Zealand roundabouts. technology to allow self-driving cars to ‘see’ and ‘talk to’ each other. About 9% of all accidents involving injuries at New Zealand intersections “Someone is killed or seriously injured occur at roundabouts, Ministry of on a roundabout almost every day in Transport statistics show. New Zealand,” he says. AutopleX is a multi-million-dollar “The new self-driving technology being Jaguar Land Rover is leading the project in the United Kingdom which researched will help make navigating AutopleX project to enable automated will develop vehicles that can see this type of intersection a lot safer for all cars to communicate with all road around corners and through obstacles road users. users and obstacles where there is no – improving the capability of self- direct view. driving vehicles. “The fact that this is being developed The car maker is developing fully and in the UK is significant as in many ways This will enable automated cars to semi-automated vehicle technologies, NZ has more similar driving conditions communicate with all road users and offering customers a choice of an obstacles where there is no direct view, to that market as compared to the USA engaged or automated drive, while effectively helping them see, so they where self-driving technology is also maintaining an enjoyable and safe can safely merge lanes and negotiate being researched.” driving experience, Kenchington says. complex roundabouts autonomously. Kenchington says there is about one The company’s vision is to make the Jaguar Land Rover New Zealand general roundabout for every 127 intersections self-driving car viable in the widest manager Steve Kenchington says the in the UK but only about one for every range of real-life, on and off-road driving technology may help prevent accidents 1118 intersections in the USA. environments and weather.
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