VOLUME 7 ISSUE 5 JUNE 2016 “HORSE TRADERS OR CAR DEALERS, IT’S STILL A SALE” FIND OUT MORE ON PAGE 22 Time for damaged “Once a write- off, always a vehicle review write off” he head of the Imported Motor that it (the compliance process) was t isn’t just the online automotive Vehicle’s Industry Association designed for the size and nature of the market that has turned its back Thas suggested it may be time to Japanese market. Ion written-off Australian imports review the system that allows “Maybe it’s time to review - physical auctions have too. damaged vehicles to enter it all,” admits Vinsen, “because Both Manheim and Turners have New Zealand. when this damaged vehicle put policies in place to bar such The comment was made to system was first set up, it was vehicles from main auctions, forcing AutoTalk by chief executive principally aimed at the volume them to be sold only through dam- David Vinsen in the wake of of vehicles coming in from Ja- aged vehicle channels. TradeMe banning statutory pan, and of course now, people “Once a write-off, always a write-offs imported from Aus- are taking advantage by getting write-off,” Manheim New Zealand tralia from being listed on the David Vinsen these vehicles in from Australia. general manager Andrew Sherliker site, unless clearly declared as such. “Probably the system is not aimed at tells AutoTalk. This action re-ignited the ongoing is- catching those, particularly with flood Manheim’s strict policy has been sue again – and has led to several other damage,” he says. in place since prior to Christmas last parties to follow TradeMe’s example, “There are always people that will year, and any Australian imported including Turner’s auctions, which will dodge around the system. Maybe the car that has come into the country now only sell the import write-offs system now does need to be reviewed.” from an unknown source is auto- through its damaged vehicle channel. Vinsen says the majority of IMVIA matically checked against the PPSR Vinsen still defends the import com- members do not trade in Australian database. pliance process as ‘robust’, but accepts Continued on page 21 The decision to implement such an uncompromising policy was, as INSIDE a company, an easy one to make,” Turners to buy dealers? 3 says Sherliker. Kiwi Audi dealer in sporty first 4 “Some of the repairs, from what Dunedin dealers go electric 8 we have seen, are pretty grotty,” he We drive Hyundai’s EV 9 4 9 Continued on page 3 GLOBAL VEHICLE LOGISTICS NZ · JAPAN · AUSTRALIA · UK · EUROPE FOUNDATION SPONSORS AutoTalk acknowledges the support of our foundation sponsors: Vehicle Inspection NZ WEEKLY PASSENGER & COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AUCTIONS 2 | AUTOTALK JUNE 2016 | www.autotalk.co.nz NEWSTALK Turners to buy dealerships? he country’s biggest upcoming ‘Cartopia’ website lation’. man, Grant Baker, said in a vehicle auction house a ready-to-go network, far Turners has been on an statement to the sharemar- Tcould be getting even beyond the scope of its ex- acquisition spree since it ket recently, it was actively closer to the retail market, if isting two Auckland sites. was taken over by Dorches- considering acquisitions. rumours circulating are true. Cartopia will focus on ter Pacific - which then “We are actively consider- AutoTalk understands online car sales and link with renamed itself as Turners - ing a number of merger and the listed auction, finance the firm’s finance operations. buying finance and insur- acquisition opportunities and and insurance operation has Vehicles will be sold with a ance firms - and it could be would hope to announce at been investigating buying seven day right of return. argued acquiring a dealer least one further acquisition up an Auckland used import Turners chief executive group would fit well with in coming months. M & A dealer chain. officer Todd Hunter refused the current Turners struc- activity will remain aligned to Such an acquisition to comment on what he ture. our strategy of growth in our would give Turners and its called ‘rumours and specu- Turners Limited chair- core businesses.” that business in 2013 knowledge and expertise Hunter takes reigns while it was sepa- retained in the business. rately listed. “Our growth strategy he head of Turner and has since added group Current ceo and includes both organic Group NZ’s auction chief operating officer to his executive director, growth in existing busi- Tbusiness is set to lead job description, will take over Paul Byrnes, will re- nesses which needs the entire group. as chief executive on June 1. main on the board to be managed and Todd Hunter, who was Hunter has been with and be retained in additional growth with Turners before its acqui- Turners Group for nine years an executive role, Todd Hunter through identification sition by Dorchester Pacific, and was appointed CEO of focussing on merger and and integration of merger acquisition activity, under a and acquisition opportuni- two year contract. ties,” Baker says. Turners Limited chair- “We are fortunate to man, Grant Baker, says the have, in Todd, an already ceo succession plan put in highly regarded CEO who place a year ago provides can take over leadership of a seamless transition with the business”. CAR YARD FOR LEASE “Once a write-off, Due to the current operator having to return to Rotorua for business and family reasons, this high profile, well known site always a write off” is up for lease after nearly 30 years trading as a car sales yard. Continued from page 1 attempt to submit them to • This facility has room for up to 40 cars. It has a two-car showroom, explains. “As a company we auctions. staff facilities, two separate sales offices (air conditioned) and a have to be seen to meet a “And we are very adept two-bay workshop for repairs, car preparation or storage. standard.” at spotting them,” he says. • The yard is sealed, fully fenced and the building is modern, secure Sherliker says there are Shirliker estimates any and alarmed. traders that Manheim will car that is revealed to be • As an incentive to leasing the premises all plant and equipment no longer deal with due to an Australian write-off has goes with the lease at no cost. All you need is your computer. The their continued selling of 50-60% only of the value current operator would be happy to help the new lessee take-over the cars, and people still of an undamaged car. if required. • The lease terms are very reasonable. You would need trading stock or you could purchase ours if that suited. INDUSTRY SUPPORTERS • The business has been operating here for a long time and the yard is well known in the area. It is opposite a main road with a RECOGNISED BY high traffic count. Hawke’s Bay is a great place to live and bring up a family. Genuine enquiries – please call Alex Phone 0800 227 748 or 021 808 088 AUTOTALK JUNE 2016 | www.autotalk.co.nz | 3 NEWSTALK Kiwi dealership test for AutoTalk Magazine and autotalk.co.nz are published by Auto Media Group 8/152 Quay Street, Limited. Audi performance options P.O. Box 10 50 10, Auckland City, 1030. Ph. 09 309 2444. ew Zealanders, in still built to order, and still show people what they’re case you hadn’t al- made to the same exacting actually getting,” says MANAGING EDITOR Nready guessed, don’t standards that allow them to Evans, “rather than look- Richard Edwards mind a quick car. In fact, we put out power figures that ing through a brochure and 021 556 655 like them so much that Audi petrify, and the incredible picking colours. Audi Spprt [email protected] counts us globally as the Quattro all-wheel-drive sys- customers are obviously most RS greedy. tem which uses that power serious about cars - so PUBLISHER Giltrap Audi general man- to defy a great deal of what they love it.” Vern Whitehead ager Gary Perriam says that we were taught in physics. When asked whether the 021 831 153 the brand in this country The mini-showroom con- ‘configurator’ was a useful [email protected] buys more of the ridicu- sists of all the materials that way of guiding customers lously high-performance can be chosen - from exte- away from potentially mak- RS models than anywhere CHIEF REPORTER else in the world. A massive Robert Barry 022 0180 998 12% of Audi’s local sales [email protected] are RSs - which are more liberally spread across the brand range than they’ve SALES MANAGER ever been. Dale Stevenson And we’ve got a big taste 021 446 214 for the next step down the [email protected] performance index as well - the S models. Last month OPERATIONS alone, Perriam says the MANAGER high-end models were going Deborah Baxter well - two $225,000 RS7s, a 027 530 5016 [email protected] trio of RS6s at around $200K and, just for good measure, a couple of the thunderous- IDENTICAR yet-very-comfortable $250K MANAGER S8+. Not a bad month to be rior paint finishes, soft nappa ing unforgivable design deci- John Stephens an Audi dealer with a good leathers in every colour that sions, Evans went uncharac- 027 530 5023 range of rocketships in your you can pick, the wood, teristically quiet. 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