Reasons to Join MTA

As an MTA member, you’ll become part of a community of over 4,000 automotive professionals. Not just anyone can join MTA. Members need to comply to certain standards and criteria. Once you’re part of New Zealand’s largest automotive group, you’ll be working with some of the very best in the industry.

We’ve partnered with key businesses and negotiated some of the most competitive rates to help you get value for money and reduce your operating costs. This includes: n3, Eftpos, Gallagher Insurance, Cardlink and much more.

The MTA brand is out there working on behalf of members all day, every day – helping to drive more business your way. Research shows that MTA’s brand influences many customers when it comes to choosing automotive products and services. Customers look for the 'Bright Blue MTA Badge'.

We will keep you up to date with the latest industry news and information and specialist advice. Our free monthly magazine, Radiator, is filled with technical information, industry trends and issues, business advice, financial information and legislation changes affecting the industry. Regular e-newsletters complement the magazine.

As an MTA member, help and support are only ever a phone call away. Our friendly Membership Support Officers help with general queries, Sector Managers provide specialist advice to support your business, the HR team assist with staffing, health and safety needs, and our Mediation team are experts with customer disputes. To find out more, our Membership Advisors can have a chat with you on what it means to be member and how MTA can work for you.

We are the leading supplier of Warrant of Fitness courses throughout New Zealand. As a member, you will receive discounted rates on all our technical, Warrant of Fitness and sales training courses. Our regions also run a range of courses, from first aid and fire fighting to technical courses including diagnosing engine management systems and customer service courses.

Our free Mediation Service helps you and your customers resolve disputes in a friendly, efficient and unbiased way. The unique service provides a useful step between the customer and statutory agencies so you can concentrate on your business, confident that both parties will be assisted by a neutral mediator to reach a solution. Members are increasingly using this service as an information resource, to help manage disputes and to help prepare for any tribunal hearings.

Over the years, our advocacy work has stimulated discussion and increased influence with stakeholders, Government and regulators to position ourselves as leaders in the automotive industry. We advocate on your behalf – making sense of legislation and regulations that affect you and voice your views to Government while laws are in the drafting stage. We have a high profile in the media and we are often approached for comment on a range of industry issues.

MTA Gift Cards and MTA Gift Vouchers are key products that we have developed for our members and their customers. Sold and redeemed by participating members, MTA Gift Cards and Vouchers effectively keep money within the MTA network. The long-standing gift voucher is well established and sought after, not to mention a convenient way to purchase products and services.

All members adhere to a strict code of ethics, customer promise and set of standards which can include a warranty and a customer promise. Our brand has grown to become our biggest asset, and sets up in the mind of a customer an expectation of what they will receive when they deal with an MTA member. Our brand reflects reliability and trustworthiness and we expect our members to act in the same way.

Our awards nights and regional meetings are perfect opportunities to get together with others in the automotive industry, to network and share ideas, as well as keep up to date with industry developments.

As an Incorporated Society, we are governed by a set of Rules. These rules are supported by Bylaws, and Policies. Policies are supported by MTA Delegated Authorities.

Complete our application form and submit your details, and one of our friendly team will be in touch with you to discuss membership. Please note that our team will respond to your query within five working days. For any urgent queries please contact 0800 00 11 44.