Press Release – New Zealand National Party Labour is pushing through a second car tax that will see Kiwis have to pay $12,000 more for a hilux in 2025, unfairly punishing those who don’t have the option to switch to an EV, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. Under the Government’s Clean Car Standard an importer of some Toyota Hilux models in 2025 will have to pay $9376. The purchaser of the Hilux will then have to pay $2900 under the Car Tax. Mr Woodhouse says that because the importer tax will likely be passed on to the purchaser, the total tax on a new Toyota Hilux will end up an eye-watering $12,276.