The Electric Vehicle Council says Labor’s ‘Powering Australia’ plan to accelerate EV uptake is “well overdue for Australia”. The policy includes a National Electric Vehicle Strategy and the introduction of an “Electric Car Discount”.
New vehicle dealers across Australia watched sales fall by 15.3% in November 2021 from the previous corresponding period to 80,638 units due to international supply chain shortages rather than a decline in demand from the market. But the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) says the market is only 29,000 units short of reaching 1 million new vehicle sales in the 2021 calendar years Toyota was the market leader in November 2021 recording 15,239 sales. This was followed by Hyundai with 6854 sales.
The Federal Court has found that Mazda Australia Pty Ltd engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and made false or misleading representations to nine consumers about their consumer guarantee rights.
Western Australia car dealership Westside Auto Wholesale has been announced as one of the country’s ‘most loved local businesses’ by payments platform Podium and the Council of Small Businesses Organisations of Australia (COSBOA).
Hundreds of Tesla Model 3 EVs from China have landed in Fremantle, Western Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand, and The arrivals via the Wallenius Wilhelmsen were tracked by VedaPrime which noted the 461 Fremantle arrivals will also see Tesla Perth using a much larger capacity delivery location this quarter.
The Australian Automotive Dealers Association (AADA) says the decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to conclude its investigation into General Motors conduct towards dealers in withdrawing the Holden brand from the market does not vindicate the company in any shape or form.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it has completed its investigation into the conduct of General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd (Holden) towards Holden dealers before and after the company’s withdrawal from the Australian market.
Cricks Maroochydore fourth-year light vehicle mechanical apprentice Joshua Frampton was crowned the 2021 MTA Queensland apprentice of the year at a gala event on November 20.
