It was a mega news month in March as Australia prepares for an election just weeks after the government delivers its budget.
The industry looks set to get a significantly re-worked franchising code of conduct after months and years of exchanges between organisations, as the Hyundai dealership network starts gearing up for the new BlueDrive low and zero-emission vehicle strategy.
The VACC had Victoria’s who’s who over for dinner to hear from the cleverly-quipped Peter Costello, while the fleet management association had Victoria Police’s road crimes top detective for lunch to talk about the results of mixing misconception with speeding.
Plus, we prod Nissan Australia for answers on a potential new electrified light commercial heading our way, we chat to Gumtree Cars as they find a familiar face to promote themselves, and we pull back the tarpaulin on the stink bug crisis bugging Australia’s shipping and auto industries.
We’ve also run the numbers on VFACTS sales data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, and the verdict isn’t worth writing to mother about.
Enjoy
Scott Murray
Editor
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