Australian new car market hits new record
THE GROWTH OF THE NEW CAR market has hit a new record for 2025, but the FCAI sees a reduction in the market for 2025 as the cost-of-living crisis bites. The new record for vehicle
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New car sales continue to soar
HERE AT seniordriveraus WE DON’T usually spend much time analysing sales figures, but the latest numbers have even our eyebrows raising. Initially, we thought it was just the market catching up after the Covid-enforced lack
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Tesla, Polestar withdraw from FCAI over “misleading future vehicle prices”
TESLA AND POLESTAR HAVE WITHDRAWN from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, claiming the FCAI is “misleading the public over future new vehicle prices” under the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES). Hot on the heels
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New car sales continue to increase
AUSTRALIAN CAR COMPANIES are continuing to post record sales. Australia’s automotive industry delivered 105,023 vehicles during February 2024, which represents a 20.9 percent increase on the same period last year. FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber,
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Why EV incentives may not be the answer
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY STATE government can’t wait to jump on the bandwagon and offer incentives to buyers of EVs. Now, WA has announced $60 million in funding to support the uptake of electric vehicles.
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Queensland jumps on the EV incentive bandwagon
YOU HAVE TO WONDER just how much money needs to be thrown at people to convince them to take the leap into electric vehicles. Apparently, quite a lot, if the latest Queensland initiative is anything
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Australian new car market suffers downturn due to shortages
THE AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET recorded sales of 74,650 new vehicles which is a decrease of 8.1 percent on October 2020 figures. This decrease represents the impact of ongoing microprocessor shortages on international supply chains, but
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EV refunds and rebates backdated
IT’S BECOMING HARD TO KEEP track of the number of backflips and reversals by various governments over electric vehicle incentives. They seem to be coming with a rush. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has
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Franchising code discussions ignore consumer, says FCAI
ACCORDING TO AUTOMOTIVE body the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, the glaring omission from the franchising code discussion paper released this week is the consumer. The Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business,
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Tasmania removes stamp duty on EVs
THE TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN the first steps towards automotive taxation reform and encouraging the penetration of electric vehicles with its announcement to eliminate stamp duty on electric vehicles for two years starting from 1
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