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Car companies applaud NSW EV initiative

June 24, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles

THE RECENT FINANCIAL REFORM and automotive incentive package delivered by the NSW Government has been welcomed by various car companies and the the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. According to the FCAI, it “sets the

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Australian motorists to reap the benefits of better fuel quality

May 17, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY BODY, the FCAI (the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries), Australian motorists and the environment will be beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s plans to support the operations of fuel refineries in Geelong and Brisbane,

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FCAI “welcomes” Vic government EV incentives

May 5, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles

THE FCAI HAS WELCOMED THE APPROACH taken by the Victorian Government today towards a suite of incentives for electric vehicles, supporting infrastructure investment and CO2 emissions targets for public and private vehicle fleets. “We have worked

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FCAI calls for changes to car taxation

May 5, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Uncategorized

THE RECENT DISCUSSION ABOUT applying a “user pays” approach to electric vehicles has now spread to all vehicles. A call by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) is asking that fees and charges such

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VW’s Bartsche warns we’re the “automotive third world”

April 9, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

VOLKSWAGEN MD MICHAEL BARTSCHE has never been backward when it comes to speaking his mind. The release this morning by auto importers of the first annual CO2 Voluntary Emissions Standard results prompted him to warn

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FCAI asks why ANCAP replicates overseas tests

March 7, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

IT’S A QUESTION WE’VE ASKED before: why do we need independent local testing of car safety when tests have already been conducted overseas? Now the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has called in to

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FCAI slams SA decision to tax electric vehicles

November 11, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

IN WHAT WE BELIEVE will be a tsunami of criticism, the FCAI (Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries) has commented on the South Australian Government’s proposed road user charges for electric vehicles. Tony Weber, the FCAI’s

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FCAI calls out ACCC over ATV roll-over protection

June 25, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

CLEARLY, THE IMPOSITION of compulsory roll-over protection to be fitted to all ATVs coming into Australia from October 2021 has ruffled some feathers. In October 2019, the ACCC announced that the fitment of roll-over protection

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New car sales continue to plummet, but not for everyone

June 9, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice

NEW CAR SALES FIGURES for May show that the dramatic fall in new car sales continues. Nationwide, 59,894 new vehicles were sold, a 35.3 percent reduction compared to the May 2019 figure. Worryingly, the May

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New car sales continue to fall

November 7, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Uncategorized

NEW SALES FIGURES for October released today by The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that new car sales continue to decline. According to Tony Weber, chief executive of the FCAI, new vehicles have

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