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STRONG START TO NEW VEHICLE SALES IN 2012
3rd February 2012
The new vehicle market has started the year with a solid result, thanks mostly to Australians’ growing preference for sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Official VFACTS data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 76,783 passenger cars, SUVs and... More…
MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY FINISHES 2011 IN STRONG POSITION
9th January 2012
Motorcycle sales in Australia continued to grow significantly in the final months of 2011, according to official figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI). A total of 109,067 new motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and scooters were delivered to... More…
NEW VEHICLE SALES TOP THE MILLION MARK IN 2011
5th January 2012
The Australian new motor vehicle market has staged a remarkable comeback in the second half of 2011 to finish above one million calendar-year sales for only the fourth time in history. Official VFACTS data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries shows that a total... More…
FCAI welcomes review of Queensland quad bike laws
22nd December 2011
The manufacturers of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs, also known as quad bikes) welcome the Queensland Government’s move to strengthen safety requirements for the use of ATVs on farms. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), which represents all major importers of ATVs, has... More…
FCAI elects new President
13th December 2011
Australia’s peak body for the automotive industry, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), has elected Mr Bob Graziano as its incoming President and Chairman of the Board. Mr Graziano will assume the FCAI President’s role effective from January 1, 2012. Mr Graziano is the... More…
FCAI welcomes Senator Carr as Minister for Manufacturing
12th December 2011
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has welcomed the retention of Senator Kim Carr as the Minister for Manufacturing in the new ministry announced today. The automotive industry’s peak body also welcomed the addition of the industry and innovation portfolios to those... More…
Australia can be part of the golden age of manufacturing
7th December 2011
Delivering the televised address at the National Press Club of Australia today, Mr Mike Devereux, FCAI President and Chairman and Managing Director of GM Holden, said that Australia stands at a fork in the road and must invest in the nation’s capability to design, engineer and build if we... More…
National Press Club Address, 7 December 2011
7th December 2011
FCAI President, Chairman and Managing Director GM Holden, Mike Devereux ‘Make it in Australia: why car manufacturing matters’ The product you never imagined Vice President, Steve Lewis, ladies and gentlemen and viewers at home, thank you for the opportunity to address the... More…