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Luxury Car Tax Submission

Submission - 16th July 2008

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) strongly opposes the proposed increase in the rate of the luxury car tax (LCT) from 25 per cent to 33 per cent. An increase in the rate of LCT would compound the already significant distortionary impact that the existing tax has on the... More…

Submission to the Review of Australia’s Automotive Industry

Submission - 16th July 2008

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) provides the following submission to the Review of Australia’s Automotive Industry. The FCAI is the peak industry organisation representing vehicle manufacturers and importers of passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles and motor... More…

New Vehicle Receiving and Inspection Procedures

Codes of Practice - 14th May 2008

During 2004, the Blue Book issued in 1989 has been revised as a joint project undertaken by the FCAI Logistics Committee, Transport Companies and logistics representatives. This Manual covers the procedures required for the receiving and inspection of all new vehicles and addresses the... More…

Chain of responsibility guidelines

Codes of Practice - 13th May 2007

New Federal road transport laws referred to as 'chain of responsibility' laws impose duties on each party in the transport chain who are in a position to influence the safety and regulatory compliance of road transport operations. This means that responsibility for complying with the new laws... More…

Capability of vehicles to satisfactorily operate on Ethanol Blend petrol

Submission - 1st June 2006

The Australian Government has limited the level of ethanol in petrol in Australia to a maximum of 10%, or E10. Most new and many older vehicle models can run on ethanol blended petrol. Vehicle manufacturers and importers have provided the following information on the capability of their vehicles... More…

Information on biodiesel