5th November 2018
Overall national sales of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) continued to climb in October, despite the overall vehicle market in Australia declining over the month, according to the latest data released today by the motor industry’s statistical service, VFACTS. National vehicle sales for... More…
1st November 2018
The Queensland Government is showing strong and courageous leadership in issuing Defect Notices to owners of over 2,000 vehicles fitted with dangerous “alpha” type Takata airbags says Australia’s peak motor industry body. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries... More…
31st October 2018
Australia’s automotive industry has welcomed the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11). Australia’s ratification of the eleven-nation agreement paves the way for commencement before the end of the year. The Federal... More…
30th October 2018
Australians have checked the status of more than 4.55 million* vehicles on the automotive industry’s Takata Airbag recall website www.ismyairbagsafe.com.au since it was launched in late July 2018. Since the Takata Airbag recall has become mandatory, the FCAI’s data shows that over... More…
17th October 2018
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, of a $5 million program to encourage graduate engineers to work in Australia’s automotive industry. In addition to helping... More…
8th October 2018
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has welcomed the announcement by the NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation, Matt Kean, of measures to lessen the burden the regulatory burden on small automotive businesses. The package is forecast to save the sector... More…
5th October 2018
Australia’s motorcycle and All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)/Side-By-Side Vehicle (SSV) market has fallen 6.2 per cent at the end of the third quarter of 2018. National sales data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries showed the third quarter 2018 year-to-date result at... More…
5th October 2018
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) welcomes the $9.7 million announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack of the establishment of the Office of Future Transport Technologies. The new Office builds on and enhances the existing Transport Technologies Future... More…
3rd October 2018
Despite continuing increases in national sales of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) in September, the overall vehicle market in Australia declined over the month, according to the latest data released today by the motor industry’s statistical service, VFACTS. National vehicle sales for... More…
10th September 2018
The bold decision by the South Australian government to refuse registration to owners whose vehicles are fitted with dangerous “alpha” type Takata airbags should be adopted right across the country, says Australia’s peak motor industry body. The Federal Chamber of Automotive... More…
6th September 2018
National sales of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) continued to power ahead in August, despite a small decline in the overall market according to the latest data released today by the motor industry’s statistical service VFACTS. National vehicle sales for August reached 95,221, down 1.5 per... More…
8th August 2018
The Australian motor industry’s innovative web tool used to check whether a vehicle’s airbag inflator is affected by the Takata recall has recorded more than 1.2 million responses in the first week since going “live”. The website www.IsMyAirbagSafe.com.au was developed as... More…
3rd August 2018
The Australian motor vehicle industry experienced a 7.8 per cent decline in sales during July 2018 compared with July 2017, according to the latest data released by the motor industry’s statistical service VFACTS. Only four light vehicle sales segments produced gains during the lean July in... More…
31st July 2018
Takata Airbag Recall website launched: IsMyAirbagSafe.com.au 19,500 critical Takata ‘alpha’ airbag inflators are still on Australian roads 1.6 million vehicles in Australia need to have their faulty Takata airbag inflators replaced by December 2020 Older vehicles in hot and humid... More…
9th July 2018
An extension to the NSW Government’s Quad Bike Safety Campaign subsidy scheme by NSW Minister Matt Kean last week is seen as further compounding an issue which the industry believes is far better addressed through encouraging known safety practices, not unproven methods. The Federal Chamber... More…
6th July 2018
Scooters are undergoing a sales resurgence despite the overall national motorcycle market recording a 5.9 per cent decline for the first six months of 2018 compared with the same period last year. Scooters were the only segment to show improvement with a 10.9 per cent increase, albeit off a low... More…
4th July 2018
The Australian market for new vehicles slowed in June compared with the same period in 2017, with the total market down 2.9 per cent, according to the latest data released today by the motor industry’s official statistical service, VFACTS. Notably, the three top-selling vehicles during June... More…
12th June 2018
A report released today by the National Transport Commission (NTC) supports the motor industry’s view that the purchasing preferences and driving needs of Australian vehicle buyers must be an important consideration in any future emissions target discussion. The Federal Chamber of... More…
6th June 2018
Sales of Sport Utility Vehicles defied the overall market trend last month with three of the four SUV segments recording gains during May compared with the same month last year. Small, medium and upper large segment SUVs gained ground in May despite a 2.1 per cent overall market decline for the... More…
25th May 2018
Australia’s peak motor industry body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has elected a new President. The new FCAI President is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd, Horst von Sanden. Speaking for the first time in his new... More…
15th May 2018
Australia’s peak automotive industry body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has challenged assertions that lack of access to service and repair information is putting jobs at risk in the automotive aftermarket. With over 17 million cars presently on Australian roads,... More…
7th May 2018
One of the world’s foremost ATV engineers has resigned from a national safety review body, stating that the body’s assessment of a star rating system was flawed, as no critical evaluation was permitted during the group meetings, and that the outcomes were pre-determined. The expert... More…
3rd May 2018
The sales of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) continued to provide strong momentum to Australia’s new car market last month, with total April sales down slightly on last year but year-to-date sales running 3.3 per cent ahead of 2017. Total industry sales for April were 82,930, which is 0.2... More…