Solid January Start Follows Industry’s Record Year
Motor vehicle sales across Australia got off to a solid start in January, with the month’s sales nudging ahead of the same period last year and showing a rise in activity among private purchasers.
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Final Quarter Surge Pushes Motorcycle Industry to Best sales in Seven Years
A surge in consumer activity during the final quarter of 2016 generated a strong finish to the sales year for Australia’s new motorcycle market, with the calendar year result up 6.6 per cent on 2015.
Record sales Year for 2016 Flags Dramatic Shift in Buyer Preferences
Australia has posted its third new car sales record in four years with 1,178,133 new passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles sold in 2016, an increase of 2 per cent on the 2015 calendar year record.
Vehicle sales in December totalled 98,763, slightly down (0.9 per cent) on December 2015.
Industry Welcomes Plans for Cleaner Emissions and Quality Fuel
The release of discussion papers seeking to improve the efficiency of light vehicles and vehicle emissions through better fuel standards was warmly welcomed yesterday by Australia’s vehicle industry and its representative peak body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
Keep Your Kids SAfe on All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) This Festive Season
Make safety your first priority when children are out riding on ATVs during this Christmas holiday season.
Diverse Input to Emissions Debate Welcome, SAys Industry
Australia’s peak vehicle industry body has welcomed the Australian Automobile Association’s latest contribution to the emissions discussion but expressed concern that it may serve to confuse or mislead consumers.
Private Lcv sales Up 10 Per Cent as Industry Pushes Toward Record
The diversity and multi-purpose capability of light commercial vehicles has seen private sales in this segment rise 10 per cent during November 2016 compared with November 2015, as Australia’s new vehicle market charges toward a record sales year according to the industry’s VFACTS...
Industry Throws Its Support Behind Call for Abolishing Tariffs and Lct
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has thrown its support behind the South Australian Treasurer’s call today (December 2) to abolish vehicle tariffs and remove the inequitable Luxury Car Tax.
Stunning New Sydney Venue for 2017 Motorcycle Show
The brand new $1.5 billion Sydney International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour will be the venue for next year’s Sydney Motorcycle Show.
Industry Supports Roadmap for Automated Vehicles
Australia’s peak industry car body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has welcomed the release today (November 11) of a new policy paper from the National Transport Commission which creates the “roadmap” for the roll-out of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS).
Market on Target for a Record Year
Australia’s new vehicle sales remain on target for a record year despite a slight dip during October when total sales reached 93,357, 1% (964 vehicles) down on the same month in 2015.
Passenger cars were the only segment to fall below October 2015 outcomes (down by 7.4%), with SUVs showing a 4.
Industry Expert Urges ATV Riders to Wear Helmets
An engineering expert from the US providing evidence to a Coronial inquest into ATV fatalities in Hobart, Tasmania, has emphasised the safety importance of riders wearing helmets.
FCAI President Urges National Policy Setting for C-Its Cohesion
Australia must develop Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems policies which are in step with those going on elsewhere around the world or risk being isolated from all the remarkable benefits greater levels of connected and automated driving will bring to our everyday lives, the ITS World...
Strong Motorcycle sales in 2016
The Australian motorcycle and ATV market grew strongly in the first three quarters of 2016, with the latest sales figures revealing a 5.5 per cent increase over the same period in 2015.
Sales for the first three quarters of 2016 totalled 79,237.
Car sales Growth Fuelled by Suvs and Light Commercials
Australia’s new car sales continued their steady growth during September with total sales of 102,696 vehicles, fuelled by continuing strong demand for SUVs and light commercial vehicles.
Sales of SUVs during September were up by 6.8 per cent over the same month last year, and up 9.
FCAI Backs Coordinated Approach to Automated Vehicles
Australia’s peak motor industry body has thrown its full support behind the need for a clear, government-mandated roadmap for the roll-out of automated vehicle technology.
Attitudes Toward Farm safety Must Change, SAys FCAI
Changes in user behaviour and operating practices are urgently needed to make Australian farms safer, particularly when using tractors, All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and general machinery.
Industry Report Reveals Challenge Ahead on Fuel, Emissions
A report by independent Victorian-based research team ABMARC has revealed the challenges ahead for regulators as Australia continues the transition to more stringent levels of vehicle pollutant emissions and the introduction of a fuel consumption standard over the next decade and beyond.
Campaign Shows a Cpd Is Not the Answer
In an overturn incident, Crush Protection Devices (CPDs) fitted to All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) can cause as many injuries as they may prevent.
Suvs and Light Commercials Lead Continued Market Growth
Sales of new motor vehicles for August 2016 continued the trend set earlier this year with an increase of 4.6 per cent over the August 2015 figures. To date this year, Australians have purchased 784,380 new motor vehicles, up 3 per cent over the volume for the same period in 2015.
Australian Market Yields Affordable Cars, SAys Uk Media Report
An investigative report published yesterday (September 1) in the UK’s Auto Express, the online arm of the UK’s biggest-selling motoring weekly, again has confirmed that Australian cars are among the most affordable in the world.
Fuel Quality Vital to the Emissions Debate, SAys FCAI
A study commissioned by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) demonstrates the complexity of the vehicle emissions debate and has highlighted the need for high quality 95 RON petrol, says Australia’s peak motor industry body.
QLD Government and ATV Industry Join Forces With safety Focus at the Ekka
Australia’s ATV industry and the Queensland Government’s WorkSafe agency has joined forces to provide a focus on quad bike safety at the state’s largest agricultural show, the Ekka (Royal Queensland Show) in Brisbane.
FCAI Backs Acma Plans to Allocate 5.9 Ghz Band for Intelligent Transport Systems
Plans to establish a connected vehicle network, known as Co-operative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), across Australia have taken a significant step forward with the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s intention to allocate the 5.9 GHz band by early 2017.