The South Australian Government’s decision to waive vehicle registration and stamp duty on new electric vehicles for five years as an incentive to reduce transport emissions is the kind of initiative which should be adopted across Australia, according to the motor industry’s peak body.
Motor vehicle sales across Australia got off to a strong start in 2018 with record-breaking sales in January. This follows on from a record year in 2018.
Total sales for January, including passenger cars, SUVs, light and heavy commercial vehicles totalled 88,551 (up 4.
Following the release of the AAA’s progress report on the National Road Safety Strategy, Australia’s peak motor industry body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has again thrown its support behind calls to eliminate both vehicle tariffs and the luxury car tax to make...
Australia’s motorcycle and ATV/SSV market fell 9.3 per cent in 2017 although total industry sales stayed above 100,000 for the full calendar year.
National sales data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries showed the 2017 result at 104,111, compared with 114,770 in 2016.
Australia’s peak motor industry body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has thrown its support behind calls to reduce vehicle tariffs, a move which it says will give more Australian drivers access to the latest safety technology.
Australia’s motor industry has achieved another record year of sales in 2017, according to results released today by the industry’s official statistical service, VFACTS.
The industry posted a record December result to reach a 12-month total of 1,189,116, an increase of 0.9 per cent over 2016.
As summer road trip season approaches, Australia’s motoring industry is urging families to ask if genuine parts will be used in their pre-trip servicing to ensure cars are properly prepared for their holiday journey.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today expressed disappointment at the ACCC’s final report into the Australian new car retailing industry.
A new website which provides comprehensive information about how Australian riders can stay safe on their ATV has gone live.
Record November sales have kept the Australian motor industry on target for another best-selling year, according to the latest results released by the industry’s statistical service VFACTS.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today expressed deep concern at the Queensland Labor Government’s announcement that it would introduce an additional $2 per $100 of dutiable value added to the transfer duty costs of buying new cars worth more than $100,000.
An international expert in off-road vehicle dynamics and safety has been invited by Australia’s peak motor industry body to provide key evidence to the upcoming Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into quad bike safety.
Small cars and SUVs, together with a continued strong demand for light commercials, have driven Australia’s new vehicle market to a record October sales result according to data released by the motor industry’s official statistical service, VFACTS.
Australia’s motorcycle industry is now counting down the hours to the kick-off for the industry-wide campaign (October 8-15) in which riders all around the country are being urged to ride their motorcycles to work.
National Ride Your Motorcycle To Work Week (www.ridetoworkweek.com.
National motorcycle, ATV and SSV sales for the nine months to the end of September declined 7.8 per cent compared with the same period in 2016, according to the latest sales data published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
Three of the growth segments in the Australian new vehicle market continued their momentum during September despite a 2.4 per cent dip in the overall market compared with the same month last year.
A total of 100,200 new vehicle sales were recorded nationally last month, a fall of 2.
The peak body for Australia’s motor industry, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has called for a fair and balanced discussion on consumer law and related issues in its response to a recent draft report into new car retailing produced by the ACCC.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, as the peak industry organisation representing vehicle manufacturers and importers of motor vehicles and motorcycles in Australia, offers its thanks to Mike Mrdak for his enormous contribution to Australia’s transport sector over many years,...
Australia’s motor industry posted its fourth consecutive month of record sales and its highest August outcome on record last month, according to results released today by the industry’s official statistical service, VFACTS.
The August result of 96,662 was 1.
In a concerted effort to encourage more riders to wear helmets, Australia’s leading ATV/SSV brands will give away the market’s newest and most innovative helmet with every ATV and SSV ute sold during September.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has welcomed the findings of the Tasmanian Coronial Inquest into seven ‘quad bike’ (or ATV) fatalities which were released today (Friday, 25 August 2017).
The FCAI strongly supports the Coroner’s recommendation that helmets be mandatory.
Australia’s peak motor industry body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has warmly welcomed an announcement by the Government not to proceed with the personal importation of new vehicles due to consumer protection issues.
In a first for the Australian motorcycle industry, all the major motorcycle brands have joined forces to encourage riders across the country to get their motorcycle out of the garage and ride it to work.
Widespread adoption of the new Shark ATV helmet would have an immediate impact on reducing ATV injuries nationally, industry research has found.