Changes to New Vehicle Efficiency Standards
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) welcomes today’s changes by the Albanese Government on the New Vehicle Efficiency Standards (NVES) and recognises it as a step in the right direction.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) welcomes today’s changes by the Albanese Government on the New Vehicle Efficiency Standards (NVES) and recognises it as a step in the right direction.
The Australian Government should learn from this morning’s announcement by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who amended its emissions reduction targets and timeline because the impact on consumers and manufacturers was too severe.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) welcomed the opportunity to provide its views to the Federal Government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard—Cleaner, Cheaper to run Cars for Australia Consultation Impact Analysis.
Australia’s automotive industry delivered 105,023, vehicles during February 2024, which represents a 20.9 per cent increase on the same period last year.
FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber, said Australia’s demand for new vehicles has continued into 2024 with another record-breaking month of sales
The strong performance of the new car market has continued into 2024 with record January sales of 89,782 new vehicles, 5.8 per cent more than January 2023 and breaking the previous January record of 88,551 set in 2018.
VFACTS new vehicle sales data for January 2024 scheduled for release today has been further delayed due to a technical issue. The matter is still being resolved.
It is expected the VFACTS data will be released as early as possible on Tuesday 6 February.
We apologise for the inconvenience.
The VFACTS new vehicle sales data for January 2024 scheduled for release this morning has been delayed due to a technical issue. The VFACTS data will be released later today.
Australia’s automotive peak industry body is encouraging the Federal Government to ensure the affordability and mobility needs of consumers are considered throughout the consultation period for a proposed New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) released this morning.
The FCAI, Australia's automotive industry peak body, has released the sales data for motorcycles and off-highway vehicles (OHV) for the year 2023.
In 2023, a total of 95,980 motorcycles and OHVs found new owners, marking a 3.1 per cent decrease from the previous year.
The Australian automotive market has achieved an unprecedented milestone, breaking all-time records for new vehicle sales in 2023.
A total of 1,216,780 vehicles were delivered during the year, the previous highest sales result of 1,189,116 was achieved in 2017.
We note the High Court of Australia’s unanimous judgement to uphold the appeal in Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd & Anor v. Begovic.
FCAI Chief Executive, Tony Weber, said this judgement gives much needed clarity and certainty to the industry.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) calls on the Federal Government to abolish the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) rather than use it as an ill-conceived money grab.
The LCT was originally created as a means of protecting Australia’s local vehicle manufacturing industry.
The Australian automotive market continues to break all-time sales records as more Australians take delivery of new vehicles than ever before.
Sales in November exceeded previous records with 112,141 delivered to Australians in the month, with more than 1.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) welcomes the Western Australian Government’s continued investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. EV charging infrastructure is absolutely critical to a low emissions technology future.
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Australian customers have taken delivery of over one million new vehicles this year, as 2023 continues to break all-time sales records.
FCAI Chief Executive, Tony Weber, hailed this achievement as a testament to the unwavering demand for a wide array of vehicles across various price brackets.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) applauds the continuing investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging by Queensland and New South Wales Governments in programs announced this week.
A total of 68,752 motorcycles and Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) were sold from January–September 2023, marking a decrease of 2.3 per cent compared with the same period in 2022.
Road motorcycles made up 37.7 per cent of total sales with 25,952. This is a decrease of 1.1 per cent on 2022 figures.
The underlying strength of the new vehicle market continued during September with 110,702 sales being recorded, representing an increase of 18.3 per cent on the corresponding period in 2022 and a new September record.
New vehicle sales achieved the highest August result on record as Australian customers took delivery of 109,966 new vehicles, a 15.4 per cent increase on the same period in 2022.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) applauds the Queensland Government's new Community Road Safety Grants program, the Motorcycle Ride to Zero Grants. This initiative signifies a pivotal step in the 'Ride to Zero' strategy, championing improved road safety.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) welcomed the opportunity to provide its views to the Federal Government’s Fuel Efficiency Standard (FES) consultation.
New vehicle sales achieved the highest July result on record as Australian customers took delivery of 96,859 new vehicles.
This is an increase of 14.7 per cent on the same month in 2022 and breaks the previous July record of 92,754 in 2017.
A total of 45,085 motorcycles and Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) were sold from January–June 2023, marking a decrease of 5.9 per cent compared with the same period in 2022.
Road motorcycles made up 38.6 per cent of total sales with 17,432. This is a decrease of 4.0 per cent on 2022 figures.
Australian customers took delivery of 124,926 new vehicles during June to mark the end of the 2022-23 financial year.
This result is an increase of 25.0 per cent compared with June 2022 and an 8.2 per cent increase compared with the six-month period of January to June 2022.