Australia’s automotive representative body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), has called on the recently-elected Albanese government to adopt the industry’s existing carbon emissions scheme. The FCAI says that a change of leadership marks a perfect opportunity for the Labor government to adopt the existing emissions reduction scheme for […]
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Australian vehicle sales for April 2022 (VFACTS)
Australian new vehicle registrations figures have been released for April 2022, in the form of the VFACTS report, revealing a slow market partly due to global production backlog issues facing many industries. According to the charts, 81,065 new vehicles were registered in April in Australia (we’ll call them sales). That’s […]
Tesla Model 3 was Europe’s best-selling car in March, 2022
The Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling new vehicle in Europe for the month of March, in spite of a small drop in overall sales from the same time last year. While deliveries of the Tesla Model 3 dropped by 3 per cent in Europe for the month, this was […]
Hyundai cuts projects with Rimac following initial $84m investment – report
Hyundai Motor Company has reportedly cut projects with the Rimac Group after objecting to the electric hypercar manufacturer solidifying its ties with Porsche. According to an Automotive News report, management at Hyundai Motor Company were critical of Rimac’s close connection with Porsche, particularly after the surprise announcement of a new […]
Australian vehicle sales for March 2022 (VFACTS)
It’s been an interesting month of new vehicle sales, with March VFACTS vehicle registration figures, just in, showing a big bounce in figures compared with February. We also welcome Tesla stats for the first time. According to VFACTS figures, which count new vehicle registrations (not technically sales but close enough), […]
Federal government slashes fuel excise by 50% in Australia, for 6 months
The Morrison government has handed down its pre-election 2022 budget, and there’s good news for motorists with the announcement that the fuel excise levy will be halved for six months. Until midnight last night, Australia’s fuel excise levy stood at 44.2 cents per litre of fuel purchased at the bowser, […]
FCAI calls for fuel excise to be axed, instead apply road user charges
Australia’s peak automotive industry body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has called for the removal of the fuel excise, labelling the scheme “ineffective and antiquated” while calling for the introduction of a series of new road user charges. The FCAI says that with rising fuel prices putting an […]
Ford, Hyundai & Kia finalists in 2022 World Car of the Year awards
Organisers of the 2022 World Car of the Year have announced the top three finalists across six segments, with a Ford, Hyundai and Kia named as contenders for the top award. We’ll spare you the fluff and jump straight into it. Judges have whittled-down their list of podium finishers for […]