Yesterday the Motor Traders’ Association of New South Wales (MTA NSW) announced that they would be withdrawing from the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) in response to proposed governance changes and shift in strategic direction.
The announcement by the MTA NSW has no effect on the close cooperation AADA has been pursuing with the various Motor Trades Associations (MTAs) and Chambers. We are fully committed to the Memorandum of Understanding agreed to with the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC), the Tasmanian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (TACC), the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia (MTA WA), and the Motor Trades Association of Queensland (MTAQ). AADA is also in conversation with the Motor Trades Association of South Australia (MTA SA) for the benefit of our mutual dealer members.
These agreements are vital because they enshrine the demand dealers have made of us – close cooperation so that their interests are safeguarded at the national and state/territory level.
While MTA NSW is the only one of the MTAs and Chambers that the AADA has failed to progress an MoU with, we are very closely connected to the membership in NSW and the ACT. Working with our members we have secured a number of achievements in recent years, including:
- Deferral of mandatory dealer EV training in NSW that would have duplicated training already undertaken by OEMs
- Reversal of the proposal to ban the sale of used cars online in NSW
- Reversal of proposals to enact consumer requirements in NSW which would have exceeded those found in the ACL
- Special consideration for dealers to trade and service vehicles during COVID lockdowns
AADA will bolster our efforts and continue to represent our NSW and ACT dealer members on issues of importance at both the state, territory and federal level.
Our industry is undergoing significant changes and it’s never been more important for the bodies representing dealers in Australia to be aligned.