Dealer Bulletins
DRIVEN Rebate Stream Guidelines Updated – Round 2 Opening Soon
Round 2 of the Dealership and Repairer Initiative for Vehicle Electrification Nationally (DRIVEN) Rebate Stream is opening on Monday 22 September 2025. The DRIVEN Program provides funding towards the purchase…
NSW Motor Dealers and Repairers Regulation 2025
NSW Fair Trading has confirmed that the new Motor Dealers and Repairers Regulation 2025 will commence on 1 September 2025, following an extended period of consultation with industry stakeholders. The…
Industry Association Update – NSW and National
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…
Ministerial Announcement – No New EV Repair Class in NSW
The AADA is pleased to advise that proposed reforms to electric vehicle (EV) repairs in NSW, set to be introduced as part of the Motor Dealers and Repairers Regulation 2025…
AIR: July Used Car Sales Figures
The July 2025 edition of the Automotive Insights Report (AIR), produced by the AADA in collaboration with AutoGrab, shows a slight slowdown in used vehicle sales activity following June’s end-of-financial-year…
AIR: 2025 Mid-Year Automotive Insights Report
The AADA and AutoGrab are pleased to release the 2025 Mid-Year Automotive Insights Report (AIR), providing insightful data about the dynamic Australian used car market in the first half of…
RevenueSA 2025-26 Guide to Legislation – Payroll Tax Released Today
South Australian new car and truck franchise dealers are advised that RevenueSA have released its 2025-26 Guide to Legislation-Payroll Tax (the Guide). RevenueSA advise that the Guide provides a general…
AIR: June Used Car Sales Figures
The June 2025 edition of the Automotive Insights Report (AIR), produced by the AADA in collaboration with AutoGrab, shows a strong end of financial year lift in used vehicle sales…
LCT Thresholds from 1 July – Dealers Urged to Seek Tax Advice
Dealers were advised in May that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) had announced the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) thresholds for the financial year 2025-26. In addition, due to an amendment…
2025-26 NSW Budget Briefing
Yesterday, the NSW Government released its 2025-26 Budget, focused on ‘restoring essential services, rebalancing public finances, and laying the foundation for long-term growth’. The key priority areas in 2025-26 for NSW…