Dealer Bulletins
2025-26 ACT Budget Briefing
Yesterday, the ACT Government released its 2025-26 Budget, which focused on ‘Investing in our growing city and delivering for Canberra’. A key announcement in this budget is the introduction of…
SA Government Crackdown and Upcoming Changes to Second-Hand Vehicle Dealers Act
South Australian dealers are advised that the SA Government’s Consumer and Business Services Department has announced a crackdown on dodgy second-hand vehicle sellers commencing 1 July 2025. The crackdown will…
Dealer Data and Software Systems Framework
The attached guidance framework is designed to help dealers to understand what constitutes best practice when entering into agreements with IT system service providers. It was created in collaboration with…
Report into the Impact of the NVES on Australian Dealers
The AADA has today released a new report, ‘New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Impact on Automotive Dealers’. Prepared by the Centre for International Economics, this report comprehensively examines how the New…
Reminder: Ensuring ACL Compliance in EOFY Campaigns
As dealers begin their annual ‘End of Financial Year’ (EOFY) sales advertising campaigns, the AADA takes this opportunity to remind all dealers of their obligations to ensure they are adhering…
AIR: May Used Car Sales
The May 2025 edition of the Automotive Insights Report (AIR), produced by the AADA in collaboration with AutoGrab, shows a rebound in used car sales, increasing by 5.4 per cent…
Webinar: The New Statutory Privacy Tort – What it Means for Dealers
AADA is pleased to be offering members another timely and practical webinar, this time tackling a significant legal development that will impact all dealerships. With privacy and data protection now…
AADA Launches Two New Member Reference Groups – Express Your Interest
In order to assist dealers navigate competition law, state legislation, and retail practices across their used car operations and service, parts, and pre-delivery departments, AADA is establishing two new reference…
Best Practice for Communicating ACL Rights to Customers
AADA offers a timely reminder for all Australian franchise dealers of the importance of sales staff advising purchasers of new motor vehicles of their consumer rights under the auspices of…
Luxury Car Tax Thresholds 2025-26
Commencing 1 July 2025, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have announced the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) thresholds for the financial year the car was imported, acquired or sold. The motor…