Dealer Bulletins
Letter to Australian Financial Review
We attach for your information a letter recently sent to the editor of the Australian Financial Review in response to the biased reporting of profit margins in our industry. Please…
ACCC Market Study Discussion Draft
Yesterday, we met with senior members of the ACCC team to be briefed on the key points contained in the first discussion draft on the above study ahead of its…
Takata Airbags
Members will have read media reports or seen news clips concerning the possible failure of Takata airbag inflators following the death of a man in NSW when his Honda CR-V…
AADA Board Memorandum – Brian Savage
Dear Members I am pleased to advise that we have secured the services of Brian Savage to manage a number of special projects on behalf of AADA, effective immediately. Brian…
Automotive tax proposals
With the end of the financial year just around the corner AADA and BDO Automotive take this opportunity to remind you about a number of tax matters that may be…
ACL reform proposals
The proposed reforms were delivered by the Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) to the Australian Consumer Law Review (ACL) last April In total, CAANZ identified 19 legislative proposals,…
Add-on insurance
AADA has been participating in a working group with ASIC, the Insurance Council of Australia and others on add-on insurance products. ASIC has identified a number of issues and has…
Backing Small Business
23 May 2017 Dear Members I recently received a personal note from the Minister for Small Business, The Hon Michael McCormack MP directing me to the Government’s latest publication…
AADA Supports ASIC ban on illegal practices
CEO of the Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) David Blackhall said the recent action by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to ban an operator from engaging in credit…
2017 AADA Federal budget
AADA, in partnership with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has provided AADA members with an overview of the 2017 Federal Budget delivered Tuesday 9 May by the Hon….