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September 4th, 2020
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Academic Research on Franchising in the Australian Automotive Industry
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CEO Message No. 58
4th September, 2020The situation in our second biggest state, Victoria, is one of despair at the moment. As the state nears the end of its six-week lockdown which has seen stage four restrictions in Melbourne, the State Government has started consulting on a road back for business. An announcement is due to be made on Sunday. Dealers
CEO Message No. 57
6th August, 2020Following the highs of June, it’s been a challenging month for many Dealers and for the AADA. The situation in Victoria is incredibly concerning with Dealers currently operating under restrictions with a very depressed trading environment. Our thoughts are with our Victorian members, their employees and their families during this difficult time. The sales figures
CEO Message No. 56
7th July, 2020On 30 June, General Motors’ deadline for its compensation offer to Dealers arrived. Despite widespread opposition, the offer did not change in the four months since it was announced and GM’s reluctance to negotiate in good faith was called out by the ACCC and a range of federal members of parliament including a number of
CEO Message No. 55
4th June, 2020On 29 May, the Federal Government introduced regulations for New Vehicle Dealership Agreements. The regulations apply from 1 June and will regulate the commercial relations between new car Dealers and OEMs. The introduction of these specific laws represents a recognition by the Government of the power imbalance that exists between Dealers and their Franchisors. These
CEO Message No. 54
7th May, 2020The extent of the decline in April’s VFACTs was not surprising but the figures were still incredibly sobering. To put this into perspective the last time sales dipped below 40,000 units in a month was in January 1994, some 26 years ago. There are positive signs emerging and I sincerely hope that we have now
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