CEO Message No. 76
10th June, 2022
What an incredible couple of days we have just returned from. The first in-person AADA Convention and Expo since 2019 was held in Brisbane last week and it was a joy to be able to gather as an industry. Whilst we have made major advancements in how we can communicate in recent years, not much
CEO Message No. 75
4th May, 2022
Hundreds of automotive industry professionals will gather at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre early next month for the AADA’s Convention & Expo. This is our first opportunity to host the event in person since 2019 in Melbourne when the industry was certainly at a different point. Profitability was at record lows, we had a
CEO Message No. 74
5th April, 2022
It was only last edition that we were talking about how state and territory governments were more emboldened after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The incredible shift in power has meant that we are seeing them begin to exert their influence beyond lockdowns and border closures into other areas of public policy, including now the automotive
CEO Message No. 73
7th March, 2022
One of the many changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is the incredible shift in power to state and territory governments. Measures which directly affect people such as lockdowns, mask mandates, density limits and border closures have all been issued by state and territory Premiers or Chief Ministers. The Premiers and Chief Ministers now
CEO Message No. 72
4th February, 2022
Every day in franchised new car Dealerships across Australia, thousands of customers bring their vehicles in to have a fault repaired. If the vehicle is new and within the warranty period, they would usually expect that car to be fixed free of charge and in a timely manner which allows them to get back on the