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CEO Message No. 66
9th July, 2021The AADA secretariat speaks to many Dealers and at the moment the biggest concern for so many is the crippling skills shortage we are facing in Australia. The shortage of light vehicle mechanics and diesel mechanics is not a new phenomenon, but the inability to address those shortages through skilled immigrants due to international border
CEO Message No. 65
8th June, 2021Almost every new car Dealer will tell you that over the past five years the number of customers requesting refunds or replacements of motor vehicles has ballooned. Consumer guarantees are not new, and customers whose vehicles have major faults are entitled to reject their goods and seek a refund or replacement from the Dealer. However,
CEO Message No. 64
8th April, 2021On 12 March the Prime Minister made an incredibly important announcement for new car Dealers across Australia. The announcement centred around the franchising protections Dealers had been calling for over many years, but particularly over the past 5 years. The details of the announcement can be examined in more detail here, but in a nutshell
CEO Message No. 63
4th March, 2021More than a year after the Senate Inquiry into the regulation of the relationship between car Dealers and Manufacturer was established, the Senate Education and Employment References Committee will hand down its final report on 18 March 2021. The Inquiry was originally triggered by General Motor’s announcement in February 2020, to withdraw the Holden brand
CEO Message No. 62
11th February, 2021Happy new year to all in our industry. There is no doubt that 2021 will bring a host of new challenges, but as we learned in 2020, new car Dealers are adept at rising to challenges. Unfortunately, the new year has started with another example of an OEM overreach. News emerged on 1 February that
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