Toyota Tops, BYD Booms, and EVs Light Up Aussie Sales Charts
Australia’s September 2025 car sales rose 5.1%, led by Toyota and a surge in EVs. BYD soared as China powered the plug-in push.
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10, 2025
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08, 2025
FCAI Throws Shade at Real-World Fuel Figures – But Are Lab Tests Any Cleaner?
FCAI calls real-world fuel testing “confusing” – but lab results have long been more fiction than fact. Are any of them truly reliable?
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05, 2025
FCAI Appoints New Directors Amid Industry Transformation
FCAI welcomes new board directors from Honda and Renault, strengthening leadership as Australia’s auto sector faces regulatory changes, electrification, and tech-driven transformation.
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04, 2025
FCAI Says Shift to EV Remains Elusive Based on Inaccurate Numbers
The standout story was the astronomical 380% surge in plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales, driven by buyers rushing to beat the April 1st removal of the Commonwealth Government’s FBT exemption.
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03, 2025
Polestar Calls for Stronger NVES as FCAI Drags Its Feet
Polestar, the Swedish electric performance brand, is taking a firm stance on Australia’s long-overdue shift towards cleaner motoring, calling on the Federal Government to stick to its guns on the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES).
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10, 2023
Australia makes Major Steps in EV Charging Infrastructure
Investment in EV infrastructure languished under the conservative federal government for over a decade, leaving Australia dangerously behind the rest of the world.
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12, 2022
Electric cars, SUV, and Ute Sales are Up. What Does This Mean?
The most significant is that last month, passenger cars, sedans, hatches, and wagons, now make up only 15.3% of the market. SUV and LCV (such as Hilux and Ranger) now make a massive 80.1%.
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06, 2022
FCAI – Australia Needs Transport Emissions Targets: Here’s Why
FCAI, Australia’s automotive industry representative body, has congratulated the Albanese Government for increasing Australia’s emission reduction targets to 43 per cent. Unlike other countries, Australia does not have a target specific for the automotive sector. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries is urging the Albanese Government take this momentum forward, to create such a target. Australia’s light [...]
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12, 2021
FCAI Backs Labor’s EV Policy
The “ALP Powering Australia” plan released on Friday last, supporting the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia, and has been acknowledged as a step forward in the policy discussion around lowering vehicle emissions, according to Australia’s peak automotive body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
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08, 2021
Stuart Robert Strikes Again: Car Buyers Under Fire
The Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Stuart Robert, today released a discussion paper that considers further reforms to the Franchising Code of Conduct introduced on 1 July this year. The minister has a poor record in the area of caring for consumers, and is the man responsible for the hideous RoboDebt debacle. The programme targeted the vulnerable, and was responsible for over 2,000 suicides.
