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Out with the new and in with the old as Ray Smith-Roberts takes over from Mat Cooper. MTAQ CEO Rod Camm temporarily replaces Matt Hobbs as MTAA CEO. Forget a clip on every claim and that could add up to $15600 over a year for a 20 cars per week shop. Australia's automotive aftermarket has reached a significant mileston
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Changing fleet creates new challenges for vehicle recovery - Australasian Paint & Panel
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (400+ words) Analysis by Underground Towing & Salvage highlights the contrast between the vehicles already operating on Australian roads and those now entering the national fleet. Almost half, or 49.3 per cent, of registered Australian vehicles were manufactured in 2014 or earlier, while the average…...
RME named national audit partner for new Hyundai program - Australasian Paint & Panel
17+ hour, 33+ min ago (185+ words) The appointment will see RME work with OEC and participating repairers to help ensure the quality of the repairer network and support safe, compliant and high-quality collision repairs across Australia. Hyundai Motor Company Australia’s Wayne Pickering announced the commencement of…...
EVs from China continue to dominate new car sales - Australasian Paint & Panel
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (306+ words) VFACTS recorded 100,939 sales during August, up 0.4 per cent on the same month last year. Year-to-date VFACTS sales reached 811,388, broadly consistent with the same period in 2025. Across the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), 27,089 BEVs were sold during August. This represented…...
NALSPA: EV drivers save millions as fuel costs bite - Australasian Paint & Panel
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (324+ words) NALSPA estimates working Australians who purchased a new battery electric vehicle through a novated lease using the Federal Government’s Electric Car Discount between January and June 2026 will collectively save around $76 million on fuel by the end of this year. Those…...
Sheen expands Victorian network with Mornington workshop opening - Australasian Paint & Panel
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (237+ words) The new facility, which commenced operations on September 1, becomes Sheen’s 28th location in Victoria and extends its panel beating and smash repair network into Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula. Sheen Panel Service managing director Adam Stone said establishing a dedicated Mornington operation followed…...
Subaru court action tests right to repair - Australasian Paint & Panel
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (332+ words) According to the ACCC allegations, between July 2022 and August 2024 Subaru Australia failed to provide independent repairers access to software and technical information on the same terms as its dealer network. The allegations include requiring independent repairers to purchase additional hardware,…...
Cost pressures force Victorians to delay servicing - Australasian Paint & Panel
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (379+ words) A new Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC) survey found almost one-quarter of Victorian motorists could not afford to service their vehicle when it was due. That figure increased to 33 per cent among drivers aged under 35 and households earning less…...