Daily Archives: 14/04/2015


Abbot Government backs away from cuts to the ATS

Last Tuesday 7th April, the Abbott government announced that it has abandoned the plan to cut $900m from the Automotive Transformation Scheme (ATS), which supports the car making and auto components industry. Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane, said that the “decision has been made, primarily to ensure that the industry goes […]


RAWS supports a lift of Australia import restrictions

Since last September, when the Government released a review of the Motor Vehicles Standards Act, different points of view from several institutions have been established. The Productivity Commission, the Australian Automobile Association and the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission among others, support a potential change within the Act. On the […]