Subaru Australia celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with a gala evening attended by the brands global president to honour the highest achieving dealers for the 2022 calendar year, which saw Eblen Subaru named as the national retailer of the year.
The Albanese Government’s announcement of the National Electric Vehicle Strategy (NEVS) has received a positive reception from most players within the automotive sector, but with some, quite rightly, believing the devil will be in the detail and the execution.
Sales of electric vehicles in the medium sized category have overtaken petrol/diesel vehicle sales for the first time yet, and Queensland’s additional EV incentive has been welcomed by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
New Zealand-owned non-bank lender, Branded Financial Services (BFS) Australia, has appointed Liesl Knox chief executive officer.
Audi Australia and Skoda Australia have both recognised their highest performing dealers with recent awards ceremonies being held across the country.
Supercar brand McLaren also recognised it’s highest performing dealers recently at a function at its Woking headquarters in the United Kingdom. McLaren Taipei took the award for the brand’s global retailer of the year.
BMW Group Australia registered 81% more electrified models in the first quarter of 2023 than the previous corresponding period.
Local automotive manufacturer, Premcar, has recently celebrated the 5000th car to leave its production line at its Epping facility in Victoria. The car in question was a Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior by Premcar.
CARS24 has invested more than $5 million in a mega refurbishment centre on a five-acre site in Laverton, Victoria.
All this, plus our usual round up of industry news, views, and monthly statisitics.
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