In this issue the Japanese based Optimus Group is expanding its footprint in Australia by acquiring the majority shareholding in the privately held Autopact dealership group.
Pentana Solutions will host the 2023 Pentana Live online virtual event for the automotive sector on October 17 and 18.
The Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) has lodged a submission on the Federal Government’s 2023 Franchising Code Review. It collaborated with the Victorian Automobile Dealers Association, Farm and Industrial Machinery Dealers Association, the Australian Automotive Dealers Association, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Australian buyers are being encouraged to take advantage of the supply of new battery electric vehicles by the Australian Automotive Dealers Association.
The Motor Trade Association of New South Wales (MTA-NSW) has opened a solar powered electric charging station for public use at its headquarters on the Parramatta Road in Sydney.
Ford Australia has appointed Tyreconnect as the new exclusive distributor for its Ford Tyre program , while Isuzu Australia has appointed Ashwin Iyer as its new chief of corporate services.
Hino Australia has announced that Tasmanian Edward Jones is the new owner of FRM Hino which has dealerships in Devonport, Hobart, and Launceston.
New car sales reached record highs in Australia in September and record lows in New Zealand, but the shift to electrification keeps growing in both markets albeit more slowly in one.
All this plus our usual round up of industry news, views, and monthly sales data.
Enjoy your reading this month.
