Major gains have been made by the car industry with the outgoing government acting on its concerns about tougher exhaust emissions regulations. The compliance of new light vehicles with the Euro 6d
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David Vinsen has been farewelled by the Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) after 20 years as chief executive.
“There have been challenging times and good fun along the way,” he says. Autofile looks back on this time with VIA and finds out what his plans are for the future.
It’s also adieu to Tony Everett, who has been in the industry for 40 years with about half of them as sector manager for dealers at the Motor Trade Association. As an ex-colleague once told him about the industry, “it’s a bit like Hotel California. You can check out but never leave”. Plus: meet Larry Fallowfield, who’s taking over from Everett.
The government’s clean-car policies have impacted the supply of used vehicles over the past financial year, according to Turners Automotive Group. Plus: Geneva Finance and 2 Cheap Cars’ annual reports.
David Sena is looking to buy Eugene Williams out of 2 Cheap Cars to raise his family trust’s shareholding to about 76 per cent. The deal between the two co-founders is conditional on approval under the Takeovers Code.
Chairman Frank Willett explains the way forward for VIA and its process for recruiting a new chief executive. Plus: new board members and full report of the organisation’s annual meeting.
• The roll-out of the amended vehicle exhaust emissions rule may be delayed slightly as the government puts 77 submissions under the microscope.
• Mike Whiddett talks about winning the exhibition class at one of the world’s most famous hill climbs – Pikes Peak in Colorado.
• Todd Fuller, of AdTorque Edge, explains why hiring an experienced agency can produce great campaign results.
• And VIA’s Kit Wilkerson is hopping mad about the way public transport is being run. Plus: industry movers, new cars, in-depth statistics and much more.
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Industry associations and their members are on tenterhooks waiting for news on how vehicle exhaust emissions will be changing – but they may have to wait until after next month’s general e
David Vinsen has been farewelled by the Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) after 20 years as chief executive. “There have been challenging times and good fun along the way,&rdq
The Motor Industry Association is urging the government to slow plans to toughen exhaust emissions standards and not get ahead of Australia in setting new rules. In a submission to the Ministry of
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is seeking to avoid significant disruption for the car industry with its timeframe for toughening the vehicle exhaust emissions rule for new and used imports.
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Aimee Wiley says she has big shoes to fill, taking over from David Crawford as chief executive officer of the Motor Industry Association (MIA). And she’s predicting the clean-car policies wil
There are major concerns about how the clean-car policies will impact on dealers’ insurance claims as thousands of vehicles are written off with flood damage. The Imported Motor Vehicle Indus
The government has started its review of the clean car discount, which is focusing on balancing rebates and fees “while ensuring its continued effectiveness”. It was always designed to be
Importers are now having to embrace the clean car standard (CCS), which kicked in on January 1. The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association expects the fleet’s make-up will be dicta