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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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GUNIX brings new mobility to workshop floors - Australasian Paint & Panel
14+ hour, 56+ min ago (293+ words) Available exclusively through SAPE Group in Australia, GUNIX is a specialist wheel system aimed at collision repairers, automotive workshops and vehicle recovery operators that regularly need to reposition vehicles that may not be capable of moving under their own power....
Changing fleet creates new challenges for vehicle recovery - Australasian Paint & Panel
13+ hour, 22+ 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…...
EVs from China continue to dominate new car sales - Australasian Paint & Panel
1+ week, 15+ 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…...
EV interest surges as Australians seek more confidence - Australasian Paint & Panel
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (406+ words) NRMA Insurance’s latest Changing Gears report found interest in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has risen even more strongly, increasing from 41 per cent to 58 per cent. Just 17 per cent of Australians now say they would not consider purchasing an EV. The…...
AAAA urges rethink of NSW EV repair rules - Australasian Paint & Panel
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (310+ words) In a submission to NSW Fair Trading, AAAA said none of the three reform options currently proposed should proceed in their present form. AAAA director of government relations and advocacy Lesley Yates said the proposals risk treating every job performed…...
Late-model XPENGs head to Pickles auction with factory assurances - Australasian Paint & Panel
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (271+ words) The vehicles, including near-new and demonstrator examples, are being offered through the Pickles Major Event Electric Vehicle Sale, which opens online today, Monday August 31. All vehicles are already in Australia and will be available following the sale. Adding to their…...
MTAA backs ACCC right to repair action - Australasian Paint & Panel
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (346+ words) The ACCC action relates to alleged breaches of the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme, with MTAA arguing the proceedings send an important message that the right to repair framework must be supported by effective compliance and enforcement....
Skillaroos ready to take on the world in Shanghai - Australasian Paint & Panel
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (507+ words) Paint & Panel caught up with the pair at Sydney Automotive Paint and Equipment’s Condell Park headquarters, where some of the companies that have supported their training gathered to give them a send-off. Shedden, from Parramatta Smash Repairs, will represent Australia…...
VACC backs ACCC action on repair information - Australasian Paint & Panel
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (393+ words) The mandatory scheme, introduced in 2022, is designed to ensure independent automotive repairers can access the service and repair information they need from vehicle manufacturers. VACC said the ACCC enforcement action sent an important signal that manufacturers’ obligations under the scheme…...