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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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