Consumers are nowhere near ready to give up their personal vehicles in favour of ride-sharing, NADA chairman Wes Lutz, told the keynote session of the 2018 AADA National Dealer Convention on Tuesday. Mr Lutz expressed his pride in the industry…
It is five years since the new AADA was reconstituted with the aim of providing a strong, united voice on behalf of retail automotive Dealers. AADA chairman, Terry Keating; CEO, David Blackhall, and former chairman, Ian Field, got together to…
The inaugural Chairman of the Australian Motor Dealer Council, Doug Dickson, has decided to retire from his position after three very successful years. In that time Doug, previously Managing Director of Mazda Australia, has successfully brought together the chairs of…
In March this year, the Senate referred the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code) to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services for inquiry. The Inquiry is one of the most significant reviews into franchising laws as they affect…
AADA is seeking to appear before a Senate Select Committee on Electric Vehicles prior to the committee reporting its findings on October 17. AADA has also lodged a submission to the inquiry into the use and manufacture of electric vehicles…
AADA is disappointed the Federal Budget has retained inefficient new car taxes and missed the opportunity to reward consumers and local businesses. “The first budget since the cessation of local passenger vehicle manufacturing provided the Government with an opportunity to…
Since AADA reformed in 2013 we have massively increased the amount of advocacy work we do on behalf of Dealers. We have formed relationships with governments and with regulators such as the ACCC and ASIC. Thanks to these relationships AADA…
The presence of Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack, and high-ranking Opposition MP, Anthony Albanese, at the 2018 AADA National Dealer Convention is a sign of the growing power of the advocacy work AADA does on behalf of its members. As…
In our endeavours to represent the interests of Australia’s retail automotive Dealers, AADA has put in place a highly experienced, qualified team of professionals. Together they share decades of experience and a passion for our industry that drives them to…
The AADA CEO David Blackhall wrote an opinion piece on the issue of used car imports. The article came off the back of Senator David Leyonhjelm’s article in the Australian Financial Review, in which he expressed support for the wide…