PWR trading update

Peter Warren outlook brightens with record used-car, service/sales and strong sales for small cars

Lexus’ dealer advantage

Lexus’ decades in the hybrid space offers an advantage to showroom and service staff

Armstrong’s add JMC

JMC utes, buses and vans earmarked for NZ launch under new distribution agreement

Workshops examine critical business issues

AADA Convention: Dealer delegates share ideas while hearing practical workshop advice

Turners has big profit boost

NZ auto group targeting $A82m net profit by FY2031

Auto pioneer honoured

VACC supports honours for trailblazing woman garage owner to be set in bronze

Iveco adds dealers

Darwin and Illawarra appointed full-line Iveco dealerships as network expands

GAC kicks sponsorship goal

GAC has signed a three-season deal with A-League football team Sydney FC

Why this is not an EV boom

Chinese share gains reflect structural SUV pricing substitution story, not a broader EV boom

Maiden voyage for BYD vessel

BYD-owned car-carrier makes first voyage to Australian with 5000 vehicles

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Trust tax in focus

Pitcher Partners explains the ins-and-outs of the trust changes as they affect dealerships

Listed auto groups sees revenue grow

Pitcher Partners issues report on the financial performance of the public auto players

Power surge: EVs in demand

AutoGrab: Pump woes see daily EV sales more than double while listings fall 40 per cent

EVs ‘hard to ignore’

AADA-AutoGrab report shows living pressures put homeowner focus on EVs

Motorbike sales jump

Off-road bikes carry the segment as sales of road bikes slip

Manheim growth surge

EVs and dealer consignments boost Manheim volumes despite economic challenges

Manheim reports US used car surge

Soaring used-vehicle sales as Manheim’s US auctions in Q1 sell a huge 37,000 EVs

Right To Repair boost

Govt issues discussion paper to expand Right To Repair scheme to machinery

Budget responses

Lobbyists outline how the 2026 federal budget affects the automotive industry

Trust tax in focus

Pitcher Partners explains the ins-and-outs of the trust changes as they affect dealerships

Labor’s trust hit to dealers

New trust changes likely to be more costly to dealers than incoming capital gains moves

Eagers seals CanadaOne stake

Eagers gets 65 per cent of major Canadian car retailer, Mitsubishi buys into Eagers

Manheim auctions double

500-plus dealers using auctions for high turnover, fast sales and quick payment

Work-from-home to sting auto sector

VACC hits out at “slap in face” from two-day home workplace plan by Vic govt

Workshops examine critical business issues

AADA Convention: Dealer delegates share ideas while hearing practical workshop advice

GAC kicks sponsorship goal

GAC has signed a three-season deal with A-League football team Sydney FC

​Leapmotor signs pickleball sponsorship

Chinese newcomer partners with National Pickleball League to boost local image

AutoGrab in UK/European market push

Automotive data intelligence provider AutoGrab raises $80m to fund overseas growth

Indiqator gears up for 2026 growth

The task for 2026 is to establish its new brand and put its products in front of customers

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Iveco adds dealers

Darwin and Illawarra appointed full-line Iveco dealerships as network expands

Delivery centres to fix growing pains

BYD secures storage/preparation centres to handle unprecedented surge in orders

JMG to open at Essendon

Jowett expands with two-franchise dealership to be built in Victoria

Urgent call on PPSR logjam

AADA call on Canberra: ‘Up to four-week delays’ that cause financial loss for dealers

Business buyers seeking fuel certainty

Shock boosts EV fleet loan applications as operators try to avoid fuel volatility

Janus opens dealer centre

Electric truck converter opens first dealer-led centre in Adelaide as start to national roll out

Shepparton’s new dealer

Hino expands in regional Australia with new dealership for Goulburn Valley

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Gumtree podcast: Sourcing used cars

The swing to used cars has caught the industry by surprise. Here is where to find them

Gumtree podcast: It’s a virtual world

With so many working from home, the relationship with car buyers is moving online

Gumtree podcast: Loan demand strong

Buyers seek car loans at record levels as dealers see subscriptions as new source of funding