OCTOBER 2008

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• Sydney Motor Show Exclusive Pictures
• Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Report
• Re-tooling for Climate Change Program
• Export Policies Review
• Holden Settles ACCC Carbon Claims Prosecution
• Franchising Certainty for Motor Vehicle Dealers
• Trade Expert Joins HWL Ebsworth
• Delphi Reorganisation
• New President at Ford Australia
• Chinese Delegations Target Victoria
• Chrysler Sues Consultant for Failure to Identify Low Cost Producers
• Dangers in Redundancies

 

Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Report

The Federal Government has released a discussion paper that considers potential measures that may be adopted to encourage the uptake of more fuel efficient, low carbon emissions vehicles in Australia.  The report evaluates a number of potential measures and calls for public comment in relation to these measures.  Following consideration of comments from interested parties, a final report will be prepared for consideration by the Federal Government.  The potential measures considered in the discussion paper are complementary to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme that the Federal Government is committed to introducing in 2010. 

The paper considers the following potential measures:

1. setting a revised CO2 emissions standard for new vehicles based on the sales weighted average of annual vehicle sales.;
2. develop increased demand for low emissions vehicles through the use of varied stamp duty and registration charges or the provision of direct financial incentives;
3. implementation of measures to increase consumer awareness, such as requiring fuel consumption and emissions data to be presented within vehicle advertising and the introduction for labelling requirements for non vehicle components that impact on CO2 emissions, such as air conditioners.

A copy of the discussion paper is available at http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/transport/.  Interested parties can make submissions at vfedpaper@environment.gov.au  Submissions close on 7 November 2008