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Australia's car companies will be obliged to sell technical data to independent workshops from July 2022, as a bill to drive competition passes both houses.

Cars sold in Australia that are made in the UK will lose their 5 per cent tariff as part of a new free-trade deal between the two nations.

Owners of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen vehicles in Victoria will be expected to pay a per-kilometre road usage fee from July 1, 2021.

The Australian Government is investing billions in new infrastructure projects, road safety and an extension of its apprenticeship program.

New South Wales' Transport Minister has said he doesn't want his state to become a "laughing stock" by rolling out an electric vehicle mileage tax too quickly.

Hyundai, Volkswagen, Uber, Tritium, the WWF, and the Australia Institute among 25 organisations teaming up to slam proposed mileage charge on EV and PHEV owners set for July 1 enactment.

It's becoming harder for Australian car company divisions to get stock of low CO2 vehicles without mandated emissions targets in place

About 300 electric vehicles are now in service being driven by Canberra public servants, with more to come.

The Labor Party dives back into EV advocacy, says it will remove tariffs and fringe-benefits taxes on mainstream models and thereby cut the prices by as much as $9000.

The market grows for two months in succession, as a strong December gives grounds for optimism.

Sales recoveries in the final quarter weren't enough to stop 2020 being the worst year for new vehicle sales in Australia since 2003. Toyota was dominant, the Chinese brands are booming, and utes topped the charts once again.

After a shocking, COVID-stricken 2020, sales are on the uptick. It's been more than two and a half years since we've seen a month of positive results like November. No brand did better than Toyota, with four of the top-five sellers.

"We have always said we don’t expect incentives, we don’t expect anyone to pay for vehicles to come to market, incentives invariably create distortions. But certainly we’re absolutely against disincentives."

'Regardless who I am, regardless of my skills, regardless where I am, and regardless who is my chosen retailer, I don't need to fear that I am worse off than someone else buying this car'

Why should someone in Victoria pay significantly more for the pleasure of owning an EV than someone in the ACT?

EV lobby says the South Australian government now has the 'dubious honour' of becoming the only jurisdiction in the world to disincentivise the purchase of electric vehicles, as FCAI and Hyundai also take aim