AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AND TRADE – AUSTRALIA

Roy Morgan launches a Risk Profiler – an early warning system for the automotive industry

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Apr-17

In a fast-changing world, automotive leaders need an "early-warning" system to pinpoint which brands are most at risk – and when. The automotive revolution represents a clear and present threat to incumbent businesses that rely on traditional business models, so early warnings are essential to survival. The Roy Morgan Risk Profiler provides an "early-warning" for brands that face the most risk. Along with Roy Morgan’s integrated suite of products, led by Helix Personas and the automotive industry-targeted Roy Morgan Future Tracker, Roy Morgan provides the solutions businesses are looking for to maintain and grow their market share.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

State of the Nation 27: Booming Australian Automotive Industry accelerates towards ‘Decade of Upheaval’

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Mar-17

Roy Morgan Research CEO Michele Levine has presented the latest State of the Nation Report in Melbourne with a special Spotlight on the Australian Automotive Industry. The State of the Nation Report looks at the changes underway in the Australian automotive industry and the even bigger changes that are set to impact on every part of the industry throughout the 2020s. 2025 has been identified as a tipping point for the industry as a whole as it faces digital disruption – any automotive players that fail to plan fully for the future involving increased car-sharing, driverless cars, and purely online sales will find it far too hard to catch up to "first-movers" by the time 2025 rolls around.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

SUV sales about to overtake cars

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Original article by Aaron Patrick
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 6-Jan-17

Australians bought 1,178,133 new cars in 2016, or two per cent more than in 2015. Figures from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, released on 5 January 2017, show that the most popular models were Toyota HiLux (42,104 units) Toyota Corolla (40,330), Hyundai i30 (37,772), and Ford Ranger (36,934). Sport utility vehicles were still very popular among buyers, with sales rising 3.4 per cent to a record 47.6 per cent of combined passenger car and SUV sales.

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FEDERAL CHAMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOBIS COMPANY LIMITED, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DR ING HCF PORSCHE AG, MERCEDES-BENZ AG, BMW AG, AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET ASSOCIATION

Ford, Holden hit wall

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Original article by Joshua Dowling
Herald Sun – Page: 6 : 5-Jan-16

Preliminary new car sales data shows that Toyota retained its title as the biggest-selling car brand in Australia in 2015. The Corolla was the largest-selling car for the third year in a row, although heavy discounting saw the Camry become the nation’s top-selling car for December. Meanwhile, Ford has recorded its worst annual performance since 1966, with an 11.6 per cent decline in sales, while GM Holden’s sales fell by 2.9 per cent to a 22-year low.

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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, GM HOLDEN LIMITED, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MAZDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, MERCEDES-BENZ AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, MITSUBISHI MOTORS AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Hybrid cars not just for greenies

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Dec-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey, which was carried out in the year to September 2014, has found that almost 46 per cent of the 2,258,000 Australians aged 14+ who are planning to buy a new car in the next four years would
"seriously consider buying a hybrid vehicle". This compares with 43.6% during the same period in 2013. Some 64.2 per cent of Australians who intend to buy a Volvo would seriously consider a hybrid vehicle

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, KIA MOTORS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, LEXUS AUSTRALIA, HONDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, MERCEDES-BENZ AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, JEEP AUSTRALIA, BMW AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Workers accept Holden payout

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Original article by Sarah Martin
The Australian – Page: 2 : 6-Nov-14

John Camillo, South Australian secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, has announced that its members have voted in favour of the new enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) at GM Holden. It has been lodged with the Fair Work Commission, but is also likely to be the last EBA as the car maker will withdraw from local assembly by 2017. Until then wages will increase 3% per annum, and voluntary redundancy packages are being offered that consist of 3.5 weeks’ worth of pay for each year of service

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GM HOLDEN LIMITED, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING WORKERS’ UNION, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Tesla set for Australian debut

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Original article by Matthew Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 24-Oct-14

Tesla Motors will sell its electric cars directly to Australian consumers, rather than through car dealerships. The direct-selling model is used in the US, and spokesman Heath Walker is confident that this strategy will not meet with the opposition it has attracted in some US states. Tesla is also hoping to lease space in Scentre Group’s shopping centres to display its vehicles. The Tesla Model S will be priced from $A90,000 in Australia

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TESLA MOTORS INCORPORATED, SCENTRE GROUP – ASX SCG, INTERNODE SYSTEMS PTY LTD, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, NASDAQ, PAYPAL INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, BLOOMBERG LP

Toyota still Australia’s most trusted auto brand

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 34.3% of Australians who intend to buy a new car agree that Toyota is an automotive brand that can be trusted. The survey, which was carried out in the year to July 2014, also shows that BMW and Mercedes are the next most-trusted brands. Jordan Pakes of Roy Morgan Research notes that there has been a continued decline in trust for Holden and Ford. They will both cease local manufacturing in several years’ time, as will Toyota

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, BMW AG, MERCEDES-BENZ AG, GM HOLDEN LIMITED, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Making in-roads: the rise of the Small SUV

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that the proportion of Australia’s new car intenders considering or planning to purchase an SUV for their next vehicle has grown by more than 40% since 2011. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2014, also shows that some 180,000 people will consider buying a small SUV in the next four years, compared with just 71,000 in the year to June 2011

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, VOLKSWAGEN AUSTRALIA, MAZDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, HONDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Axe tipped to fall early on Holden engineers

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Original article by John Ferguson
The Australian – Page: 4 : 18-Sep-14

GM Holden has declined to comment on speculation that it will retrench 300 engineers. The car-maker has said only that the closure of its Australian manufacturing operations will be a "long and orderly" process, and that it will reduce its engineering team over a period of time. About 2,000 Holden employees will lose their jobs when production ceases in 2017

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GM HOLDEN LIMITED, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION