AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AND TRADE – AUSTRALIA

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

Luxury cars gain in popularity

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Original article by Simon Evans
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 6-Aug-14

Data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries shows that 89,867 new vehicles were sold across Australia in June 2014. This is 0.4 per cent lower than in June 2013, although sales of SUVs were 12.7 per cent higher. Meanwhile, prestige marques have enjoyed a surge in sales, with Porsche Cars Australia and Jaguar Land Rover Australia posting strong growth in sales and net profits

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FEDERAL CHAMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, PORSCHE CARS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, JAGUAR LAND ROVER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BRIGHTON JAGUAR, BMW AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MERCEDES-BENZ AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TATA INDUSTRIES LIMITED