OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF AADA ISSUE 12 MARCH 2016 MINEFIELD AWAITS NAIVE ON PARALLEL IMPORTS IMPORT DECISION INDUSTRY REACTIONS TO IMPORT DECISION GUARANTEES GOVERNMENT RATIONALE POOR CONSUMER FLAWED ON IMPORT DECISION WANT MORE AFFORDABLE CARS? OUTCOMES EASY - TAX THEM LESS www.automotivedealer.com.au PRINT POST 100019106 WINNER 2015 FUND OF THE YEAR ~ MEDIUM MTAA SUPER – the preferred choice of over 40,000 businesses Simplified super administration Support of local business development managers 2015 Medium Fund of the Year SuperRatings does not issue, sell, guarantee or underwrite this product. Go to superratings.com.au for details of its ratings criteria. mtaasuper.com.au This document is issued by Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Limited (ABN 14 008 650 628, AFSL 238 718) of Level 3, 39 Brisbane Avenue Barton ACT 2600, Trustee of the MTAA Superannuation Fund (ABN 74 559 365 913). 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Box 4530 From the AADA Chairman ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4133 From the AADA CEO .............................................................................................................................................. 4 MTAA SUPER – the preferred CONTACT AUTOMOTIVE DEALER Level 1, 350 South Rd POLICY Hampton East, VIC 3188 Terry Keating: Government Naive On Personal Vehicle Import Issue .............................................................. 5 ABOUT US Issue No.12 March 2016 Parallel Imports Minefield .................................................................................................................................6-7 choice of over 40,000 businesses Parallel Imports: Other Reactions ....................................................................................................................... 8 PUBLISHER: AADA The Government’s Rationale ................................................................................................................................ 9 MANAGING EDITOR: Changes to Parallel Import Laws – A Legal View .......................................................................................10-11 Luke Prendergast Federal Government Backs Plan To Save Holden Plant ............................................................................12-13 ART DIRECTOR: Vergil Dela Cruz QLD Committee Recommends Uniform Lemon Laws ..............................................................................14-15 Simplified super administration AADA Advocates In WA Motor Vehicle Acts Review ......................................................................................... 16 ADVERTISING MANAGER: Geoff Vine Senate Committee Rejects Controversial Greens Bill .................................................................................... 17 [email protected] Mobile: 0413 854 779 Support of local business FEATURES PRODUCTION MANAGER: Stace Nagle Vale Michael Tynan – A Giant Of The Industry .................................................................................................. 18 development managers [email protected] Want More Affordable Cars? Easy – Tax Them Less ....................................................................................... 19 Phone (03) 9576 9944 | Fax (03) 9576 7277 Dealer Profitability at 1.5% ................................................................................................................................. 20 The Battle For Vehicle-Generated Data .......................................................................................................21-22 AUTOMOTIVE DEALER More Manufacturing Jobs To Go ........................................................................................................................ 22 2015 Medium Fund of the Year DELIVERY/CHANGE OF ADDRESS Yazaki Corporate In Breach Of Cartel Laws ..................................................................................................... 23 (03) 9576 9944 or 2016 KPMG Automotive Executive Survey ........................................................................................................ 26 [email protected] Another Massive Air Bag Recall ........................................................................................................................ 27 EDITORIAL Unconscionable Conduct In Business-To-Business Dealing ......................................................................... 28 [email protected] Insurers Warned Over Automatic Renewals .................................................................................................... 29 EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING OFFICE ATO To Broaden Tax Transparency ................................................................................................................... 30 Lvl 1, 350 South Rd, Hampton East, VIC 3188 ATO To Focus On Large Business ..................................................................................................................... 31 Capital Gains Tax Changes To Help Growth – Minister ................................................................................... 31 DISTRIBUTION: 4,986 Federal Government Push To End Superannuation Rate Rises .................................................................... 32 No responsibility is accepted by the publisher NTC Calls For Input On Automated Vehicle Laws ........................................................................................... 32 for the accuracy of information contained Deceptive Conduct Under ACCC Microscope ................................................................................................... 33 in advertisements in the Automotive Dealer ANCAP Works With Automotive Industry To Improve Road Safety ................................................................ 35 magazine. 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Top 10 New Techs for 2016 ...........................................................................................................................42-43 Building Better Outcomes at the 2016 AADA Convention ............................................................................... 43 CONTRIBUTORS Why Don’t Motor Sport Commentators And Journos Make Start Of Season Predictions? ....................44-46 The views expressed in Automotive Dealer by Potential New Monaro Wows Detroit Auto Show ............................................................................................. 47 external contributors and advertisers are not necessarily those of AADA. SALES AND MARKETING Salespeople: When Is Too Much Follow-Up? ................................................................................................... 48 Share your WORKPLACE RELATIONS Social Media Policy: Why Your Business Needs To Have One ........................................................................ 50 thoughts with us. EDITORIAL Jim Richards And F1s Headline Phillip Island Classic ...............................................................................52-53 SuperRatings does not issue, sell, guarantee or underwrite this product. Got a question, comment or Next Generation Of Auto Engineers On Display ............................................................................................... 54 Go to superratings.com.au for details of its ratings criteria. want to tell us your theory on the meaning of life? Write to us at editor@automotivedealer. com.au. Letters