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Continental Connections: ARC and Auto Recycling World host latest global automotive recycling webinar under IRT banner
Toronto, Ontario — The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) and Auto Recycling World hosted the latest global auto recycling webinar under the International Roundtable on Auto Recycling (IRT) banner this week. During the event, 50 delegates from 14 countries gathered online to hear about automotive recycling and innovations in Australia, Japan and Asia. The webinar […]
October 9, 2024
EV
New Passport Down Under: EV battery passports are being pushed in Australia
Canberra, Australia – Discussions amongst the Australian federal government have heard calls for the introduction of a ‘passport’ for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Australia. This comes after concerns that the country’s battery recycling industry may not be ready for an increase in battery waste. The Australian Associated Press reports that this week’s Transition to […]
July 31, 2024
Collision Repair
No Boys Club: Australian Safety expert proposes restricted male licensing to over 21 amid summer of fatal crashes
Sydney, Australia — “Boys will be boys” is a phrase that may no longer fly in Australia’s southernmost state, as the New South Wales (NSW) government weighs out a controversial proposal that could restrict men under the age of 21 from applying for a driver’s licence. Reports have been emerging about a startling spike in […]
September 20, 2022
Collision Repair
A Move for MVIS: Australia solidifies the right to repair for independent shops nationwide
Canberra, Australia — While the Canadian auto industry spent a much-needed long weekend with family and friends for Canada Day, our Australian counterparts officially launched the Motor Vehicle Information Scheme (MVIS), which requires OEMs to provide complete service and repair information to repairers. “The law is a game-changer for thousands of independent workshops across the […]
July 4, 2022
OEM Certifications
Aussie ELVs: Australia announces plan to recycle 700,000 end-of-life motor vehicles per year
Canberra, Australia — The Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) are working on a comprehensive business plan to deliver a road map for an end-of-life vehicle recycling scheme under the National Product Stewardship Program. In late March, Sussan Ley, Australia’s federal environmental minister, and Trevor Evans, assistant […]
April 14, 2022
Network
Aussie ELVs: Australia announces plan to recycle 700,000 end-of-life motor vehicles per year
Canberra, Australia — The Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) are working on a comprehensive business plan to deliver a road map for an end-of-life vehicle recycling scheme under the National Product Stewardship Program. In late March, Sussan Ley, Australia’s federal environmental minister, and Trevor Evans, assistant […]
April 13, 2022
Network
Rubber Rooms: Australian researchers develop concrete alternative from old tires
Adelaide, Australia — Researchers from a pair of Australian universities say they have unlocked the building blocks to a new eco-friendly recycling solution for used vehicle tires—a solution involving literal building blocks. A collaboration between the University of Southern Australia (UniSA) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) has demonstrated that crumb rubber sourced […]
March 30, 2022
Business
G’Day, John: Symach appoints John Boukouras general manager of Australia operations
Victoria, Australia — Symach, the bodyshop equipment producer is pleased to announce John Boukouras has been appointed as General Manager in Australia, overseeing and supporting SYMACH activities in the Continent. Boukouras will replace current GM Mark Cunningham, to whom the Company is grateful for his intensive activities in promoting the brand throughout the Continent. Boukouras […]
August 6, 2021
Regulatory Changes
Deal Made Down Under: Australia passes Right to Repair bill
Canberra, Australia — A new law has passed in Australia making it illegal for car companies to withhold information from independent mechanics that would prevent them from fixing a vehicle. Similar to Canada’s My Car. My Data. My Choice. the campaign, the Right to Repair campaign that had been advocated by the Australian Automotive Aftermarket […]
June 18, 2021
Recycling
Drawing Parallels – Parallèles de dessin
By/Par David Nolan Executive Director, Auto Recyclers Association of Australia Developments in auto recycling in Australia Australia and Canada are similar in many ways. There are parallels in our heritage, our culture and in fact in the structure of our auto recycling industry. Australia has about 20 million cars on the road and about 800,000 […]
February 23, 2021
Collision Repair
It might soon pay to own a Hyundai
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – July 6, 2018 — Australian Hyundai owners will soon have the option to rent out their vehicles. The automaker has joined forces with Car Next Door, a car sharing company that allows vetted users to rent from a selection of nearby vehicles. Hyundai is currently in the […]
July 6, 2018
Collision Repair
Terry Feehan named Head of Business for Fix Auto Australia
Montreal, Quebec — September 26, 2016 — Fix Auto World has named Terry Feehan to the position of Head of Business for Fix Auto Australia. Feehan was previously the General Manager of SAPE Group, an Australian paint, body and equipment distributor. Feehan is responsible of overseeing Fix Auto’s Australian operations, growing the organization’s team, supporting […]
September 26, 2016
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