Push for more competitive new car market
Car manufacturers and new car dealers have been asked to review the Australian government's ideas for improving their relationship, in an effort to make the nation's new car market more competitive.
Requiring big manufacturers to give dealers at least 12 months notice when they won't be renewing a dealer agreement is among suggestions contained in a paper released for consultation on Thursday.
The step comes after a 2017 study by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found a power imbalance between large car manufacturers and new car dealers was hampering competition.
