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After recognising a trend of increasing odometer tampering used in vehicle acquisitions, the advocacy and policy team at the MTA WA got to work on how this type of fraud could be reduced.

Automotive Repair Division Chairman Mark Taylor from Automark and MTA WA Senior Division Manager Graham Cawley attended a national meeting in Sydney last week where a number of important issues were raised and discussed.

"The Albanese government have cited research that suggests that we could be at 89% new [EV] car sales by 2030, which just doesn't match up. Norway have got a ten year start on us with ten years of heavy incentives to get people into them and they are

Everyone from business owners to automotive technicians, political members, and leaders, were in attendance. This resulted in a fantastic atmosphere and a room that glowed with class, enthusiasm, and gratification.

The MTA is working hard to collaborate with the Department of Transport (DoT) to fix the anomaly of Western Australia being the only state that currently does not allow (or is not actively considering) upgrades to the Gross Combination Mass (GCM) of

For MTA members that have had the misfortune of servicing or repairing a vehicle only to later discover that the owner has disappeared, modernisation of the law cannot come soon enough.

The peak body for WA’s motor trade has urged Australia’s politicians and journalists to take the time to understand our unique motoring environment before loading all of our eggs onto an electric bandwagon.

MTA WA CEO Stephen Moir was recently interviewed on ABC radio in relation to predictions of massive uptake of electric vehicles (EV) by some in politics, mining and other sectors with vested interests.

Australia’s peak National, State and Territory automotive representative organisations have reached a historic agreement at an Industry Summit on critical positions and pathways to achieve the considered and practical transition and electrification o

The peak body for WA’s motor trade has urged other Australian jurisdictions to steer clear of the ACT Govt’s decision to announce a ban on the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035.