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A light commercial vehicle (LCV) in the European Union, Australia and New Zealand is a commercial carrier vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of no more than 3.5 metric tons (tonnes). [1] The LCV designation is also occasionally used in both Canada and Ireland (where the term commercial van is more commonly used).
This is a list of countries by motor vehicle production based on International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and other data from 2016 and earlier. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches. [1]
The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers [1] (OICA; French: Organisation internationale des constructeurs automobiles), founded 1919 in Paris, is an international trade association whose members are 39 national automotive industry trade associations.
However, the Ford Australia engine and vehicle plants closed in October 2016 and the Holden and Toyota Australia factories closed in late 2017. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Only Ford's design and development facilities remain in operation, leaving Australia as one of 13 countries with the capabilities to design and develop mass market cars from scratch.
This is a list of the largest two-way trading partners of Australia, based on data released by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the 2022 calendar year. [ 1 ] The largest trading partners
Isuzu has a contract with Budget Truck Rental to manufacture their rental trucks, shared with Ford, GMC, and Navistar International. [35] In Australia, Isuzu was for many years a major supplier of light commercial and domestic vehicles to Holden (General Motors). However, by 2008, Holden was sourcing few Isuzus.
The grey market reached 66,900 vehicles imported by individual consumers in 1985, and altered to meet U.S. design regulations. [16] It is no longer possible to import a vehicle into the United States as a personal import, with four exceptions, none of which permits Americans to buy recent vehicles not officially available in the United States. [17]
Electronic Stability Control(ESC)began to be sold as a standard feature in Australia from 1999. ESC was mandated for all new passenger cars in 2013 and was mandated for all new light commercial vehicles by 2017. It is estimated that around 29 per cent of the light vehicle fleet was equipped with a form of ESC by 2014.