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Chrysler departed the Australian car market in 1981 when it sold the remainder of its shareholding in Chrysler Australia Ltd to the Mitsubishi Motor Corporation of Japan. The new owner renamed the company Mitsubishi Motors Australia (MMA) and this company continues to operate today as one of Australia's major importers of road vehicles.
The prime ministerial vehicle is also escorted by police vehicles from state and federal authorities. The prime minister's car bears the number plate C1 (meaning "Commonwealth 1") and a centrally mounted Australian flag. [3] The prime ministerial car fleet operates as part of COMCAR, a division of the Australian Government's Department of Finance.
The prime ministerial fleet was updated in 2014, replacing the Holden Caprice fleet with a suite of armoured BMW 7 Series High Security (F03) models. The $6.3 million (AUD) fleet of BMW 7 Series were purchased initially by the Australian Government to protect visiting dignitaries for the 2014 G20 summit in Brisbane, and were later commissioned as the official prime ministerial fleet. [1]
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) (2002–2014) Giocattolo (1986–1989) Goggomobil (1958–1961) Hartnett (1949–1955) Haines & Grut Motor Buggy Co. Pty Ltd (1908–1909) Holden (1948–2017) Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) (1987–2017) Ilinga; Kaditcha; Leyland (1973–1982) Lewis Cycle & Motor Works (1899–1901) Lightburn & Co (1963–1965 ...
As of January 2011, the Australian motor vehicle fleet had 16.4 million registered vehicles, with an ownership rate of 730 motor vehicles per 1000 people, up from 696 vehicles per 1000 residents in 2006. The motor vehicle fleet grew 14.5% since 2006, for an annual rate of 2.7% during this five-year period. [67]
The subsidiary company responsible for vehicle assembly was the Standard Motor Company (Australia) Limited. It made the Standard Eight, Vanguard, Spacemaster, and the Triumph Mayflower. [2] Import tariffs on vehicles had encouraged the growth of the Australian vehicle body-building industry since the early 1920s. The tax concessions varied with ...
The milestone of the 500,000th Toyota Australia vehicle export also occurred in May 2006. The vehicle was a Toyota Camry, headed for New Zealand. The one-millionth export was reached in August 2012. [9] Many Toyota vehicles have been built at either Altona or Port Melbourne, including the Tiara, Corona, Crown, Corolla, Camry and Avalon.
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