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A Year of Transformation

Tasmania’s Automotive Industry Looks Forward with Renewed Purpose   As 2025 draws to a close, the Tasmanian automotive industry can reflect on a year that, frankly, proved we’re made of sterner stuff than the state’s turbulent political landscape might suggest. It’s been a year of genuine progress wrapped up alongside genuine challenges—and somehow, we’ve emerged stronger for it. When January rolled around, few could have predicted quite how much would shift beneath our wheels. The automotive world had fundamentally changed by the end of 2025 compared to its initial state. New brands arrived on our island roads. Drivetrains evolved in [...]

Sustainable Leadership

Tasmania’s automotive commitment We’re glad to hear that the Federal Government is shining a spotlight on Australia’s tyre industry and its role in the circular economy. Announced last week, The House of Representatives Standing Committee inquiry represents a genuine opportunity to reshape how our sector manages industrial waste more broadly. Here’s what often gets overlooked: the automotive industry is making huge inroads toward sustainability. Across Tasmania, automotive businesses are investing substantially in responsible waste management practices, demonstrating a genuine environmental commitment that extends beyond mere compliance. These operators incur real costs to do things properly, yet face unfair competition from [...]

TACC Bulletin

Have your say on current skills shortages

Dear member,

The Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA), of which VACC is a member, has engaged Deloitte Access Economics to support their response to Jobs and Skills Australia’s (JSA) 2024 Skills Priority List stakeholder survey.

The Skills Priority List is used to assess current skills shortages and future labour demand in industries across Australia. It is a key resource used to shape domestic education and training policy and to inform Australia’s Migration Program planning.

This is an opportunity for the Australian automotive retail industry to advise government of the current and expected skills shortages you are experiencing. As such, we invite you to complete the following survey link to inform our submission to government.

Automotive Skills Shortages Survey

This survey is being sent to all current MTA members and should be filled out by individual businesses. Please only provide one response per business. The findings from this survey will be used by Deloitte Access Economics and MTAA for the purpose of completing the JSA Skills Priority List stakeholder survey for the automotive industry.

Only aggregated responses will be reported, meaning your business will not be identified in any information provided to JSA.

If you have any questions about Deloitte’s privacy policy or about the survey, please contact autoskillssurvey@deloitte.com.au.

The survey will close Friday 9 February 2024.

Dr Imogen Reid,
Lead, Strategy and Policy