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Please find the following results of the recent MTA NSW Member Survey regarding the proposed acquisition by Gumtree of Cox Media Solutions (CarsGuide and AutoTrader). These survey results were formally submitted on 14th February 2020 and the MTA NSW Submission is now available for viewing on the ACCC Public Register on behalf of our Members.

You are invited to attend the MTA NSW Newcastle Member Information Night being held Wednesday 18th March. All Members and staff are encouraged to attend and receive valuable industry information. Light finger food and refreshments will be provided.

MTA NSW remains hopeful that our Members and their families remain safe during this difficult period of the bushfire emergency, particularly in the Mid North Coast, New England, Hunter, Blue Mountains, South Coast and Snowy Mountain areas of NSW, where a natural disaster has been declared in certain Local Government Areas (LGA’s).

Eligible NSW seniors are paying for fuel with a new travel card available from the NSW Government. The prepaid Visa card provides seniors with $250 to ease the burden of travel costs and assist them in getting to and from essential services. The card is making it easier and more affordable for seniors to remain connected with family and friends.

Green Stamp is an environmental program run through the Motor Trade Associations for all businesses within the automotive industry to help achieve environmental compliance and beyond. The Program assists business owners by incorporating processes and practices that avoid, reduce, reuse, recycle and dispose of waste in an environmentally sensitive manner.

As a reminder for our Members, our Online Shop is the quick and easy way to purchase your automotive stationery and signage requirements for your dealership, showroom or workshop. We would also welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions on the ‘Contact Us’ page to assist us to further improve our product range and the online shop experience.

MTA NSW would like to welcome our latest Business Partner – Hi-Tec Oils. Hi-Tec Oils is an Australian owned company with more than 200 years of total workforce experience in lubricants. They are one of Australia’s largest independent oil manufacturer’s, with warehouses in every state and territory of Australia managed by Hi-Tec Oils staff.

You are invited to attend a Member Information Night conducted by MTA NSW being held on Wednesday, 19 February. All Members and their staff are encouraged to attend and receive valuable industry information. This free event will be held at Rydges Port Macquarie, with light finger food and refreshments provided.

It was in 1909 when a group of Motor Dealers and their Managers met to discuss the future of the motor industry and what they could do to protect and grow this fledging new industry. It had been barely 10 years since the very first petrol motor car, a De Dion Bouton le Voiturette, had been brought into Australia by the Austral Cycle and Motor Agency, Sydney.

MTA NSW would like to thank all of our Members who paid their 2020 Annual Membership Subscription and / or authorised by signature and returned a Direct Debit Request Form to MTA NSW by 31st December 2019.