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Our first car took to the road as early as 1897, when David Shearer demonstrated his steam-driven horseless carriage in South Australia Yet it would be two generations before the first 48-215 Holden came off the line in
1948, and motor vehicle production began in earnest
That’s a measure of how hard it is to establish an automotive industry, and a reminder of why Australian governments have dedicated themselves to ensuring that we remain a car-making country
In the past, governments have tried to protect the industry with tariffs and quotas The Button Plan of the 1980s showed there was a better way If we want the Australian car industry to prosper, we have to make it stronger — more innovative, more productive, more
competitive and more export-focused That’s what A New Car Plan for a Greener Future aims to do
Australia is one of only about fifteen nations in the world today that can create a car from scratch — taking it from the drawing board to the showroom floor And because the modern car integrates just about every advanced technology we use, from microchips to composite materials, being able
to build cars means being able to build lots of other things as well That’s why the automotive sector is a cornerstone of Australian manufacturing
A New Car Plan for a Greener Future is a plan for reinventing the Australian car industry It is about preparing the industry for a low-carbon future and making it indispensable to global markets and supply chains It will ensure that car-making goes on contributing to Australia’s prosperity
PRIME MINISTER’S FOREWORD
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP Prime Minister of Australia
The automotive sector is a cornerstone of Australian manufacturing.
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A New Car Plan for a Greener Future is the most comprehensive plan ever devised for this vital sector of our economy It brings every player in the industry together in a partnership that will reshape the industry and deliver enduring benefits to all Australians
This is a plan to reinvent the automotive industry It gives the industry the certainty it needs to invest in the vehicle technologies of tomorrow It will reward research and development, innovation and productivity It will restore confidence and promote new investment
The Green Car Innovation Fund will receive a substantial boost in funding to encourage the development and production of low-emission, fuel-efficient vehicles and components The Automotive Transformation Scheme will also focus on greening the industry, with participants required to demonstrate a commitment to environmental sustainability
Our aim is to bring about an historic transformation that will prepare the industry for the future We also aim to address the urgent challenges facing the industry today
That’s why we are encouraging consolidation in the supply chain This will enable us to retain capabilities and jobs in Australia, while ensuring that those workers who are displaced get the support they need to find new jobs
On behalf of the government, I would like to thank Steve Bracks for generously agreeing to conduct the review which has led to this policy statement Thanks also to the experts who supported him – Peter Upton, Nixon Apple, Dr Elizabeth Webster and Tim Harcourt – and to the many individuals and organisations who contributed to the review process
A New Car Plan for a Greener Future will provide $6.2 billion in assistance over thirteen years It will revitalise
an industry that is critical to the Australian economy and the Australian community It demonstrates the government’s commitment to manufacturing, its commitment to innovation, and its commitment to providing Australia with high-quality, high-skill, high-wage jobs
MINISTER’S FOREWORD
Senator The Hon Kim Carr Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Our aim is to bring about
an historic transformation that will prepare the
industry for the future.
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ExECUTIvE SUMMARy
A New Car Plan for a Greener Future is the Australian Government’s plan to give our automotive industry the policy certainty it needs to get through today’s difficult times, to invest in the future, and to put itself on a sustainable footing
The automotive industry worldwide has been affected
by the global economic crisis, but it also faces term challenges, including more intense competition and rising environmental expectations Fuel prices are increasing and consumer preferences are changing
longer-The Government’s new car plan will help the industry adjust to a more open trade environment and shift to producing vehicles and components with lower fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions It will help maintain employment and create new job opportunities
in emerging growth areas This is transitional assistance
While the government has recognised the scale of the transformation required by extending support to 2020, our ultimate goal is that the industry should be self-sufficient
Accordingly, assistance will be phased out over time
A New Car Plan for a Greener Future consists of:
a new, better targeted, greener assistance program,
the ATS ($79.6 million);
$116.3 million to promote structural adjustment through mergers and consolidation in the components
sector (from 1 January 2009) and facilitate labour market adjustment (from 1 November 2008);
$20 million from 2009–10 to help suppliers improve their capacity to integrate into complex national and
global supply chains;
$6.3 million from 2009–10 for an enhanced market access program;
a new Automotive Industry Innovation Council, bringing key decision makers together to drive innovation
and reform; and
a $10.5 million expansion of the LPG vehicle scheme, to start immediately, that doubles payments to
purchasers of new private use vehicles that are factory-fitted with LPG technology
While the Government has recognised the scale
of the transformation required by extending support to 2020, our ultimate goal is that the industry should be self-sufficient.
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The legislated reduction of the automotive tariff to 5 per cent will go ahead as planned in 2010 Matching the world’s best on tariffs will prepare the Australian industry for competition in an increasingly open global market
A New Car Plan for a Greener Future is designed to make our automotive industry greener and more
internationally competitive
Participants in the Automotive Transformation Scheme will be required to demonstrate that they are aiming for better environmental outcomes and building the capabilities needed to compete in global markets The Green Car Innovation Fund will help them achieve the first objective, while the supply chain, market access and structural adjustment initiatives will help them achieve the second
A New Car Plan for a Greener Future brings the total level of assistance to $6.2 billion between 2008–09 and 2020–21, of which $3 billion is already committed, and $3.2 billion is net new funding The government expects this assistance to stimulate industry investment of at least $16 billion in new capacity and new technologies – not to mention billions of dollars in wages and salaries for tens of thousands of workers
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Making the automotive industry stronger is the key to securing the future of manufacturing in Australia Manufacturing employs a million Australians and accounts for a tenth of our GDP We can’t have a balanced economy without it – and we can’t have a just society without it either Manufacturing is the mainstay of families and the lifeblood of communities around the country Car-making drives demand, sustains capabilities and stimulates innovation across the manufacturing sector In fact, it fuels activity across the entire economy, using $8 billion worth of service sector inputs in 2004–05 alone The automotive industry makes a huge contribution – both direct and indirect – to Australian output, jobs, exports, innovation and skills Its latent significance to national security – as a storehouse of industrial know-how and capability – is immeasurable
A New Car Plan for a Greener Future is a plan to ensure that we will go on enjoying these benefits long into the future
It is a plan to attract new investment The world is changing Australia’s automotive industry must change with it Global warming, the emergence of low-cost competitors, and rising fuel prices have all altered the landscape in which our vehicle and component makers operate The recent deterioration in the international economy has compounded these challenges Our choices are simple – our industry must either adapt to the new environment, or face extinction Adaptation will require significant investment in new technologies, new capabilities and new skills – investment that generates the kind of sustainable, full-time jobs Australians want for themselves and their children We will only get that investment if people believe the industry has a future and are certain of the Australian Government’s commitment A New Car Plan for a Greener Future is a plan to provide that certainty It has a thirteen-year horizon, with a high level of support at the beginning to accelerate reform and renewal, eventually tapering down to zero The best way to maximise investment is by simultaneously inspiring confidence and encouraging self-reliance That’s what we have set out to do
It is a plan to green the industry There has been a revolution in consumer preferences worldwide Demand for fuel-efficient, low-emission vehicles has grown dramatically Vehicle makers around the world are moving to greener vehicle technologies, and the Australian industry is no exception – we already have two new, greenhouse-friendly models in the pipeline A New Car Plan for a Greener Future will accelerate this process It includes specific support for the development of fuel-saving and carbon-cutting technologies
Why A NEW CAR PLAN?
Adaptation will require significant investment in new technologies, new capabilities and new skills – investment that generates the kind
of sustainable, full-time jobs Australians want for themselves and their children.
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More generally, assistance will be conditional on participants agreeing to achieve better environmental
outcomes – not just by coming up with greener products, but by adopting greener production processes Our
aim is to turn the car industry into a provider of green-collar jobs – jobs that will still be around in tomorrow’s
increasingly carbon-constrained world
It is a plan to strengthen the local supply chain and boost skills Australia doesn’t have three car companies,
but around 200 We don’t have three car makers, but over 60,000 We can’t have a strong automotive industry
without capable suppliers and skilled workers A New Car Plan for a Greener Future will get firms upgrading
workforce skills and extending their own capabilities It includes specific measures to make suppliers more
creative, resilient, competitive and export-focused It gives employers and employees alike good reasons to
invest in the new skills needed to develop and apply new technologies
It is a plan to increase international engagement Car-making is a global business The Australian automotive
industry must cement its place in international markets That will mean winning more overseas sales,
contributing to the design and development of global vehicle platforms, and improving links to international
supply chains This is already happening Australia exported $5.6 billion worth of vehicles and vehicle
components in 2007–08 That’s more than we earned from our exports of wool, wheat or beef
Australian-made vehicles are being driven on every continent except Antarctica, and Australian ideas, technologies
and components can be found in vehicles worldwide A New Car Plan for a Greener Future will build on this
foundation
The engine that will drive all this is innovation The automotive industry already accounts for 5.3 per cent of
business spending on research and development in Australia The Government’s new car plan increases
support for R&D and demands a commitment to innovation across the board Every participant will be required
to come up with new and better products, new and better ways of producing them, and new and better ways
of marketing them to the world The plan will give researchers, technologists, engineers and designers new
opportunities to help create the low-carbon transport options consumers increasingly want and our planet so
urgently needs
A New Car Plan for a Greener Future involves a substantial commitment from the Australian Government and
the Australian people, but it is also predicated on commitments from the industry Every dollar contributed
by the Australian taxpayer will be matched several times over by contributions from the private sector The
industry will have to co-invest at least $16 billion to access all of the assistance foreshadowed in the plan We
expect that investment to generate significant new employment opportunities It is about mutual obligation all
round – a genuine partnership
The new car plan acknowledges that all Australians benefit from having a healthy automotive industry, that
everyone has a stake in its future, and that everyone should be part of the decision-making process That’s
why the Automotive Industry Innovation Council is so important It will be established immediately and asked
to focus initially on the most pressing issues facing the industry As these are addressed, it will turn its
attention to new prospects and opportunities Its job will be to ensure that Australia plays a leading part in
the development of tomorrow’s markets and technologies
Between 2001 and 2007, Australia spent $3.8 billion on the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment
Scheme The firms taking part in the scheme spent more than ten times that amount on plant, equipment,
R&D, taxes, wages and salaries We can expect even better returns from A New Car Plan for a Greener Future
An investment in the Australian car industry is an investment in Australian economic capacity, innovation and
jobs The Australian Government believes it is an investment worth making
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1 Automotive trAnsformAtion scheme (Ats)
We cannot secure the future of the Australian automotive industry by sticking to old ways
Innovation is the key The Automotive Transformation Scheme will replace the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme (ACIS) Stage 3, which was to run from 2011 to 2015 The new scheme
is better targeted, greener, and will promote the development of new skills It puts more emphasis on investment in research and development to increase competitiveness and productivity – particularly in the supply chain It will include:
capped assistance of $1.5 billion over 2011 to
Assistance will be in the form of grants rather than duty credits
Capped funding will continue to be split 55 per cent to vehicle producers and 45 per cent to the supply chain All participants will be eligible to claim 15 per cent of their investment in approved plant and equipment (the supply chain can currently claim 25 per cent and vehicle producers 10 per cent) The 20 per cent loading available under ACIS to cover labour and other costs associated with investment in plant and equipment will
be abolished under the ATS This will ensure that assistance is targeted to support genuine investment in productive capacity More capacity means more jobs
Supply chain participants will be eligible to claim 50 per cent of their investment in approved R&D (up from
45 per cent), and the list of eligible R&D activities will be streamlined Recruitment and management will no longer count as R&D activities
All participants will be required to demonstrate:
progress towards achieving better environmental outcomes; and
to increase competitiveness and productivity