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Happened upon this Car Expert article printed in May 2022.

“ The peak body for Australia’s car brands has used the change in federal government to again call for clear CO2 emissions target backed by penalties for non-compliance-as apply in Europe.

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) put the introduction of CO2 reduction scheme onto the agenda for the government of Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Both the FCAI and various car brands which fund the lobby group in question have long demanded the introduction of CO2 emissions plans with teeth.

The argument behind such a policy is that it would force the overseas factories that produce low and zero emission cars to send more of them to Australia, to avoid fines.Their absence has led Australia being called a dumping ground for less efficient cars.”

If this is true maybe the FCAI didn’t expect so much change so quickly.