Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

the automotive industry worldwide is witnessing a trend of falling car sales;

(b)

the global financial crisis has placed unprecedented pressure on automotive manufacturers who have already been doing it tough and have had to contend with high petrol prices, changing consumer preferences and intense global competition; and

(c)

the automotive industry directly employs 64,000 Australians and makes a huge contribution—both direct and indirect—to Australian output, jobs, exports, innovation and skills; and

(2)

supports:

(a)

the Government’s decisive action on the problems currently faced by the automotive industry;

(b)

the injection of significant co-funding arrangements to strengthen the market and protect jobs in these times of economic uncertainty; and

(c)

policies such as the Green Car Innovation Fund and Automotive Transformation Scheme which show a continued commitment to research and development and greener alternatives in the automotive industry.

See this speech in context