Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The negotiations with Toyota, as has been stated publicly, have been progressing since December last year. So rather than being a deal done quickly, as the senator suggests, this is a proposition that has been canvassed and negotiated since December last year. In fact, it was one of the highest priorities of the government to see that these conversations took place. The 10,000 hybrids to be produced in Australia will be a significant addition to the capacity of this country to manufacture green cars and will provide an enormous boost to the capacity of Australian industry to take part in the international automotive industry. We are one of the few countries—(Time expired)