Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. The question related to the component manufacturers, not to Holden and Toyota. How does the government respond to Richard Riley, the CEO of the Federation of Automotive Product Manufacturers who said yesterday that the cuts will severely impact on the ability of the sector to restructure and transition post the departure of the vehicle manufacturers? Does the government acknowledge Mr Riley's concern on behalf of his members that unless this move is reversed 'thousands of jobs could be lost in the sector within the next 18 months'?