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The MTA NSW would like to thank all our Members who recently attended our Member Information Nights held at Ainslie Football Club ACT, Cooma Ex-Services Club and at Goulburn Soldiers Club.

Another great turnout! The recent Northern Sydney Apprenticeship and Traineeship Expo and South Western Sydney/Macarthur Apprenticeship and Traineeship Expo combined, attracted hundreds of High School Students and various Exhibitors providing students with career and further education information at the The Concourse, Chatswood and Whitlam Leisure Centre, Liverpool.

Horizons Symposium 2019 identifies the challenges and opportunities that will be upon us before the end of the decade - and that's just over 18 months away! With the end of the decade rapidly approaching, addressing the challenges presented by today’s vehicles has never been more important to ensure the safety of our technicians and the end-user consumer.

Only four weeks ago one of the youngest drivers in the Aussie Racing Cars Championship 2019, in his very first series, MTA NSW sponsored driver and MTA NSW trained 3rd year mechanical apprentice, Kody Garland diced with seasoned competitors and took 7th position and the much coveted, The Most Improved Driver Award at Round 4 in Queensland.

The Motor Traders’ Association of NSW (MTA NSW), an Employers Association representing thousands of automotive businesses in NSW, has welcomed a finding of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) as validation of the need for an independent consumer complaint handling authority for those experiencing difficulties with financial and insurance firms. MTA NSW supports the work done by our national body, the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA), and the Australian Motor Body Repairers Association (AMBRA).

The Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) met with the Government’s Franchising Taskforce on behalf of Federation Members on 13 August. The Task Force is examining the recommendations of the ‘Fairness in Franchising’ report, handed down by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services.

The Auto Parts and Recyclers Association of Australia (APRAA) and the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) is pleased to announce it is sponsoring the 2019 Auto Recyclers Conference on 12-14 September 2019 at the Rydges Hotel, Melbourne in conjunction with Hollander International.

The Queensland Super Sprint became the landmark where nearly two decades after the race’s inception, the MTA NSW #41 vehicle joined a car field of 21 Aussie Racing Cars assembled for the fourth round of the Aussie Racing Cars, 2019 Championship Series. Despite having to replace an entire engine between Race 1 and Race 2 at Darwin in the last round, the MTA NSW Sponsored driver, Kody Garland saw this round as more challenging, testing both the driver’s skill and the Nissan Altima’s responsiveness.

The Motor Traders’ Association of NSW (MTA NSW), an Employers Association representing thousands of automotive businesses in NSW, strongly calls upon the Federal Government to use their election mandate to abolish the current luxury car tax (LCT).

There were a few thrills and spills at the Rally of the Bay last weekend! The rally was running about an hour behind schedule due to a few incidents which blocked the stage. Sadly, the MTA NSW Rally Championship series leaders, Glen Raymond and Kate Catford, were out after an accident at the SS1, with the crew reported to have escaped unscathed. Tristan Kent running second in the MTA NSW Rally Championship was also out after an accident in Stage 3, with the crew also reported OK.