This measure adjusts productivity to exclude those employees not involved in management, sales, design, engineering and production of Australian-made passenger vehicles or sales of imported vehicles.
Table 21: Profit Performance of the Local Vehicle Producers
Year
|
Vehicle Manufacturing
|
Total PMV activities
|
|
Net trading profit (loss) $m
|
Return on sales (%)
|
Net trading profit (loss) $m
|
Return on sales (%)
|
1998
|
389
|
5.0
|
502
|
4.6
|
1999
|
311
|
3.9
|
391
|
3.8
|
2000
|
427
|
5.1
|
384
|
3.3
|
2001
|
298
|
3.4
|
184
|
1.3
|
2002
|
383
|
4.6
|
411
|
2.5
|
2003
|
316
|
2.7
|
449
|
2.6
|
2004
|
-115
|
-1.0
|
247
|
1.3
|
2005
|
-590
|
-6.5
|
-569
|
-3.4
|
2006
|
-705
|
-8.0
|
-502
|
-2.8
|
2007
|
-722
|
-8.6
|
-449
|
-2.5
|
2008
|
-414
|
-5.1
|
-248
|
-1.3
|
2009
|
-489
|
-8.1
|
-235
|
-1.7
|
2010
|
-185.5
|
-3.0
|
142.9
|
1.0
|
2011
|
-487.2
|
-8.6
|
-204.7
|
-1.5
|
2012
|
-666.2
|
-12.0
|
81.2
|
0.5
|
Source: Department of Industry Survey
Table 22: Automotive Industry R&D Expenditure
Financial Year
|
R&D Expenditure ($m)
|
Annual Growth (%)
|
2000-01
|
381
|
9.6
|
2001-02
|
490
|
28.5
|
2002-03
|
619
|
26.2
|
2003-04
|
639
|
3.2
|
2004-05
|
608
|
-4.8
|
2005-06
|
654
|
7.6
|
2006-07
|
670
|
2.4
|
2007-08
|
798
|
19.1
|
2008-09
|
655
|
-18.7
|
2009-10
|
680
|
3.8
|
2010-11
|
740
|
8.8
|
2011-12
|
693
|
-6.4
|
Source: ABS Cat No 8104.0
Type of Manufacture
|
Wages and salaries ($m)
|
Annual Growth (%)
|
Sales and service income ($m)
|
Annual Growth (%)
|
Industry Value Added ($m)
|
Annual Growth (%)
|
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
|
Motor vehicle manufacturing
|
1,183
|
1,216
|
2.8
|
10,897
|
10,658
|
-2.2
|
2,003
|
2,190
|
9.3
|
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing
|
632
|
738
|
16.8
|
3,568
|
3,521
|
-1.3
|
1,220
|
1,300
|
6.6
|
Automotive electrical component manufacturing
|
192
|
203
|
5.7
|
1,256
|
1,229
|
-2.1
|
413
|
389
|
-5.8
|
Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing
|
861
|
876
|
1.7
|
4,462
|
4,207
|
-5.7
|
1,473
|
1,529
|
3.8
|
Total
|
2,866
|
3,033
|
5.8
|
20,183
|
19,615
|
-2.8
|
5,109
|
5,409
|
5.9
|
Source: ABS Cat No 8159.0
Year
|
Passenger Vehicles
|
Campervans
|
Light Commercial Vehicles
|
Heavy Commercial Vehicles
|
Motorcycles
|
Total
|
2005
|
10,896,410
|
40,693
|
2,030,254
|
530,825
|
421,923
|
13,920,105
|
2010
|
12,269,305
|
48,504
|
2,460,568
|
622,614
|
660,107
|
16,061,098
|
2011
|
12,474,044
|
50,653
|
2,530,630
|
634,266
|
678,790
|
16,368,383
|
2012
|
12,714,235
|
52,600
|
2,617,799
|
647,722
|
709,288
|
16,741,644
|
As at 31 March until 2010
Source: ABS Cat No 9309.0
Year
|
Petrol
|
Diesel
|
LPG/Dual fuel/Other
|
Total
|
2005
|
12,184,630
|
1,411,127
|
324,348
|
13,920,105
|
2010
|
13,328,901
|
2,220,662
|
511,535
|
16,061,098
|
2011
|
13,444,544
|
2,410,277
|
513,562
|
16,368,383
|
2012
|
13,576,495
|
2,654,505
|
510,644
|
16,741,644
|
As at 31 March until 2010
Source: ABS Cat No 9309.0
Table 26: Estimated Average Age of the Light Vehicle Fleet (As at 31 January)
Year
|
Passenger Vehicles
|
Light Commercial Vehicles
|
Motor Cycles
|
2005
|
9.9
|
11.0
|
9.6
|
2010
|
9.7
|
10.4
|
8.8
|
2011
|
9.8
|
10.4
|
9.0
|
2012
|
9.8
|
11.3
|
9.1
|
As at 31 March until 2010
Source: ABS Cat No 9309.0
Key Automotive Statistics 2012
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