12 Sept 2022 – MTA Queensland recently hosted members and stakeholders from the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Toowoomba regions for a series of engaging discussion sessions.
8 Sept 2022 – Some of the automotive industry’s best – or at least most enthusiastic – golfers took to the fairways of the Virginia Golf Club in Brisbane at the beginning of September to battle for the title, and a year’s worth of bragging rights, at the 72nd Motor Trades Golf Day.
18 Aug 2022 – Tucked away off the main road through Innisfail in Far North Queensland is Innisfail Pro Motors, a mechanic shop owned by Allan Jones and Brett Saunders. Motor Trader recently visited the workshop to ask them about their mechanic business.
15 Aug 2022 – In July, MTA Queensland hosted the fifth edition of its Carmageddon symposium, bringing together auto industry leaders, business owners, government representatives, academics, and MTA Queensland members to discuss the industry’s future.
14 July 2022 – Father and Son mechanic shops are a common sight. Ian Payne’s Automotive Engineering in Townsville is one such workshop where Ian and his son Nicholas run a successful business offering a wide range of services.
7 July 2022 – The automotive industry ambassador program offers short courses for tomorrow’s automotive leaders, FREE for MTA Queensland members.
22 June 2022 – Read the MTA Queensland State Budget Brief for 2022-23.
15 June 2022 – The automotive industry is experiencing extraordinary skills shortages, so understanding the journey undertaken by apprentices is vital to support the sector into the future. Together, the AAAA, AADA and MTA Queensland, commissioned ACA Research to run a comprehensive survey of automotive apprentices.
9 June 2022 – 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of BMW M, a brand that has long been – along with rivals such as AMG at Mercedes – the benchmark for luxury, high-performance cars.
7 June 2022 – Alison and Ian Richards have spent more than two decades at the helm of Aitkenvale Auto and Dyno in Townsville. They have seen the community grow as their business has gone from strength to strength. Ian took time out of his busy workshop to talk to Motor Trader.