Bwahahaha! Speak of the devil
'Automotive dealers have seized on the recall of over half of a million Australian cars with defective airbags to raise safety concerns about the Coalition’s proposal to allow Australians to import their own cars.
Japanese parts supplier Takata yesterday bowed to pressure from regulators and admitted for the first time there were defects in the company’s airbag inflators which can cause them to explode and send shrapnel flying into cars.
Airbag recall- what you should know
Six deaths and more than 100 injuries have been linked to the problem, sparking a global recall. The admission has led to the largest automotive recall in US history with almost 34 million vehicles potentially affected.
Cabinet has spooked automotive dealers by last month agreeing to consider allowing personal imports of overseas vehicles provided they met domestic safety standards.
Australian Automotive Dealers Association chief executive Patrick Tessier today said that, under the government’s proposal to allow personal imports, offshore dealers would be less likely to contact buyers in the event of a recall.
“A PIV (personally imported vehicle) purchased outside the authorised dealer network would not be covered by a manufacturer’s warranty and could not be traced in the event of a recall,” Mr Tessier said.
“Will the government take responsibility for and bear the costs of ensuring defects such as faulty airbags are remedied?”
Assistant Infrastructure Minister Jamie Briggs last month said the government also wanted to harmonise Australian standards with international guidelines “as quickly as possible”.
“We want Australians to have access to the best possible vehicle fleet, the safest vehicle fleet and the cheapest vehicle fleet they can get access to. We want a competitive market,” he told The Australian.'
Naturally my warm fuzzy business type peers are only thinking of your safety here folks or are you a wee bit more cynical than that-
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