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The Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce is Victoria's peak automotive employer association.

The Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce is the voice of the Victorian automotive industry, providing key support services for business owners operating in vehicle sales, mechanical, crash repair, auto electrical, fuel retailing, towing, and more. Services include industrial relations advice, occupational health and safety and environment information and assistance, a technical library and call centre, policy development and advocacy, industry research, and automotive apprenticeships and training. VACC’s industry experts offer media commentary on a range of automotive issues.

16/10/2026

The future of automotive starts with the next generation.

An apprenticeship gives young Victorians paid work, practical skills and a career that keeps pace with the technology. VACC is here to support apprentices and the businesses that train them.

👉 Explore automotive career opportunities through VACC & the Automotive Apprenticeships team.

13/10/2026

A safe automotive workplace requires more than a sign on the wall.

VACC's OHS&E specialists help automotive businesses understand their workplace safety and environmental responsibilities through practical advice, policies, templates, on-site inspections and compliance support.

Make safety part of how your business operates every day.

🔗 Find out more at vacc.com.au.

06/10/2026

Victoria sold 27,529 new vehicles in September, and that was almost all of Australia's growth for the month. 📊

The total grew a steady 3.5%, but underneath, the market is changing fast:

🚙 Two in three new vehicles sold were SUVs (67.6%)
⚡ More than half of new light vehicles were electrified (52.6%)
🌏 China is now Victoria's No.1 source market (37.6% of sales)
🛻 Ute and van sales fell 17.9% as fleets hold on longer

For workshops, dealers and aftermarket businesses, this means high-voltage skills are now essential, newer brands need parts and diagnostic coverage, and older fleets bring more service work now.

Swipe through for the key numbers ➡️

VACC members can find the full September VFACTS report on the VACC Members Portal.

01/10/2026

She walked in to help her brother get Ballarat Performance Auto Wreckers off the ground. Ten years later, she's the reason it runs. 🏆

Meet Hayley Barber, our President's Award Employee of the Year for Victoria.

Read the full story on our October issue of VACC Automotive to learn more about Hayley.

Congratulations, Hayley, this one is well earned. 👏

30/09/2026

The October edition of VACC Automotive is out now.

This issue puts the spotlight on excellence, innovation and the rapid change reshaping our industry, profiling a selection of winners from the 2026 Automotive Industry Awards and what set them apart.

Also in this edition:

🏆 Hayley Barber, winner of the President's Award for Employee of the Year

🚗 Yarra Valley Ag and Waverley BMW, winners of Best Automotive Business at the 2026 Automotive Industry Awards

📡 The connected car is here, and why Australia's data laws are just a patchwork

🏍️ Dirt delivers: the off-road surge putting motorcycle sales back in gear

🤖 The AI you already have, and how to put it to work in your business

🚘 XPeng's push into Australia with an autonomous driving package the law isn't ready for

🔧 Kate Presnell Bodyworks, winner of Best Small Automotive Business, Tasmania

Read it now: https://bit.ly/4AntzBb

22/09/2026

Half a century of automotive service and leadership 🔧

For more than 50 years, Des Brown Service Centre has been part of Melbourne’s automotive landscape, serving generations of motorists from the same Ringwood location.

What began with Des Brown taking over the business at just 22 years of age has grown into an enduring family operation built on trusted local service, strong customer relationships and a commitment to the community. Today, son Travis leads workshop operations after 29 years in the business, while daughter Donna has also joined the team.

The milestone also celebrates more than 50 years of VACC membership, with the business first joining in March 1973.

Des’ contribution, however, extends well beyond his own workshop. A longstanding member of VACC’s Service Station and Convenience Store Division Committee, he has represented operators on major industry issues including fuel theft, underground petroleum storage systems, fuel management and fair fuel pricing.

It’s a story of family, hard work, industry leadership and more than five decades of commitment to Victoria’s automotive sector.

Congratulations to Des and the Brown family on an incredible milestone.

👉 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4xmCuzO

21/09/2026

When you see a tow truck stopped on the roadside with flashing lights, slow down to 40km/h. Check your rear-view mirror, reduce your speed safely and avoid harsh braking where possible.

Tow truck operators work alongside live traffic to recover vehicles, clear incidents and get drivers safely back on the road. Giving them space and slowing down helps protect them while they do their job.

Whether it is a breakdown, vehicle recovery or roadside incident, tow truck operators and all roadside assistance workers deserve to get home safely.

Slow down. Give them space. Keep roadside workers safe.

15/09/2026

The slingshot has been released 🚗⚡

The Australian new-car market is changing, and fast.

In June 2026, BYD came within just 243 vehicles of Toyota on the national sales charts. It also outsold every other brand in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT. Even more remarkably, by the end of June, BYD had already sold as many vehicles in Australia as it did throughout the whole of the previous year.

But this story is about more than sales.

BYD’s strength lies in its technology and highly integrated business model. Batteries, motors, power electronics and increasingly computer chips are produced within its own ecosystem, giving the company a very different structure to traditional automotive manufacturers.

For Australia’s automotive industry, the implications extend well beyond the showroom.

As the vehicle mix changes, workshops need to be prepared for what is already arriving on their doorstep. High-voltage training, diagnostic access, parts channels and the right to repair are no longer future considerations. They are issues businesses are dealing with today.

So, is BYD’s rise a temporary sales surge, or a sign of a much bigger shift in the Australian automotive market?

👉 Read ‘The slingshot has been released’ in the latest edition of VACC Automotive: https://bit.ly/3VcpD5T

14/09/2026

Built on grit, trucks and family 🚛

For more than 70 years, Warren Dodd has lived and breathed trucks. Today, approaching his 85th birthday, he is still walking the workshop floor at A.C.W. Truck Spares & Repairs, sharing a lifetime of knowledge with the next generation.

The Dodd family business has built an extraordinary reputation for restoring, servicing and preserving historic trucks, particularly the iconic Bedford. Along the way, it has become recognised across Australia and internationally for specialist knowledge, craftsmanship and the ability to tackle jobs few others can.

The story is also a significant part of VACC history. A.C.W. Truck Spares & Repairs has now celebrated 50 years of VACC membership, with the relationship dating back to July 1974.

Now led by Warren's sons, Anthony and Craig, the business continues to combine traditional mechanical expertise with modern engineering and certified vehicle modifications, while Warren remains actively involved and continues passing on his specialist knowledge.

It’s a remarkable story of family, craftsmanship, automotive heritage and five decades with VACC.

👉 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4xrkc0v

09/09/2026

⚡ World EV Day is about more than the technology. It’s about the people behind it.

As electric vehicles reshape Australia’s automotive landscape, thousands of workshops, technicians, dealers and apprentices are adapting right alongside them.

They’re investing in new equipment. Building new skills. Learning high-voltage systems and software diagnostics. And they’re doing it while continuing to keep millions of vehicles on our roads running.

In his latest article for World EV Day, VACC CEO Peter Jones reflects on how the automotive industry has responded to one of the biggest periods of change in its history, and why the people powering that transition deserve to be recognised.

From workforce and training to regulation and the role industry must play in shaping future policy, the message is clear: the automotive industry isn’t being dragged into the future. It’s backing itself to lead the way.

👉 Read Peter Jones’ full World EV Day article: https://bit.ly/46fQjVJ

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