Reducing car tariffs 'makes no sense'

August 15, 2008

REDUCING tariffs on Australian-made passenger cars does not make any sense, the union representing manufacturing industry workers says.

The Bracks car industry review, released publicly today, recommends reducing tariffs on passenger motor vehicles from 10 per cent to 5 per cent by 2010.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union said no other vehicle-building country in the world was considering lowering tariffs on their locally-made cars.