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The great call of China

AUSTRALIA IS shaping up as a fertile test market for China as its auto industry opens up to the global market. Chinese electric vehicles in particular are set to change the global automotive landscape as the industry gears up for exports. More desirable vehicles from China, combined with State-based EV incentives here as Australia’s charging network continues to expand, combine to make our low-volume market more attractive.

By 2025, the Chinese auto market plans to be truly open as it begins to export as part of its World Trade Organisation obligations. Goals set out in

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