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Australia’s auto market may see major shakeups as small, often Chinese, brands struggle amid fragmentation and unsustainable dealer networks.
Honda Australia’s CEO Jay Joseph warned that Australia’s highly fragmented auto market—home to 70 brands competing for just 1.2 million annual sales—faces major consolidation, with many small and Chinese brands at risk of collapse.
He cited unsustainable dealer networks for brands selling under 1% of vehicles and criticized some automakers for relying on imitation over engineering.
Despite the rise of Chinese brands like BYD, GWM, and MG, Joseph stressed that long-term quality depends on disciplined manufacturing, not just electric powertrain standardization, and predicted a turbulent decade ahead with inevitable industry shakeups similar to past cycles.
El mercado de automóviles de Australia puede ver grandes sacudidas a medida que las marcas pequeñas, a menudo chinas, luchan en medio de la fragmentación y las redes de concesionarios insostenibles.