Industry News
Want to know what's happening in the RAWS industry? You've come to the right place. This section will be regularly updated so as soon as we know anything big, so will you.
Nissan V36 Skyline Coupe available!
20 September 2008
The new Nissan V36 Skyline is now available for compliance under the RAWS scheme from Top Gear Vehicle Imports. As of 19 September 2008 the fantastic Nissan V36 Skyline Coupe can now be complied and registered for use on Australian roads!!! Initially it is only available in Automatic transmission.
Contact Top Gear Vehicle Imports and lock in your compliance now and get your V36 on the road this year!! Call 07 3712 0628 now!
New Nissan GTR Now Available
28 August 2008
The new Nissan GTR R35 is now available for NEW VEHICLES from Top Gear Vehicle Imports. As of 15 August 2008 the amazing Nissan R35 GTR can now be plated and legally registered for use on Australian roads!!!
Contact Top Gear Vehicle Imports and lock in a plate - only 25 available this year!! Call 07 3712 0628 now!
RAWS Australia Takes Their Evidence Online
20 December 2006
RAWS Online is an exciting new joint venture involving RAWS Australia and Rob Ogilvie. As of February 2007 RAWS Online will be the only way to get evidence packages produced by RAWS Australia. It's a big win for you, our customers - you'll get the same proven evidence you've come to expect plus updates on-demand via our secure website!
As an introductory offer every evidence package sold before 30 April 2007 comes with a free on-site inspection* by Rob Ogilvie, an ex-DoTaRS inspector! The inspection covers a check of your sample vehicle, CVR, CIN and VIC to ensure your SVI goes as smoothly as possible. Wow...I've got TLA overload!
* Conditions Apply
RAWS Plates top 17000
10 December 2006
This week saw the number of plates issued under RAWS exceed 17,000 - the total being 17,013. There are now 138 RAWS, 395 SEVS Eligible rulings, and 737 plates were issued last month.
The leading vehicles being plated are Skyline R33 (4,818), Spacegear (3,871), Skyline R34 (1,140), Supra (1,047) and Soarer (991). As you can see, Skyline R33 plus Spacegear account for more than half of all plates issued under RAWS.
RAWS Statistics for 2006 (to end November)
3 December 2006
Nearing the end of 2006 we thought you might be interested in some statistics collated on the RAWS industry for year-to-date 2006. As at 30 November 2006 there were:
| :: 16,761 vehicles plated under RAWS since its inception; |
| :: 6,727 vehicles plated for the year-to-date; |
| :: 138 RAWs registered with at least 1 schedule; |
| :: 95 RAWs who plated at least 20 vehicles so far in 2006; and |
The 10 most popular vehicles so far in 2006 are:
| :: Nissan Skyline R33 | 1463 plates |
| :: Mitsubishi Delica Spacegear | 1236 plates |
| :: Nissan Skyline R34 | 542 plates |
| :: Toyota Supra | 466 plates |
| :: Nissan Silvia S13 | 426 plates |
| :: Nissan Skyline R32 | 425 plates |
| :: Toyota Soarer | 180 plates |
| :: Toyota Hiace Wagon | 175 plates |
| :: Nissan Stagea C34 | 169 plates |
| :: Nissan Silvia S15 | 164 plates |
The 10 most popular vehicles in 2005 were:
| :: Nissan Skyline R33 | 1789 plates |
| :: Mitsubishi Delica Spacegear | 1419 plates |
| :: Nissan Skyline R34 | 474 plates |
| :: Toyota Soarer | 351 plates |
| :: Toyota Supra | 306 plates |
| :: Nissan Silvia S13 | 191 plates |
| :: Nissan Skyline R32 | 128 plates |
| :: Toyota Hiace Wagon | 115 plates |
| :: Nissan Silvia S15 | 81 plates |
| :: Nissan Pulsar GTiR | 79 plates |
Note: RAWS Australia can not guarantee the accuracy of these statistics as official figures are not released by DoTaRS.
RAWS Plates reach 13000
18 June 2006
The number of plates issued under the RAWS topped 13000 during the week ending 16th June 2006. The number of plates issued during 2006 has been around 500 per month, but May was a big move at 760 for the month.
AAIMA Inc Negotiates an Organisation Gas Licence
21 August 2005
Australian Auto Importers & Manufacturers Association began negotiating with the Minister in March of last year when the Ozone gas licence situation became known to our industry. Through the hard work of its President, Bryan Hubbard, AAIMA has now negotiated for a single licence to cover all financial members, who may lodge their import figures and pay their fees thru the one AAIMA return. Information is available from AAIMA on request - just send us an email with your name and address details and we will have the information mailed out.