Thai alarm at Australia’s fuel efficiency standard, manufacturers to face fines

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Thailand is set to raise concerns over Labor’s new car pollution standards at the ASEAN conference in Melbourne this week, with Australian manufacturers facing $639m in penalties for vehicles that have been produced in the Southeast Asian nation.

Analysis from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries suggests that Australia is risking major international trade impacts through its new vehicle efficiency standards.

In the FCAI analysis, the ­impact of…

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