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Press Release – Motor Trade AssociationMTA Chief Executive Lee Marshall says the manifesto is broad in scope and covers all sectors of the industry. The Motor Trade Association (MTA) has launchedThe Road To. . .
Press Release – Motor Trade AssociationMTA Chief Executive Lee Marshall says the manifesto is broad in scope and covers all sectors of the industry. The Motor Trade Association (MTA) has launchedThe Road To Prosperity– it’s election year manifesto for the next Government. The publication contains 20 calls which MTA says will drive economic growth, create jobs, strengthen the automotive sector, and keep New Zealanders safe. MTA Chief Executive Lee Marshall says the manifesto is broad in scope and covers all sectors of the industry. Lee Marshall (Photo/Supplied)“Our asks touch on areas from commerce, to crime, transport, immigration, education and more,” he says. “We knew that we needed calls on the big issues that are capable of standing the test of time – calls that are capable of broad support, or at the very least, acceptance, from multiple political viewpoints. ”The Road to Prosperitywas launched at Parliament on Wednesday. Education and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford hosted the event and was the keynote speaker, with MPs from across the House also addressing attendees. A full copy of the manifesto is available hereand photographs of the launch event are available. Erica Stanford (Photo/Supplied)MTA says economic growth must be the key priority for whoever forms the next Government, and the automotive industry, which contributes $6. 8b to GDP and employs more than 65,000 people, is instrumental to that growth. A key focus of the manifesto are calls around the safety of vehicles, and an innovative approach to addressing the country’s notoriously old fleet – a $2000 allowance for owners who replace 20-year-old vehicles with one ten years old or newer. MTA is also calling on Government to press pause on the second tranche of two-yearly Warrant of Fitness intervals (for vehicles aged eight to 14 years) until evidence shows it’s safe to do so. “We are the blood in the arteries of the country – without a safe fleet of vehicles that performs as it’s supposed to, not much would get anywhere,” Mr Marshall says. “We are a key enabler of the economy, and people’s lifestyles. ”MTA is also calling for:Addressing fuel theft by including as a focus in the Minister of Police’s Letter of Expectations to the CommissionerA new funding model for better supporting employers taking on apprenticesA pathway forward with industry for the ‘Right to Repair’“We’re not pretending we own the truth on these subjects – but we are sure our ideas are sound and we are here, ready and willing to work with whatever government forms in November to ensure that New Zealand Inc has the thriving automotive industry it deserves,” Mr Marshall says. About Motor Trade Association:The Motor Trade Association (MTA) was founded in 1917. MTA currently represents more than 4000 businesses within the automotive industry. Members include automotive repairers (both heavy and light vehicle),collision repair,service stations, vehicle importers and distributors and vehicle sales. The sectors represented by MTA employ over 65,000 people and produce $6. 8 billion (1. 9%) of GDP. Content Sourced fromscoop. co. nzOriginal url