Australia can easily supply parts of any car

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English

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The Philippines Herald (November 12, 1970)

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1970

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The Australian automotive spare parts and components industry has grown quickly in recent years and development has been such that exports arc made to more than 80 countries. Highly efficient tooling is es sential and the machine (left photo) in creases the production in the turning of clutch pressure plates by performing the turning in one operation instead of two. Polishing out scratches on car windshields is made easy with special pads and pow ders designed by an Australian glass work er (right). Australia's development as one of the most highly motorized coun tries of the world probably springs from three main causes: — * The hage area of its Contin ent which makes virtually im possible a closely knit public transport system; * Strong competition between locally-based and internatio nal companies; * The spectacular success of Australia’s own car, the Hol den, first produced in 1948 and now represented by a third of all the cars on Aus tralian roads. The country’s automotive indus try started in the 1920’s and today has developed into a highly ad vanced multi-million dollar busi ness. The car has become part of the Australian way of life and there is currently one vehicle for every three persons. Allied with the demand for ve hicles has been spectacular growth of the automotive components and spare parts industry. Each year it produces about half a million dif ferent products worth in the order of more than $500 million. The Australian parts industry has become a long way since 1922-23 when there were only 172,745 vehicles on register and most parts were imported. By the mid-1960’s the motor ve hicle industry had lifted its pur chases of material and compon ents to over $A370 million annual lyIn volume terms this included 248,000 tons of steel, 11 million forgings, 9,285,000 sq. ft. of safe ty glass, 2,858,000 gallons of paint products, 72 million sq. ft. of up holstery material, 84 million pieces of rubber components and 1,993,994 tyres. The industry comprises at least 4000 supplies with almost 200 ma jor manufacturers and at the end of 1967 employed more than 20,000 people. Estimates show that Australians spend over $A2,200 million annual ly on buying, operating and main taining their vehicles. Not only do they constitute a highly sophis ticated market but the extremely adverse conditions of some Aus tralian roads combined with cli matic conditions and service un der which vehicles operate, impose quality requirements higher even than those for United States and Europe. A product to win accept ance in Australia, has to be tough, reliable and top quality. Exports have played an increas ingly important part in the suc cess of the industry. Australianmade components are exported to more than 90 countries in Europe, North America, Africa, South East Asia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. In growing volume, exports of components and spare parts in clude such items as transmissions, engines, electrical systems, fly wheel gears and brake and clutch parts. There is also a whole range of accesories exported. They include garage equipment such as hoists, lubrication equipment, jacks, air and water hose reels, tyre gauges, external sun visors, heaters and demisters, windscreen washers and safety belts. The Australian automotive com ponents and spare parts industry occupies a unique position in the world. It actually makes parts for cars that are never seen on Aus tralian roads. It is all part of its flourishing More than two million pistons are manufactured in automotive spare parts and components facto ries in Australia. An operator is supervising one of the finishing stages in piston productioh. export business with the industry supplying parts for cars which are popular in overseas countries. In many cases the industry has had to develop specialized machine tools and techniques to meet the overseas demand. One of the industry’s leaders, a Melbourne based company \a) has grown from humble beginnings in the early 1920’s as a one-man en gine re-conditioning business to an automotive giant employing nearly 12,000 people. The firm exports to 107 coun tries and has branches in at least seven—Canada, Hongkong, Eng land, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States of America. Its products, which range from pistons, main bearings, brake parts (Continued on naae 12) Australia Can Easily Supply Parts Of Any Car Poge 8 AUSTRALIAN SUPPLEMENT Thursday, November 12, 1970 Kings Cross Village Centre — The village centre at Kings Cross Sydney, has won the Civic Design Award of the Roval Australian Institute of Architects for two-lcvel design. The architects Devine, Enby & Stowe of Nth. Sydney, set out to capture the unique character of Kings Cross. Australian Consultants Offer Their Services (Continued from page 7) In using the modern Ins truments developed for this purpose. THE AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT Offering a wide range of skills acquired in an en vironment which both physically and financially has demanded efficienty to survive, agricultural con sultants generally have a university degree in agri cultural science, and have also specialized in the wide range of associated skills which are necessary to build a strong rural eco nomy. Consultancy services in finance and management, soil conservation and land use, crop husbandry, ani mal husbandry, pasture development and manage ment, and the use of irri gation resources are avail able. Allied to this experties is the provision of agro-economic studies. Institutional bodies of world repute provide re sources for the planning, execution and operation of such large scale projects as river basin development. An Australian Organiza tion has been selected by the Food and Agriculture Organization to undertake such a major project in Ethiopia and has already begun the task. Australian agricultural consultants have been ac tive overseas, particularly as advisers to United Na tions Development Pro gramme projects in Afri ca, Asia and South Ame rica. Additional information and literature on Austra lia’s consultancy services are available from Austra lian Trade Commissioners, High Commission or Em bassies in most countries. facilitie :Hepc.p,-. Austr^Ha s'largest. supptfei. oi anginal c u ye.hide'rhanufacturers>?ais6 ;£ u CXhet} wot Id It you are-interested in the world's-widest range Of. quanty. auto coffipr -garage ecfuiprnenl At conipfetifive-priees.':-Bacl<ed.’by reliable-service comprehepstv&catafogues and;Viril6aftqr'-ssales serviqe; instsSfbrf# Supply Parts (Continued from page 8) to clutches, propeller shafts and gaskets, are fitted as original equipment to virtually every po pular car made In Australia. The company also makes garage equipment and machinery for re conditioning engines. Its garage machinery ranges from wheel ba lancing equipment to battery charges and precision tools. As well as being one of the larg est suppliers of replacement parts the firm makes a range of accesso ries Including rear vision mirrors, reflectors, safety belts, luggage racks and car fans. The world’s largest tyre manuequlpment and machinery far re conditioning engines. Its garage facturer (b) also traces its origins in Australia back a long time — 43 years. It has now grown to a vast complex making not only tyres but fan belts, brake linings, batteries and shock absorbers. It has two factories near Sydney and close to Melbourne, employing a total of 2,700 people. The firm exports tyres to the United States, home of the parent company. A nation-wide strike in U.S. tyre factories several years ago, forced the firm to ask its subsidiaries to ship surplus prod uction to the U.S. The quality of the Australian-made tyres found ready acceptance and the firm has been shipping to America, at the rate of 2,000 tyres a day, ever since. A manufacturer which Invaded the Australian motor scene only 10 years ago, has had an equally successful run. The company (c), which makes windscreen wiper arms, blades and motor air horns and mirrors started from scratch in 1959. Its products are now fitted as original equipment to nearly every Aus tralian made car and the firm has a commanding position In New Zealand. It is also looking to the South Pacific and South East Asia to expand its markets. Australian spare parts and ac cessories are fast gaining a world wide reputation for quality, relia bility and technical sophistication. The industry is confident and the keynote is on expansion both at home and overseas. Page 12 AUSTRALIAN SUPPLEMENT Thursday, November 12, 1970

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