Automotive

The automotive industry plays a major role in the Asia Pacific region. Rapidly advancing technology, government regulation, international trade, intellectual property protection and employment issues are all impacting on this fast-moving and extremely competitive industry. As the pace of the sector accelerates, companies need authoritative legal advice to drive their businesses forward and to meet their commercial aims.

Minter Ellison has a team dedicated to the automotive industry. We assist a wide range of clients, including BMW Australia, Subaru Australia, Air International, Nissan Australia, Robert Bosch, Hertz and Ford Australia, to simplify and effectively manage risk and achieve business goals.

Our automotive group advises on the full range of industry issues such as corporate mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, advertising and privacy, intellectual property, finance and tax, employment and industrial relations, commercial and contractual arrangements with suppliers, competition issues, dealer issues including the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code) and the Australian Consumer and Competition law, industry assistance schemes including Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme and environmental management.

We are a member of the International Car Distribution Programme Australia (ICDPA). We also work closely with industry bodies including the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), the Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers (FAPM) and the Truck Industry Council.