If you want a local car industry, then you should buy a local car to support it.

And if you paid less tax, then you would have more money in your pocket to buy that local car.

Today people no longer buy cars - they buy computers on wheels.
If real cars were made in Australia, such good, stable, easy to maintain and lasting models as they used to make until the 1980's or about 1992 without computerised gadgets, then I will be very happy to dig into my pocket and buy a new car of such model.

Most electronic parts of modern cars cannot be produced in Australia even when the rest of the car is, because producing computer chips requires such specialised factories where the silicon layers are constructed in total vacuum. Very few countries have them, which makes Australian car-manufacturers totally dependent and may bring Australian car-makers to their knees when foreign interests dictate.

Why don't the car companies ask real people what sort of cars they want?
- they currently don't need to because they currently only need to consult with other corporations and the government, not with people.

Why should I be subsidising other people's computers?

You've won me Yuyutsu, but they don't have to be that modern for me. I'll take an original 68 Holden Monaro thanks.

I'll even settle for an FJ Holden. They should be able to retail them for about 7 or 8000 dollars. They would probably fix the overpopulation problem too, so a win win, & a huge reduction in resource used too.

I currently drive an 80 model Triumph, the restoration of which cost more than a new HH, horrible hatch, so it is definitely by choice.