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James Organ, on Fri, Jul 30,2021
Updates to this research will be published monthly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. View Previous Wave.
Terrence Glick, on Fri, Jul 09,2021
April marked an important milestone for Australia, one year on from the main COVID outbreak of 2020. This allows for the comparison of a time of bleak outlook and uncertainty, with one where many economic indicators appear more in line with performance prior to the pandemic.
James Organ, on Wed, Jun 30,2021
Updates to this research will be published monthly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. View Previous Wave.
James Organ, on Mon, May 31,2021
Updates to this research will be published monthly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. View Previous Wave.
James Organ, on Thu, May 13,2021
Senior marketers are planning to boost their spend and adoption of technology-assisted tools even after many have experienced hits to their revenues and budgets over the past year.
James Organ, on Fri, Apr 30,2021
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Mark Bastoulis, on Tue, Apr 13,2021
The Australian economy has faced significant challenges over the past 12 months. Given this (and the reality of an ongoing global pandemic), it's very pleasing to see a level of positivity re-emerging in the Australian business community. According to the March edition of the ACA Research COVID-19 SME Monthly Tracker, half of SMEs expect Australian economic conditions to strengthen over the next three months. This stands in stark contrast to their expectations of the global economy, with just one in four SMEs expecting to see this level of recovery outside of Australia.
James Organ, on Mon, Mar 29,2021
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Bayee Wang, on Thu, Mar 25,2021
Following on from the disruption of 2020, many businesses are conducting structural reviews into their fleet, seeking initiatives that can increase efficiency, and reduce costs. From our perspective, telematics systems, and the insights they provide should play a key role in this process, grounding decisions in verifiable business intelligence.
But are telematics living up to this ideal? As can be seen in the table below, the proportion of Corporate Fleets using telematics has declined since 2018, with only the largest (250+ vehicle) fleets increasing usage. Alongside this, our small and medium-sized Corporate Fleets have seen significant increases when it comes to former telematics users.
Mark Bastoulis, on Thu, Mar 11,2021
Australia ended 2020 with over 100,000 fewer new vehicle sales than the year before. While this is understandable given the impact of COVID-19, we feel that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Australian new car sales (as at Feb '21) have now risen for the fourth consecutive month, with the market recording a 5% YoY jump in February off the back of almost 85,000 new vehicles sold. Encouragingly, this growth is almost entirely driven by consumers (YoY sales up 16%), as they regain the confidence to start spending on big-ticket items.
