Oz Auto Group Chief Sets Side-Curtain Airbags, Emissions as Industry Priorities

GM Holden Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director Mike Devereux, newly elected president of Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, says the industry’s next policy front to tackle in terms of safety is head-protecting side-curtain airbags.

The industry already has worked with the federal government for a good outcome on electronic stability control, and even without government regulations, seven out of 10 new cars and SUVs sold in Australia have the technology ...