Motor Traders' Association of NSW

The MTA is an employer's association specifically for businesses in the motor industry and currently has over 6,000 Members across New South Wales. The Association's aim is to help the motor industry and it does this by assisting in the daily running of Member's businesses through advice and services and also by lobbying to ensure a long and viable future for the industry. You may have already heard of the Association or seen its logo displayed on our Member's businesses. The Association is not just for mechanical repairers or car dealerships as is a common misconception, but for any business associated with the automotive industry. The Membership base of the MTA is varied and covers a huge cross section of the industry. Founded in 1910, the MTA represents owners and business principals in the automotive industry throughout NSW. The MTA's highly-regarded Code of Ethics is the basis for the public's confidence when they trade with an MTA member. Introduced in 1980 and updated in 1996, it is a landmark statement that sets out the standard of behaviour MTA members must follow in their dealings with the public. MTA's advertising and promotional activities over many years have developed a public recognition of its logo to the point where people look for the MTA logo before choosing a business from which they will purchase a motor vehicle or have a vehicle repaired or serviced or purchase spare parts. In the state sphere the MTA is strongly placed to represent the interests of its members. The MTA is in constant contact with politicians and Government officials and regularly provides advice to them on matters affecting the industry. The MTA is the principal party and a leader in industrial relations issues affecting the retail motor industry.