Senator BERNARDI (South Australia) (14:39): My question is to the Minister for Finance, representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. In my home state of South Australia this week marks the closure of the Holden car-manufacturing plant, bringing an end to the Australian car-manufacturing era. Yet Australia continues to impose import tariffs on cars which, on those made in Thailand alone, costs car buyers over $320 million a year. The tax burden includes an estimated $1,000 on the Ford Ranger, Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla, Mazda 2, Mazda CX-3, Honda Civic, Honda Jazz and Honda CR-V and estimated $1,300 on the Toyota Hilux, Mitsubishi Triton, Holden Colorado and Nissan Navara. With no basis for retaining protections for a non-existent automotive industry, will the government now ease the tax burden on Australian car purchasers and axe these car taxes?