New car dealers and makers will be targeted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's latest market study.
A rising number of complaints about new cars has prompted the consumer watchdog to launch its first industry-wide probe into makers and dealers.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims says the watchdog has fielded at least 1000 complaints about new car defects and warranty issues in the past 12 months.
He said the market study is the ACCC's first sweeping review of the new car industry and would focus on makers' and dealers' compliance with consumer guarantees, as well as misleading practices around vehicle performance, fuel economy and emissions.
The ACCC has investigated a string of carmakers recently, including Fiat Chrysler, Volkswagen and Kia last year.
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