The state government has announced that it has purchased a fleet of Hyundai Sonatas following trials of a range of different vehicle makes and models.
According to the Palaszczuk government, it has committed nearly $32 million in 2016/17 for new and replacement police vehicles.
One of the most prominent features associated with the purchase is the governments conscientiousness of the environment, which played a key role in its selection of the Hyundai Sonata in the police fleet.
Usually, the QPS has favoured six-cylinder vehicles, but this time, its taken environmental factors into account, and has selected the Hyundai Sonata as a four-cylinder replacement for its current fleet of six-cylinder vehicles.
Queensland Minister for Police Bill Byrne said this approach will help to reduce the carbon footprint of the QPS as the new vehicles are more fuel-efficient and have lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The roll out is estimated to save the QPS around $2.3 million as 234 vehicles are replaced with Sonatas, Mr Byrne said.
A big part of the Queensland Police Services (QPS) decision to look to the South Korean brands product offer is due to the wind up for Australias car manufacturing industry.
