New-car sales battle takes to the high seas, shipping vehicles around border restrictions

Australia’s biggest automotive brands are urgently diverting vehicle shipments away from Victoria – or transport them out of the state which remains in strict lockdown – and get them into interstate dealerships where there are severe stock shortages. Some car companies are diverting almost entire shiploads that were originally destined for Melbourne and instead getting cargo ships to drop off extra vehicles in Queensland, NSW and other states.