Two thirds of vehicles sold in Australia are SUVs, utes or light commercial.
There are 3,500 vehicle dealer outlets in Australia.
The AADA initially thought it was a mistake in Labor's policy document.
The chief executive of the body that oversees Australia's 3500 car dealers says forcing them into a scheme to closely scrutinise the emissions of the different vehicles they sell is onerous, complex and unworkable in practice.
Car dealers would be subject to an ''average emissions standards'' regime in which if they sold too many higher-polluting vehicles they would need to offset that by stepping up sales of electric vehicles to compensate, under proposals by the Labor Party.
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