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COMCAR
Department overview
Formed1976
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Parent DepartmentDepartment of Finance
Websitemaps.finance.gov.au/comcar

COMCAR (Commonwealth car service) is a subdivision of the Australian Department of Finance.[1] It was founded in 1976.[2] It provides a fleet of vehicles for the prime minister (Prime Ministerial Limousine), governor-general, federal parliamentarians and senior federal judiciaries.[3]

Prime minisister Andrew Fisher purchased the first car for ministerial use in 1910.[4] The Commonwealth car service adopted the formal name COMCAR in 1990.[5]

The majority of the fleet consisted of the Holden Statesman and Ford LTD in 2010.[6]

In 2012 an electric Holden Commodore was tested in a 2-week trial.[7] In 2019 COMCAR announced that BMW 6 series GT and Hybrid Toyota Camry were chosen to replace the fleet of Holden Caprice.[3]

Minister for finace Mathias Cormann announced in 2020 that the fleet's colour was to change from white to grey. The colour of the fleet was previously white since 1972. The initial announcement caused controversy with Cormann stating "White reflects a bit of a colonial past we’ve moved on from. Grey is a better reflection of a forward-looking Australia.", he later stated that the comment was intended to be humorous and not the actual reason for the change.[8]

The BMW iX was selected in 2023 as the standard fleet vehicle of COMCAR. The BMW iX XDrive40 being majority of the fleet and the BMW iX XDrive50 being used for long-range driving.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Coleman, James (3 June 2022). "What drives Australia's prime ministers? Take a look back at five Commonwealth cars". This is Canberra. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ^ Donovan, Peter (2010). Going the extra mile: 100 Years of the Commonwealth Car Service. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-921600-56-2. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b Foley, Mike (27 December 2019). "Comcar fleet goes offshore to replace old Holdens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  4. ^ Donovan, p. 4.
  5. ^ Donovan, p. 130.
  6. ^ Packham, Ben (18 February 2010). "Tax-payers funds to produce a history of Comcar". Herald Sun. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  7. ^ Torr, Feann (3 August 2012). "Electric Commodore gets nod from Canberra". Carsales. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  8. ^ Sutton, Candace (5 March 2020). "Real reason for Canberra ban on Real reason for Canberra ban on white cars". News.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  9. ^ Stopford, William (29 May 2023). "The BMW iX follows in the footsteps of the Holden Caprice". CarExpert. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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