Toyota Tops, BYD Booms, and EVs Light Up Aussie Sales Charts
Australia’s September 2025 car sales rose 5.1%, led by Toyota and a surge in EVs. BYD soared as China powered the plug-in push.
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10, 2025
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08, 2025
FCAI Throws Shade at Real-World Fuel Figures – But Are Lab Tests Any Cleaner?
FCAI calls real-world fuel testing “confusing” – but lab results have long been more fiction than fact. Are any of them truly reliable?
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05, 2025
FCAI Appoints New Directors Amid Industry Transformation
FCAI welcomes new board directors from Honda and Renault, strengthening leadership as Australia’s auto sector faces regulatory changes, electrification, and tech-driven transformation.
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04, 2025
FCAI Says Shift to EV Remains Elusive Based on Inaccurate Numbers
The standout story was the astronomical 380% surge in plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales, driven by buyers rushing to beat the April 1st removal of the Commonwealth Government’s FBT exemption.
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03, 2025
Polestar Calls for Stronger NVES as FCAI Drags Its Feet
Polestar, the Swedish electric performance brand, is taking a firm stance on Australia’s long-overdue shift towards cleaner motoring, calling on the Federal Government to stick to its guns on the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES).
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03, 2025
FCAI, EVs, and Climate Change and Why Car Makers are Complaining
The FCAI’s EV stance seems to reflect the larger members’ product lines which are ICE (internal combustion engine) models with Hybrid options
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07, 2024
Reports of the Death of EV Sales are Greatly Exaggerated (a Lie)
Electric vehicle (EV) sales have been variously reported as “tanking”, “decreasing”, and rather amusingly, “ending in tears.”
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11, 2023
What is Driving Record Australian Car Sales? 1,000,000 Sold YTD
The economy might well be in the toilet, but Australian car buyers didn’t get the memo, and a record million sales show no signs of slowing.
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10, 2023
Australia makes Major Steps in EV Charging Infrastructure
Investment in EV infrastructure languished under the conservative federal government for over a decade, leaving Australia dangerously behind the rest of the world.
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12, 2022
Electric cars, SUV, and Ute Sales are Up. What Does This Mean?
The most significant is that last month, passenger cars, sedans, hatches, and wagons, now make up only 15.3% of the market. SUV and LCV (such as Hilux and Ranger) now make a massive 80.1%.
