New Car Sales Growth Continues Unabated

Last month 84,161 units were sold, beating last years 72,505 for the same month, with an increase of 16.1%.

That is a remarkable effort given that there have been production delays. Covid has strip-mined the auto industry, along with just about every other industry on the planet. Added to that, parts have been scarce, with super-conductors having a particularly hard time of it. Once the cars are built, there are then delays with shipping, making for an all-round shit show.

LCV’s, or light commercial vehicles, such as HiLux and Triton, have gone up by a massive 40.9% and SUVs by 15%. Interestingly, the rental car market has boomed, as tourism opened up, at least for us locals. A 231.4% increase is a healthy bonus for executives lucky enough to be in charge of the rental restocking, but things still look dicey, with regular lockdowns a result of poor government oversight.

Here’s the kicker, EV sales have boomed, albeit from a low starting point. Despite Victoria’s appalling EV tax, EV sales have increased by 191.1%, with PHEVs up by 161.3%. NSW saw even bigger jumps, with EVs at a 260% increase. PHEVs went up by 84.9% signaling a bigger move towards pure electric driving in a state without the draconian taxes.

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This is even more surprising given the conservative government penchant for helping out donors in the mining and energy sector.

There will be bare-chested tradies everywhere cheering, and what respectable gay in the village doesn’t love a tradie?

The breakdown is as follows:

1: Toyota 17,643

2: Mazda 8,919

3: Ford 5,569

4: Mitsubishi 5,302

5: Kia 5,202

Please note: Kia is now outselling the bigger parent, Hyundai. It says a lot about Kia’s move to cutting edge looks.

Of the models sold:

1: Toyota Hilux: 4,610

2: Ford Ranger 4,064)

3: Toyota Corolla 2,535

4: Isuzu Ute D-Max 2,427

As usual, an LCV leads the way, with Corolla being among the very few top ten sellers hich are passenger cars.