Updated: November 11

FIGURES RELEASED by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries show that the month of October marked the first sales increase (compared to the same period last year) in 16 months.

Showing a 2.2 percent gain over October 2008, 80,813 new passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold in Australia last month.

“This was a good [...]

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VFACTS SALES RESULTS for September show a market in recovery. Barring any unexpected financial jolts (and anything is possible, like nervousness about interest rates for instance), 2009 sales are likely to end the year just 10 percent down on 2008.

At this point in the year, total sales are down 13.1 percent on last year. [...]

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VFACTS SALES FIGURES for the month of August show some interesting sales trends. Not the least the performance of the German premium brands, and the feature-laden barnstormer from Korea, Hyundai.

For Audi, forget any notions of a flat market. The fourth ‘big German’ has seen sales grow by 14.6 percent year-to-date (YTD), and, recording 1009 sales [...]

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WHILE THE MARKET could not yet be described as buoyant, Australian new car sales for August 2009 have again held up against the odds, although down slightly against the same period last year.

VFACTS new car sales figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 73,287 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial [...]

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THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT undercurrents evident in the VFACTS figures, published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries earlier this week, that might easily be overlooked.

The Australian economy has slowed, right? Not as much as developed economies elsewhere (which are mostly galloping backwards), but skating along on the edge of recession.

Well, tell that to the [...]

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VFACTS SALES FIGURES for June 2009 contain a few surprises, not the least the strength of the recovery in the light commercial market.

This segment, it would seem, is being fuelled strongly by the Federal Government’s 50 percent tax rebate on equipment purchases to eligible small businesses. And while it’s hard to say it is propping [...]

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THE VFACTS FIGURES for May show that there are some interesting things happening in the light car segment – besides the scratching and biting for top-dog honours.

There is a shift occurring that the month-on-month results do not fully expose. Yaris is still number one in the segment with 7904 sales year-to-date and Getz is second, [...]

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ACCORDING TO THE latest data released by VFACTS and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries,  Australian new car sales are on the verge of a recovery - and its largely thanks to general improvements in the economy and the recent boost in tax incentives for businesses.

The decline in new car sales is certainly slowing, with [...]

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Following previous CEO Steve Yeo’s reassignment to a senior position at Hyundai’s Seoul headquarters, Edward Lee will step into the role of Chief Executive Officer at Hyundai Motor Company Australia, the manufacturer announced today.

Hyundai Australia’s new CEO previously headed Hyundai’s Corporate Audit Group in Seoul and has worked extensively within a number of overseas operations [...]

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April VFACTS figures show that Subaru has held the line in a tough month, falling just 5.5 percent against an overall industry drop of 23.9 percent.

Most encouraging of all for the six-star brand, Impreza was up 5.9 percent on the same month last year with 1008 sales, while Forester was up 11.9 percent for the [...]

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The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has released the latest VFACTS figures for the month of April, showing that new car sales slumped by a sizable 23.9 percent over the same period last year.

Total sales for April topped 63,965 vehicles, 20,096 fewer than April 2008.

It’s important to remember, however, that last year’s sales figures [...]

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The next few months should see improved sales figures thanks to stabilising demand for new cars, according to Toyota Australia’s senior executive director for sales and marketing, David Buttner.

Buttner said that consumer confidence will be boosted by falling interest rates, lower fuel prices and the Federal Government’s stimulus payments.

“Business demand is also likely to be [...]

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