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Half of all new cars on Australian roads to be Chinese by 2035 as cost outweighs climate

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Original article by Joseph Carbone
The Australian – Page: 15 : 29-Jul-26

The Centre for International Economics has forecast has that Chinese brands will account for 43 per cent of new car sales in Australia by 2035. The Australian Automotive Dealer Association has in turn forecast that Chinese brands’ share of the new car market will rise to about 58 per cent by 2035. The AADA’s CEO James Voortman notes that Chinese vehicles have gone from being a novelty to being mainstream in Australia over the last five years. However, he says there are issues such as whether buyers of Chinese vehicles will continue to receive support if these brands withdraw from the Australian market. Voortman adds that design standards should be reviewed to ensure that the software in Chinese vehicles are not a threat to national security.

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CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PTY LTD

Wary shoppers dent Myer outlook

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Original article by Carrie LaFrenz, Sam Irvine
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 17 : 28-Jul-26

Department store chain Myer announced on Monday that it expects sales for the last financial year to come in flat at around $4 billion, due to reducing spending on beauty products and its clothing brands. Myer executive chairwoman Olivia Wirth said its trade had been volatile over the past few months, with sales jumping in May but slumping in June and July six months, while she expects retailers to start their Christmas promotions and Black Friday sales earlier this year; Myer is due to hand down its full-year results in September

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MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR

Diesel ute sales fall off a cliff as fuel prices bite

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Original article by Ryan Cropp
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 6-May-26

Data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the Electric Vehicle Council show that China’s BYD was the second-highest selling brand in Australia during April. The figures show that fully electric vehicles accounted for one in six new car sales for the month, with large diesel utes and four-wheel drives bearing the brunt of rising fuel prices. Sales of the Toyota HiLux fell by 31 per cent year-on-year, while Ford Everest sales were down more than 29 per cent. Sales of petrol cars overall fell by 30 per cent in April, while diesel vehicle sales were 21 per cent lower. In contrast, sales of BYD’s Sealion 7 electric car rose by more than 139 per cent year-on-year.

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FEDERAL CHAMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, ELECTRIC VEHICLE COUNCIL, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED

Buyers steer clear of petrol as more electric vehicles hit the road

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Original article by Sam Irvine
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 8-Apr-26

Data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the Electric Vehicle Council shows that a record 15,839 electric vehicles were sold nationwide during March. Electric vehicles comprised 14.6 per cent of new cars sold in March, with EV sakes rising to a record market share for a second successive month. FCAI CEO Tony Weber expects Australians to continue to embrace EVs until the Iran war ends, but he adds that it is too soon to know whether the trend will be sustained over the long-term. The figures also show that new car sales fell by 2.6 per cent overall in the year to March

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FEDERAL CHAMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, ELECTRIC VEHICLE COUNCIL

‘Serious fire risk’: nearly 3,000 Australian EV drivers warned not to fully charge cars

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The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 13-Jan-26

The federal transport department has issued a recall notice for Volvo EX30 electric vehicles sold in Australia during 2024, after a fault was identified in the EX30’s battery. The notice stated that EX30 owners can continue to use the impacted vehicles while waiting for Volvo to develop a solution to the problem, but that they should keep the battery charge level below 70%. The recall notice affects 2,815 motorists, with Volvo being one of Australia’s top-selling electric vehicle brands

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VOLVO CAR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

‘A testament’: Toyota’s winning formula is all about trust

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Original article by Ethan Cardinal
drive.com.au – Page: Online : 14-Sep-25

Roy Morgan’s 2025 Trusted Brand Awards have revealed that Toyota is Australia’s most trusted automotive brand, a title it has now held for seven years in a row. Roy Morgan states that when it comes to the automotive industry, Australians typically trust brands based on three factors, namely their personal experiences with vehicles, vehicle reliability and quality of service. A Toyota spokesperson notes there are millions of Toyota vehicles on Australian roads, which is a "testament to the trust that customers continue to place in us and our vehicles".

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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, ROY MORGAN LIMITED

Long delays for new vehicle buyers will ease later this year

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Original article by Kanika Sood
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 7-Jan-22

Over one million new cars were sold in Australia in 2021, despite buyers experiencing long wait times, with 2021 sales being 14.5 per cent higher than in 2020. Toyota Australia executive Sean Hanley says that "longer than usual delivery times" are likely to remain an issue until March, while Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is optimistic that delivery times will ease in 2022. Toyota had the biggest share of sales in 2021 with 21.3 per cent, while SUVs accounted for over half of new car sales

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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, FEDERAL CHAMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES

Cheaper electric vehicles could increase uptake in Australia sooner than expected

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The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 25-May-21

The transition towards electric vehicles will present significant challenges to the automotive sector, according to the Motor Trades Association of Australia, in what is its first major review of the sector in four years. The MTAA noted that current uptake of electric vehicles is low, but that this could change if new technologies bring about cheaper prices. The MTAA noted that there were 72,521 businesses operating across the automotive sector at the end of the 2019/20 financial year, while 96.6% of all automotive businesses are small and family-owned enterprises.

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MOTOR TRADES ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Electric cars a bright spot in dim sales year

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Original article by David Ross
The Australian – Page: 14 : 7-Jan-21

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has revealed that total car sales in Australia were down 13.7 per cent to 916,968 vehicles in 2020, making it the worst year for the industry since 2013. Toyota captured 22.3 per cent of all sales in 2020, while one in two cars sold was an SUV. Hybrid vehicle sales increased by 93.7 per cent, while electric car sales rose officially by 16.2 per cent; the actual figure is likely to be much higher as Tesla does not disclose its sales.

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FEDERAL CHAMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, TESLA INCORPORATED

How Uber Eats is changing the make-up of Australia’s roads

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Original article by Killian Plastow
The New Daily – Page: Online : 3-Jan-20

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has reported that 84,708 new vehicles were sold in November, 9.8 per cent down on November 2018. However, scooter sales rose 14.5 per cent year-to-date by the end of September. James Caldwell from IBISWorld says the popularity of scooters is in part due to falling discretionary income, with the 2019 Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey finding that median household’s annual discretionary income declined between 2009 and 2017. Food delivery services like Uber Eats are also boosting the popularity of scooters, although Caldwell says those making the actual deliveries are unlikely to be purchasing a new scooter, as they do not get paid very much. Interviewing for the HILDA survey is conducted by Roy Morgan.

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FEDERAL CHAMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, IBISWORLD PTY LTD, ROY MORGAN LIMITED