AUTOMOBILES – AUSTRALIA

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

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

SUVs speed past passenger vehicles as the top choice of next new car purchase

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 14-Aug-19

New data from Roy Morgan shows that 825,000 (40%) Australians aged 14+ who are intending to purchase a new vehicle in the next four years plan on buying an SUV, making Sports Utility Vehicles the number one choice for Australians on the lookout for a new car. SUVs have enjoyed a persistent rise in popularity, especially over the past decade. In 2009, 19.3% of those intending on buying a new car indicated they would purchase an SUV. This figure has more than doubled to 40% of buyers as of May 2019. The increase in SUV popularity has come at the expense of passenger vehicles, which have declined from 59.8% in 2009 to 36% as of May 2019 – a drop of 23.8%. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine says the increasing popularity of SUVs has been evident for many years, both in terms of the data and what we are seeing on our roads. She says it was only a matter of time before SUVs overtook passenger vehicles as the number one option among those intending to purchase a new car.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

Australian drivers most satisfied with Japanese cars

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 14-Dec-16

Across all 35 categories in the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards, car manufacturers have the highest overall rate of customer satisfaction. Some 92 per cent of drivers report being very or fairly satisfied by their current vehicle make. A division of Toyota, Lexus leads the way with 96 per cent of its drivers satisfied. Fellow Japanese manufacturers Mazda and Subaru satisfy 95 per cent of their owners. Six manufacturers are tied with 94 per cent satisfaction among drivers, including Japanese brands Toyota, Honda, Suzuki and Isuzu UTE, South Korea’s Hyundai and Germany’s Mercedes-Benz. While there are over 15 million satisfied drivers across the country, there are also over 540,000 who are dissatisfied with their current car brand – and they are eager to replace it. Dissatisfied drivers are twice as likely as others to intend to buy a new car within the next year (7 per cent). Overall, the number of Australians planning to buy a new car in the next 12 months rose marginally in November to 569,000. The total number of prospective buyers over the next four years is unchanged since October at 2,264,000.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LEXUS, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, SUBARU, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION, SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, ISUZU UTE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, MERCEDES-BENZ AG

More young singles, couples and parents now car-free while older homes hold on to their wheels

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Sep-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey (April 2010 – March 2011 and April 2014 – March 2015) has found that an estimated 574,000 Australian households (6.3 per cent) now do not have a car, up from 490,000 (5.8 per cent) four years ago. A higher proportion of younger and mid-life households, ranging from Young Singles, Young Couples and Young Parents through to Mid-Life Families, now do not have car compared with 2011. Older Households – which make up around a third of the population – have bucked the trend, and are now less likely to be car-free.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Which make of car do Australians like most?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Jun-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey, which was carried out in the year to March 2015, has found that 36.5% of Australians aged 14+ who are planning to buy a new car within the next four years say that Toyota is "a brand I like". This compares with 31.5 per cent in the previous 12 months. Meanwhile, 28.8 per cent of new car intenders said they like BMW, followed by Mercedes-Benz (27.8 per cent) and Audi (25.7 per cent).

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MERCEDES-BENZ AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BMW AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUDI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, GM HOLDEN LIMITED