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9th September, 2026 Sales

Used Car Market Picks Up Pace as VIC Edges NSW

Key HeadlinesNational used and demonstrator vehicle sales rose 1.3 per cent in August to 243,514 vehicles, the second consecutive monthly increase.Sales of one-to-five-year-old used vehicles increased 5.4 per cent nationally,…

8th September, 2026 AADA

AADA Welcomes Government Investment in New Car Dealers

The Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) has congratulated the Albanese Government for expanding the DRIVEN Program to include EV servicing and repair equipment, a change that adopts recommendations put forward…

3rd September, 2026 Sales

August 2026 New Vehicle Sales

Australia’s new vehicle market recorded another strong month in August, with 108,760 vehicles sold, up 4.9 per cent compared with the same month last year. The result brings total new…

10th August, 2026 AADA

Used Car Market Rebounds Strongly in July

Key HeadlinesNational sales rose 11.8% in July to 240,311 units, recovering from a June dip caused almost entirely by dealer demonstrator clearance ahead of the financial year end.Dealer used volume…

5th August, 2026 AADA

July 2026 New Vehicle Sales

Australia’s new vehicle market recorded its strongest July on record, with 108,577 vehicles sold in July, up 4.2 per cent compared with the same month last year. The result follows…

29th July, 2026 AADA

Australian’s Turn to EVs to Cut Costs

New AADA research finds cheaper running costs have overtaken environmental concerns as the number one reason Australians would consider an electric vehicle, as Chinese brands continue to gain a larger…

27th July, 2026 AADA

AADA Calls for Merger Regime Exemption

The Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) is calling on Treasury to exempt family-owned and small to medium-sized franchised new car dealership transactions from Australia’s new mandatory merger notification regime following…

17th July, 2026 Consumer News

Review Finds Australia’s Consumer Laws Are Failing Car Buyers

A new independent review commissioned by the Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) has found that Australia’s consumer law framework is failing both car buyers and franchised new car dealers, leading…

8th July, 2026 Sales

Electrified Vehicles Buck the Trend as Used Car Sales Fall

Key HeadlinesAustralia’s used vehicle market recorded 1.3 million sales in the first half of 2026, down 6.6 per cent compared with the first half of 2025.Year-on-year sales declines widened over…

3rd July, 2026 Sales

June 2026 New Vehicle Sales

New vehicle sales in Australia totalled 140,058 units in June, up 9.88 per cent compared to the same month last year. Year-to-date sales increased by 1.19 per cent to 631,583…

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