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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
AADA Webinar: Lubricant Supply Outlook
Join the AADA and experts from the Australian Lubricant Association (ALA) at a dealer only webinar to hear how the current global events affecting the supply of oil and fuel…
May 2026 New Vehicle Sales
New vehicle sales in Australia totalled 106,887 units in May, down 2.32 per cent compared to the same month last year. Year-to-date sales declined by 1.04 per cent to 491,525…
2026-27 Federal Budget
The Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) says the 2026-27 Federal Budget comes at a time of heightened global economic uncertainty, ongoing cost of living pressures and a rapidly changing automotive…