News1 day ago2 min readMercedes again beats BMW, Audi in global sales…News1 day ago2 min readMercedes again beats BMW, Audi in global sales…
News4th Jan 20193 min readVFACTS: 2018 annual sales wrap…Mike CostelloNew vehicle sales in Australia fell by 3 per cent in 2018, over the previous year’s all-time record, finishing at 1,153,111 units. Ten out of 12 months were behind their equivalent in 2017, and December was the quietest since 2008. A weaker housing market (particularly in NSW), reforms to the financial sector that drives car loans, and the drought ravaging rural Australia have all been blamed as factors. …
News1st Jan 20192 min readFord beats Holden first time in 21 years…Joshua DowlingFord fans have a big reason to cheer in the New Year. In 2018 Ford outsold Holden for the first time in 21 years – since 1997 – which was also the last time Ford led the entire new-car market (at the time the end of a three-year winning streak). While both brands are now outside the Top Four – and preliminary figures show Ford sales were down for the second year in a row – the Blue Oval brand turned the tables on its former rival Holden, which posted its eighth year in a row in decline. …
News5th Dec 20183 min readVFACTS: November 2018 new vehicle sales…News5th Dec 20183 min readVFACTS: November 2018 new vehicle sales…
News5th Nov 20184 min readVFACTS: October 2018 new vehicle sales…Mike CostelloNew vehicle sales contracted in Australia for the seventh consecutive month in October, compared to figures from the corresponding months in 2017. The market declined 5.3 per cent in October to 90,718 units, the lion’s share of the drop coming from New South Wales and Victoria, down 9.2 and 4.2 per cent respectively. …
News7th Sep 20183 min readVFACTS: Five interesting things from August sales race…Mike CostelloThe Australian new vehicle market has cooled off this year, down ever so slightly to 786,294 units as of the end of August. While you can read our latest monthly wrap in all its detail here, here are five smaller factoids that grabbed this writer’s eye from the year’s eighth month. Segment dominators: Sales figures, called VFACTS, break the market up into various segments of similar vehicles. Most segments are closely fought, but a few cars generally dominate their little corner. …
