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Used car prices continued to rise in the first quarter of this year, with wholesale used car prices now up by 37 per cent over their pre-pandemic high.

Toyota was the best-performing brand in 2020 for CO2 emissions with its passenger cars, though its utes and large SUVs didn't do quite as well overall.

Toyota dominated in March, 4x4s that can tow a caravan sold in droves, Chinese cars were up nearly 200 per cent, and EVs gained traction.

Private sales skyrocket, Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger dominate again, surprise packet MG leapt into the top 10 brands, and Honda plummeted.

Carmakers are battling a crippling shortage of semiconductor chips worldwide. In the USA, President Joe Biden is pushing to up production.

Whether they're workhorses or weekend warriors, 4x4 pickups flew off dealer lots in record January numbers in 2021.

Private buyers drove a new car sales uptick in January 2021, despite many brands battling stock shortfalls.

The market grows for two months in succession, as a strong December gives grounds for optimism.

After a tough 2020 on the back of COVID-19, the Australian car industry is expecting sales to bounce back strongly in 2021.

Sales recoveries in the final quarter weren't enough to stop 2020 being the worst year for new vehicle sales in Australia since 2003. Toyota was dominant, the Chinese brands are booming, and utes topped the charts once again.

Toyota has once again dominated the Australian new car sales charts. Here is how it did it.

Australia's used-car prices have soared in 2020 on the back of slow new-car sales due to COVID-19. But there are signs things are starting to slow.

Australia's car manufacturer peak body accuses government of pandering to dealers. The dealer peak body retorts that the government's position is a kick in the guts to its members. What exactly is going on?

Are more people buying big 4x4s for family getaways, since COVID-19 has done away with international travel for a bit? Potentially, if the sales figures tell us anything...

After a shocking, COVID-stricken 2020, sales are on the uptick. It's been more than two and a half years since we've seen a month of positive results like November. No brand did better than Toyota, with four of the top-five sellers.

'Regardless who I am, regardless of my skills, regardless where I am, and regardless who is my chosen retailer, I don't need to fear that I am worse off than someone else buying this car'