Budget brands bucking the COVID trend by growing Aussie sales in 2020Mike Costello Budget challenger brands MG, Haval, LDV, SsangYong, and Great Wall are among the small group of car makers to grow their Australian sales during a troubled 2020. 4 months agoComments
VFACTS: New vehicles sales results September 2020Mike Costello New car sales were down 22 per cent in September, with Victoria the site of predominant reductions. Ranger and HiLux topped the charts again, but annual overall sales are at their lowest point since 2002. 4 months agoComments
VFACTS: Australia's new car sales results for August 2020Mike Costello The market tumbles again, down 29 per cent to the worst August tally in 23 years. If the 'Toyota RAV4' was a standalone brand, it would've outsold Hyundai, Kia and Ford. 5 months agoComments
By one measure, these are Australia's most successful carsMike Costello Which vehicles dominate their respective market segments? All of the cars in this list have market share of at least 40 per cent. 6 months agoComments
July VFACTS: Hybrid overtakes diesel in SUVs, carsMike Costello Hybrid and PHEV cars and SUVs owned more than 12 per cent market share in July, thanks in large part to Toyota. 6 months agoComments
VFACTS: Dry July for luxury brandsJames Wong After a promising June, the premium brands struggled during the month of July – though there were a handful of exceptions.6 months agoComments
Chinese cars continue to rise through COVID-19Scott Collie The Australian car market is struggling in 2020, but a number of Chinese brands continue to grow their sales. 6 months agoComments
Toyota RAV4 supplants HiLux, Ranger as top-selling vehicle in JulyMike Costello Toyota's mid-sized SUV topped the charts in July as supply finally improves. About 80 per cent of all those sold and delivered were hybrids. 6 months agoComments
VFACTS: New vehicle sales tumbled 13 per cent in JulyMike Costello Today's Australia-wide sales data shows new vehicle sales dipped 13 per cent in July 2020, with the lion's share of that drop coming from Victoria. Toyota's RAV4 was easily the top-selling vehicle. 6 months agoComments
Australians are abandoning cheap, small new carsMike Costello Cheap and cheerful new cars are nowhere near as popular as they used to be. The numbers are eye-opening.7 months agoComments
The cars that are winners and losers in 2020Mike Costello Winner and losers. The Toyota RAV4 posts the biggest growth, and the Mazda 3 the biggest decline. Plus an electric car grows at the highest percentage rate. What cars sit between the bookends? 7 months agoComments
VFACTS: Australia's best-selling mid-sized SUVs in 2020 so farMike Costello Medium SUVs are now the most-popular vehicle type in Australia. Which ones top the charts, which are battling for traction, and what new choices are coming? 7 months agoComments
