New vehicle sales plunge in September

New vehicle sales plunged 12.4 per cent in September, compared to this time last year.

According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, there were 97 thousand new vehicle sales in September, pushing total sales above 900 thousand for the year to the September quarter.

SUVs and utes remain the vehicles of choice for around 80 per cent of new car buyers, while the passenger vehicle market has dropped 22 per cent over the same month last year.

[sallycent]

People are keeping their petrol and diesel cars because don’t want to deal with the electric cars and EV.

[richardcarey]

Anyone buying a new vehicle with all its surveillance devices and gizmos is off their rocker, DO THE CUBAN THING

[tomjones]

Ev sales have plunged due to Australian's saying we don't want one 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[markb]

Would love a new car, the cost of living the high interest rates and unstable economy do not add up to buying a new car, thanks labor.

[RogueElementMkII]

Who'd wanna buy any of these new cars today anyway?
Not just EVs.
Modern ICE vehicles are crammed full of unnecessary electronics and sensors.
Not to mention CVT. Nothing beats a good old fashioned gearbox.

[electro_sykes]

good news for me as it will mean used car prices will also go down and I am looking for a first car thats hopefully a bit nicer than an old beater on the cheap