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New car sales hit an all-time high in Australia last year. These were the most popular

Key Points Australians bought 1,216,780 new vehicles last year. The Ford Ranger was Australia’s top-selling vehicle in 2023. It outstripped the Toyota HiLux, knocking it off its perch for the first time in

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Hyundai Kona Hybrid vs GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid electric car 2024 comparison review – Back-to-back evaluation covers everything from safety and practicality to safety and ownership costs

Practicality in the cabin is a good story for both our cars, but the Haval has the benefit of larger overall dimensions. It’s not just pure size though, the Jolion is cleverly packaged

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Crisis? What crisis? Australia’s new-car market booms in 2023 with biggest result ever as electric vehicle sales continue to soar – Car News

Australia’s new-car market boomed in 2023, with the result defying any talk of interest rates or a cost-of-living crisis, with a total 1,216,780 vehicles delivered during the year. It was massive result, and

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VFACTS 2023: Car industry breaks all-time sales record

Ford Ranger overthrows Toyota HiLux as Australia’s most popular car as industry passes 1.2 million sales in 2023 More than 1.2 million new vehicles were sold in Australia in 2023, the highest-ever tally

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Toyota expects to buck a slower Australian new car market in 2024

Toyota expects overall new car sales in Australia to decline in 2024, but the market leader predicts it will buck the trend. After the company experienced a record second-half performance in 2023 on

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VFACTS 2023: No passenger cars in annual Top 10 for the first time

For the first time in recorded Australian automotive history, no vehicle among the Top 10 best sellers last year was a hatchback, sedan or wagon – a sign of our changing taste in

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VFACTS December 2023: New-car sales set record, Ford Ranger defeats Toyota HiLux

The Ford Ranger is Australia’s new top-selling motor vehicle – ending the Toyota HiLux’s seven-year winning streak – as the new-car market broke the 1.2 million mark for the first time. View 18 images

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Australian new-car sales record broken

The Australian new car market posted its best yearly result ever in 2023, as supply caught up with demand in a record-breaking second half. According to official new-car sales results from the Federal

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Australia breaks all-time new vehicle sales in 2023

The Australian automotive market has achieved an unprecedented milestone, breaking all-time records for new vehicle sales in 2023. A total of 1,216,780 vehicles were delivered during the year, the previous highest sales result

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Tesla dethroned by Chinese giant

In a watershed moment for the industry, a cut-price EV brand has become the world’s biggest producer of electric vehicles. BYD became the largest electric vehicle company in the world in Q4 2023,

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