Second hand cars and used utes delivered a tax windfall for Queensland Treasury

The pandemic slowed the production of new vehicles, leaving consumers to either pay the dealership and wait for delivery, hold off on their purchase, or look at the used-vehicle market.

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With the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton and Isuzu D-Max among the most popular new cars in Queensland, that prompted some people to look at old utes.

Economic research firm Moody’s Analytics tracked overall used-vehicle prices in Australia during the pandemic and reported a…