Mercedes-Benz was the most popular luxury car brand in Australia during 2015, leaving key rivals Audi and BMW well behind in overall sales. Mercedes sold 36,374 vehicles in the country last year, up 14 per cent on year-to-date sales achieved in 2014. Sales for the month of December were also […]
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Top 10 best-selling utes in Australia during 2015
An absolute bumper year for the pickup/utility segment, where almost every participant received an overhaul or facelift. This translated to a market share which held steady rather than the massive growth, like one might have expected. Although the HiLux took overall honours yet again, the biggest winner was Ford’s Ranger, […]
Top 10 best-selling small cars in Australia during 2015
2015 saw some interesting trends in the light and small car market segments. Compared with 2014, total volume in the small car market actually decreased from 235,778 cars (21.2 per cent share overall) to 215,361 (18.6 per cent share). This can be attributed to a larger mix of small and […]
Top 10 best-selling sports cars in Australia during 2015
It’s an all-new year, and that means it’s time to stomp back on the throttle and leave 2015 in the rear-vision mirror. However, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the best-selling cars of 2015. This particular list details the best-selling ‘sports cars’, spanning all price brackets, […]
Top 10 best-selling vehicles in Australia during 2015
The Australian VFACTS vehicle sales figures for December 2015 have been released, but before we go into the detailed report we thought we’d go over the top 10 best-selling vehicles of the year. Sitting in number one place is the Toyota Corolla. It has been battling with the Mazda3 and […]
NSW petrol prices set to rise, with push to increase ethanol sales
In local news, Australian motorists are being warned of a jump in petrol prices, following a proposal to boost ethanol sales. The NSW State Government has signalled its interest in boosting sales of the E10 blend, which could result in a $1.4 billion cost blow-out, according to reports. The proposal […]
Australian car manufacturing set to continue after 2017
The Australian motor industry may be given a new lease on life, if a number of proposals by different companies are realised. With a change in government, a falling Australian dollar, support from independent senators and component manufacturers, conditions are not as hostile as they were when the closure announcements […]
Volkswagen Phaeton factory could close to save money – report
Rumours are circulating that Volkswagen is considering the closure of one of its factories to maximise savings. Specifically, its ‘Glaeserne Manufaktur’ plant (transparent) in Dresden. The transparent factory, based in Dresden, Germany, produces the VW Phaeton sedan but with an output of only eight per week. VW’s new CEO Matthias […]