Australia’s new vehicle sales fell in July compared to the same month last year, although there were improvements in small cars, sports cars and in the SUV category.
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Data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) showed that 75,333 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold in July 2009, a fall of 10.3% on July last year.
Year-to-date 530,556 new vehicles were sold, down 15.3% on the same period last year.
“There is evidence that there has been some flow-on from the very strong June sales result, particularly from buyers accessing the business tax break on new investments,” FCAI chief executive Andrew McKellar said.
“This has been a very successful stimulus measure and small businesses remain eligible for a 50% tax break until the end of the year,” he said.
The figures showed some categories had better news to report. Sales of small cars were up 2.7% in July, sports car volume jumped 10.3% and medium SUV sales rose 2.4%. Luxury SUVs also performed well, increasing 7.2%.
Toyota retained top slot with 16,664 sales ahead of GM’s Holden (10,266) and Ford (7,783).
