Australia's new vehicle sales grew 6.1% year on year in the first two months of 2018, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
Last month's industry total of 95,999 was an increase of 7.8% year lifted the 2018 year to date tally to 184,550.
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"This pattern maintains strong industry momentum at an important time," the FCAI said.
Many key segments of the market saw positive results last month with sales of light passenger cars up 10.3%, small passenger cars up 9.4% and three of the four SUV segments showing double digit growth.
Small SUVs climbed 21.4% compared with February 2017, medium SUVs by 17.1% and upper large by 12.9%.
SUVs remained the dominant segment with 41.5% of the February market with passenger cars holding a 35.9% share, and light commercials continuing their steady climb to a 19.5% share.
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FCAI CEO Tony Weber said strong 2018 growth provided further proof that the fiercely competitive nature of the Australian new vehicle market was providing strong value for the consumer.
"Consumers are supporting the value propositions that the brands are offering. To have the market already running 6.1% ahead of last year's record total indicates that consumer confidence is still strong and all those elements which underpin our economy remain in position."
Toyota was the market leader for February with 19% share, followed by Mazda (10.3%), Hyundai (8.3%), Mitsubishi (7.4%) and Ford (6.3%).
The market leading Toyota Hilux maintained its top seller position in February with 4,426 sales, followed by the Ford Ranger (3,544 ), Toyota Corolla (3,270), Mazda 3 (2,935) and Mazda CX-5 (2,191).
