Australian new vehicle sales in August fell 10.6% year on year to 98,328.
Year to date volume was up by 5.3%.
The FCAI said the passenger segment accounted for only 15.4% of the market with SUVs taking 57.5% and light commercials 22.9%.
Toyota was market leader with sales of 21,490 in August, followed by Ford (8,890), Mazda (8,263), Kia (6,903) and Hyundai (6,211). The Toyota RAV4 was Australia’s top selling vehicle with sales of 6,712 in August followed by Ford Ranger (5,431), Toyota HiLux (4,496), Isuzu Ute D-Max (2,548) and Toyota Landcruiser (2,504).
