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New vehicle sales for October 2026
totalled
103325
up 3.8% from October 2025
The October 2026 market of 103,325 shows an increase in new vehicle sales of 3.8% compared to October 2025.
NEWS
- Competition drives strong new vehicle marketAustralia’s new vehicle market recorded 103,325 sales in October 2026, up 3.8 per cent compared with the same month last year. FCAI chief executive Tony Weber said consumers were benefiting from stronger competition across brands, models and technologies, with battery electric vehicles accounting for 23.1 per cent of sales from all sources, almost three times […]
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Australia’s Top sellers
September 2026
Sales
In October 2026, a total of 103,325 new vehicles were delivered in Australia. This is an increase of 3.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. During October, SUVs claimed 62.1 per cent of the market, Light Commercial Vehicles 20.8 per cent and Passenger vehicles 14.0 per cent.
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62.1
%
SUVs
20.8
%
Light Commercial Vehicles
14.0
%
Passenger vehicles