Industry insights

CRUNCH THE NUMBERS

Time to break down the latest automotive statistics. So, how did April 2023 shape up? Nationally, there were 82,137 new vehicles delivered, a modest increase of 1.3 per cent over the same month last year.

Biosecurity issues and other supply constraints continue to hold up the delivery of many new vehicles to dealerships across the country.

Year to date, 351,139 new vehicles have been delivered, which is

2.2 per cent ahead of 2022.

The only market segments that recorded an increase in April were SUVs (up 8.6 per cent) and heavy commercial vehicles (up 6.6 per cent).

State sales were a mixed bag: ACT up five per cent; NSW down 1.5 per cent; NT down 10.3 per cent; QLD up 4.4 per cent; SA down 6.8 per cent; Tassie down 13.3 per cent; VIC up 4.2 per cent; WA up 5.2 per cent.

Now, let’s look at sales by vehicle category and fuel type. A total of 6,530 battery-electric vehicles were sold. Year to date they account for 6.8 per cent of the new vehicle market. Not bad.

There were 545 plug-in hybrids sold, a decrease of 13.4 per cent over April 2022 – although year to date sales are up 19.7 per cent over last year. Additionally, 5,592 conventional hybrid vehicles sold; 42,369 petrol vehicles sold (up 1.1 per cent over April 2022); and 23,246 diesel vehicles sold (-16.6 per cent over April last year).

Sales of luxury/sports vehicles were generally subdued in April 2023, with only two luxury brands recording increased sales for the month. These were: Aston Martin (16 sales, up from 11 sales in April 2022) and Maserati (58 sales, up from 48 sales in April 2022).

Overall, Toyota led the market with 12,029 vehicles, followed by Mazda (6,926) and Kia (6,200). Source: FCAI

Prepared by Tasmanian Automotive

Chamber of Commerce