Housing bust drives new car sales off cliff

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Australia’s housing bust has driven the biggest fall in new car sales in nine years, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI):

Sales of new cars in Australia have fallen for 14 consecutive months…

“You’ve got the election, you’ve had a negative impact on lending as a result of the royal commission and you’ve got what I call the negative wealth effect from people’s houses being valued at lower prices,” David Blackhall, the chief executive of the Australian Automotive Dealers Association, said.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.