New car sales rebound as supply constraints ease

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The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) released new car sales data, with sales nationally lifting 16.9% year-on-year on the back of easing supply constraints:

New car sales

According to the media release:

The monthly result released by the FCAI represents a 16.9 per cent increase over the same month last year and brings the year-to-date total to 898,429. However, this increase reflects more on supply issues in October 2021 rather than any substantial market growth in October 2022…

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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.
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