Australians are rapidly embracing motorbikes (especially scooters) and diesel-powered cars, according to the latest Motor Vehicle Census from the ABC.
Car sales
Car sales snap out of reverse
Despite the ending of some tax assistance for small to medium businesses on June 30, car sales jumped up in August.
Car sales on the up thanks to tax break
Australian car sales jumped in May in the first monthly rebound since the start of last year.
The end of car dealers — but who replaces them?
Today the majority of car buyers go online before they set foot in a dealership, and they might travel 50 or 100 miles to find the car they want at the price they are willing to pay.
Are new cars old news in the US?
The New York Times is asking today: “Can American drivers live without that new-car smell?” The Big Money wraps the newspapers’ perspective.
Car sales accelerate, economy gets into gear
There’s another statistic which supports the belief that the Australian economy is travelling a bit better than we suspect at the moment.
Dyer’s business wrap: Mixed signals from the US … Google cuts hard
US markets have again shaken off more poor news on the economy, writes Glenn Dyer.
