There were 206,804 used cars sold in Australia during August, which was drop by 3.6% on the previous month. 62.1% of used vehicles were sold privately while 37.9% we through car dealerships. Passenger cars were the largest category (41.7%), just edging out SUVs (38%) with the rest being light commercial vehicles – utes (17.2%) and vans busses etc (2.9%).
In the used car market, petrol and diesel cars make up the vast majority of vehicles sold.
When it comes to the Top 10 Makes and Models, the Ford Ranger is still number one, selling 5410 units in August. The Aussie love of utes and pickups translated into 4242 sales of the Toyota Hilux, giving it the number 2 spot. Toyota rounded out the top 5 with its Corolla, Camry and Rav4 models.
The used car market is important to AutoSettle. Buying and selling a car privately brings a higher level of risk, especially on digital marketplaces that are a favourite with scammers. Our solution not only uses Digital ID and secure payments to reduce risk of scams, it also does vehicle checks and helps with all the paperwork and bureaucracy. AutoSettle can also be used to buy a used car at participating dealership partners.
David Fuller, AutoSettle Director, Marketing
The numbers come from the Automotive Insights Report (AIR)
Gumtree Group Spends to Focus Attention on Cars
Meanwhile, Go Auto reports that the Gumtree Group Marketplaces are spending $2 Million to try and gain a larger share of the used car market. The campaign will use outdoor advertising, including billboards, bus shelters and digital screen media to increase brand awareness with buyers and sellers of used cars, but also dealers. The CEO of Gumtree Group, Tommy Logtenberg is reported as saying that locations were chosen to include “well-known auto retail districts where dealers can see the support Gumtree is giving its car retailing clients…”