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Vehicle sales hit the roadblock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) reported that total vehicle sales grew by a mere 0.2% in the year to January - the slowest since February last year. This compares with annual growth rates of 9.5% in December and 16.6 in November. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
China vehicle sales China's tax break on small vehicles -- halving the 10% purchase tax on vehicles with 1.6-liter engines or smaller - is having the same impact as the US' 'cash for clunkers' programme back in July 2009, it's sending car purchases ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Australia new motor vehicle sales Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show that the total new motor vehicle sales rose by 2.5% over the month of September to a record high 100,640 units. This followed a flat outcome in the previous month and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... following June's 1.6% gain. Lease financing dropped by 8.7% in July after increasing by 10.5% in June. China new vehicle sales Temporary tax incentives and comparative weakness from year ago levels produced a 24.4% surge in the country's total new vehicle ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Australia new motor vehicle sales Sales of new motor vehicles dropped by 2.5% in the month of April, more than offsetting the previous month's 2.2% increase and lower than market expectations for a 0.5% fall. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data ...

Australia sings hallelujah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... growth ahead. And spend some more. While the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported last week that new motor vehicle sales decline by 1.5% in April, car dealers expect the Budget's small business initiatives - mainly allowing the immediate write-off ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... 28.20 (0.56 per cent) to 4,979.90. Ford Motor lost 2.4 per cent after reporting a 1.79 per cent drop in February vehicle sales compared with a year ago. Toyota and Fiat Chrysler's US unit were among the other firms to report lower-than-expected sales ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... Ukraine ceasefire was agreed. In local economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases new motor vehicle sales figures for January. In equities news, Aurizon and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and Crowd Mobile are expected to post half ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... points at 5,175. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases new motor vehicle sales figures for September, while the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due out. The Future Fund gives ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... 24.21 (0.53 per cent) at 4,567.60. Locally, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release new motor vehicle sales for August. The share market fell for a third consecutive day on Friday, capping its largest weekly fall in a month. At the ...
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