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2017 Overall Australia / Oceania Auto Industry Sales

Country-level sales figures for total passenger cars in Australia / Oceania

Australia / Oceania Passenger Car Sales for 2017

Overall, 2017 presented a mixed performance for car sales in Australia and Oceania. While Australia experienced a slight decline in sales due to economic factors, New Zealand continued to demonstrate strong growth in car sales.

The indicator estimates the number of new passenger car registrations and sales that took place within a country in a year. Passenger cars are road motor vehicles, other than a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).

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