Australian prefer to take SUV

Canberra, in January, Toyota leads the market by taking control of 18.3 percent of market share, followed by Mazda (11 percent) and Hyundai (8.5 percent). While Ford dropped in order to win five all-time low of 7.6 percent and the company's history in Australia.

Australian prefer to take SUV

Car market of the type of sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Australia again flourish. According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) Kanguru country, yesterday (03/02/2012), seized the portion of sales to 30 percent of the total 76 783 units of car market in January. Mean, rose 4.3 percent.

In fact, compared to the previous (December 2011), the SUV market in the first half of this water dragon fell 6.9 percent due to make at least triggered by holiday weekdays (sale). Proliferation of SUV sales due to slow demand for passenger car and truck sales jumped species that show strong business investment.

"The increase in total sales in January of 4.3 percent is a good start. Occurrence of spikes driven by private buyers, businesses, and corporate tenants to replace its fleet of vehicles. Buyers of passenger cars decreased 8.4 percent compared to last year," said Ian Chalmers, Chief Executive FCAI.