Fall in March car sales

The ABS reported that new motor vehicle sales in March were 95,113 (seasonally adjusted), representing a 0.6% fall from February's 95,716.

New vehicle sales fell 0.6% in March compared with February, on a seasonally adjusted basis (95,113 in March vs 95,716 in February).

In the year to March, new motor vehicle sales rose 4.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the ABS data in the article.

Truck sales declined over the year to March, dropping 9.1% (seasonally adjusted) as reported by the ABS.

The article states the figures are seasonally adjusted, as reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The article only provides the ABS data: a small monthly decline (-0.6%) alongside a year‑to‑March increase (+4.5%) and a notable drop in truck sales (-9.1%). Investors can view these as current market data points, but the article does not provide analysis or causes.

While overall new motor vehicle sales rose 4.5% in the year to March, truck sales fell 9.1% in the same period, meaning trucks underperformed the broader new vehicle segment according to the article.

The statistics were published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which provided the seasonally adjusted new motor vehicle and truck sales figures cited in the article.