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Market Scan - Issue 40 | September 2026

VFACTS AUGUST SHOWS CHINESE BRANDS CONTINUING RAPID GROWTH

Chinese-built vehicle sales surged 79.7 per cent year on year in August, with BYD, Geely, Chery, GWM and Zeekr among the brands driving another huge month for Chinese car sales.

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WHY SUMMIT FLEET IS BACKING RECOGNITION FOR AUSTRALIA’S FLEET PROFESSIONALS

Fleet management has become an increasingly complex professional discipline, and Summit Fleet Leasing and Management Managing Director Darren Gore believes the people doing the job deserve greater recognition.

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MARKET INSIGHT: LUXE SMALL SUV BUYERS MIGRATE

SALES data shows that the once-solid small premium SUV market in Australia is now under real pressure from adjacent segments that promise local buyers more bang for their buck, with GoAuto modelling that the traditional ‘small SUV above $45,000’ class will shrink in 2026 for the second year in a row.

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AUGUST VEHICLE MARKET REMAINS BUOYANT

Australia’s vehicle market remained very strong in August, with Chinese manufacturers occupying half of the top 10 brands and demand for battery electric vehicles remaining at elevated levels.

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VFACTS AUGUST: MODEL Y CLOSES ON FORD RANGER AS EVs OUTSELL PETROL VEHICLES

Electric vehicles become the country’s biggest-selling fuel type in August as the Model Y moves within striking distance of an annual outright win.

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WORLD EV DAY: DRIVING YOUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS INTO ACTION

This World EV Day, as electric vehicle adoption continues to grow, organisations are increasingly faced with a new challenge: how to effectively support their fleet transition to EVs.

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AUSTRALIA REACHES 500,000 BEVs

Australia has passed a major milestone in its electric vehicle transition, with more than 500,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) now registered.

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AI IS ACCELERATING FLEET ANALYSIS — BUT THE FLEET MANAGER STILL MATTERS

Artificial intelligence is beginning to change how quickly fleet managers can move from data to decisions, but Summit Fleet Leasing and Management Management’s Director Darren Gore believes the technology still needs an experienced fleet professional behind it.

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NEW STATS REVEAL THE INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY AUSSIE EV OWNERS ARE SAVING

Aussies who made the change to an electric vehicle in the first half of the year as petrol and diesel prices spiked due to the Iran war will save approximately $76 million on fuel by the end of 2026, a new report has found.

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FUEL EXCISE CUT RETURN NOT RULED OUT BY DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

With global oil prices sharply increasing in recent days, the Deputy Prime Minister has left the door open to a return of fuel excise cuts if high prices continue.

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AI TO TAKE CONTROL OF CITY’S TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN $15M TRIAL

Artificial intelligence will manage 37 Brisbane intersections in a six-month experiment promising shorter queues, faster trips and fewer crashes.

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TESLA ROADSTER REVEAL COMING AFTER NEAR DECADE-LONG WAIT

Tesla is set to finally unveil its long-awaited second-generation Roadster supercar on October 2, almost a decade after the first prototype was shown off.

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