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What the dealer market is doing, in plain words, from the same data behind every value.
Prices for the same kinds of car fell 1.6% in October, against 0.7% in September, and the median car took 40 days to sell. 40.2% of cars had their advertised price cut before they sold. Cars that sold without a cut went in 23 days, against 68 after one.
Read it →Prices for the same kinds of car eased 0.9% in September, a softer fall than August's 1.5%, and the share of cars that had their advertised price cut before they sold held at 39.1%. Cars that sold without a price cut went in 18 days, against 64 after a cut.
Read it →Dealers sold plenty of cars in August and made slightly less on each. Like-for-like prices slipped 1.4%, and repriced cars took nearly four times as long to sell.
Read it →For a long time, the used car market in Australia behaved predictably. If a car didn't sell, the price came down. Simple. That's no longer the case.
Read it →Recent listing price behaviour suggests fuel costs and running expenses may be starting to influence used vehicle pricing, with different fuel types and segments showing different repricing patterns over a short period.
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The Guardian drew on MotorMetrics' live inventory analysis, and spoke to founder Jake Sale, for its report on Australian car buyers shifting to EVs and hybrids. BYD's Shark 6, Sealion 6 and Sealion 7 were among the most sought-after cars at dealerships, with the lowest supply.
Read it in The Guardian →Our used EV sales data featured in The Guardian's report on secondhand EV prices rising through the fuel crisis.
Read it in The Guardian →
MotorMetrics provided the market data for an analysis of used car prices in the first fortnight of petrol pain, published across The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and WAtoday.
Read it in The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday →Press enquiries: hello@motormetrics.com.au.
