New vehicle sales hit 100,000 in Sept

SALES of new motor vehicles in Australia rose 5.5 per cent in September, to 100.372, official figures show.

MONTHLY new motor vehicles sales have hit 100,000 for the first time since the Australian Bureau of Statistics began issuing the data in 1994.

THE number of new motor vehicles sold rose 5.5 per cent in September, and are up 7.7 per cent over the 12 months to September.