MotorFacts. statistics relating to the Australian retail motor trades. Motor Trades Association of Australia

MotorFacts statistics relating to the Australian retail motor trades Motor Trades Association of Australia

Welcome to MotorFacts 2008 MotorFacts is a collection of statistics about, and of relevance to, the Australian retail motor trades. Much of the material presented in this publication is drawn from the existing MTAA database and information service MotorData, the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. I trust that this edition of MotorFacts will provide you with a useful reference document for the retail motor trades in Australia. MICHAEL DELANEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MOTOR TRADES ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 17 April 2008 Contact Us Motor Trades Association of Australia PO Box 6273 Kingston ACT 2603 P: +61 2 6273 4333 F: +61 2 6273 2738 E: mtaa@mtaa.com.au www.mtaa.com.au i

Contents The Retail Motor Trades Table 1: Overview of the Retail Motor Trades 1 Table 2: Total Income of the Retail Motor Trades: 2005-2006 2 Chart 1: Number of Employees in the Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services Sector: 2000 2 New Motor Vehicle Dealers Table 3: New Motor Vehicle Dealer Statistics as at December 2006 3 Table 4: New Motor Vehicle Dealer Statistics: 1979-2006 3 New Motor Vehicle Sales Chart 2: New Motor Vehicle Sales: 2004-4 Table 5: Monthly New Motor Vehicle Sales by Jurisdiction: 2006-4 Chart 3: New Motor Vehicle Sales by Vehicle Type: 2001-5 Table 6: New Motor Vehicle Sales by Vehicle Type: 2001-5 Chart 4: New Motor Vehicle Market Share by Vehicle Type: 2001-6 Chart 5: Total New Motor Vehicle Market Share by Marque: 2001-6 Motorcycle Sales Chart 6: Motorcycle Sales: 2006 v 7 Chart 7: Motorcycle Sales: Percentage Change: 2006 v 7 Table 7: Top Ten Motorcycles Sold (Excluding ATV s): 2006 v 8 Australian Motor Vehicle Fleet Table 8: Total Number of Motor Vehicles on Register by Type: 2003-9 Table 9: Total Number of Motor Vehicles on Register by Jurisdiction: 2003 9 Chart 8: Total Number of Vehicles on Register by Type: Annual Average Growth and Percentage Change: 2003 v 10 Table 10: Estimated Average Age of Motor Vehicles by Type and Jurisdiction as at 10 March Chart 9: Estimated Average Age of Motor Vehicles by Type: 2003 v 11 ii

Contents Australian Motor Vehicle Fleet Chart 10: Table 11: Table 12: Table 13: Motor Vehicle Fleet by Type of Fuel: 2003 v 11 Passenger Vehicles on Register by Marque: March 2003 v March 12 Motor Vehicles on Register by Type by Fuel: 2003 v 13 Motor Vehicle Use by Jurisdiction: 2002-2006 14 Finance Table 14: Finance Commitments for Motor Vehicles: 2002-15 Chart 11: Table 15: Chart 12: Economy Lease Finance Commitments for Motor Vehicles: January December Lease Finance Commitments for Motor Vehicles: January December Personal Finance Commitments for Motor Vehicles: January December 16 16 17 Table 16: Chart 13: Chart 14: Motor Vehicle Taxation: State and Local Government: 2000-2006 18 Motor Vehicle Taxation: Total Tax Revenue and Motor Vehicle Tax: 2001-18 2006 Motor Vehicle Taxation: Percentage of Total Tax Revenue: 2001-2006 19 Chart 15: Chart 16: Consumer Price Index: Weighted Average of Capital Cities: Percentage Change: December Quarter 2006 December Quarter Capital Cities comparison: Percentage Change in CPI: December Quarter - December Quarter 19 20 Table 17: Chart 17: Weighted CPI Average of Eight Australian Capital Cities: Transportation: 20 Consumer Price Index Transport Sub Group: 21 Chart 18: Exchange Rates : Australian Dollar Value Against the United States Dollar and Trade Weighted Index: January - December 21 Table 18: Interest and Business Lending Rates: 22 iii

The Retail Motor Trades Table 1: Overview of the Retail Motor Trades Retail Motor Trades NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT Total Air Conditioning Technicians 774 461 611 242 198 50 32 55 2,423 Auto Electricians 1,047 809 736 221 343 82 38 74 3,350 Automotive Accessory Retailers 1,032 664 714 281 368 82 42 83 3,266 Automotive Dismantlers 952 1334 715 393 278 100 50 57 3879 Automotive Radios & Stereo Specialists 321 295 230 98 106 23 23 19 1,115 Automotive Trimmers 370 283 289 99 129 23 16 15 1,224 Battery Retailers and Reconditioners 877 614 598 202 217 69 40 52 2,669 Brake &/or Clutch Specialists 1,035 775 793 218 245 91 35 82 3,274 Car Alarm Fitters 245 174 131 82 111 21 8 17 789 Car Dealers New 1,992 1,352 1,578 392 457 140 87 101 6,099 Car Dealers Used 1,403 1,125 1,021 380 342 124 66 80 4,541 Car &/or Minibus Rental 1,078 773 855 165 397 119 93 49 3,529 Car Hire Chauffeur Driven 1,047 1,072 592 264 548 62 44 46 3,675 Caravans &/or Equipment Retailers 381 397 435 142 142 42 15 15 1,569 Diesel Engineers 144 72 178 47 55 9 17 7 529 Engine Reconditioners 383 368 315 139 143 30 24 26 1,428 Exhaust System Specialists 629 456 368 176 187 54 22 43 1,935 Farm Machinery Dealers 482 439 395 248 214 67 28 14 1,887 Fuel Injection Specialists 352 213 257 58 91 40 11 27 1,049 LP Gas Conversions Specialists 269 352 149 126 127 16 5 22 1,066 Marine Engineers 120 32 152 29 68 23 13 0 437 Motor Boat & Marine Dealers 540 228 469 113 176 73 24 17 1,640 Motor Body Builders 233 146 159 59 84 56 6 3 746 Motor Car & Truck Cleaning Services 802 689 650 267 273 47 19 56 2,803 Motor Cycle Dealers 734 618 607 208 264 95 40 49 2,615 Motor Engineers & Repairers 6,475 5,450 4,087 1,446 1,820 344 181 395 20,198 Motor Fuel Outlets 2,474 1,415 1,542 583 989 287 89 85 7,464 Panel Beaters & Painters 2,267 1,955 1,195 499 538 141 50 105 6,750 Radiator Repairers 327 291 279 127 109 31 15 20 1,199 Tow Truck Operators 1,291 870 720 206 348 84 31 78 3,628 Towing Equipment 210 173 148 37 65 20 12 9 674 Trailers &/or Equipment 382 345 471 114 122 27 29 15 1,505 Transmission Specialists Cars 459 398 301 101 120 25 12 25 1,441 Transmission Specialists Trucks 42 36 52 9 23 4 3 4 173 Truck & Bus Repairers 444 360 351 110 133 33 21 16 1,468 Tyre Retailers & Retreaders 1,391 1,070 947 299 539 109 62 96 4,513 Wheel Alignment & Balancing Special- 381 278 236 106 93 19 16 33 ists 1,162 Windscreen Repair Specialists 513 393 351 136 139 35 27 28 1,622 TOTAL 33898 26775 23677 8422 10601 2697 1346 1918 109,334 Note: Discrepancies may exist due to multiple listings. Source: Yellow Pages. www.yellowpages.com.au. 1

The Retail Motor Trades Table 2: Total Income of the Retail Motor Trades: 2005-2006 Motor Vehicle Wholesaling ($m) Motor Vehicle Retailing ($m) Motor Vehicle Servicing ($m) Farm Machinery Wholesaling ($m) Motor Vehicle Hiring ($m) TOTAL ($m) 47,631 47,858 48,504 13,245 1,156 158,394 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005-2006, Australian Industry (Experimental Estimates): Industry Performance by ANZSIC Class, Catalogue No. 8155.0. Chart 1: Number of Employees in the Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services Sector: 2000-316,400 308,700 Number of Employees 195,805 211,105 2000 2002 2004 Year Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2000-2001, Industry Performance, Catalogue No.8142.0.55.002, Australian Bureau of Statistics Canberra. Automotive Training Australia, 2006, Automotive Industry Skills Report, La Trobe University, Victoria. Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly, Feb, Catalogue No: 6291.0.55.003, Australian Bureau of 2

New Motor Vehicle Dealers Table 3: New Motor Vehicle Dealer Statistics as at December 2006 Number of Dealers Franchises Held Locations Operated Aggregate Employees NSW 463 623** 590* 18,600 VIC 336 610 377 13,043 QLD 239 447 328 9,235 SA 108 161 192 4,432 WA 96 138 113 3,784*** ACT 20 46 27 1,023 NT 19 49 22 539 TAS 18 60 31 1,529 TOTAL 1,299 2,134 1,090 52,185 Note: *Many members have ceased branch memberships so the figure is hard to determine. **This is for 348 of members as MTA-NSW does not have franchise information for 115 members. *** WA figures are from 2005 as updated figures were unavailable at the time of publication. Source: Motor Trades Association of Australia,, MotorData, Motor Trades Association of Australia, Canberra. Table 4: New Motor Vehicle Dealer Statistics: 1979-2006 Number of Dealers Franchises Held Locations Operated Aggregate Employees December 2006 1,299 2,134 1,090 52,185 December 2005 1,323 2,295-2,445 1,716 51,931 June 2004 1,275 2,256 1,481 50,328 June 2002 1,328 2,355 1,489 51,009 December 2000 1,285 2,919 1,634 43,296 December 1998 1,525 3,362 1,794 46,085 December 1996 1,627 3,305 1,798 42,729 December 1994 1,626 3,269 1,927 42,858 December 1992 1,668 3,204 1,887 42,011 August 1990 1,648 2,949 1,812 42,180 December 1988 1,980 3,825 3,400 60,000 December 1986 2,275 4,160 3,600 62,000 December 1984 2,650 3,960 3,650 68,000 June 1979 2,764 3,229 3,700 68,907 Note: The data above is drawn from different sources and, therefore, discrepancies may exist. Source: Motor Trades Association of Australia,, MotorData, Motor Trades Association of Australia, Canberra. 3

New Motor Vehicle Sales Chart 2: New Motor Vehicle Sales: 2004-1200000 Number of Vehicles Sold (Cumulative) 1000000 800000 600000 400000 200000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2004 2005 2006 Month Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008, Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Catalogue No. 9314.0, Australian Bureau of Table 5: Monthly New Motor Vehicle Sales By Jurisdiction: 2006- NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT TOTAL January 2006 21,995 17,876 15,107 4,380 7,604 1,295 616 1,130 70,003 February 2006 24,495 19,979 16,452 5,085 8,165 1,373 731 1,166 77,446 March 2006 27,165 21,461 19,833 5,195 9,750 1,540 913 1,299 87,156 April 2006 21,171 17,636 14,820 4,619 7,507 1,129 764 1,004 68,650 May 2006 25,124 20,776 18,774 5,601 9,472 1,623 863 1,224 83,457 June 2006 28,560 23,015 23,091 6,164 11,170 1936 1,058 1,454 96,448 July 2006 23,688 19,322 17,910 4,794 8,720 1,334 679 1,115 77,562 August 2006 24,223 21,043 18,124 5,107 9,736 1,436 768 1,224 81,661 September 2006 24,267 20,449 17,061 4,903 9,716 1,688 682 1,227 79,993 October 2006 24,379 20,785 16,625 4,781 9,591 1,797 762 1,210 79,930 November 2006 25,418 20,739 18,076 5,116 9,972 1,973 733 1,270 83,297 December 2006 22,927 19,790 16,551 4,700 9,471 1,748 688 1,188 77,063 TOTAL 2006 293,412 242,871 212,424 60,445 110,874 18,872 9,257 14,511 962, 666 January 24,429 19,000 16,769 4,620 8,929 1,285 651 1,253 76,936 February 25,636 21,510 18,221 5,138 9,625 1,463 771 1,376 83,740 March 29,107 23,408 21,772 5,588 10,530 1,533 978 1,476 94,392 April 23,245 18,833 16,907 4,616 8,701 1,214 883 1,215 75,614 May 26,649 22,151 20,428 5,237 10,172 1,587 973 1,400 88,597 June 31,965 25,491 24,997 6,152 11,995 1,750 1,107 1,640 105,097 July 26,851 21,655 19,600 4,871 9,645 1,561 739 1,369 86,291 August 26,549 22,958 19,145 5,128 10,730 1,481 791 1,424 88,206 September 24,946 21,788 18,025 4,738 10,244 1,684 724 1,340 83,489 October 27,556 23,097 18,933 5,329 10,460 1,708 781 1,425 89,289 November 27,835 23,644 20,189 5,556 10,435 2,225 803 1,394 92,081 December 25,240 22,432 19,557 5,078 9,809 2,010 719 1,355 86,250 TOTAL 320,058 264,976 234,543 62,051 121,275 19,501 9,920 16,667 1,049,982 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, New Motor Vehicle Sales, Catalogue No. 9314.0. Australian Bureau of 4

New Motor Vehicle Sales Chart 3: New Motor Vehicle Sales By Vehicle Type: 2001- Units Sold 1,100,000 1,000,000 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Heavy Trucks Light Trucks Sports Utility* Passenger 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Note: *In 2001, Sports Utility data was included in Trucks data. Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries 2000-, Vehicle Sales: National Vehicle Retail Sales by Segment, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Canberra. Table 6: New Motor Vehicle Sales By Vehicle Type: 2001-2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Passenger 529,452 540,240 588,511 589,985 608,804 598,394 637,019 Sports Utility 138,064 150,578 173,087 180,292 170,847 198,176 Light Trucks 224,270 124,873 146,589 163,676 167,878 161,791 177,556 Heavy Trucks 18,959 21,132 24,133 28,481 31,295 31,634 37,231 TOTAL 772,681 824,309 909,811 955,229 988,269 962,666 1,049,982 Note: * In 2001, Sports Utility data was included in Trucks data. Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 2001-, Vehicle Sales: National Vehicle Retail Sales by Segment, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Canberra. 5

New Motor Vehicle Sales Chart 4: New Motor Vehicle Market Share by Vehicle Type: 2001-100% Market Share 75% 50% 25% Heavy Trucks Light Trucks Sports Utility* Passenger 0% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Note: * In 2001, Sports Utility data was included in Trucks data. Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 2001-, Vehicle Sales: National Vehicle Retail Sales by Segment, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Canberra. Chart 5: Total New Motor Vehicle Market Share by Marque: 2001-100% Market Share 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Other Honda Mazda Nissan Hyundai Mitsubishi Ford Holden Toyota 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 2001-, Vehicle Sales: New Vehicle Share by Marque, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Canberra. 6

Motorcycle Sales Chart 6: Motorcycle Sales: 2006 v 140000 120000 Number of Motorcycles Sold 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 2006 0 Off Road Road ATV Scooters Total Type of Motorcycle Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 2008, National Sales Report, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Canberra. Chart 7: Motorcycle Sales: Percentage Change: 2006 v 20 15 Percentage Change 10 5 0-5 Off Road Road ATV Scooter Total Type of Motorcycle Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 2008, National Sales Report, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Canberra. 7

Motorcycle Sales Table 7: Top Ten Motorcycles Sold (Excluding ATV s): 2006 v Manufacturer Model 2006 Change (%) 2006 - Honda CT110X 2,363 2,884 22.0% Yamaha WR450F 1,847 2,270 22.9% Yamaha PW50 1,868 1,579-15.5% Yamaha YZ250F 1,189 1,557 31.0% Honda CRF50F 1,479 1,553 5.0% Honda CRF450X 1,516 1,496-1.3% Honda CR450R 1,318 1,480 12.3% Honda CRF250R 1,327 1,395 5.1% Honda CRF230F 1,480 1,381-6.7% Suzuki DR-Z400E 1,264 1,323 4.7% Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 2008, National Sales Report, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Canberra. 8

Australian Motor Vehicle Fleet Table 8: Total Number of Vehicles on Register by Type: 2003 v Type of Vehicle Number of Vehicles 2003 Passenger Vehicle 10,365,941 11,462,400 Campervan 38,337 43,266 Light Commercial Vehicle 1,879,755 2,189,559 Rigid Truck 348,673 394,491 Articulated Truck 64,261 74,444 Non-Freight Carrying Truck 18,599 21,247 Bus 70,122 77,548 Motorcycle 377,271 511,966 TOTAL 13,162,959 14,774,921 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Motor Vehicle Census, Catalogue No. 9309.0, Australian Bureau of Table 9: Total Number of Motor Vehicles on Register by Jurisdiction: 2003 - STATE NUMBER OF VEHICLES 2003 2004 2005 2006 New South Wales 3,944,850 4,063,640 4,170,387 4,268,631 4,361,237 Victoria 3,494,314 3,565,150 3,649,582 3,740,726 3,818,062 Queensland 2,552,061 2,656,044 2,767,304 2,897,867 3,033,417 Western Australia 1,438,441 1,480,206 1,529,615 1,600,566 1,676,495 South Australia 1,077,154 1,095,923 1,111,712 1,137,957 1,156,961 Tasmania 338,484 350,403 362,134 374,846 381,226 Australian Capital Territory 213,396 215,689 219,552 224,076 229,076 Northern Territory 104,259 106,016 109,819 114,015 118,178 TOTAL 13,162,959 13,533,071 13,920,105 14,358,684 14,774,921 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Motor Vehicle Census, Catalogue No. 9309, Australian Bureau of 9

Australian Motor Vehicle Fleet Chart 8: Total Number of Vehicles on Register: Average Annual Growth and Percentage Change: 2003 v 40 Percentage 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Percentage Change 2003 v Average Annual Growth Passenger vehicle Campervan Light comm. Vehicle Rigid truck Articulated truck Non-freight truck Bus Motorcycle All vehicles Type of Motor Vehicle Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Motor Vehicle Census, Catalogue No. 9309.0, Australian Bureau of Table 10: Estimated Average Age of Motor Vehicles in Australia by Type and Jurisdiction as at March Type of Vehicle Age of Motor Vehicle (years) NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT National Passenger Vehicles 9.1 10.1 9.4 11.0 9.9 11.5 8.7 9.4 9.7 Campervans 17.0 19.0 15.6 20.9 21.1 20.4 20.0 19.5 18.6 Light Commercial Vehicles 10.0 11.4 10.1 11.4 11.0 12.8 9.3 9.7 10.7 Light Rigid Trucks 10.9 11.6 10.5 12.0 11.9 15.1 9.6 11.2 11.2 Heavy Rigid Trucks 14.0 17.3 14.2 17.1 17.7 17.0 13.2 11.1 15.7 Articulated Trucks 10.1 11.4 10.5 10.9 12.3 9.9 12.9 8.3 11.0 Non-Freight Carrying Trucks 12.2 15.4 10.8 14.8 16.3 16.1 14.4 13.4 14.0 Buses 11.3 11.2 10.4 11.9 10.9 15.2 8.7 11.2 11.1 Motorcycles 8.7 9.3 8.6 8.5 10.5 10.4 7.4 8.8 9.1 Average Motor Vehicles 9.3 10.4 9.6 11.1 10.4 11.9 9.0 9.4 10.0 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Motor Vehicle Census, Catalogue No. 9309.0, Australian Bureau of 10

Australian Motor Vehicle Fleet Chart 9: Estimated Average Age of Motor Vehicle by Vehicle Type: 2003 v 20 15 Average Age (Years) 10 5 0 Passenger vehicle Campervan Light comm vehicle Light truck Heavy truck Articulated truck Vehicle Type Non-freight truck Buses Motorcycle All vehicles 2003 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Motor Vehicle Census, Catalogue No. 9309.0, Australian Bureau of Chart 10: Motor Vehicle Fleet by Type of Fuel: 2003 v 14 12 Number of vehicles (millions) 10 8 6 4 2003 2 0 Leaded Unleaded Diesel Other Type of Fuel Note: This chart denotes the number of registered vehicles manufactured to use each type of fuel, not the number of vehicles actually using each type of fuel. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Motor Vehicle Census, Catalogue No. 9309.0, Australian Bureau of 11

Australian Motor Vehicle Fleet Table 11: Passenger Vehicles on Register By Marque: March 2003 v March Marque Number of Passenger Vehicles on Register Change (%) 2003 2003 Toyota 1,845,805 2,189,889 18.6 Holden 2,004,650 2,071,363 3.3 Ford 1,961,195 1,837,094-6.3 Mitsubishi 998,111 970,490-2.8 Nissan 721,607 740,457 2.6 Mazda 441,413 568,253 28.7 Hyundai 437,805 564,949 29 Honda 321,156 456,930 42.3 Subaru 248,588 359,314 44.3 BMW 138,144 192,666 39.5 Mercedes Benz 142,287 185,110 30.1 Suzuki 120,649 150,331 24.6 Daewoo 124,951 126,381 1.1 Volkswagen 81,468 126,378 55.1 Daihatsu 138,553 124,910-9.8 Kia 51,517 122,717 138.2 Volvo 84,583 75,924-10.2 Peugeot 44,802 66,869 49.3 Land Rover 48,971 58,420 19.3 Jeep 40,277 57,335 42.4 Audi 29,276 46,334 58.3 Chrysler 54,545 44,478-18.5 Saab 41,167 42,296 2.7 Lexus 18,783 41,879 123 Jaguar 26,593 26,353-0.9 Alfa Romeo 19,179 21,665 13 Renault 14,083 20,516 45.7 Porsche 13,437 18,014 34.1 Proton 15,507 17,741 14.4 Citroen 7,152 15,791 120.8 Other 129,687 121,553-6.3 TOTAL 10,365,941 11,462,400 10.6 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Motor Vehicle Census, Catalogue No. 9309.0, Australian Bureau of 12

Australian Motor Vehicle Fleet Table 12: Motor Vehicles on Register by Type of Fuel: 2003 v Type of Vehicle 2003 Petrol Leaded Unleaded Total Number Of Registered Vehicles Diesel LPG/ Dual/Other Total Number. of Vehicles Passenger 1,666,750 8,177,764 9,844,544 265,697 225,700 10.365,941 Campervan 14,999 5,593 20,592 15,595 2,150 38,337 Light Commercial 372,987 913,181 1,286,168 498,253 95,334 1,879,755 Light Rigid Truck 11,912 4.240 16,152 60,485 1,842 78,479 Heavy Rigid Truck 32,458 3,772 36,230 231,879 2,085 270,194 Articulated Truck 878 885 1,763 62,468 30 64,261 Non-Freight Truck 3,572 2,144 5,716 12,219 664 18,599 Bus 2,706 12,974 15,680 52,655 1787 70,122 Motor Cycles 83,511 293,753 377,264 7 0 377,271 All Vehicles 2,189,773 9,414,336 11,604,109 1,229,258 329,592 13,162,959 Passenger 752,968 10,018,443 10,771,411 434,594 256,395 11,462,400 Campervan 11,277 7,008 18,285 22,708 2,273 43,266 Light Commercial 216,729 1,164,717 1,381,446 696,128 111,985 2,189,559 Light Rigid Truck 7,583 4,858 12,441 85,320 1,843 99,604 Heavy Rigid Truck 22,676 4,284 26,960 266,206 1,721 294,887 Articulated Truck 571 989 1,560 72,803 81 74,444 Non-Freight Truck 2,478 1,908 4,386 16,258 603 21,247 Bus 1,590 14,306 15,896 59,283 2,369 77,548 Motor Cycles 63,853 448,072 511,925 2 39 511,966 All Vehicles 1,079,725 11,664,585 12,744,310 1,653,302 377,309 14,774,921 Note: This table denotes the number of registered vehicles manufactured to use each type of fuel, not the number of vehicles actually using each type of fuel. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Motor Vehicle Census, Catalogue No. 9309.0, Australian Bureau of 13

Australian Motor Vehicle Fleet Table 13: Motor Vehicle Use by Jurisdiction: 2002-2006 State/Territory of Registration 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total Kilometres Travelled (million) NSW 60,792 62,125 58,875 63,717 61,400 VIC 51,459 55,107 52,583 51,952 54,698 QLD 36,690 39,082 41,643 44,526 45,431 SA 14,855 14,963 15,241 14,533 15,535 WA 19,160 20,810 21,324 21,647 22,616 TAS 4,433 4,639 4,561 5,302 5,065 NT 1,712 1,573 1,594 1,603 1,647 ACT 3,108 3,199 3,234 3,104 3,014 Australia 192,209 201,497 199,055 206,383 209,405 Average Kilometres Travelled ( 000) NSW 15.8 15.7 14.5 15.2 14.4 VIC 14.9 15.7 14.9 14.2 14.6 QLD 14.9 15.4 15.6 16.1 15.6 SA 14.1 13.9 14.1 13.1 13.6 WA 13.8 14.4 14.5 14.0 14.1 TAS 13.3 13.8 13.0 14.7 13.5 NT 16.6 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.7 ACT 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.3 13.6 Australia 15.0 15.3 14.8 14.8 14.6 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Catalogue No. 9208.0, Australian Bureau of 14

Finance Table 14: Finance Commitments for Motor Vehicles: 2002- Annual New motor cars and station wagons ($m) Used motor cars and station wagons ($m) Motor cycles ($m) Other motor vehicles ($m) Personal Finance Total ($m) Commercial Finance ($m) Lease Finance ($m) All Vehicles Finance Total ($m) 2002 4,215 5,488 218 778 10,698 7,675 2,833 21,206 2003 3,780 5,626 212 778 10,399 8,293 2,993 21,688 2004 4,054 5,862 221 849 11, 034 7,840 3,083 21, 954 2005 3,601 5,442 327 420 9,789 7,562 3,095 20,446 2006 3,536 4,990 347 500 9,373 7,736 3,016 20,125 3,677 5,037 2,761 9,424 9,933 8,138 3,022 21,160 Monthly Data January 314 426 20 48 808 510 179 1,498 February 314 414 21 49 799 614 212 1,626 March 342 451 24 55 872 681 263 1,815 April 342 451 24 55 872 681 263 1,815 May 336 441 25 68 871 716 261 1,848 June 326 417 21 63 827 735 309 1,871 July 310 438 21 62 831 633 277 1,741 August 301 451 24 62 838 663 285 1,786 September 263 401 24 74 762 722 243 1,727 October 312 418 26 85 870 796 280 1,946 November 310 431 267 899 858 680 303 1,853 December 286 370 233 832 764 712 266 1,743 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008, Lending Finance, Catalogue No. 5671.0, Australian Bureau of 15

Finance Chart 11: Lease Finance Commitments for Motor Vehicles: January December 350 Value ($m) 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Month Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Other Used Heavy Truck* New Heavy Truck* Used Light Truck New Light Truck Used Passenger Vehicle New Passenger Vehicle Note: *Some Heavy Truck data not available but is included in totals where applicable. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008, Lending Finance, Catalogue No. 5671.0, Australian Bureau of Statics, Canberra. Table 15: Lease Finance Commitments for Motor Vehicles: January December Passenger Vehicles Light Trucks Heavy Trucks Other Total New Used New Used New Used January 125 32 9 2 6 1 4 179 February 146 40 12 4 7 2 2 212 March 178 46 14 4 9 2 10 263 April 142 39 12 3 7 2 5 208 May 173 47 14 3 9 6 10 261 June 200 50 20 4 14 * * 309 July 186 47 15 3 9 7 10 277 August 195 48 16 3 9 * * 285 September 169 41 12 3 7 * * 243 October 194 47 13 4 8 * * 280 November 208 48 13 3 14 * * 303 December 184 42 11 2 10 * * 266 Note: * Used Heavy Truck data is unavailable but is included in the totals where applicable. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008, Lending Finance, Catalogue No. 5671.0. 16

Finance Chart 12: Personal Finance Commitments for Motor Vehicles: January December 1200 1000 Value ($m) 800 600 400 Other Motorcyles Used Motor Cars New Motor Cars 200 0 January February March April May June July August September October November December Month Note: Some discrepancies may be present due to the rounding of figures. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008, Lending Finance, Catalogue No. 5671.0, Australian Bureau of 17

Economy Table 16: Motor Vehicle Taxation: State and Local Governments: 2000-2006 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Motor Vehicle Taxes State and Local Government ($m) NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT TOTAL Stamp Duty 465 429 167 102 161 30 12 20 1,386 Other 991 465 558 198 292 66 16 58 2,644 TOTAL 1,456 894 725 300 453 96 28 78 4,032 Stamp Duty 497 460 184 114 181 33 14 21 1,504 Other 1,047 487 596 209 312 65 22 49 2,787 TOTAL 1,544 947 780 323 493 98 36 70 4,291 Stamp Duty 534 498 234 126 232 33 15 24 1,696 Other 1,128 508 646 216 342 71 24 54 2,989 TOTAL 1,662 1,006 880 342 574 104 39 78 4,685 Stamp Duty 581 544 271 139 273 39 16 24 1,887 Other 1,212 576 701 233 368 74 18 59 3,241 TOTAL 1,793 1,120 972 372 641 113 34 83 5,128 Stamp Duty 570 556 267 139 303 42 17 24 1918 Other 1,282 666 767 245 381 77 18 61 3497 TOTAL 1,852 1,222 1,034 384 684 119 35 85 5,415 Stamp Duty 548 547 269 134 342 40 18 24 1,922 Other 1,351 695 816 223 394 81 18 66 3,645 TOTAL 1,899 1,242 1,084 357 736 121 36 90 5,566 Note: Other taxes include road transport and maintenance taxes, heavy vehicle registration taxes and other vehicle registration taxes. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Taxation Revenue, Catalogue No. 5506.0, Australian Bureau of Chart 13: Motor Vehicle Taxation: Total Tax Revenue and Motor Vehicle Tax: 2001-2006 Motor Vehicle Tax ($m) 10000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 300 250 200 150 100 50 Total Tax ($'000m) 0 0 2001 2002 2003 Year 2004 2005 2006 Motor Vehicle Tax Total Tax Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Taxation Revenue, Catalogue No. 5506.0, Australian Bureau of 18

Economy Chart 14: Motor Vehicle Taxation: Percentage of Total Tax Revenue: 2001-2006 100% Percentage of Total Taxation 80% 60% 40% 20% Other Motor Vehicle GST Property Payroll Income 0% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008, Taxation Revenue, Catalogue No. 5506.0, Australian Bureau of Chart 15: Consumer Price Index : Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities: Percentage Change: December Quarter 2006 to December Quarter CPI Groups All groups Financial and insurance services Education Recreation Communication Transportation Health Household contents and services Housing Clothing and footwear Alcohol and tobacco Food -2-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Percentage Change in CPI Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008, Consumer Price Index, Catalogue No. 6401.0, Australian Bureau of 19

Economy Chart 16: Capital Cities Comparison: Percentage Change in CPI: December Quarter 2006 December Quarter 4.5 4 3.5 Change in CPI (%) 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart Darwin Canberra Capital City Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008, Consumer Price Index: September Quarter, Australian Bureau of Table 17: Weighted CPI Average of Eight Australian Capital Cities: Transportation: Quarterly Consumer Price Index Percentage Change March June September December September - December Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008, Consumer Price Index: September Quarter, Catalogue No. 6401.0, Australian Bureau of December 2006 vs December All Groups* 155.6 157.5 158.6 160.1 0.9 3.0 Transportation Group: 155.8 160.5 159.4 163.3 2.4 5.6 Private motoring Sub- Group 152.2 157.1 155.8 159.6 2.4 5.6 Urban Transport Fares 218.4 220.0 223.6 227.0 1.5 4.4 Private Motoring Sub Group Motor vehicles 99.5 99.7 99.6 98.9-0.7-0.5 Automotive Fuel 199.9 218.1 210.0 225.4 7.3 14.3 Motor Vehicle Repairs and 151.4 152.8 154.3 155.7 0.9 2.9 Servicing Motor Vehicle Parts and 123.0 124.2 126.4 128.2 1.4 5.4 Accessories Other Motoring Charges** 214.3 214.9 220.4 222.9 1.1 5.2 Note: * All CPI Groupings (food, alcohol, tobacco, clothing and footwear, housing, household contents and services, health, transportation, communication, recreation, education, financial and insurance services). **The Other Motoring Charges category includes: registration fees, driver licensing fees, parking fees, driving lessons and tolls. 20

Economy Chart 17: Consumer Price Index: Transport Sub Group: March Quarter September Quarter June Quarter December Quarter CPI 250 200 150 100 50 0 Motor Vehicles Fuel Repairs and Sevicing Parts and Accessories Other Motoring Charges Month Note: The Other Motoring Charges category includes: registration fees, driver licensing fees, parking fees, driving lessons and tolls. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,, Consumer Price Index, September Quarter, Catalogue No. 6401.0, Australian Bureau of Chart 18: Exchange Rates: Australian Dollar Value Against the United States Dollar and Trade Weighted Index: January December US Dollar 1.1 1.05 1 0.95 0.9 0.85 0.8 80.5 70.5 60.5 50.5 40.5 30.5 20.5 Trade Weighted Index 0.75 0.7 10.5 0.5 $A Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Month Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Trade Weighted Index Source: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin 2008, Exchange Rates. Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney. 21

Economy Table 18: Interest and Business Lending Rates: Interest rates bank accepted bills: 90 days (%) Indicator lending rates Small Business Variable Large business Variable Overdraft (%) Overdraft(%) January February March April May June July August September October November December 6.43 9.85 9.85 6.37 9.85 9.85 6.43 9.85 9.85 6.48 9.85 9.85 6.37 9.85 9.85 6.42 9.85 9.85 6.47 9.85 9.85 6.75 10.10 10.10 6.94 10.10 10.10 6.91 10.10 10.15 7.15 10.40 10.40 7.29 10.55 * Note: * December Figures are unavailable. Source: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin,, Financial Markets Bulletin and Indicator Lending Rates Bulletin, Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney. 22