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Story no.169InternationalOngoingSales and marketLowAU Australie3 Nov → 6 Nov10 facts · 19 art.

Australia: Electric vehicles surpass petrol for the third consecutive month

In October 2026, Australia's new car market grew by 3.8%, and fully electric vehicles accounted for 23.1% of registrations, surpassing petrol cars for the third consecutive month. The Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7 drove this momentum, with their combined sales exceeding those of the Toyota HiLux, while petrol sales fell by 36% and diesel showed an unexpected rebound. Tesla reported a monthly decline in Australia but a year-on-year increase of 342%, with the Model Y remaining above last year's levels. Available sub-events relate to Australia; US coverage of the story does not provide distinct national data.

In brief

Ongoing story bringing together 10 events involving Tesla, BYD, Geely and 6 more, in Australie, followed from 3 November 2026 to 6 November 2026. 19 articles from 8 sources (sales and market); last updated on 6 November 2026 at 06:22. Figures reported: 24 vehicles.

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Timeline

newest first

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In figures

The activity

10 facts

Latest activity 2 days ago

3 Nov6 Nov

Countries concerned

AU Australie

Brands concerned

Official figures

  • Tesla · 68,776 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 10 recall(s) in 12 months
  • BYD · 49,953 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 2 recall(s) in 12 months
  • Geely · 54,778 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26)
  • Toyota · 79,386 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 82 recall(s) in 12 months

Key figures

24
véhicules

Amounts cited$9 billion

Highest number recorded in 2 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.

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Sources by country and language

Press country

ArticlesOutlets
Australia135
United States22
United Kingdom11
India11
Japan11
Unknown country11

Languages

ArticlesOutlets
English189
Japanese11

Country of the outlet (not of the topic), inferred from its address and language. Each outlet counts once per row.

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Further reading