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        "msgid": "chinese-made-cars-contribute-over-a-third-of-sales-in-australia-1781063983",
        "date": "2026-06-10 10:28:37",
        "title": "Chinese-made cars contribute over a third of sales in Australia",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Vehicles manufactured in China accounted for 35 per cent of new car sales in Australia last month, significantly outpacing Japanese and Thai-made competitors. The surge was largely driven by record demand for electric vehicles, with the Tesla Model Y becoming the top-selling vehicle for the first time. The unprecedented sales figures come amid ongoing fuel supply uncertainty and price increases linked to Middle East conflicts.",
        "content": "<p>Vehicles produced in China accounted for the largest share of new car\nsales in Australia last month at 35 per cent, far exceeding\nJapanese-made cars at 21 per cent and more than doubling the sales of\nvehicles manufactured in Thailand at 16 per cent. According to data\ncompiled by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the\nElectric Vehicle Council, cited by Australian news site Drive on\nWednesday local time, a record surge in electric vehicle (EV) sales last\nmonth helped China achieve such a strong position, given that many\nelectric cars are produced in China. Unprecedented interest in electric\nvehicles saw one model, the Tesla Model Y, become the top-selling\nvehicle in the monthly sales list for the first time. May proved to be\nan unprecedented month for electric vehicle sales. Almost one in five\nnew vehicles sold (19.9 per cent) was a battery electric vehicle. This\nsurge in interest comes amid fuel supply uncertainty and price rises\ncaused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Although the\nChinese-made Tesla topped the May sales chart with 5,605 units, the Ford\nRanger, produced in Thailand and South Africa (4,474 units), and the\nThai-built Toyota Hilux (4,005 units) took second and third place. The\nonly other Chinese-made cars to break into the top ten in May were the\nJaecoo J5 in seventh place (2,172 units) and the Chery Tiggo 4 in eighth\nplace (2,123 units). Toyota has consistently maintained its status as\nthe best-selling car brand in Australia for more than two decades, since\nfirst topping the sales list in 2003.<\/p>",
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