August new car market holds steady ahead of critical plate change month

Continuing the recent trend, fleet purchases drove the market, accounting for six in 10 cars registered last month, or 51,329 units, despite a -1.2 per cent drop compared with the same month last year, Registrations by private buyers, meanwhile, were flat, up 0.2 per cent units to 32,110. Business registrations were down by -30.3 per cent to 1,136 units.