Petrol cars waning as Australians embrace diesel, electric, and hybrid

More hybrids and electric cars mean petrol-only cars are moving down the sales charts – but diesel sales remain as strong as ever.

New car data shows Australians are buying fewer petrol-only vehicles, while sales for hybrid, electric, and diesel models continue to grow.

The latest VFACTS data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows petrol continues to be one of the only fuel types on the decline – with both buyers and manufacturers dropping petrol models in favour of electrified models.

While sales data from Europe shows lower demand for both petrol and diesel vehicles, Australian new-car buyers are continuing to purchase diesels – as the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux utes repeatedly dominate sales charts each month.

Data compiled by Drive shows sales of new diesels – including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles – have increased by 3 per cent in the past five years, while sales of petrol-only models have dropped by 19 per cent.

But while diesel vehicle sales are up in raw numbers, demand hasn’t grown in equal measure to the wider new-car market – with 2023 seeing 5.5 per cent more vehicles sold compared with 2018.

MORE: Best-selling electric cars in Australia during the first half of 2024

This is partly due to the total number of diesel-powered models reducing, with an estimated 38 per cent fewer diesel models on sale in 2023 compared with five years earlier – with even fewer diesel vehicles to choose from in Australia in 2024.

While manufacturers have been reducing the number of diesel-powered passenger vehicles on sale, other car makers have been moving to petrol-electric hybrid product line-ups.

In June 2024, Toyota announced all passenger models – excluding light commercial vehicles, off-road SUVs, and GR performance cars – would only be sold with petrol-electric hybrid engines.

That trend appears to be filtering through to the sales data, with diesel passenger cars down 19 per cent so far this year, compared with the same period in 2023.

Diesel SUVs on the other hand were up 10 per cent in the first six months, while sales of diesel light commercial vehicles were up 11.8 per cent.

MORE: Australian new-car sales in June 2024 – Market hits the brakes after 14 months of VFACTS growth

Hybrid cars are up 126 per cent year-to-date, with hybrid SUVs up 108 per cent.

Plug-in hybrids are also showing significant growth, with sales of passenger cars up 106 per cent in the first half of 2024 compared with the same time last year, while SUVs are up 131 per cent.

It’s expected the number of petrol-only models on sale will continue to decrease in the lead-up to the Australian Government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), with electric and hybrid vehicles to become more prevalent as tighter emissions rules come into play.

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