4 days Ago By Jordan Mulach
The first published record of Australia's best-selling used electric vehicles (EVs) has produced a surprise, with neither or featuring atop the list. or signup to continue reading Data compiled by AutoGrab and published by the Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) shows 2349 EVs were sold in October, with 77.4 per cent leaving dealership forecourts and 22.
6 per cent being offloaded by private sellers. Of that total, 578 examples were , making it Australia's most popular used EV for the month, and representing nearly a quarter of all battery-powered car sales in October. The figure also means almost one-tenth of the 6706 new MG 4s sold in Australia prior to October 2024 were then shifted on the used market last month, with 8.
6 per cent finding new homes. The used market result reflected that of last month's new vehicles sales charts, where the MG 4 became the since the latter brand first started reporting its sales figures. According to the AADA's Automotive Insights Report (AIR), the 578 MG 4s sold represented a significant 84.
7 per cent increase on the month prior, where the 313 examples of the electric hatchback sold weren't enough to eclipse the 316 Tesla Model 3s. In October, the Model 3's sales fell to 288 examples, still enough to keep it ahead of the (106) and its Model Y sibling (95). Though overall EV sales rose by 22.
3 per cent in October, the average days to sell battery-powered cars also increased, jumping from 62.3 days to 67.3 days – significantly higher than the overall average of 49 days.
"Average days to sell used EVs has climbed to 67.3 days, which is no surprise given the significant oversupply of used EVs," said AADA CEO James Voortman. "With [Donald] Trump's presidential win and further anticipated rise in tariffs on Chinese vehicles, we're seeing more Chinese-made cars – especially EVs – heading for Australia.
"This is pushing car makers to offer steeper discounts on new cars, making it difficult for used-car sellers to move stock." Despite the increasing popularity of EVs, last month they accounted for just 1.2 per cent of the used vehicle market, which is itself limited to cars, vans and utes under 15 years old.
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