The pie charts illustrate the proportional distribution of new cars in Australia in 1994, 2004, and 2013.
Overall, the distribution of new cars recorded a noticeable increase in this period. The Sedan brand accounted for the dominant trend in all three charts, while the SUV brand showed consistently lower figures.
In April 1994, the Sedan brand showed the highest trend, at 74%, followed by the ‘others’ sector, which recorded only 19%, while the SUV brand accounted for the lowest proportion, at 7%. According to the total sum, it showed 42,900 new cars. By 2004, the Sedan segment had dropped to 62%, a decline of 12 percentage points, whereas the ‘others’ segment rose to 21%, but the SUV brand recorded a trend two times higher, at 17%, and the total sum accounted for a noticeable change to 71,000.
In April 2013, the Sedan brand declined again to 51%, while the ‘others’ segment rose 11 percent points, to 32%, but the SUV brand recorded a similar percentage, at 17%. However, the total sales recorded a gradual increase, reaching 85,000.