Sales of new vehicles in Australia extend strong run in February

Sydney

AUSTRALIAN new vehicle sales enjoyed another strong month in February as sports utilities flew off the lots and hot demand in the commercial sector augured well for business investment.

The Australian Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries' VFACTS report on Monday showed 95,999 new vehicles were sold in February, up a brisk 7.6 per cent on the same month of last year. Both months had the same number of selling days.