VFACTS: New-car sales down 35 per cent in May, market shows signs of recovery

New-car sales across Australia fell by 35.3 per cent in May 2020 – with 59,894 vehicles reported as sold versus 92,561 for the same month last year – marking the lowest May tally in 26 years, since 1994. It was also the 26th month in a row in decline, the longest slowdown since the Global Financial Crisis.