When you look at car sales by fuel and buyer type over time you can start to see some trends emerging. There have been significant changes in the Australian market since 2008 including brief affair with diesel passenger vehicles for fleets. From 2017 LPG in new vehicles appears to be dead while Hybrid has built a good foundation in Australian fleets and Electric is starting to show some life.
Passenger
| Year | Petrol | Diesel | Hybrid | Electric | LPG |
| 2019 | 133,138 | 6,814 | 14,475 | 566 | 0 |
| 2018 | 165,018 | 10,520 | 8,627 | 401 | 0 |
| 2017 | 192,259 | 12,924 | 7,390 | 321 | 1 |
| 2016 | 207,817 | 13,841 | 7,818 | 332 | 70 |
| 2015 | 204,953 | 14,429 | 7,375 | 145 | 1,210 |
| 2014 | 204,708 | 17,989 | 7,685 | 135 | 1,906 |
| 2013 | 212,220 | 21,499 | 6,989 | 197 | 2,716 |
| 2012 | 216,453 | 26,673 | 7,493 | 206 | 3,069 |
| 2011 | 219,693 | 24,814 | 6,002 | 38 | 1,529 |
| 2010 | 234,365 | 23,391 | 7,058 | 112 | 4,669 |
| 2009 | 221,090 | 19,897 | 2,778 | 0 | 5,925 |
| 2008 | 246,224 | 16,370 | 3,012 | 0 | 7,398 |
SUV
| Year | Petrol | Diesel | Hybrid | Electric |
| 2019 | 158,872 | 65,416 | 3,946 | 1,039 |
| 2018 | 164,152 | 75,449 | 946 | 495 |
| 2017 | 137,526 | 76,278 | 812 | 425 |
| 2016 | 114,369 | 77,339 | 1,016 | 174 |
| 2015 | 99,499 | 61,354 | 914 | 661 |
| 2014 | 83,163 | 58,319 | 671 | 674 |
| 2013 | 84,779 | 62,992 | 305 | 0 |
| 2012 | 81,772 | 61,880 | 350 | 0 |
| 2011 | 71,598 | 48,686 | 264 | 0 |
| 2010 | 71,193 | 44,436 | 434 | 0 |
| 2009 | 60,437 | 33,601 | 338 | 0 |
| 2008 | 64,663 | 31,624 | 327 | 0 |
Light Commercial
| Year | Petrol | Diesel | LPG | Electric |
| 2019 | 9,172 | 154,940 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 | 11,109 | 159,482 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12,994 | 153,488 | 26 | 1 |
| 2016 | 15,876 | 134,389 | 441 | 4 |
| 2015 | 14,150 | 111,135 | 629 | 0 |
| 2014 | 15,176 | 105,334 | 788 | 5 |
| 2013 | 17,277 | 110,789 | 1,456 | 0 |
| 2012 | 20,522 | 120,530 | 1,972 | 0 |
| 2011 | 25,406 | 102,588 | 1,236 | 0 |
| 2010 | 33,065 | 101,402 | 2,680 | 0 |
| 2009 | 42,647 | 95,381 | 3,900 | 0 |
| 2008 | 49,078 | 91,799 | 4,972 | 0 |
