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By SAT News Desk
Melbourne, 21 July: Australia has over 18 million registered motor vehicles in 2016, which is an increase of 2.1 percent since last year. This includes over 16 million cars and light commercial vehicles. The number of diesel-powered vehicles registered in has increased by more than double that of petrol-powered vehicles in 2016, according to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The annual snapshot of all vehicles registered for use on Australian roads shows that the total number of vehicles fueled by diesel increased by 293,217, in comparison to 114,337 petrol powered vehicles added to the Motor Vehicle Register since 2015.
The increase in registrations of diesel fueled vehicles was driven by passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles, which together accounted for 95 percent of the overall increase from 2015 to 2016.
Since 2011, the number of registered diesel fueled vehicles in Australia has increased by close to 60 percent, says the ABS.
The 2016 Motor Vehicle Census details the number of registered motor vehicles in Australia and provides information such as vehicle type, vehicle characteristics including the year of manufacture, and type of fuel used.
– SAT News Service.
