Australian motorists are finally taking their foot off the accelerator for new car purchases after more than a year of record-breaking sales.
Figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries on Wednesday showed drivers bought more than 119,000 new vehicles in June - more than 5000 vehicles down on the same month last year.
The downturn affected sales of SUVs, which make up more than half of all new car sales, as well as light commercial vehicles such as utes.
