Hybrid vehicle sales are taking off in Australia, with figures revealing their popularity has more than doubled in a year and the low-emission cars represent almost one in every five new models.
But SUVs continue to dominate Australia's automotive market, followed by light commercial vehicles, such as utes.
The findings were revealed by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries on Friday, in data that also showed consumers purchased a record number of new vehicles during April but the popularity of electric cars had stalled.
