Australia news live: hybrid car sales hit record high as buyers steer away from petrol; man shot dead in Sydney unit

New AAA data shows petrol vehicles fell to a record quarterly low of 66.3% of sales. Follow today’s news live

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New data from the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) shows petrol-electric hybrid vehicles have reached record sales, while traditional fuel cars lose ground.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, 55,458 new hybrids were sold, accounting for 19.13% of all new light vehicle sales. This comfortably eclipsed the previous record of 16.7% set in the September quarter of 2024. In addition, 15,411 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were sold – 5.32% of light vehicle sales, up from its previous record of 4.82% in the January quarter of 2025.