The total number of new motor vehicle sales in Australia was down a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in September compared to the previous month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday - standing at 94,150.
That follows the 0.8 percent increase in August.
By category, sales of passenger vehicle fell 1.2 percent, while sports utility vehicles dipped 1.0 percent and other vehicles jumped 4.0 percent.
By region, sales in Tasmania surged 17.9 percent, followed by Western Australia (1.0 percent) and South Australia (0.9 percent). Over the same period, sales in the Northern Territory dropped 8.4 percent.
On a yearly basis, new motor vehicle sales were down 3.5 percent following the 0.2 percent gain in the previous month.
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