KIA outsells Ford in May

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Dr Terry

FBT was introduced by the Hawke Govt. in 1986. The sedan market was still booming in the mid 2000s.

Utes sell today because they are a viable alternative to the 4-door large car. They double as a work vehicle & will seat 5 people at other times. They weren't like that 20 years ago, they have grown in size considerably.

FBT helps, but the fact that tradies earn good money these days (& very low interest rates) makes them very affordable.

Dr Terry

FBT was only a small component. Most of those benefits were when ABN's were introduced and the average Joe worker was made to become a self employed worker carrying said ABN. Hawke was long gone when these were introduced in July 2000.
Most trades that earn top money buy a real truck and have a car for the weekends.