Vehicle sales fall in January

Sales of new motor vehicles fell in January, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.

Sales of new motor vehicles fell 3.5 per cent in January.

There were 93,232 new vehicles sold in the month, compared with 96,573 in December, seasonally adjusted figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show.

In the 12 months to January, new motor vehicle sales were down three per cent, also on a seasonally adjusted basis.