9303.0.55.001 - New Motor Vehicle Registration (NMVR), Australia, Main Data, Dec 2001  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/02/2002  Ceased
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System Requirements
These files are in SuperTABLE format. To use them you will need SuperTABLE software installed on your PC, available free from Space-Time Research at http://www.str.com.au/download/supertable_download.htm

Classifications

Month The month when the registration occurred.
State/TerritoryThe Australian State or Territory where the registered owner resides.
Vehicle Make/ModelA hierarchy structure of the Make, Model and Submodel. e.g. Holden, Apollo, 4D Wagon.
Vehicle Body TypeSedans, Station Wagons, ...
Vehicle TypePassenger Vehicles, Light Commercial Vehicles, Trucks, Buses and Motorcycles.
Fuel Type UsedPetrol, Diesel, Gas or Unknown.
Gross Combination Mass (GCM)Weight of Vehicle, Carrying Capacity, plus trailers (only applicable to Articulated Trucks)
Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM)Weight of Vehicle and Carrying Capacity (only appplicable to Rigid Trucks)

Please Note: All tables generated using these fields must include the classification Make/Model/Submodel. If this is not included totals may be overstated. Please see the AusStats SuperTABLE help for more information.

Explanatory Notes

INTRODUCTION

1 This SuperTABLE Dataset contains monthly data for registrations of new motor vehicles.

2 The statistics are derived from data provided by the State and Territory motor vehicle registration authorities and, where possible, use the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to decode the information presented here.

SCOPE AND COVERAGE

3 New motor vehicle registration statistics are obtained from State and Territory motor vehicle registration authorities. The statistics reflect information recorded in registration documents. While the statistics do not depart significantly from actual registrations during the period, a number of registrations processed in a month may actually relate to vehicles registered prior to that month.

4 New motor vehicle registrations are obtained from New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia registration authorities on a weekly basis. Other registries provide data for each calendar month. The ABS processes the weekly registration data provided for the above-mentioned States and includes data for the relevant month in this current release. Data referring to the next month are withheld and included in the next month’s release. In some months, the ABS processes five weeks of data for the above States, while other months include four weeks of data. In months where five weeks of data are processed and depending on the actual pattern of registration processing, it is possible that there will be a greater number of registrations recorded because the carry forward from the previous month may be greater than the carry over to the next month.

5 The scope of the statistics:

includes - passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, with diplomatic and consular plates State and Commonwealth owned vehicles;

excludes - vehicles belonging to the defence forces recreation vehicles such as trail bikes and sand dune buggies (in those States where registration is required), unpowered vehicles such as caravans and trailers, trailed plant and equipment.

Data Content

This Cube allows tables to be built using the fields:
Month: contains the latest 36 months of data processed by the ABS
Make: includes hierarchic Make, Model, Submodel classification
State of Registration:
Vehicle Type: passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, motorcycles
Fuel Type:
Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM): commercial vehicles only
Gross Combination Mass (GCM): commercial vehicles only

Caveat: All tables generated using these fields must include the Make in the structure. If Make is not included totals may be overstated.

Glossary

Articulated trucks - Vehicles constructed primarily for load carrying consisting of a prime mover having no significant load carrying area but with a turn table device which can be linked to a trailer. With or without a trailer the gross combination mass will be 3.5 tonnes or more.

Buses - Vehicles constructed for the carriage of passengers. Included are all passenger vehicles with 10 seats or more, including the driver’s seat.

Gross Combination Mass (GCM) - Tare weight (i.e. unladen weight) of the motor vehicle and attached trailers, plus its maximum and towing capacity.

Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) - Tare weight (i.e. unladen weight) of the motor vehicle, plus its maximum carrying capacity excluding trailers.

Light commercial vehicles - Describes goods carrying vehicles less than 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. Included are utilities, panel vans, cab-chassis and forward control vehicles (whether four-wheel drive or not).

Motorcycles - Includes 2 and 3 wheeled mopeds, scooters, motor tricycles and motor cycles with side cars.

Non-freight carrying trucks - Includes specialist vehicles such as ambulances, mobile cranes or vehicles fitted with special purpose equipment and having no goods carrying capacity.

Passenger vehicles - Includes cars, station wagons, four-wheel drive passenger vehicles and forward control passenger vehicles with up to nine seats (including the driver).

Registrations - This includes all registrations of new motor vehicles processed by the motor vehicle registration authorities in the States and Territories during the relevant period.

Rigid trucks - Vehicles constructed primarily for load carrying with a gross vehicle mass of 3.5 tonnes or more.

VIN - The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) uniquely identifies each vehicle. Embedded in the number are details of make and model together with other relevant information about the vehicle. The VIN is collected by the motor vehicle registration authorities at the time of registration.