# Australian approved-vehicle register entries reach 132,748 in August

> Electric-vehicle entries rose 88.5% from a year earlier to 28,639.

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- Country: Australia
- Published: 2026-10-04T14:04:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:56:54+03:00
- Event / data period: 2026-08
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BITRE counted 132,748 vehicles entered on Australia’s Register of Approved Vehicles in August 2026, 12.5% above August 2025. Electric-vehicle entries totalled 28,639, up 88.5% year on year.

A register entry does not mean a vehicle was sold. The bureau compiles these figures from administrative records under the Road Vehicle Standards Act; the RAV total excludes second-stage manufacture entries.

## Data

### Approved vehicle register entries

Vehicles entered on Australia’s Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) in August 2026.

Methodology: Register entries are not sales; totals exclude second-stage manufacture entries.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total RAV entries, August | 132748 | vehicles | 2026-08 | observed |
| EV RAV entries, August | 28639 | vehicles | 2026-08 | observed |
| Year-on-year change in total RAV entries | 12.5 | percent | 2026-08 | observed |
| Year-on-year change in EV RAV entries | 88.5 | percent | 2026-08 | observed |

Sources: <https://www.bitre.gov.au/resource/roads-vehicles/road-vehicle-entry-and-recall-statistics> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/australia-approved-vehicle-register-entries-august-2026/data/vehicle-entry?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/australia-approved-vehicle-register-entries-august-2026/data/vehicle-entry?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE)](<https://www.bitre.gov.au/resource/roads-vehicles/road-vehicle-entry-and-recall-statistics>) (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-02)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:51:51+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:56:54+03:00: Data classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. No figure, unit or date changed.

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