Aussie Car Dealerships are Getting What They Deserve Finally

During the chip shortage, the average new car price in Australia jumped from $40,900 to over $50,100 and buyers waited up to a year for a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid or LandCruiser 300, paying whatever dealers asked because someone else was next in line. Three years later, those exact same brands are sitting on full lots with nobody buying. Toyota is down 24.6% this year. Mercedes-Benz cut its GLE by $12,000 and sales are still down by half. Jeep's Grand Cherokee has collapsed 96.6% and is being pulled from Australia entirely. We break down the real 2026 numbers behind Australia's biggest dealership reversal in years, why BYD and Chery are eating the legacy brands alive, what the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard has to do with it, and exactly how to use this leverage to negotiate a better deal right now. #australia #cardealership #cars #toyota #jeep #mercedesbenz #carbuying #auspol #byd #cardeal #negotiate