The world of unpredictable
We are only weeks into 2026, and already the year is reinforcing a familiar reality. The environment leaders are operating in remains volatile, with few signs of settling into anything…
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New Vehicle Sales 2025: Australia now has two vehicle markets. Which one are you selling to?
New Vehicle Sales 2025: The Ford Ranger was Australia’s best-selling vehicle in 2025. Among private buyers, it ranked 13th. That gap tells you something important about where the Australian market…
Continue readingTesla didn’t win the used EV market, they are the market. That’s the problem.
Tesla’s dominance of Australia’s used EV market in 2025 looks, at first glance, like a success story. Data from the AADA/AutoGrab Annual Automotive Insights Report shows used Tesla sales surged…
Continue readingNavigating access to care when living with chronic illness
Access pressures in Australia’s healthcare system are most visible among people living with chronic illness. Using a narrower definition of selected chronic conditions, including common and clinically significant diseases, ABS…
Continue readingSupply chain volatility is permanent
The World Economic Forum’s January 2026 Global Value Chains Outlook delivered a blunt message: Supply Chain Volatility is now permanent. Supply chain resilience in Australia and globally is no longer…
Continue readingUnder-30s are driving aftermarket growth. But not for the reasons you think.
According to the November 2025 Fifth Quadrant Consumer Tracker, 46% of drivers under 30 have fitted performance modifications to their vehicles. Brake upgrades, suspension or lift kits, and engine work….
Continue readingHow AI and regulation will shape Australian medtech
The Australian medtech sector faces a defining challenge: AI innovation moves in weeks while regulatory approval takes years. The TGA’s recent AI review confirms what industry has long suspected. Existing…
Continue readingWhen suppliers know more than you do: Building upstream intelligence for auto distributors
Ask most automotive distributors how they handle supplier price increases, and you’ll hear some variation of ‘we negotiate hard and pass through what we can’t absorb.’ It sounds pragmatic. Commercially…
Continue readingThe AI Trust Index: Why experience drives confidence
Over 13 million Australians are now using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, yet AI trust remains stubbornly low. Fifth Quadrant’s latest research, the AI Trust Index, reveals that whilst six in ten…
Continue readingNew vehicle sales October 2025: Steady results mask a reshaped market
New Vehicle Sales October 2025 reached 100,658 new vehicles, virtually unchanged from a year ago, but the underlying mix shifted dramatically. SUVs rose 9% to 62,292, while passenger cars fell…
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