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 readingAccess 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 readingThe 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 readingAccording 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 readingThe 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 readingAsk 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 readingIn competitive markets, understanding why customers choose certain products over others is critical for driving growth. Jobs to be Done (JTBD) is a practical framework that Fifth Quadrant uses to…
Continue readingOver 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 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…
Continue readingNew Vehicle Sales September 2025 reached 938,960 YTD, up 9% on 2015 and 45% on the 2020 result. Behind that growth is a wholesale transformation: Chinese entrants rewriting the brand…
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