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ACT was the only state or territory to finish 2020 with a gain in new car sales, thanks to a brief January supercell Peter Brewer Volkswagen cars, together with Mazda, Hyundai, Subaru and Honda, showed an upward shift in the ACT. Picture: Peter Brewer One extraordinary weather event almost 12 months ago handed Canberra's new car market such a huge retail boost that the ACT was the only state or territory to finish the 2020 calendar year with a positive result. New car retail data released on Wednesday for 2020 revealed Australia's national sales plunged to their lowest annual level of demand in 17 years, with the ACT being the only state or territory to post a gain over 2019. The ACT's new car retail sales for 2020 were 22.6 per cent up on 2019, against a national sales decline of 13.7 per cent. Canberra's sales boost was largely a result of last year's intense January 20 hailstorm which swept in from th…

The Greens want buyers of electric cars in Canberra to get a huge financial 'leg up' Comments Ion DNA managing director Rob Ogilvie has welcomed a more accessible electric car price point for buyers. Picture: Supplied Buyers of electric vehicles will receive a $10,000 subsidy toward their purchase under the Greens' plan to accelerate the ACT's take-up of zero-emission vehicles. The Greens have also confirmed that key elements of their "electric vehicle revolution" would be included in any parliamentary agreement should they win the balance of power, as exists in the current ACT Assembly. The Greens would set aside $50 million to fund their electric vehicle incentive program. The $10,000 per car subsidy would provide a huge boost for small businesses like Ion DNA, a Fyshwick direct importer and retailer of second-hand electric cars. Rob Ogilvie, who set up his business a year ag…