Yes, Hasbeen has a good point there. I once ran into that problem.
However there is a world wide trend those under 25 are buying less cars.
Generally the trend applies until they marry.
They claim Facebook and twitter fill the gap !

However when fuel reaches $8 a litre, CSIRO forecast, my forecast $12
Litre this side of 2020, then we will see a step change in habits.
Forget global warming it is fuel cost/ availability that will drive change.

BTW, did you hear about the diesel shortage ?
Blamed it on technical refinery problems, but the refineries are closing, hmmm.
Major shortage in Asia, which probably means less in our supply chain.

...Meanwhile back on the “Ranch of Reality”. The sale of SUV’s is rising, and now figures at 27% of all new car sales.

Yeah, Schadenfreude demands that I look forward to petrol at $8 and $12 a litre :)

Then they'll be sorry !

Two simple steps can reduce car emissions significantly:

1. Repeal mandatory helmet laws: that would allow myself and others who would never agree to have that pot over their head, to buy and use a bicycle instead of a car. Hopefully by then I still won't be too old to re-learn how to ride a bicycle.

2. Introduce a dual car registration, so that two cars can be registered at only a slightly higher price than one, provided that only one of them is driven at any given time. Often the excuse for having a large car (including 4WD) is that one needs, once in a blue moon, to take many passengers or a piece of furniture. Had registration costs not been so prohibitive, people would also buy a small mini-car for daily personal use while keeping the big one in the garage except once in a blue moon.

4wd's are trucks and should be registered as such. The most ignorant piece of equipment on the road. When one is parked beside you there might as well be a brick wall there.

The main point of the article is that market research performed by Renault is showing that the motor car has lost its mojo among the internet connect inner-city living young urban professionals. If they want a car they find a car pool using social media networks and hire it for a couple of hours or a number of days. Consequently car sales are down since every car in a car pool is used on average by 15 people. European car manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes, Smart Car, Peugeot and other have developed their own bicycles that have design elements that hark back to their four wheel drive heritage. The Australian car industry hasn't capitulated yet and are not as a rule selling bikes and cars in their show rooms although a few forward looking dealerships like Bilia Volvo have got bikes in their show room in Hawthorn. The next step is ebikes that are more direct in competition with the motor car since they are a serious alternative means of transport for commuters that are tired of spending hours caught in traffic snarls going into the city. The recent $18 m investment by the Vic State gov in bicycle infrastructure shows that the new reality is here. Two wheels are better than four!