At Slattery Auctions This Week – Plant-Equipment, Vehicles, Trucks and 150 More Events

The past week’s motor vehicle results tell a clear story about where fleet demand is sitting. Slattery’s Adelaide weekly sale closed with 11 lots spanning hybrids and performance metal, from a 2023 Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport Hybrid and a 2022 MG HS Essence Plug-In Hybrid through to a 2019 Ford Mustang GT and a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG S, alongside the usual HiLux, Navara, Hiace and Tarago workhorses (Auction Finder, Sep 21). That hybrid-versus-V8 spread in a single catalogue is worth noting for anyone tracking where ex-fleet money is going.

Council and regional disposals continue to feed the pipeline. The Toowoomba Regional Council asset disposal at Charlton drew inspections on 17 and 21 September before closing, with tradie utes and 4WDs doing the heavy lifting (LinkedIn – Slattery Auctions, Sep 21). Separately, a single-lot salvage sale in Yarrawonga NT for a 2014 Mitsubishi Triton GL petrol closed with cosmetic and structural damage flagged in the listing, a reminder that salvage buyers need to price repair risk, not just the badge (Auction Finder, Sep 22).

General goods and industrial stock remain the quiet achievers. The unreserved Milperra sale in Sydney closed with Honda WT30X and GX200 trash pumps, a Gentech generator, Bar pressure cleaners and multiple Stihl items including an FS250C brush cutter and chainsaws (Auction Finder, Sep 23). Meanwhile the Forbes NSW modular site shed timed online auction ran through the week with bidding active on LinkedIn, a category that tends to move on infrastructure cycles rather than consumer sentiment (LinkedIn – Slattery Auctions, Sep 21).

The Newcastle and Sydney motor vehicle events at Hexham and Yennora rounded out the mid-week close, with mixed cars, utes and commercials continuing the regular weekly rhythm (Auction Finder, Sep 22). Watch next week for whether hybrid passenger stock starts pulling stronger bids than equivalent petrol lots, that spread will tell you plenty about where trade buyers think running costs are heading.

Last updated: 23 Sept 2026