There were 23,743 electric and hybrid vehicles listed on Carsales.com at the end of 2025/26, 32 per cent more than at the same time the year before, CAR Group said Monday.
The site had a total of more than 213,000 vehicles listed for sale or order in Australia on Monday.
Consumer preferences are also shifting, with motorists 40 per cent more likely to consider an electric vehicle and 14.3 per cent less likely to prefer a petrol one, CAR Group said.
"As we've all observed, the shift to alternative drivetrains is certainly well and truly underway, with EV and hybrids gaining real traction in markets," CAR Group chief executive William Elliott told analysts.
The company is benefiting from the scale-up of new Chinese electric car manufacturers in Australia, as the new entrants have been eager buyers of advertising on Carsales.com.
Market conditions in Australia have improved after souring for a bit in the financial year's second half as consumer sentiment fell from the start of the US-Iran war.
"We've now seen that rebound," said Craig Fraser, the managing director of Carsales Australia.
"Site traffic's been really quite buoyant. Overall, we have a very healthy marketplace currently."
CAR Group's Australia operations brought in $519 million in revenue in 2025/26, up seven per cent from a year ago.
Its Australian adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amoritisation grew eight per cent to $345 million.
Including CAR Group's operations in North and Latin America and Asia, the group's full-year revenue rose 10 per cent to $1.25 billion, and its reported net profit after tax rose 14 per cent to $314 million.
CAR Group predicted revenue growth of 11 to 14 per cent in 2026/27, and nine to 12 per cent profit growth.
RBC Capital Markets analyst Wei-Weng Chen said the company's 2025/26 results were largely in-line with expectations but its guidance was better than expected.
Around midday, CAR Group's shares were up 9.8 per cent to $29.68.
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