Car Sales
Jan 22, 2019 10:52:35 GMT 10
Post by AussieTV on Jan 22, 2019 10:52:35 GMT 10
So I have a strong hobby in Cars and everything to do with them so it is always interesting to see VFACTS (Aus Car Sales), as well as other markets, at the end of the month and year...
In Australia, Car sales actually slowed this year, and fell three percent to a little over 1,153,000.
Brand wise, Toyota still dominating (what's new), with Mazda in 2nd & Hyundai in 3rd. Mitsubishi has a stellar year, landing 5th betting all previous records, and having the highest tally since 1998. The 'Aussie' battlers, Ford and Holden, recorded their lowest volumes since the 60s, with the Commodore, Equibox failing to impress. Ford's heavy reliance on the Ranger Ute has got them through, accounting for over 50% of their entire sales. Kia landed in 6, having it's best year ever, and Nissan, Volkswagen & Honda finished the ten.
The top (25) models (from CarAdvice)
Some interesting notes (from PerfromanceDrive)
- Despite being an 11 year old model, and having stopped production, the Mitsubishi Lancer sold over 7,000 last year, beating the Ford Focus.
- The Toyota Camry outsells everything in its class by about 5 to 1! If you include Commodore sales, it would be shy of 2 to 1
- The Mazda CX-5 has beaten all records and sold over 26,000 last year.
- SUVs now outsell passenger cars
- The Toyota HiLux is the first model since 2008 to sell over 50,000 vehicles. The previous vehicle to do so was the Commodore.
Qwerty may have already seen these on MS, but I am not sure if the rest of you have.
In Australia, Car sales actually slowed this year, and fell three percent to a little over 1,153,000.
Brand wise, Toyota still dominating (what's new), with Mazda in 2nd & Hyundai in 3rd. Mitsubishi has a stellar year, landing 5th betting all previous records, and having the highest tally since 1998. The 'Aussie' battlers, Ford and Holden, recorded their lowest volumes since the 60s, with the Commodore, Equibox failing to impress. Ford's heavy reliance on the Ranger Ute has got them through, accounting for over 50% of their entire sales. Kia landed in 6, having it's best year ever, and Nissan, Volkswagen & Honda finished the ten.
The top (25) models (from CarAdvice)
Toyota HiLux 51,705
Ford Ranger 42,144
Toyota Corolla 35,230
Mazda 3 31,065
Hyundai i30 28,188 (32,031 with Elantra)
Mazda CX-5 26,173
Mitsubishi Triton 24,896
Toyota RAV4 22,165
Nissan X-Trail 21,192
Hyundai Tucson 19,261
Volkswagen Golf 19,076
Mitsubishi ASX 19,034
Kia Cerato 18,620
Toyota Prado 18,553
Isuzu D-Max 18,550
Holden Colorado 18,301
Nissan Navara 16,459
Mazda CX-3 16,293
Honda CR-V 16,107
Hyundai Accent 15,675
Mitsubishi Outlander 15,573
Toyota Camry 15,269
Toyota Kluger 14,743
Kia Sportage 14,042
Nissan Qashqai 13,950
Ford Ranger 42,144
Toyota Corolla 35,230
Mazda 3 31,065
Hyundai i30 28,188 (32,031 with Elantra)
Mazda CX-5 26,173
Mitsubishi Triton 24,896
Toyota RAV4 22,165
Nissan X-Trail 21,192
Hyundai Tucson 19,261
Volkswagen Golf 19,076
Mitsubishi ASX 19,034
Kia Cerato 18,620
Toyota Prado 18,553
Isuzu D-Max 18,550
Holden Colorado 18,301
Nissan Navara 16,459
Mazda CX-3 16,293
Honda CR-V 16,107
Hyundai Accent 15,675
Mitsubishi Outlander 15,573
Toyota Camry 15,269
Toyota Kluger 14,743
Kia Sportage 14,042
Nissan Qashqai 13,950
- Despite being an 11 year old model, and having stopped production, the Mitsubishi Lancer sold over 7,000 last year, beating the Ford Focus.
- The Toyota Camry outsells everything in its class by about 5 to 1! If you include Commodore sales, it would be shy of 2 to 1
- The Mazda CX-5 has beaten all records and sold over 26,000 last year.
- SUVs now outsell passenger cars
- The Toyota HiLux is the first model since 2008 to sell over 50,000 vehicles. The previous vehicle to do so was the Commodore.
Qwerty may have already seen these on MS, but I am not sure if the rest of you have.
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