Australia 1993: Ford Falcon at 11.7%, Mitsubishi Magna at 6.8%
Ford EB Falcon
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The Australian new car market continues to improve in 1993, up 2% year-on-year to 555,306 registrations, but still far from its 1990 level. Having reclaimed the top spot in 1992 for just 191 units, the Ford Falcon has a slightly less stressful run this year, up 12% to 62,663 sales and a mammoth 11.7% market share. In the meantime the Holden Commodore is up only 9% to reach 62,663 units and 11.3%. The Mitsubishi Magna/Verada is up again at +11% to 37,671 sales and a stunning 6.8% market share.
Mitsubishi Magna
1993 is the year of the large car: the Toyota Camry/Vienta is up a massive 27% to 32,551 units, making the Top 4 best-sellers 100% large cars like in 1992 but now adding up to a huge 35.7% market share vs. 32.3% last year. The Toyota Corolla is stable at #5, the Toyota Hilux is up 19% and 2 spots to #6 and the Ford Laser is down one and 14% to #7.
Toyota Camry
Notice the excellent performance of the Hyundai Excel, up 7 ranks and 38% to break into the Australian year-end Top 10 for the first time at #10 with 11,582 sales and 2.1%. Further down, the Ford Festiva is up 12 spots and 61% to #17, the Ford Telstar is up 13 and 46% to a brilliant 20th place just below its twin the Mazda 626 at #18 and the popular badge-engineered model, the Toyota Lexcen (aka Holden Commodore) is up 7 and 16% to #21. Among the new entrants in the Top 50 this year, the Hyundai Lantra is up to #39 and the Land Rover Discovery is #41.
Previous year: Australia 1992: Ford Falcon passes Commodore for 191 units!
Next year: Australia 1994: Holden Commodore reclaims top spot
Full Year 1993 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Australia 1993:
| Pos | Model | 1993 | % | /92 | 1992 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Ford Falcon | 64,941 | 11.7% | 12% | 57,832 | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2 | Holden Commodore | 62,663 | 11.3% | 9% | 57,641 | 10.6% | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Magna /Verada | 37,671 | 6.8% | 11% | 34,009 | 6.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Camry/Vienta | 32,551 | 5.9% | 27% | 25,699 | 4.7% | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota Corolla | 23,777 | 4.3% | 0% | 23,825 | 4.4% | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota Hilux | 17,433 | 3.1% | 19% | 14,697 | 2.7% | 8 |
| 7 | Ford Laser | 16,375 | 2.9% | -14% | 18,960 | 3.5% | 6 |
| 8 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 12,949 | 2.3% | 37% | 9,420 | 1.7% | 11 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 12,499 | 2.3% | 30% | 9,605 | 1.8% | 10 |
| 10 | Hyundai Excel | 11,582 | 2.1% | 38% | 8,368 | 1.5% | 17 |
| 11 | Nissan Pulsar | 10,193 | 1.8% | -34% | 15,358 | 2.8% | 7 |
| 12 | Daihatsu Charade | 9,615 | 1.7% | 3% | 9,348 | 1.7% | 12 |
| 13 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 9,285 | 1.7% | 7% | 8,656 | 1.6% | 15 |
| 14 | Holden Barina | 9,104 | 1.6% | 6% | 8,579 | 1.6% | 16 |
| 15 | Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up | 8,540 | 1.5% | 9% | 7,815 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 16 | Holden Rodeo | 8,265 | 1.5% | -6% | 8,749 | 1.6% | 14 |
| 17 | Ford Festiva | 7,713 | 1.4% | 61% | 4,779 | 0.9% | 29 |
| 18 | Mazda 626 | 7,187 | 1.3% | -28% | 10,010 | 1.8% | 9 |
| 19 | Mitsubishi Triton | 6,198 | 1.1% | -7% | 6,639 | 1.2% | 20 |
| 20 | Ford Telstar | 6,078 | 1.1% | 46% | 4,173 | 0.8% | 33 |
| 21 | Toyota Lexcen | 6,028 | 1.1% | 16% | 5,202 | 1.0% | 28 |
| 22 | Honda Civic | 5,953 | 1.1% | 0% | 5,960 | 1.1% | 22 |
| 23 | Toyota Hiace | 5,731 | 1.0% | 3% | 5,564 | 1.0% | 24 |
| 24 | Mazda 121 | 5,444 | 1.0% | -6% | 5,779 | 1.1% | 23 |
| 25 | Holden Apollo | 5,053 | 0.9% | -8% | 5,486 | 1.0% | 25 |
| 26 | Nissan Patrol | 4,881 | 0.9% | -26% | 6,640 | 1.2% | 19 |
| 27 | Ford Ute | 4,831 | 0.9% | 44% | 3,365 | 0.6% | 38 |
| 28 | Ford Fairlane/LTD | 4,750 | 0.9% | 7% | 4,441 | 0.8% | 31 |
| 29 | Subaru Liberty | 4,712 | 0.8% | -47% | 8,857 | 1.6% | 13 |
| 30 | Mitsubishi Express | 4,664 | 0.8% | 2% | 4,564 | 0.8% | 30 |
| 31 | BMW 3 Series | 4,327 | 0.8% | 9% | 3,983 | 0.7% | 34 |
| 32 | Mazda 323 | 4,272 | 0.8% | -30% | 6,115 | 1.1% | 21 |
| 33 | Holden Ute | 4,045 | 0.7% | 20% | 3,384 | 0.6% | 37 |
| 34 | Nissan Navara | 3,952 | 0.7% | 9% | 3,619 | 0.7% | 35 |
| 35 | Suzuki Swift | 3,920 | 0.7% | -25% | 5,242 | 1.0% | 27 |
| 36 | Toyota Tarago | 3,408 | 0.6% | -2% | 3,462 | 0.6% | 36 |
| 37 | Holden Nova | 3,380 | 0.6% | -22% | 4,312 | 0.8% | 32 |
| 38 | Honda Accord | 3,356 | 0.6% | 28% | 2,625 | 0.5% | 44 |
| 39 | Hyundai Lantra | 3,261 | 0.6% | 42% | 2,295 | 0.4% | 52 |
| 40 | Suzuki Vitara | 2,873 | 0.5% | 5% | 2,728 | 0.5% | 43 |
| 41 | Land Rover Discovery | 2,814 | 0.5% | 124% | 1,255 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 42 | Daihatsu Applause | 2,798 | 0.5% | -12% | 3,177 | 0.6% | 39 |
| 43 | Mazda B-Series | 2,654 | 0.5% | -12% | 3,010 | 0.6% | 41 |
| 44 | Toyota 4Runner | 2,524 | 0.5% | -19% | 3,122 | 0.6% | 40 |
| 45 | Ford Courier | 2,464 | 0.4% | 1% | 2,446 | 0.5% | 47 |
| 46 | Ford Econovan | 2,363 | 0.4% | 2% | 2,325 | 0.4% | 51 |
| 47 | Subaru L-Series | 1,934 | 0.3% | -32% | 2,825 | 0.5% | 42 |
| 48 | Honda Prelude | 1,925 | 0.3% | -19% | 2,363 | 0.4% | 50 |
| 49 | Toyota Townace | 1,912 | 0.3% | 58% | 1,210 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 50 | Holden Jackaroo | 1,864 | 0.3% | -26% | 2,516 | 0.5% | 45 |
Source: VFACTS, many thanks to David for sharing the data!
I have all sales figures from 1993, for all models
The top 10 in 1993 were: Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore, Mitsubishi Magna, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Hilux, Ford Laser, Toyota Landcruiser, Mitsubishi Lancer, Hyundai Excel.