Australia 1999: Holden Commodore leads but down 10%
Holden Commodore
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The new car market in Australia is down year-on-year for the first time since 1991 at -3% to 786,845 units. The two leaders evolve differently this year: while the Holden Commodore is down 10% to 85,648 sales and 10.9% share, the Ford Falcon is up 2% to 70,084 units, reducing the gap with the Commodore from 3.2 percentage points in 1998 to 2.0 this year. The Toyota Camry/Vienta is back on the podium thanks to sales up 1% to 42,522 units at 5.4% share.
Ford Falcon
The Hyundai Excel has stopped its ascension and is down a rough 26% this year to #4 and 32,497 sales, followed by the Toyota Corolla (+13%), Mistubishi Magna/Verada (-21%) and Nissan Pulsar in great shape at +14% in 7th position. The Holden Rodeo breaks into the year-end Top 10 for the first time, up 25% to #9. Other great performers in 1999 include the Ford Ute up 55% to #14, the Subaru Liberty/Outback up 36% to #17 and the Honda CR-V up 19% to #18.
Previous year: Australia 1998: Commodore hits highest ever volume, Hyundai Excel #1 in June!
Next year: Australia 2000: Commodore enjoys 5th year in a row at #1
Full Year Top 50 and 8 months 1999 Top 10 Ranking Tables below.
Australia Full Year 1999:
| Pos | Model | 1999 | % | /98 | 1998 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Holden Commodore | 85,648 | 10.9% | -10% | 94,642 | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Falcon | 70,084 | 8.9% | 2% | 68,758 | 8.5% | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Camry/Vienta | 42,522 | 5.4% | 1% | 42,031 | 5.2% | 4 |
| 4 | Hyundai Excel | 32,486 | 4.1% | -26% | 44,018 | 5.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Toyota Corolla | 28,387 | 3.6% | 13% | 25,079 | 3.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Magna /Verada | 28,239 | 3.6% | -21% | 35,844 | 4.4% | 5 |
| 7 | Nissan Pulsar | 22,591 | 2.9% | 14% | 19,835 | 2.5% | 9 |
| 8 | Toyota Hilux | 22,093 | 2.8% | 6% | 20,820 | 2.6% | 7 |
| 9 | Holden Rodeo | 18,850 | 2.4% | 25% | 15,055 | 1.9% | 12 |
| 10 | Ford Festiva | 17,197 | 2.2% | -15% | 20,170 | 2.5% | 8 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 15,338 | 1.9% | -11% | 17,161 | 2.1% | 10 |
| 12 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 13,038 | 1.7% | -4% | 13,574 | 1.7% | 13 |
| 13 | Daewoo Lanos/Cielo | 10,717 | 1.4% | -11% | 12,041 | 1.5% | 14 |
| 14 | Ford Ute | 10,493 | 1.3% | 55% | 6,769 | 0.8% | 30 |
| 15 | Mazda 323 | 10,230 | 1.3% | 6% | 9,674 | 1.2% | 18 |
| 16 | Nissan Patrol | 10,150 | 1.3% | -14% | 11,748 | 1.5% | 15 |
| 17 | Subaru Liberty/Outback | 10,115 | 1.3% | 36% | 7,436 | 0.9% | 28 |
| 18 | Honda CR-V | 9,735 | 1.2% | 19% | 8,161 | 1.0% | 23 |
| 19 | Holden Vectra | 9,582 | 1.2% | 19% | 8,030 | 1.0% | 24 |
| 20 | Ford Laser | 9,316 | 1.2% | -5% | 9,776 | 1.2% | 16 |
| 21 | Hyundai Lantra | 9,067 | 1.2% | 21% | 7,518 | 0.9% | 27 |
| 22 | Toyota Hiace | 8,755 | 1.1% | 27% | 6,900 | 0.9% | 29 |
| 23 | Holden Ute | 8,342 | 1.1% | -2% | 8,532 | 1.1% | 21 |
| 24 | Toyota Prado | 8,266 | 1.1% | -15% | 9,740 | 1.2% | 17 |
| 25 | Honda Civic | 8,163 | 1.0% | -3% | 8,425 | 1.0% | 22 |
| 26 | Holden Astra | 8,090 | 1.0% | 103% | 3,981 | 0.5% | 44 |
| 27 | Subaru Impreza | 7,659 | 1.0% | 18% | 6,494 | 0.8% | 34 |
| 28 | Holden Barina | 7,519 | 1.0% | -12% | 8,581 | 1.1% | 20 |
| 29 | Subaru Forester | 7,390 | 0.9% | 13% | 6,515 | 0.8% | 32 |
| 30 | Toyota Starlet/Echo | 7,282 | 0.9% | -55% | 16,283 | 2.0% | 11 |
| 31 | Daewoo Nubira | 7,278 | 0.9% | 12% | 6,496 | 0.8% | 33 |
| 32 | Toyota RAV4 | 6,988 | 0.9% | -10% | 7,800 | 1.0% | 26 |
| 33 | BMW 3 Series | 6,941 | 0.9% | 10% | 6,304 | 0.8% | 35 |
| 34 | Mitsubishi Triton | 6,160 | 0.8% | -23% | 8,007 | 1.0% | 25 |
| 35 | Ford Courier | 5,822 | 0.7% | 0% | 5,808 | 0.7% | 36 |
| 36 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 5,724 | 0.7% | 20% | 4,761 | 0.6% | 40 |
| 37 | Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up | 5,406 | 0.7% | -18% | 6,580 | 0.8% | 31 |
| 38 | Holden Statesman/Caprice | 4,909 | 0.6% | 13% | 4,340 | 0.5% | 43 |
| 39 | Mazda B-Series | 4,835 | 0.6% | 23% | 3,936 | 0.5% | 46 |
| 40 | Ford Fairlane/LTD | 4,807 | 0.6% | 40% | 3,427 | 0.4% | 48 |
| 41 | Nissan Navara | 4,736 | 0.6% | -10% | 5,275 | 0.7% | 37 |
| 42 | Land Rover Discovery | 4,403 | 0.6% | 34% | 3,293 | 0.4% | 50 |
| 43 | Mitsubishi Mirage | 4,338 | 0.6% | -55% | 9,554 | 1.2% | 19 |
| 44 | Mazda 121 | 4,306 | 0.5% | -4% | 4,470 | 0.6% | 42 |
| 45 | Holden Jackaroo | 4,275 | 0.5% | 8% | 3,944 | 0.5% | 45 |
| 46 | Hyundai Sonata | 4,196 | 0.5% | -8% | 4,573 | 0.6% | 41 |
| 47 | Nissan Patrol Pick-up | 3,922 | 0.5% | 61% | 2,435 | 0.3% | n/a |
| 48 | Nissan Pathfinder | 3,646 | 0.5% | 136% | 1,542 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 49 | Honda Accord | 3,619 | 0.5% | -30% | 5,165 | 0.6% | 38 |
| 50 | Isuzu N-Series | 3,171 | 0.4% | 26% | 2,519 | 0.3% | n/a |
Australia 8 months 1999 (passenger cars only ):
| Pos | Model | 8m 1999 |
| 1 | Holden Commodore | 54,374 |
| 2 | Ford Falcon | 46,002 |
| 3 | Toyota Camry/Vienta | 27,322 |
| 4 | Hyundai Excel | 25,170 |
| 5 | Toyota Corolla | 21,762 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Magna/Verada | 18,304 |
| 7 | Nissan Pulsar | 15,290 |
| 8 | Ford Festiva | 13,147 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer/Mirage | 12,407 |
| 10 | Daewoo Lanos | 7,792 |
Source: VFACTS, many thanks to David for sharing the data!
Another unusual appearance on the top 50 – the Isuzu N-Series. The only time a medium to heavy commercial vehicle has ever appeared on the top 50. This definitely will never happen again.