Australia 2000: Holden Commodore enjoys 5th year in a row at #1
Holden Commodore
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Australian new car sales are freakishly stable this year at 787,100 registrations, up 0.03% on 1999! The Holden Commodore clocks up a 5th consecutive year in the top spot in spite of sales down 2% year-on-year to a still massive 83,610 units and 10.6% share. The Ford Falcon is sliding down dangerously at -14% to 60,460 sales and 7.7%, almost four percentage points below the Commodore. Never had the Holden dominated the Ford that frankly before.
Holden Astra
The Toyota Camry/Vienta is down 22% but stays #3 and is now followed by the Toyota Corolla in great shape at +8% and passing the Hyundai Excel/Accent down another 9%. Notice the Mitsubishi Lancer up 35% to #9 while we welcome a newcomer in the Top 10: the Holden Astra, up a huge 128% to #10 with 18,439 sales and 2.3% share. The Ford Ute is up 31% to to a record #12 (vs. -24% and #35 for the Holden Ute), the Honda CR-V is up 32% to #13, the Toyota Echo up to #14 and the Toyota Avalon lands directly at #21. Notice also the VW Golf breaking into the Top 50 at #47.
Previous year: Australia 1999: Commodore leads but down 10%
Next year: Australia 2001: Commodore, Falcon and Toyota Corolla on podium
Full Year 2000 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Australia 2000:
| Pos | Model | 2000 | % | /99 | 1999 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Holden Commodore | 83,610 | 10.6% | -2% | 85,648 | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Falcon | 60,460 | 7.7% | -14% | 70,084 | 8.9% | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Camry/Vienta | 33,334 | 4.2% | -22% | 42,522 | 5.4% | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla | 30,576 | 3.9% | 8% | 28,387 | 3.6% | 5 |
| 5 | Hyundai Excel/Accent | 29,675 | 3.8% | -9% | 32,486 | 4.1% | 4 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Magna /Verada | 26,271 | 3.3% | -7% | 28,239 | 3.6% | 6 |
| 7 | Nissan Pulsar | 21,740 | 2.8% | -4% | 22,591 | 2.9% | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota Hilux | 21,509 | 2.7% | -3% | 22,093 | 2.8% | 8 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 20,698 | 2.6% | 35% | 15,338 | 1.9% | 11 |
| 10 | Holden Astra | 18,439 | 2.3% | 128% | 8,090 | 1.0% | 26 |
| 11 | Holden Rodeo | 15,400 | 2.0% | -18% | 18,850 | 2.4% | 9 |
| 12 | Ford Ute | 13,698 | 1.7% | 31% | 10,493 | 1.3% | 14 |
| 13 | Honda CR-V | 12,866 | 1.6% | 32% | 9,735 | 1.2% | 18 |
| 14 | Toyota Echo/Starlet | 12,099 | 1.5% | 66% | 7,282 | 0.9% | 30 |
| 15 | Subaru Liberty/Outback | 11,735 | 1.5% | 16% | 10,115 | 1.3% | 17 |
| 16 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 11,469 | 1.5% | -12% | 13,038 | 1.7% | 12 |
| 17 | Ford Laser | 11,271 | 1.4% | 21% | 9,316 | 1.2% | 20 |
| 18 | Mazda 323 | 11,015 | 1.4% | 8% | 10,230 | 1.3% | 15 |
| 19 | Ford Festiva | 9,686 | 1.2% | -44% | 17,197 | 2.2% | 10 |
| 20 | Daewoo Lanos | 9,029 | 1.1% | -16% | 10,717 | 1.4% | 13 |
| 21 | Toyota Avalon | 8,759 | 1.1% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 22 | Hyundai Lantra/Elantra | 8,681 | 1.1% | -4% | 9,067 | 1.2% | 21 |
| 23 | Nissan Patrol | 8,633 | 1.1% | -15% | 10,150 | 1.3% | 16 |
| 24 | Toyota RAV4 | 8,413 | 1.1% | 20% | 6,988 | 0.9% | 32 |
| 25 | Holden Vectra | 8,317 | 1.1% | -13% | 9,582 | 1.2% | 19 |
| 26 | Toyota Hiace | 8,280 | 1.1% | -5% | 8,755 | 1.1% | 22 |
| 27 | Honda Civic | 8,173 | 1.0% | 0% | 8,163 | 1.0% | 25 |
| 28 | Toyota Prado | 8,122 | 1.0% | -2% | 8,266 | 1.1% | 24 |
| 29 | Subaru Forester | 8,049 | 1.0% | 9% | 7,390 | 0.9% | 29 |
| 30 | BMW 3 Series | 7,730 | 1.0% | 11% | 6,941 | 0.9% | 33 |
| 31 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 7,539 | 1.0% | 32% | 5,724 | 0.7% | 36 |
| 32 | Subaru Impreza | 6,863 | 0.9% | -10% | 7,659 | 1.0% | 27 |
| 33 | Ford Courier | 6,769 | 0.9% | 16% | 5,822 | 0.7% | 35 |
| 34 | Holden Statesman/Caprice | 6,370 | 0.8% | 30% | 4,909 | 0.6% | 38 |
| 35 | Holden Ute | 6,361 | 0.8% | -24% | 8,342 | 1.1% | 23 |
| 36 | Daewoo Nubira | 6,149 | 0.8% | -16% | 7,278 | 0.9% | 31 |
| 37 | Holden Barina | 5,577 | 0.7% | -26% | 7,519 | 1.0% | 28 |
| 38 | Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up | 5,466 | 0.7% | 1% | 5,406 | 0.7% | 37 |
| 39 | Mitsubishi Triton | 5,317 | 0.7% | -14% | 6,160 | 0.8% | 34 |
| 40 | Mazda B-Series | 4,605 | 0.6% | -5% | 4,835 | 0.6% | 39 |
| 41 | Mitsubishi Mirage | 4,585 | 0.6% | 6% | 4,338 | 0.6% | 43 |
| 42 | Nissan Navara | 3,997 | 0.5% | -16% | 4,736 | 0.6% | 41 |
| 43 | Mazda 626 | 3,973 | 0.5% | 27% | 3,122 | 0.4% | 51 |
| 44 | Mazda 121 | 3,844 | 0.5% | -11% | 4,306 | 0.5% | 44 |
| 45 | Nissan Pathfinder | 3,772 | 0.5% | 3% | 3,646 | 0.5% | 48 |
| 46 | Daewoo Matiz | 3,732 | 0.5% | 270% | 1,009 | 0.1% | n/a |
| 47 | VW Golf | 3,674 | 0.5% | 31% | 2,807 | 0.4% | n/a |
| 48 | Land Rover Discovery | 3,584 | 0.5% | -19% | 4,403 | 0.6% | 42 |
| 49 | Holden Jackaroo | 3,576 | 0.5% | -16% | 4,275 | 0.5% | 45 |
| 50 | Nissan Maxima | 3,571 | 0.5% | 111% | 1,695 | 0.2% | n/a |
Source: VFACTS, many thanks to David for sharing the data!
