Australia 2001: Commodore, Falcon and Toyota Corolla on podium
2001 Holden Commodore. Picture by James Dobbin. All rights reserved.
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The Australian car market is down 1% year-on-year in 2001 to 772,681. Once again the Holden Commodore widens the gap with the Ford Falcon: it is up 2% to 85,411 sales and 11.1% while the Ford is down 11% to 53,534 units and 6.9%, its lowest volume since 1991… The Toyota Corolla is up one more spot to land on the podium at #3 for the first time since official models data is published in Australia. It sells 30,813 units for a 4% market share, up just 2% on 2000 and is now followed by the Holden Astra, up a shiny 6 ranks and 54% to #4 with 28,450 sales and 3.7%.
Toyota Avalon
The Toyota Camry/Vienta is down 20% to #5, ahead of the Mitsubishi Magna/Verada (-7%) and Hyundai Accent/Excel (-29%). The Ford Ute is up 24% to a best-ever #11, the Ford Laser is back up 36% to #12, its highest ranking since 1995, the Toyota Avalon is up 34% to #15, the Holden Ute up 76% to #16, the Toyota RAV4 up 30% to #17 and the Mazda Tribute lands directly at #30.
Previous year: Australia 2000: Commodore enjoys 5th year in a row at #1
Next year: Australia 2002: Commodore in command, breaks monthly record
Full Year Top 50 and 6 months 2001 Top 15 Ranking Tables below.
Australia Full Year 2001:
| Pos | Model | 2001 | % | /00 | 2000 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Holden Commodore | 85,422 | 11.1% | 2% | 83,610 | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Falcon | 53,534 | 6.9% | -11% | 60,460 | 7.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Corolla | 30,813 | 4.0% | 1% | 30,576 | 3.9% | 4 |
| 4 | Holden Astra | 28,450 | 3.7% | 54% | 18,439 | 2.3% | 10 |
| 5 | Toyota Camry/Vienta | 26,726 | 3.5% | -20% | 33,334 | 4.2% | 3 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Magna /Verada | 24,381 | 3.2% | -7% | 26,271 | 3.3% | 6 |
| 7 | Hyundai Accent/Excel | 21,055 | 2.7% | -29% | 29,675 | 3.8% | 5 |
| 8 | Nissan Pulsar | 20,672 | 2.7% | -5% | 21,740 | 2.8% | 7 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 18,110 | 2.3% | -13% | 20,698 | 2.6% | 9 |
| 10 | Toyota Hilux | 17,635 | 2.3% | -18% | 21,509 | 2.7% | 8 |
| 11 | Ford Ute | 16,955 | 2.2% | 24% | 13,698 | 1.7% | 12 |
| 12 | Ford Laser | 15,374 | 2.0% | 36% | 11,271 | 1.4% | 17 |
| 13 | Holden Rodeo | 14,475 | 1.9% | -6% | 15,400 | 2.0% | 11 |
| 14 | Subaru Liberty/Outback | 12,041 | 1.6% | 3% | 11,735 | 1.5% | 15 |
| 15 | Toyota Avalon | 11,760 | 1.5% | 34% | 8,759 | 1.1% | 21 |
| 16 | Holden Ute | 11,173 | 1.4% | 76% | 6,361 | 0.8% | 35 |
| 17 | Toyota RAV4 | 10,969 | 1.4% | 30% | 8,413 | 1.1% | 24 |
| 18 | Mazda 323 | 10,812 | 1.4% | -2% | 11,015 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 19 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 10,719 | 1.4% | -7% | 11,469 | 1.5% | 16 |
| 20 | Hyundai Elantra/Lantra | 9,705 | 1.3% | 12% | 8,681 | 1.1% | 22 |
| 21 | Honda CR-V | 8,665 | 1.1% | -33% | 12,866 | 1.6% | 13 |
| 22 | Subaru Forester | 8,416 | 1.1% | 5% | 8,049 | 1.0% | 29 |
| 23 | BMW 3 Series | 8,348 | 1.1% | 8% | 7,730 | 1.0% | 30 |
| 24 | Nissan Patrol | 8,255 | 1.1% | -4% | 8,633 | 1.1% | 23 |
| 25 | Holden Vectra | 7,534 | 1.0% | -9% | 8,317 | 1.1% | 25 |
| 26 | Toyota Prado | 7,517 | 1.0% | -7% | 8,122 | 1.0% | 28 |
| 27 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 7,491 | 1.0% | -1% | 7,539 | 1.0% | 31 |
| 28 | Holden Barina | 7,384 | 1.0% | 32% | 5,577 | 0.7% | 37 |
| 29 | Toyota Echo/Starlet | 7,113 | 0.9% | -41% | 12,099 | 1.5% | 14 |
| 30 | Mazda Tribute | 6,638 | 0.9% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 31 | Subaru Impreza | 6,592 | 0.9% | -4% | 6,863 | 0.9% | 32 |
| 32 | Ford Courier | 6,587 | 0.9% | -3% | 6,769 | 0.9% | 33 |
| 33 | Toyota Hiace | 6,442 | 0.8% | -22% | 8,280 | 1.1% | 26 |
| 34 | Honda Civic | 6,386 | 0.8% | -22% | 8,173 | 1.0% | 27 |
| 35 | Mitsubishi Triton | 6,195 | 0.8% | 17% | 5,317 | 0.7% | 39 |
| 36 | VW Golf | 5,767 | 0.7% | 57% | 3,674 | 0.5% | 47 |
| 37 | Kia Rio | 5,549 | 0.7% | 82% | 3,055 | 0.4% | n/a |
| 38 | Holden Statesman/Caprice | 5,518 | 0.7% | -13% | 6,370 | 0.8% | 34 |
| 39 | Daewoo Lanos | 5,005 | 0.6% | -45% | 9,029 | 1.1% | 20 |
| 40 | Mazda B-Series | 4,941 | 0.6% | 7% | 4,605 | 0.6% | 40 |
| 41 | Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up | 4,933 | 0.6% | -10% | 5,466 | 0.7% | 38 |
| 42 | Mercedes C-Class | 4,695 | 0.6% | 42% | 3,305 | 0.4% | n/a |
| 43 | Mitsubishi Mirage | 4,221 | 0.5% | -8% | 4,585 | 0.6% | 41 |
| 44 | Mazda 626 | 3,647 | 0.5% | -8% | 3,973 | 0.5% | 43 |
| 45 | Nissan Navara | 3,262 | 0.4% | -18% | 3,997 | 0.5% | 42 |
| 46 | Daewoo Nubira | 3,214 | 0.4% | -48% | 6,149 | 0.8% | 36 |
| 47 | Land Rover Discovery | 3,203 | 0.4% | -11% | 3,584 | 0.5% | 48 |
| 48 | Hyundai Sonata | 3,153 | 0.4% | 0% | 3,153 | 0.4% | n/a |
| 49 | Mazda 121 | 3,107 | 0.4% | -19% | 3,844 | 0.5% | 44 |
| 50 | Nissan Pathfinder | 3,036 | 0.4% | -20% | 3,772 | 0.5% | 45 |
Source: VFACTS, many thanks to David for sharing the data!
