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Australia 2006: Commodore limits fall thanks to new gen, Falcon down to #3!

January 2nd, 2007 Leave a comment Go to comments

Holden Commodore VE

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In 2006, car sales drop by 2% in Australia to 962,666 units, and larger models suffered greatly from the petrol price surge. The Holden Commodore needed the help of its new VE generation to reduce a sharp 30% drop over the first half of the year. Launched in August, the VE delivers 6%+ shares all the way through to December, peaking at 6.8% in October. All in all the fall at year-end is ‘just’ 15% to 56,531 sales and 5.9% share, still the Commodore’s lowest annual volume in 15 years (since 1991) and its lowest market share ever.

Toyota Corolla

Massive event in second place: for the first time since the launch of the Ford Falcon in 1960, it is not occupied by either a Ford or a Holden but by a Toyota! The Ford Falcon is hit hard at -20% and drops to third place with 42,390 sales and 4.4%. Reversely, the Toyota Corolla ranked #1 twice this year, in June and July (both times at 6.1%), and finished 2006 at a best-ever 2nd position, the highest ever year-end ranking by a Japanese model in Australia, with 46,256 sales and 4.8%, its highest ever volume in Australia.

Toyota Yaris

Record showing for the Toyota Hilux, up to a best-ever 4th spot with 36,894 sales, up 18% and 3 ranks on 2005. It climbed onto the monthly Australian podium for the first time ever in April and passed the 4,000 monthly units mark for the first time in June. Below the Mazda3, stable at #5, the Toyota Camry drops 17% to #6 but thanks to the new gen launched in July, it is #3 with 4% in October, above the Falcon for the first time. The Toyota Yaris is the best new entrant in the Top 10 in 7th with 27,990 sales and 2.9%, a big improvement on the 2005 17th place of the Echo it replaces.

Previous year: Australia 2005: Commodore and Falcon still dominate but slow down, Corolla #1 in September

Next year: Australia 2007: Commodore resists new Corolla assault in millionaire market, Falcon down to #5

More commentaries, Full Year Top 50 and every monthly Top 50 below.

The Hyundai Getz is the other new model in the 2006 Top 10 in 8th at 20,853 sales (+27% and 6 spots). The Ford Focus jumps 13 spots and 63% at #12 with 17,483 sales (1.8%), it broke into the Top 10 for the very first time in May at #8 with 2.8%, whereas the Honda Civic did so in July in 8th with 2.3%. It is 20th in Full Year at +85%.

The Honda Accord was #6 in January with 2,201 sales (3.1%), although through 2 different models: the Accord (794) and Accord Euro (1,407). It is 13th overall at 1.7%. The new Toyota Aurion, launched to replace the Camry V6, starts with a bang in 9th at 1.9% in November for its very first full month of sales! Promising for 2007…

Launched in late 2005, the Mitsubishi 380 (#24 at 1.3% – peaking at #17 in June) and Holden Viva (#25 at 1.2%) are very discreet, as is the Nissan Tiida, all-new in 2006 and #26 at 1.1%, peaking at #12 and 1.8% in September.

You can check out every single Monthly Top 50 here: Australia 2006 12 Month by Month

Australia Full Year 2006 Top 50:

Pos Model 2006 % 06/05 2005 % Pos
1 Holden Commodore 56,531 5.9% -15% 66,794 6.8% 1
2 Toyota Corolla 46,256 4.8% 0% 46,415 4.7% 3
3 Ford Falcon 42,390 4.4% -20% 53,080 5.4% 2
4 Toyota Hilux 36,894 3.8% 18% 31,369 3.2% 7
5 Mazda3 32,432 3.4% 0% 32,570 3.3% 6
6 Toyota Camry 30,262 3.1% -17% 36,492 3.7% 4
7 Toyota Yaris 27,990 2.9% 666% 3,652 0.4% 59
8 Hyundai Getz 20,853 2.2% 27% 16,455 1.7% 14
9 Holden Astra 20,588 2.1% -40% 34,218 3.5% 5
10 Holden Rodeo 18,446 1.9% -25% 24,582 2.5% 8
11 Ford Territory 18,364 1.9% -22% 23,454 2.4% 9
12 Ford Focus 17,483 1.8% 63% 10,728 1.1% 25
13 Ford Falcon Ute 15,858 1.6% -14% 18,384 1.9% 11
14 Mitsubishi Lancer 15,633 1.6% 15% 13,641 1.4% 18
15 Toyota RAV4 14,834 1.5% 25% 11,881 1.2% 24
16 Nissan Navara 14,671 1.5% 49% 9,857 1.0% 28
17 Holden Commodore Ute 14,072 1.5% -30% 20,202 2.1% 10
18 Holden Barina 13,635 1.4% 41% 9,675 1.0% 29
19 Honda Civic 13,536 1.4% 85% 7,331 0.7% 39
20 Toyota Prado 13,374 1.4% -13% 15,335 1.6% 15
21 Subaru Forester 13,010 1.4% 6% 12,320 1.3% 21
22 Mazda6 12,826 1.3% -13% 14,783 1.5% 16
23 Mitsubishi 380 12,426 1.3% 250% 3,548 0.4% n/a
24 Holden Viva 11,487 1.2% 503% 1,906 0.2% n/a
25 Nissan X-Trail 11,331 1.2% -6% 12,072 1.2% 22
26 Nissan Tiida 11,014 1.1% new 0 0.0%  -
27 Toyota Land Cruiser 10,653 1.1% -11% 12,017 1.2% 23
28 Mitsubishi Triton 10,627 1.1% 10% 9,619 1.0% 30
29 Subaru Impreza 10,276 1.1% 3% 9,939 1.0% 27
30 Suzuki Swift 10,131 1.1% 26% 8,052 0.8% 34
31 Honda CR-V 10,069 1.0% 14% 8,844 0.9% 32
32 Honda Accord Euro 10,013 1.0% -5% 10,557 1.1% 26
33 Volkswagen Golf 9,643 1.0% 4% 9,311 0.9% 31
34 Honda Jazz 9,441 1.0% 19% 7,914 0.8% 35
35 Toyota Hiace Van 8,465 0.9% 40% 6,050 0.6% 48
36 Subaru Liberty 7,797 0.8% 2% 7,681 0.8% 37
37 Hyundai Elantra 7,469 0.8% -44% 13,287 1.3% 19
38 Kia Rio 7,413 0.8% 1% 7,348 0.7% 38
39 BMW 3-Series 7,247 0.8% 6% 6,835 0.7% 42
40 Toyota Land Cruiser PU 7,186 0.7% 11% 6,464 0.7% 45
41 Ford Courier 6,966 0.7% -10% 7,775 0.8% 36
42 Honda Accord 6,702 0.7% -4% 7,002 0.7% 41
43 Mazda B-Series 6,659 0.7% 9% 6,102 0.6% 47
44 Subaru Outback 6,344 0.7% 4% 6,104 0.6% 46
45 Ford Fiesta 5,968 0.6% 15% 5,203 0.5% 50
46 Mazda2 5,708 0.6% 1% 5,659 0.6% 49
47 Hyundai Accent 5,395 0.6% -18% 6,582 0.7% 43
48 Toyota Kluger 4,973 0.5% -31% 7,160 0.7% 40
49 Kia Carnival 4,781 0.5% 8% 4,434 0.5% 55
50 Peugeot 307 4,558 0.5% 36% 3,351 0.3% n/a

(For the monthly rankings, Honda Accord and Accord Euro sales are combined)

January 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model Jan %
1 Holden Commodore 3,551 5.1%
2 Toyota Corolla 3,212 4.6%
3 Mazda3 2,630 3.8%
4 Ford Falcon 2,621 3.7%
5 Toyota Hilux 2,575 3.7%
6 Honda Accord 2,201 3.1%
7 Toyota Camry 2,142 3.1%
8 Hyundai Getz 1,906 2.7%
9 Holden Astra 1,899 2.7%
10 Toyota Yaris 1,833 2.6%
11 Honda CR-V 1,501 2.1%
12 Holden Barina 1,398 2.0%
13 Holden Rodeo 1,396 2.0%
14 Holden Commodore Ute 1,391 2.0%
15 Ford Focus 1,333 1.9%
16 Toyota Prado 1,175 1.7%
17 Mazda6 1,142 1.6%
18 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,112 1.6%
19 Ford Territory 1,104 1.6%
20 Toyota RAV4 1,051 1.5%

February 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model Feb %
1 Holden Commodore 4,787 6.2%
2 Ford Falcon 4,743 6.1%
3 Toyota Corolla 3,395 4.4%
4 Toyota Hilux 2,876 3.7%
5 Toyota Camry 2,607 3.4%
6 Mazda3 2,577 3.3%
7 Holden Astra 1,801 2.3%
8 Toyota Yaris 1,757 2.3%
9 Holden Rodeo 1,602 2.1%
10 Ford Territory 1,564 2.0%
11 Toyota RAV4 1,459 1.9%
12 Holden Commodore Ute 1,431 1.8%
13 Hyundai Getz 1,409 1.8%
14 Holden Barina 1,369 1.8%
15 Ford Falcon Ute 1,328 1.7%
16 Mazda6 1,213 1.6%
17 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,155 1.5%
18 Toyota Prado 1,131 1.5%
19 Holden Viva 1,126 1.5%
20 Honda Accord 1,093 1.4%

March 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model March %
1 Holden Commodore 5,170 5.9%
2 Ford Falcon 4,345 5.0%
3 Toyota Corolla 3,680 4.2%
4 Toyota Hilux 3,356 3.9%
5 Mazda3 2,901 3.3%
6 Toyota Camry 2,790 3.2%
7 Toyota Yaris 2,079 2.4%
8 Ford Territory 1,873 2.1%
9 Holden Rodeo 1,810 2.1%
10 Holden Astra 1,768 2.0%
11 Hyundai Getz 1,716 2.0%
12 Honda Civic 1,659 1.9%
13 Ford Falcon Ute 1,525 1.7%
14 Toyota RAV4 1,507 1.7%
15 Holden Commodore Ute 1,428 1.6%
16 Holden Barina 1,367 1.6%
17 Ford Focus 1,311 1.5%
18 Mitsubishi 380 1,210 1.4%
19 Honda Accord 1,196 1.4%
20 Subaru Forester 1,161 1.3%

April 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model April %
1 Holden Commodore 3,796 5.5%
2 Toyota Corolla 2,898 4.2%
3 Toyota Hilux 2,673 3.9%
4 Ford Falcon 2,563 3.7%
5 Mazda3 2,555 3.7%
6 Toyota Yaris 2,092 3.0%
7 Toyota Camry 1,996 2.9%
8 Hyundai Getz 1,564 2.3%
9 Holden Rodeo 1,526 2.2%
10 Ford Territory 1,525 2.2%
11 Holden Astra 1,377 2.0%
12 Ford Focus 1,288 1.9%
13 Hyundai Elantra 1,149 1.7%
14 Honda Civic 1,140 1.7%
15 Holden Barina 1,070 1.6%
16 Mazda6 1,068 1.6%
17 Holden Commodore Ute 1,058 1.5%
18 Mitsubishi 380 1,038 1.5%
19 Ford Falcon Ute 1,015 1.5%
20 Toyota RAV4 994 1.4%

May 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model May %
1 Holden Commodore 4,362 5.2%
2 Toyota Corolla 3,750 4.5%
3 Ford Falcon 3,388 4.1%
4 Toyota Hilux 3,237 3.9%
5 Mazda3 2,918 3.5%
6 Toyota Yaris 2,495 3.0%
7 Toyota Camry 2,368 2.8%
8 Ford Focus 2,320 2.8%
9 Holden Astra 1,924 2.3%
10 Hyundai Getz 1,849 2.2%
11 Ford Territory 1,809 2.2%
12 Holden Rodeo 1,713 2.1%
13 Nissan Navara 1,537 1.8%
14 Ford Falcon Ute 1,488 1.8%
15 Toyota RAV4 1,410 1.7%
16 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,373 1.6%
17 Holden Commodore Ute 1,317 1.6%
18 Honda Accord 1,274 1.5%
19 Toyota Prado 1,242 1.5%
20 Mitsubishi 380 1,201 1.4%

June 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model June %
1 Toyota Corolla 5,912 6.1%
2 Holden Commodore 5,014 5.2%
3 Ford Falcon 4,358 4.5%
4 Toyota Hilux 4,039 4.2%
5 Toyota Yaris 2,609 2.7%
6 Toyota Camry 2,392 2.5%
7 Ford Territory 2,225 2.3%
8 Mazda3 2,121 2.2%
9 Holden Rodeo 2,025 2.1%
10 Holden Astra 1,996 2.1%
11 Hyundai Getz 1,964 2.0%
12 Ford Falcon Ute 1,793 1.9%
13 Nissan Navara 1,782 1.8%
14 Honda Civic 1,717 1.8%
15 Honda Accord 1,669 1.7%
16 Toyota RAV4 1,578 1.6%
17 Mitsubishi 380 1,569 1.6%
18 Mitsubishi Triton 1,565 1.6%
19 Toyota Prado 1,510 1.6%
20 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,498 1.6%

July 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model July %
1 Toyota Corolla 4,711 6.1%
2 Holden Commodore 4,022 5.2%
3 Ford Falcon 3,951 5.1%
4 Toyota Hilux 3,126 4.0%
5 Toyota Yaris 2,526 3.3%
6 Mazda3 2,305 3.0%
7 Holden Astra 1,873 2.4%
8 Honda Civic 1,806 2.3%
9 Hyundai Getz 1,717 2.2%
10 Honda Accord 1,669 2.2%
11 Holden Rodeo 1,370 1.8%
12 Ford Territory 1,319 1.7%
13 Ford Falcon Ute 1,308 1.7%
14 Ford Focus 1,300 1.7%
15 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,299 1.7%
16 Mazda6 1,248 1.6%
17 Holden Commodore Ute 1,240 1.6%
18 Holden Barina 1,196 1.5%
19 Toyota RAV4 1,195 1.5%
20 Nissan Tiida 1,090 1.4%

August 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model Aug %
1 Holden Commodore 4,986 6.1%
2 Toyota Corolla 4,147 5.1%
3 Ford Falcon 3,703 4.5%
4 Toyota Camry 3,219 3.9%
5 Toyota Hilux 2,975 3.6%
6 Mazda3 2,771 3.4%
7 Toyota Yaris 2,673 3.3%
8 Hyundai Getz 1,738 2.1%
9 Ford Focus 1,684 2.1%
10 Ford Territory 1,612 2.0%
11 Holden Astra 1,542 1.9%
12 Ford Falcon Ute 1,382 1.7%
13 Nissan Navara 1,373 1.7%
14 Holden Rodeo 1,362 1.7%
15 Honda Accord 1,286 1.6%
16 Toyota RAV4 1,211 1.5%
17 Honda Civic 1,180 1.4%
18 Holden Commodore Ute 1,180 1.4%
19 Holden Barina 1,091 1.3%
20 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,069 1.3%

September 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model Sept %
1 Holden Commodore 5,262 6.6%
2 Toyota Corolla 3,852 4.8%
3 Ford Falcon 3,563 4.5%
4 Mazda3 3,327 4.2%
5 Toyota Camry 3,092 3.9%
6 Toyota Hilux 2,922 3.7%
7 Toyota Yaris 2,043 2.6%
8 Hyundai Getz 2,028 2.5%
9 Holden Astra 1,552 1.9%
10 Ford Territory 1,418 1.8%
11 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,417 1.8%
12 Nissan Tiida 1,406 1.8%
13 Holden Rodeo 1,371 1.7%
14 Honda Civic 1,356 1.7%
15 Nissan Navara 1,317 1.6%
16 Ford Focus 1,308 1.6%
17 Ford Falcon Ute 1,259 1.6%
18 Honda Accord 1,238 1.5%
19 Holden Viva 1,221 1.5%
20 Toyota RAV4 1,207 1.5%

October 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model Oct %
1 Holden Commodore 5,455 6.8%
2 Toyota Corolla 3,722 4.7%
3 Toyota Camry 3,205 4.0%
4 Ford Falcon 2,945 3.7%
5 Toyota Yaris 2,858 3.6%
6 Toyota Hilux 2,802 3.5%
7 Mazda3 2,585 3.2%
8 Holden Astra 1,620 2.0%
9 Hyundai Getz 1,594 2.0%
10 Ford Focus 1,584 2.0%
11 Holden Rodeo 1,496 1.9%
12 Ford Falcon Ute 1,352 1.7%
13 Ford Territory 1,349 1.7%
14 Nissan Navara 1,327 1.7%
15 Honda Accord 1,293 1.6%
16 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,242 1.6%
17 Toyota RAV4 1,224 1.5%
18 Nissan Tiida 1,097 1.4%
19 Holden Barina 1,074 1.3%
20 Holden Viva 1,070 1.3%

November 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model Nov %
1 Holden Commodore 5,238 6.3%
2 Toyota Corolla 3,899 4.7%
3 Toyota Hilux 3,510 4.2%
4 Ford Falcon 3,447 4.1%
5 Mazda3 2,922 3.5%
6 Toyota Yaris 2,812 3.4%
7 Toyota Camry 2,603 3.1%
8 Holden Astra 1,669 2.0%
9 Toyota Aurion 1,543 1.9%
10 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,502 1.8%
11 Hyundai Getz 1,498 1.8%
12 Holden Rodeo 1,492 1.8%
13 Ford Focus 1,430 1.7%
14 Ford Falcon Ute 1,391 1.7%
15 Subaru Forester 1,362 1.6%
16 Honda Accord 1,356 1.6%
17 Ford Territory 1,339 1.6%
18 Nissan Navara 1,249 1.5%
19 Toyota Prado 1,168 1.4%
20 Holden Barina 1,081 1.3%

December 2006 Top 20:

Pos Model Dec %
1 Holden Commodore 4,888 6.3%
2 Toyota Corolla 3,078 4.0%
3 Toyota Camry 2,844 3.7%
4 Mazda3 2,820 3.7%
5 Toyota Hilux 2,803 3.6%
6 Ford Falcon 2,763 3.6%
7 Toyota Yaris 2,213 2.9%
8 Mitsubishi Lancer 2,053 2.7%
9 Hyundai Getz 1,870 2.4%
10 Honda Accord 1,658 2.2%
11 Holden Astra 1,567 2.0%
12 Ford Focus 1,516 2.0%
13 Toyota Aurion 1,494 1.9%
14 Nissan Navara 1,466 1.9%
15 Toyota Prado 1,315 1.7%
16 Holden Rodeo 1,283 1.7%
17 Subaru Forester 1,247 1.6%
18 Ford Territory 1,227 1.6%
19 Nissan Tiida 1,104 1.4%
20 Ford Falcon Ute 1,024 1.3%

Source: VFACTS

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  1. David
    September 6th, 2012 at 17:39 | #1
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    This is probably the last time we’ll ever see a Peugeot, let alone French car, in the top 50 in Australia, simply due to the sales volume required to get onto the top 50 now.

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