Australia September 2011: Toyota Corolla on top UPDATED
* NOW UPDATED with the Top 80 best-selling models: see ‘Read more’ at end of post! *
Australian car sales are up year-on-year for the 2nd month in a row in September at 88,819 registrations (+2%), putting the year-to-date total (752,128 units, -4%) now in line to break the million mark by year-end for the fourth time only in Australian history. For the first time since January, the Toyota Corolla takes the lead with 3,766 sales and 4.2% but stays 5th year-to-date at 25,144 units and 3.3%.
The Holden Commodore ranks 2nd at 3,712 units and 4.2%, reclaiming the 2011 year-to-date pole position from the Mazda3 with 31,977 sales vs. 31,439. It is the 4th consecutive month the two models exchange YTD positions! The race to #1 has rarely been that close… The Toyota Hilux is up 2 spots to #3 at 3.6%, passing the Holden Cruze at 3.5%.
With 2,049 sales and 2.3% share, the Toyota Camry is up 3 spots to #7, its highest ranking since December 2010. The Nissan Navara (#8) and VW Golf (#10) are both brilliantly back in the Top 10 this month while the Ford Territory (#12) drops out of it. Other great performers include the Toyota RAV4 at #16 (+7), the Mercedes C Class at #33 (+6) and the Mitsubishi ASX at #40 (+24).
Previous month: see the Australian August 2011 Top 175 best-selling models here.
Full September Top 80 Ranking Table below.
Australia September 2011:
| Pos | Model | Sept | % | Aug | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla | 3,766 | 4.2% | 4 | 25,144 | 3.3% | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Holden Commodore | 3,712 | 4.2% | 2 | 31,977 | 4.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 3,191 | 3.6% | 5 | 27,689 | 3.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Holden Cruze | 3,117 | 3.5% | 3 | 25,803 | 3.4% | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Mazda3 | 2,703 | 3.0% | 1 | 31,439 | 4.2% | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Hyundai i30 | 2,493 | 2.8% | 6 | 22,055 | 2.9% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Toyota Camry | 2,049 | 2.3% | 10 | 13,934 | 1.9% | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | Nissan Navara | 1,885 | 2.1% | 12 | 17,021 | 2.3% | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Ford Falcon | 1,708 | 1.9% | 8 | 14,291 | 1.9% | 8 | 6 |
| 10 | VW Golf | 1,664 | 1.9% | 25 | 13,269 | 1.8% | 13 | 16 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi Triton (e) | 1,500 | 1.7% | 16 | 13,439 | 1.8% | 11 | 14 |
| 12 | Ford Territory | 1,395 | 1.6% | 9 | 9,511 | 1.3% | 19 | 27 |
| 13 | Ford Ranger (e) | 1,390 | 1.6% | 15 | 12,882 | 1.7% | 14 | 19 |
| 14 | Toyota Yaris | 1,367 | 1.5% | 11 | 11,875 | 1.6% | 15 | 12 |
| 15 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 1,349 | 1.5% | 13 | 14,214 | 1.9% | 9 | 8 |
| 16 | Toyota RAV4 | 1,254 | 1.4% | 23 | 8,817 | 1.2% | 26 | 20 |
| 17 | Mazda2 | 1,234 | 1.4% | 7 | 13,336 | 1.8% | 12 | 18 |
| 18 | Ford Fiesta | 1,203 | 1.4% | 27 | 9,485 | 1.3% | 20 | 30 |
| 19 | Holden Barina (e) | 1,201 | 1.4% | 47 | 5,698 | 0.8% | 38 | 21 |
| 20 | Holden Captiva | 1,179 | 1.3% | 14 | 10,775 | 1.4% | 17 | 15 |
| 21 | Subaru Forester | 1,135 | 1.3% | 18 | 9,998 | 1.3% | 18 | 17 |
| 22 | Nissan X-Trail | 1,063 | 1.2% | 17 | 8,835 | 1.2% | 25 | 36 |
| 23 | Holden Colorado (e) | 1,050 | 1.2% | 22 | 8,950 | 1.2% | 23 | 22 |
| 24 | Suzuki Swift | 1,014 | 1.1% | 26 | 9,199 | 1.2% | 22 | 24 |
| 25 | Toyota Kluger | 970 | 1.1% | 35 | 7,600 | 1.0% | 31 | 23 |
| 26 | Hyundai ix35 | 969 | 1.1% | 30 | 8,723 | 1.2% | 27 | 46 |
| 27 | Nissan Micra | 964 | 1.1% | 29 | 7,080 | 0.9% | 32 | 40 |
| 28 | Hyundai i20 | 964 | 1.1% | 20 | 5,551 | 0.7% | 40 | - |
| 29 | Holden Commodore Ute (e) | 950 | 1.1% | 28 | 7,740 | 1.0% | 29 | 26 |
| 30 | Toyota Aurion | 941 | 1.1% | 34 | 6,840 | 0.9% | 33 | 28 |
| 31 | Mazda BT-50 (e) | 900 | 1.0% | 33 | 7,614 | 1.0% | 30 | 37 |
| 32 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 863 | 1.0% | 21 | 6,708 | 0.9% | 35 | 38 |
| 33 | Mercedes C Class | 839 | 0.9% | 39 | 5,024 | 0.7% | 45 | 48 |
| 34 | Ford Focus | 821 | 0.9% | 19 | 9,313 | 1.2% | 21 | 31 |
| 35 | Toyota Prado | 798 | 0.9% | 31 | 8,461 | 1.1% | 28 | 13 |
| 36 | VW Tiguan | 792 | 0.9% | 32 | 4,735 | 0.6% | 49 | 47 |
| 37 | Nissan Dualis | 763 | 0.9% | 43 | 6,524 | 0.9% | 36 | 49 |
| 38 | Hyundai Elantra (e) | 750 | 0.8% | 37 | 2,828 | 0.4% | 67 | - |
| 39 | Mazda CX-7 | 698 | 0.8% | 24 | 6,761 | 0.9% | 34 | 32 |
| 40 | Mitsubishi ASX | 651 | 0.7% | 64 | 4,626 | 0.6% | 52 | - |
| 41 | Ford Mondeo | 631 | 0.7% | 41 | 5,227 | 0.7% | 41 | - |
| 42 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 625 | 0.7% | 36 | 5,636 | 0.7% | 39 | 39 |
| 43 | Holden Barina Spark (e) | 622 | 0.7% | 81 | 3,501 | 0.5% | 60 | - |
| 44 | Hyundai iLoad (e) | 600 | 0.7% | 40 | 5,133 | 0.7% | 43 | 51 |
| 45 | Ford Falcon Ute (e) | 600 | 0.7% | 44 | 4,951 | 0.7% | 46 | 35 |
| 46 | Kia Cerato/Koup (e) | 590 | 0.7% | 45 | 4,911 | 0.7% | 47 | - |
| 47 | Isuzu D-Max (e) | 580 | 0.7% | 42 | 4,754 | 0.6% | 48 | - |
| 48 | Toyota Land Cruiser Ute (e) | 575 | 0.6% | 38 | 4,686 | 0.6% | 50 | 45 |
| 49 | Toyota Hiace Van (e) | 570 | 0.6% | 46 | 4,459 | 0.6% | 53 | 42 |
| 50 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 560 | 0.6% | 52 | 5,105 | 0.7% | 44 | 44 |
| 51 | Subaru Impreza | 552 | 0.6% | 49 | 8,895 | 1.2% | 24 | 25 |
| 52 | Hyundai i45 | 529 | 0.6% | 70 | 3,674 | 0.5% | 58 | - |
| 53 | Hyundai Accent | 494 | 0.6% | 66 | 942 | 0.1% | 119 | - |
| 54 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 490 | 0.6% | 65 | 3,288 | 0.4% | 64 | 55 |
| 55 | BMW 3 Series | 475 | 0.5% | 58 | 3,940 | 0.5% | 56 | - |
| 56 | Honda Civic | 466 | 0.5% | 62 | 5,225 | 0.7% | 42 | 29 |
| 57 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 446 | 0.5% | 50 | 2,003 | 0.3% | 84 | - |
| 58 | Kia Sorento | 421 | 0.5% | 74 | 2,023 | 0.3% | 83 | - |
| 59 | Honda Accord Euro | 404 | 0.5% | 57 | 3,463 | 0.5% | 62 | 53 |
| 60 | Great Wall V240 (e) | 400 | 0.5% | 55 | 3,482 | 0.5% | 61 | - |
| 61 | Honda Jazz | 392 | 0.4% | 53 | 5,770 | 0.8% | 37 | 34 |
| 62 | Dodge Caliber | 388 | 0.4% | 94 | 731 | 0.1% | 132 | - |
| 63 | Subaru Liberty | 382 | 0.4% | 69 | 3,223 | 0.4% | 65 | 50 |
| 64 | Subaru Outback | 365 | 0.4% | 51 | 3,863 | 0.5% | 57 | 52 |
| 65 | Mazda CX-9 | 349 | 0.4% | 60 | 2,602 | 0.3% | 70 | - |
| 66 | Mazda6 | 344 | 0.4% | 48 | 4,098 | 0.5% | 55 | 41 |
| 67 | VW Passat/CC | 343 | 0.4% | 63 | 2,958 | 0.4% | 66 | - |
| 68 | Audi A4 | 331 | 0.4% | 77 | 2,472 | 0.3% | 71 | - |
| 69 | Kia Carnival | 306 | 0.3% | 61 | 2,733 | 0.4% | 68 | - |
| 70 | VW Jetta | 299 | 0.3% | 75 | 1,068 | 0.1% | 111 | - |
| 71 | BMW X5 | 298 | 0.3% | 87 | 2,093 | 0.3% | 79 | - |
| 72 | Lexus IS | 287 | 0.3% | 79 | 2,187 | 0.3% | 77 | - |
| 73 | VW Polo | 274 | 0.3% | 56 | 3,516 | 0.5% | 59 | - |
| 74 | Nissan Patrol Wagon | 268 | 0.3% | 78 | 2,400 | 0.3% | 74 | - |
| 75 | BMW 1 Series | 261 | 0.3% | 89 | 2,052 | 0.3% | 82 | - |
| 76 | Honda CR-V | 253 | 0.3% | 59 | 4,398 | 0.6% | 54 | 43 |
| 77 | Kia Rio | 252 | 0.3% | 84 | 4,660 | 0.6% | 51 | 33 |
| 78 | Great Wall X240 | 242 | 0.3% | 71 | 2,427 | 0.3% | 72 | 54 |
| 79 | Kia Sportage | 233 | 0.3% | 54 | 2,668 | 0.4% | 69 | - |
| 80 | Peugeot 308 | 233 | 0.3% | 122 | 1,468 | 0.2% | 93 | - |
Source: www.caradvice.com.au, VFACTS
(e): BSCB’s estimate








