Australia Full Year 2011: Mazda3 breaks 15 years of Holden Commodore domination, possibly the first time since 1947 an imported model leads sales!

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Australia Full Year 2011: Mazda3 breaks 15 years of Holden Commodore domination, possibly the first time since 1947 an imported model leads sales!

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* NOW UPDATED with the All-models Top 290 ranking! Click on the title to see - The 2010 post has also been updated with an All-models Top 280 ranking. Many thanks to JB! *

The industry thought the Toyota Corolla would do it in 2007, but it happened this year. The 15 years of uninterrupted Holden Commodore domination have come to a shocking end: in 2011 the Mazda3 is the best-selling car in Australia. In a market down 3% but millionaire for only the 4th time in history at 1,008,437 registrations, the 3 sold 41,429 units, up 6% for a 4.1% market share vs. 40,617, down 12% for the Commodore. Strangely the Commodore was #1 of the monthly ranking 5 times this year vs. only 2 for the Mazda.

Advertising for the launch of the Holden Commodore in 1978

This puts an end to 33 years of reign of the Holden Commodore-Ford Falcon tandem (or “Falcadore”), one of the longest-lasting and most disputed rivalry in the world, even though Falcon sales had significantly weakened over the last few years. To understand the magnitude of this change, it’s a bit like if the VW Golf was not #1 anymore in Germany, replaced by the Renault Megane…

Holden launched in Australia in 1948

In fact, Australian-built models had been dominating the market since 1949 and the launch of the first “Holden” and even possibly since 1948 with the Austin A40 assembled locally. The Ford Falcon launch in 1960 transformed the market into a Ford-Holden fight for the title of best-selling model. It is well and truly possible that this year is the first time since World War 2 that an imported car leads car sales in the country!

Toyota Hilux

Staying at #3 but with sales down 9% at 36,124 units, the Toyota Hilux should get revived in 2012 with the new generation in dealerships since November. The Toyota Corolla is just 37 units below at #4 (-13%) and curiously managed to lead the market 5 times this year. The Japanese tsunami kicked it out of the Top 10 for a couple of months and was enough to prevent it a spot on the year-end podium, but 2012 should be much better with a new model scheduled to arrive in October.

Holden Cruze

The Holden Cruze is one of the success stories of 2011, with production switching to Adelaide during the year. Sales are up 19% to 33,784 units, it broke onto the podium 3 times this year and was just 31 units short of the Commodore in December. With the arrival of the hatchback version in late 2011, the Cruze should be Holden’s best-seller in 2012, and it would be the first time ever in the nameplate’s history that the Commodore is not the firm’s most popular model…

VW Golf

The other star of 2011 is the VW Golf, finishing the year up 21% to #11 with 18,682 sales but managing an incredible 3rd place in October with 3,337 sales and 3.9%, by far the brand’s best ever showing in Australia. Other good performers this year include the Nissan Navara reappearing in the annual Top 10 at a best-ever #7 and the Mazda2 up to #12 and leading its category ahead of the Toyota Yaris.

Ford Territory

While the Falcon drowned to its lowest ever sales in the 51 years of the nameplate’s life at 18,741 units (-37%), Ford had a very good year with other models: the Ranger is up 4 spots to #15, the Territory is up 11 ranks to #16, breaking into the Top 10 for the first time in 5 years in July, the Focus is up 12 spots to #19 and the Fiesta is up 8 ranks to #21.

Further down the ranking, notice the Nissan Dualis up to #34, Great Wall V240 up to #63, Hyundai Accent up to #70, VW Amarok landing at #86, Toyota FJ Cruiser landing at #106 and Audi A1 directly at #109.

In December, 82,459 cars were registered in Australia, down 5% year-on-year. The Toyota Corolla is #1 for the 4th month in a row at 4.4%, the Toyota Yaris is up to #6, the Ford Focus breaks into the Top 10 for the first time in years and the Nissan Dualis passes the 1,000 sales mark for the first time.

Other Australia Full Year 2011 posts:

Australia 2011: The Chinese have well and truly landed!

Australia 2011 State by State: Toyota Hilux king 3 times

Previous month: Australia November 2011: Ford Territory at best in 5 years

Previous year: Australia Full Year 2010: Holden Commodore #1 for 15th year in a row, now with full Top 280 ranking

Full Year 2011 Top 291, December Top 264 and every Monthly Ranking Table below.

You can check out every single Monthly Ranking here: Australia 2011 12 Month by Month

Australia Full Year 2011:

Pos	Model	2011	%	/10	2010	%	Pos
1	Mazda3	41,429	4.1%	6%	39,003	3.8%	4
2	Holden Commodore	40,617	4.0%	-12%	45,956	4.4%	1
3	Toyota Hilux	36,124	3.6%	-9%	39,896	3.9%	3
4	Toyota Corolla	36,087	3.6%	-13%	41,632	4.0%	2
5	Holden Cruze	33,784	3.4%	19%	28,334	2.7%	7
6	Hyundai i30	28,869	2.9%	-3%	29,772	2.9%	5
7	Nissan Navara	21,675	2.1%	2%	21,171	2.0%	12
8	Toyota Camry	19,169	1.9%	-23%	25,014	2.4%	8
9	Ford Falcon	18,741	1.9%	-37%	29,516	2.9%	6
10	Mitsubishi Lancer	18,717	1.9%	-19%	23,076	2.2%	9
11	VW Golf	18,682	1.9%	21%	15,425	1.5%	15
12	Mazda2	17,501	1.7%	18%	14,794	1.4%	16
13	Mitsubishi Triton	17,188	1.7%	4%	16,578	1.6%	14
14	Toyota Yaris	16,214	1.6%	-24%	21,452	2.1%	11
15	Ford Ranger	15,586	1.5%	6%	14,686	1.4%	17
16	Ford Territory	13,866	1.4%	20%	11,558	1.1%	26
17	Subaru Forester	13,142	1.3%	-10%	14,644	1.4%	18
18	Toyota RAV4	13,125	1.3%	-10%	14,597	1.4%	19
19	Ford Focus	12,863	1.3%	31%	9,848	1.0%	31
20	Suzuki Swift	12,388	1.2%	2%	12,161	1.2%	24
21	Ford Fiesta	12,286	1.2%	14%	10,759	1.0%	29
22	Nissan X-Trail	12,089	1.2%	23%	9,792	0.9%	32
23	Holden Colorado	11,824	1.2%	-11%	13,236	1.3%	20
24	Toyota Kluger	11,692	1.2%	-11%	13,117	1.3%	21
25	Hyundai Getz	11,499	1.1%	-47%	21,547	2.1%	10
26	Hyundai ix35	11,487	1.1%	59%	7,202	0.7%	44
27	Subaru Impreza	11,064	1.1%	-10%	12,289	1.2%	23
28	Toyota Prado	10,849	1.1%	-35%	16,745	1.6%	13
29	Holden Captiva7	10,324	1.0%	-8%	11,175	1.1%	28
30	Mazda CX-7	9,714	1.0%	2%	9,530	0.9%	33
31	Mazda BT-50	9,645	1.0%	5%	9,221	0.9%	34
32	Nissan Micra	9,509	0.9%	14%	8,341	0.8%	40
33	Holden Commodore Ute	9,489	0.9%	-17%	11,405	1.1%	27
34	Nissan Dualis	9,214	0.9%	40%	6,592	0.6%	48
35	Toyota Land Cruiser	9,119	0.9%	1%	9,050	0.9%	38
36	Toyota Aurion	8,915	0.9%	-24%	11,764	1.1%	25
37	Hyundai i20	8,708	0.9%	283%	2,272	0.2%	91
38	Holden Barina	8,208	0.8%	-37%	12,945	1.3%	22
39	Mitsubishi Outlander	7,599	0.8%	-11%	8,537	0.8%	39
40	Mercedes C Class	7,590	0.8%	13%	6,693	0.6%	46
41	Honda Jazz	7,407	0.7%	-19%	9,130	0.9%	35
42	Kia Cerato/Koup	6,952	0.7%	47%	4,728	0.5%	57
43	Mitsubishi Pajero	6,852	0.7%	-2%	6,986	0.7%	45
44	Ford Falcon Ute	6,814	0.7%	-25%	9,099	0.9%	36
45	Ford Mondeo	6,626	0.7%	45%	4,575	0.4%	59
46	Hyundai iLoad	6,610	0.7%	10%	5,990	0.6%	52
47	Toyota Land Cruiser Ute	6,523	0.6%	-1%	6,599	0.6%	47
48	Honda Civic	6,499	0.6%	-38%	10,457	1.0%	30
49	Mitsubishi ASX	6,430	0.6%	174%	2,349	0.2%	87
50	Isuzu D-Max	6,397	0.6%	25%	5,114	0.5%	56
51	Kia Rio	6,187	0.6%	-32%	9,052	0.9%	37
52	VW Tiguan	6,069	0.6%	-2%	6,216	0.6%	50
53	Toyota Hiace Van	6,034	0.6%	-21%	7,610	0.7%	41
54	Mazda6	5,794	0.6%	-22%	7,455	0.7%	42
55	Honda CR-V	5,748	0.6%	-21%	7,244	0.7%	43
56	BMW 3 Series	5,315	0.5%	-19%	6,586	0.6%	49
57	Honda Accord Euro	4,879	0.5%	-7%	5,240	0.5%	55
58	Hyundai i45	4,872	0.5%	139%	2,038	0.2%	98
59	Holden Captiva5	4,799	0.5%	11%	4,336	0.4%	60
60	Subaru Outback	4,770	0.5%	-17%	5,766	0.6%	53
61	Hyundai Elantra	4,574	0.5%	125%	2,030	0.2%	99
62	Hyundai Santa Fe	4,442	0.4%	-4%	4,646	0.4%	58
63	Great Wall V240	4,384	0.4%	41%	3,108	0.3%	75
64	VW Polo	4,358	0.4%	36%	3,195	0.3%	73
65	Suzuki Alto	4,071	0.4%	0%	4,077	0.4%	64
66	VW Passat/CC	4,059	0.4%	16%	3,494	0.3%	67
67	Subaru Liberty	3,898	0.4%	-37%	6,203	0.6%	51
68	Mazda CX-9	3,857	0.4%	-6%	4,096	0.4%	63
69	Holden Barina Spark	3,755	0.4%	237%	1,113	0.1%	128
70	Hyundai Accent	3,625	0.4%	new	22	0.0%	259
71	Kia Sportage	3,602	0.4%	17%	3,073	0.3%	77
72	Kia Carnival	3,595	0.4%	-1%	3,638	0.4%	66
73	Nissan Tiida	3,577	0.4%	-35%	5,491	0.5%	54
74	Jeep Grand Cherokee	3,374	0.3%	665%	441	0.0%	151
75	Nissan Patrol Wagon	3,217	0.3%	0%	3,206	0.3%	72
76	Audi A4	3,106	0.3%	-9%	3,422	0.3%	69
77	Great Wall X240	3,047	0.3%	-7%	3,270	0.3%	71
78	Suzuki Grand Vitara	2,927	0.3%	-23%	3,802	0.4%	65
79	Lexus IS	2,911	0.3%	-16%	3,457	0.3%	68
80	BMW 1 Series	2,882	0.3%	-13%	3,316	0.3%	70
81	Jeep Wrangler	2,824	0.3%	5%	2,687	0.3%	79
82	Audi Q5	2,801	0.3%	20%	2,341	0.2%	88
83	BMW X5	2,770	0.3%	-11%	3,105	0.3%	76
84	Mercedes E Class	2,757	0.3%	-33%	4,142	0.4%	62
85	Toyota Hiace Bus	2,703	0.3%	16%	2,335	0.2%	89
86	VW Amarok	2,649	0.3%	new	0	0.0%	-
87	Kia Sorento	2,613	0.3%	24%	2,099	0.2%	96
88	Ford Escape	2,512	0.2%	-17%	3,034	0.3%	78
89	Mitsubishi Challenger	2,406	0.2%	10%	2,195	0.2%	94
90	Nissan Pathfinder	2,318	0.2%	43%	1,620	0.2%	109
91	BMW X1	2,266	0.2%	8%	2,089	0.2%	97
92	Nissan Murano	2,246	0.2%	-11%	2,518	0.2%	84
93	Mercedes B Class	2,211	0.2%	13%	1,951	0.2%	101
94	BMW X3	2,103	0.2%	236%	626	0.1%	139
95	Land Rover Discovery	2,086	0.2%	19%	1,754	0.2%	105
96	Mercedes M Class	2,077	0.2%	-20%	2,589	0.3%	80
97	Audi A3	1,987	0.2%	-23%	2,569	0.2%	81
98	Honda Accord	1,978	0.2%	-54%	4,267	0.4%	61
99	Audi A5	1,957	0.2%	-15%	2,314	0.2%	90
100	Nissan Maxima	1,923	0.2%	12%	1,717	0.2%	106
101	Hyundai iMax	1,922	0.2%	-22%	2,476	0.2%	85
102	Skoda Octavia	1,916	0.2%	51%	1,271	0.1%	120
103	Peugeot 308	1,915	0.2%	-39%	3,126	0.3%	74
104	Suzuki SX4	1,907	0.2%	-15%	2,231	0.2%	93
105	Holden Caprice	1,892	0.2%	10%	1,715	0.2%	107
106	Toyota FJ Cruiser	1,886	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	-
107	Mini Hatch/Clubman/Cabrio/Coupe	1,863	0.2%	-18%	2,267	0.2%	92
108	VW Caddy	1,842	0.2%	-7%	1,983	0.2%	100
109	Audi A1	1,806	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	-
110	Ford Transit	1,764	0.2%	-16%	2,110	0.2%	95
111	Lexus RX	1,758	0.2%	-31%	2,534	0.2%	82
112	VW Transporter	1,671	0.2%	-7%	1,804	0.2%	103
113	VW Jetta	1,667	0.2%	-30%	2,391	0.2%	86
114	Range Rover Sport	1,619	0.2%	19%	1,356	0.1%	116
115	Suzuki Kizashi	1,592	0.2%	10%	1,448	0.1%	114
116	Honda City	1,584	0.2%	-37%	2,526	0.2%	83
117	Volvo XC60	1,575	0.2%	-7%	1,699	0.2%	108
118	Jeep Cherokee	1,573	0.2%	2%	1,535	0.1%	112
119	Peugeot 207	1,532	0.2%	33%	1,155	0.1%	125
120	Renault Megane	1,501	0.1%	322%	356	0.0%	162
121	Nissan Patrol Ute	1,443	0.1%	3%	1,398	0.1%	115
122	BMW 5 Series	1,384	0.1%	13%	1,230	0.1%	121
123	Volvo XC90	1,348	0.1%	12%	1,206	0.1%	123
124	Audi Q7	1,343	0.1%	18%	1,142	0.1%	126
125	Lexus CT	1,311	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	-
126	Dodge Caliber	1,257	0.1%	948%	120	0.0%	212
127	Toyota Rukus	1,183	0.1%	9%	1,089	0.1%	129
128	Honda Odyssey	1,178	0.1%	-12%	1,332	0.1%	117
129	Great Wall V200	1,170	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	-
130	Mercedes Vito	1,163	0.1%	9%	1,065	0.1%	130
131	Land Rover Freelander 2	1,148	0.1%	18%	970	0.1%	132
132	Subaru Tribeca	1,137	0.1%	1%	1,123	0.1%	127
133	Chery J11	1,114	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	-
134	Mitsubishi Colt	1,061	0.1%	-9%	1,172	0.1%	124
135	Dodge Journey	1,016	0.1%	-17%	1,228	0.1%	122
136	Holden Epica	997	0.1%	-46%	1,842	0.2%	102
137	VW Touareg	963	0.1%	157%	374	0.0%	160
138	Jeep Patriot	877	0.1%	-33%	1,312	0.1%	118
139	Skoda Superb	869	0.1%	145%	355	0.0%	163
140	Toyota Tarago	858	0.1%	-41%	1,460	0.1%	113
141	Kia Optima	828	0.1%	new	2	0.0%	274
142	Toyota Prius	822	0.1%	-49%	1,611	0.2%	110
143	Mitsubishi Express	817	0.1%	-38%	1,312	0.1%	119
144	Volvo S60	810	0.1%	382%	168	0.0%	199
145	Porsche Cayenne	803	0.1%	34%	598	0.1%	140
146	VW Multivan	783	0.1%	64%	477	0.0%	148
147	Honda Insight	715	0.1%	533%	113	0.0%	216
148	Audi A6	710	0.1%	37%	518	0.1%	145
149	VW Eos	706	0.1%	-28%	985	0.1%	131
150	Ssangyong Korando	623	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	-
151	Ssangyong Actyon Sports	620	0.1%	-7%	664	0.1%	138
152	Nissan 370Z	609	0.1%	-18%	745	0.1%	137
154	Suzuki Jimny	594	0.1%	-22%	759	0.1%	136
153	Renault Koleos	594	0.1%	-27%	816	0.1%	135
155	Renault Fluence	593	0.1%	1312%	42	0.0%	245
156	Jaguar XF	550	0.1%	14%	484	0.0%	147
157	Fiat/Abarth 500	532	0.1%	55%	344	0.0%	165
158	Proton S16	531	0.1%	-40%	892	0.1%	133
159	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	526	0.1%	3657%	14	0.0%	263
160	Peugeot 3008	511	0.1%	20%	425	0.0%	153
161	Kia K2900	485	0.0%	-4%	506	0.0%	146
162	Peugeot 4007	460	0.0%	17%	394	0.0%	155
164	Land Rover Defender S/w	435	0.0%	30%	335	0.0%	169
163	Kia Rondo	435	0.0%	20%	363	0.0%	161
165	Chery J1	434	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
166	Skoda Yeti	433	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
167	Audi TT	432	0.0%	-5%	455	0.0%	150
168	Kia Soul	431	0.0%	11%	387	0.0%	156
169	Dodge Nitro	430	0.0%	-24%	569	0.1%	141
170	Mini Countryman	428	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
171	Volvo C30	413	0.0%	-23%	537	0.1%	144
172	Holden Combo	404	0.0%	-27%	555	0.1%	142
173	Mercedes SLK Class	398	0.0%	18%	338	0.0%	168
174	Proton Jumbuck	396	0.0%	23%	321	0.0%	170
175	Hyundai i40	394	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
176	Citroen C4	368	0.0%	-32%	540	0.1%	143
177	VW Caddy Life/Camper	364	0.0%	40%	260	0.0%	180
178	Volvo V60	361	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
179	Chrysler 300C	360	0.0%	-59%	874	0.1%	134
180	BMW X6	343	0.0%	-8%	374	0.0%	159
181	Mercedes GL Class	337	0.0%	-3%	347	0.0%	164
182	Proton Gen2	328	0.0%	73%	190	0.0%	194
183	Mercedes R Class	324	0.0%	67%	194	0.0%	193
184	Mazda MX5	315	0.0%	-28%	440	0.0%	152
185	Mercedes CLC	313	0.0%	-80%	1,560	0.2%	111
186	Peugeot RCZ	304	0.0%	100%	152	0.0%	205
187	Suzuki APV	299	0.0%	-4%	311	0.0%	172
188	Renault Kangoo	294	0.0%	320%	70	0.0%	232
189	Peugeot 508	285	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
190	Skoda Fabia	283	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
191	Chery J3	274	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
192	Citroen Grand C4 Picasso	265	0.0%	62%	164	0.0%	200
193	Alfa Romeo Mi.To	255	0.0%	19%	214	0.0%	190
194	Renault Trafic	253	0.0%	59%	159	0.0%	203
195	Citroen C5	252	0.0%	-26%	340	0.0%	167
196	Alfa Romeo 159	250	0.0%	-41%	421	0.0%	154
197	Mercedes CLS	249	0.0%	266%	68	0.0%	233
198	Renault Latitude	248	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
199	Volvo XC70	239	0.0%	-37%	379	0.0%	158
200	Smart Fortwo	236	0.0%	-18%	287	0.0%	176
201	Range Rover Evoque	230	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
202	Chrysler Voyager	214	0.0%	-31%	308	0.0%	173
203	Range Rover	213	0.0%	22%	175	0.0%	198
204	Porsche 911	201	0.0%	-33%	301	0.0%	174
205	Citroen DS3	200	0.0%	122%	90	0.0%	227
206	VW Beetle	199	0.0%	-57%	462	0.0%	149
207	Citroen Berlingo	193	0.0%	-44%	343	0.0%	166
208	Audi A7	190	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
209	BMW 7 Series	188	0.0%	-26%	253	0.0%	183
210	Volvo C70	186	0.0%	-28%	259	0.0%	182
211	Ford Transit Bus	185	0.0%	87%	99	0.0%	224
212	Mercedes Viano	176	0.0%	69%	104	0.0%	223
213	Proton Persona	173	0.0%	-31%	250	0.0%	184
215	Mercedes S Class	168	0.0%	-30%	239	0.0%	186
214	Volvo S40	168	0.0%	-44%	300	0.0%	175
216	SsangYong Rexton	160	0.0%	-38%	259	0.0%	181
217	Maserati	140	0.0%	-1%	141	0.0%	207
218	Peugeot Partner	138	0.0%	-14%	161	0.0%	202
219	Ferrari	134	0.0%	6%	126	0.0%	209
220	Porsche Boxster	132	0.0%	-7%	142	0.0%	206
221	VW Scirocco	130	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
222	VW Caravelle	129	0.0%	17%	110	0.0%	218
223	BMW Z4	128	0.0%	-52%	268	0.0%	178
224	Citroen C3	127	0.0%	38%	92	0.0%	226
225	Audi A8	125	0.0%	44%	87	0.0%	229
226	Lexus LX	123	0.0%	-25%	163	0.0%	201
227	Fiat Scudo	119	0.0%	-22%	153	0.0%	204
228	Volvo V50	115	0.0%	-53%	246	0.0%	185
229	Lexus GS	114	0.0%	-40%	189	0.0%	195
230	Saab 9-3	113	0.0%	769%	13	0.0%	265
231	SsangYong Kyron	112	0.0%	13%	99	0.0%	225
232	Porsche Cayman	104	0.0%	-10%	116	0.0%	215
233	Porsche Panamera	103	0.0%	-6%	109	0.0%	220
234	Land Rover Defender Ute	101	0.0%	-49%	199	0.0%	191
235	Lexus IS F	94	0.0%	-23%	122	0.0%	211
236	Aston Martin Coupe	89	0.0%	-17%	107	0.0%	221
237	Jaguar XJ Series	88	0.0%	80%	49	0.0%	242
238	Nissan GT-R	87	0.0%	13%	77	0.0%	230
239	Mercedes G Class	85	0.0%	new	1	0.0%	278
240	Mazda RX8	78	0.0%	-67%	238	0.0%	188
241	Honda CR-Z	75	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
242	BMW 6 Series	74	0.0%	80%	41	0.0%	247
243	Proton Satria	72	0.0%	-42%	125	0.0%	210
244	Renault Clio	71	0.0%	-45%	130	0.0%	208
245	SsangYong Stavic	63	0.0%	0%	63	0.0%	235
246	Great Wall X200	63	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
247	Bentley	61	0.0%	5%	58	0.0%	238
248	BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo	55	0.0%	-48%	105	0.0%	222
249	Jaguar XK Series	55	0.0%	-25%	73	0.0%	231
250	Audi R8	54	0.0%	32%	41	0.0%	246
251	Honda Legend	43	0.0%	-35%	66	0.0%	234
252	Proton Savvy	42	0.0%	-65%	120	0.0%	213
253	Peugeot 407	40	0.0%	-80%	196	0.0%	192
254	Saab 9-5	37	0.0%	3600%	1	0.0%	280
255	Lexus LS	35	0.0%	-42%	60	0.0%	237
256	Peugeot Expert	35	0.0%	-13%	40	0.0%	248
257	Volvo V70	34	0.0%	-45%	62	0.0%	236
258	Lamborghini	32	0.0%	-29%	45	0.0%	243
259	Alfa Romeo Brera	31	0.0%	41%	22	0.0%	258
260	Mitsubishi i-MiEV	30	0.0%	-73%	112	0.0%	217
261	Mercedes SLS Class	30	0.0%	-32%	44	0.0%	244
262	Lotus Elise	30	0.0%	-6%	32	0.0%	250
263	Mercedes SL Class	29	0.0%	-50%	58	0.0%	239
264	SsangYong Actyon	28	0.0%	-18%	34	0.0%	249
265	Volvo S80	23	0.0%	-74%	89	0.0%	228
266	Mercedes CL Class	23	0.0%	10%	21	0.0%	260
267	Alfa Romeo Spider	21	0.0%	31%	16	0.0%	262
268	Rolls-Royce	20	0.0%	-20%	25	0.0%	255
269	Morgan Classics	19	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
270	Nissan Leaf	19	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
271	Lotus Evora	16	0.0%	100%	8	0.0%	268
273	Lotus Exige	12	0.0%	9%	11	0.0%	266
272	Aston Martin Convertible	12	0.0%	-14%	14	0.0%	264
274	Mitsubishi Grandis	8	0.0%	-96%	178	0.0%	197
275	Chrysler Sebring Cabrio	6	0.0%	-97%	230	0.0%	189
276	Alfa Romeo GT	6	0.0%	-94%	109	0.0%	219
277	Hyundai Grandeur	6	0.0%	-78%	27	0.0%	252
278	Citroen Dispatch	5	0.0%	-81%	27	0.0%	251
279	Hummer H3	3	0.0%	-95%	55	0.0%	240
280	Citroen DS4	3	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
281	Holden Statesman	2	0.0%	-99%	284	0.0%	177
282	Alfa Romeo 147	2	0.0%	-98%	118	0.0%	214
283	Citroen C6	2	0.0%	-67%	6	0.0%	270
284	Chery A3	2	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
285	Great Wall SA220	1	0.0%	-100%	312	0.0%	171
286	Morgan Aero	1	0.0%	-75%	4	0.0%	271
287	Fiat Panda	1	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
288	Geely Ck	1	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
289	Honda S2000	1	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
290	Lexus LFA	1	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-
291	Lotus 211	1	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	-

Australia December 2011:

Pos	Model	Dec	%	2011	%	Pos
1	Toyota Corolla	3,619	4.4%	36,087	3.6%	4
2	Mazda3	3,325	4.0%	41,429	4.1%	1
3	Holden Commodore	2,814	3.4%	40,617	4.0%	2
4	Holden Cruze	2,783	3.4%	33,784	3.4%	5
5	Hyundai i30	1,849	2.2%	28,869	2.9%	6
6	Toyota Yaris	1,635	2.0%	16,214	1.6%	14
7	Toyota Hilux	1,623	2.0%	36,124	3.6%	3
8	Nissan Navara	1,546	1.9%	21,675	2.1%	7
9	Ford Focus	1,539	1.9%	12,863	1.3%	19
10	Toyota Camry	1,532	1.9%	19,169	1.9%	8
11	Toyota RAV4	1,510	1.8%	13,125	1.3%	18
12	Mitsubishi Lancer	1,409	1.7%	18,717	1.9%	11
13	Mazda2	1,401	1.7%	17,501	1.7%	12
14	Toyota Kluger	1,401	1.7%	11,692	1.2%	24
15	Ford Falcon	1,376	1.7%	18,741	1.9%	10
16	Ford Territory	1,349	1.6%	13,866	1.4%	16
17	Holden Barina	1,343	1.6%	8,208	0.8%	38
18	Suzuki Swift	1,272	1.5%	12,388	1.2%	20
19	Subaru Forester	1,261	1.5%	13,142	1.3%	17
20	Mitsubishi Triton	1,232	1.5%	17,188	1.7%	13
21	Nissan X-Trail	1,168	1.4%	12,089	1.2%	22
22	Hyundai i20	1,100	1.3%	8,708	0.9%	37
23	VW Golf	1,095	1.3%	18,981	1.9%	9
24	Mercedes C Class	1,032	1.3%	7,590	0.8%	41
25	Hyundai Accent	1,031	1.3%	3,625	0.4%	70
26	Nissan Dualis	1,024	1.2%	9,214	0.9%	34
27	Holden Captiva7	992	1.2%	10,324	1.0%	29
28	Mazda CX-7	988	1.2%	9,714	1.0%	30
29	Nissan Micra	926	1.1%	9,509	0.9%	32
30	Hyundai ix35	859	1.0%	11,487	1.1%	26
31	Toyota Aurion	844	1.0%	8,915	0.9%	36
32	Toyota Land Cruiser	826	1.0%	9,119	0.9%	35
33	Ford Fiesta	802	1.0%	12,286	1.2%	21
34	Holden Colorado	798	1.0%	11,824	1.2%	23
35	Toyota Prado	687	0.8%	10,849	1.1%	28
36	Hyundai Elantra	639	0.8%	4,574	0.5%	61
37	Honda Accord Euro	638	0.8%	4,879	0.5%	57
38	Mitsubishi ASX	614	0.7%	6,430	0.6%	49
39	Toyota Land Cruiser Ute	611	0.7%	6,523	0.6%	47
40	Ford Ranger	610	0.7%	15,586	1.5%	15
41	Holden Commodore Ute	600	0.7%	9,489	0.9%	33
42	Mazda6	596	0.7%	5,794	0.6%	54
43	Mitsubishi Pajero	583	0.7%	6,852	0.7%	43
44	Mazda BT-50	582	0.7%	9,645	1.0%	31
45	Mitsubishi Outlander	572	0.7%	7,599	0.8%	40
46	Kia Rio	565	0.7%	6,187	0.6%	51
47	Toyota Hiace Van	537	0.7%	6,034	0.6%	53
48	Hyundai iLoad	524	0.6%	6,610	0.7%	46
49	Holden Captiva5	499	0.6%	4,799	0.5%	59
50	BMW 3 Series	494	0.6%	5,315	0.5%	56
51	Kia Cerato/Koup	467	0.6%	8,088	0.8%	39
52	Jeep Grand Cherokee	450	0.5%	3,374	0.3%	74
53	Ford Mondeo	438	0.5%	6,626	0.7%	45
54	Mazda CX-9	434	0.5%	3,857	0.4%	68
55	VW Amarok	431	0.5%	2,649	0.3%	86
56	Isuzu D-Max	429	0.5%	6,397	0.6%	50
57	BMW 1 Series	418	0.5%	2,882	0.3%	80
58	Ford Falcon Ute	394	0.5%	6,814	0.7%	44
59	Honda CR-V	393	0.5%	5,748	0.6%	55
60	Jeep Wrangler	389	0.5%	2,824	0.3%	81
61	Kia Sportage	372	0.5%	3,602	0.4%	71
62	VW Passat/CC	369	0.4%	4,059	0.4%	66
63	Honda Civic	361	0.4%	6,499	0.6%	48
64	Hyundai Santa Fe	341	0.4%	4,442	0.4%	62
65	VW Tiguan	333	0.4%	6,069	0.6%	52
66	Subaru Outback	303	0.4%	4,770	0.5%	60
67	Great Wall V200	302	0.4%	1,170	0.1%	129
68	Suzuki Grand Vitara	299	0.4%	2,927	0.3%	78
69	BMW X5	290	0.4%	2,770	0.3%	83
70	Nissan Tiida	287	0.3%	3,577	0.4%	73
71	Hyundai i45	283	0.3%	4,872	0.5%	58
72	Skoda Octavia	282	0.3%	1,916	0.2%	102
73	VW Polo	279	0.3%	4,358	0.4%	64
74	VW Jetta	271	0.3%	1,667	0.2%	113
75	Kia Carnival	267	0.3%	3,595	0.4%	72
76	Nissan Patrol Wagon	267	0.3%	3,217	0.3%	75
77	Honda Jazz	265	0.3%	7,407	0.7%	42
78	Subaru Liberty	264	0.3%	3,898	0.4%	67
79	Nissan Pathfinder	256	0.3%	2,318	0.2%	90
80	Toyota Hiace Bus	251	0.3%	2,703	0.3%	85
81	Great Wall V240	237	0.3%	4,384	0.4%	63
82	BMW X3	234	0.3%	2,103	0.2%	94
83	Mitsubishi Challenger	231	0.3%	2,406	0.2%	89
84	Audi Q5	223	0.3%	2,801	0.3%	82
85	Mercedes E Class	209	0.3%	2,757	0.3%	84
86	Mini Hatch/Clubman/Cabrio/Coupe	203	0.2%	1,863	0.2%	107
87	Volvo XC60	196	0.2%	1,575	0.2%	117
88	BMW X1	195	0.2%	2,266	0.2%	91
89	VW Caddy	195	0.2%	1,842	0.2%	108
90	Subaru Impreza	194	0.2%	11,064	1.1%	27
91	Audi A4	191	0.2%	3,106	0.3%	76
92	Volvo XC90	190	0.2%	1,348	0.1%	123
93	Suzuki SX4	186	0.2%	1,907	0.2%	104
94	Skoda Yeti	183	0.2%	433	0.0%	166
95	Holden Caprice	179	0.2%	1,892	0.2%	105
96	Toyota FJ Cruiser	179	0.2%	1,886	0.2%	106
97	Renault Megane	176	0.2%	1,501	0.1%	120
98	Lexus IS	175	0.2%	2,911	0.3%	79
99	Kia Sorento	167	0.2%	2,613	0.3%	87
100	BMW 5 Series	167	0.2%	1,384	0.1%	122
101	Nissan Murano	164	0.2%	2,246	0.2%	92
102	Audi A5	155	0.2%	1,957	0.2%	99
103	VW Transporter	152	0.2%	1,671	0.2%	112
104	Great Wall X240	147	0.2%	3,047	0.3%	77
105	Lexus RX	145	0.2%	1,758	0.2%	111
106	Ford Escape	144	0.2%	2,512	0.2%	88
107	Holden Barina Spark	143	0.2%	3,755	0.4%	69
108	Nissan Maxima	139	0.2%	1,923	0.2%	100
109	Land Rover Discovery	134	0.2%	2,086	0.2%	95
110	Hyundai iMax	133	0.2%	1,922	0.2%	101
111	Range Rover Sport	133	0.2%	1,619	0.2%	114
112	VW Scirocco	130	0.2%	130	0.0%	221
113	Audi A1	126	0.2%	1,806	0.2%	109
114	Dodge Caliber	124	0.2%	1,257	0.1%	126
115	Mercedes M Class	121	0.1%	2,077	0.2%	96
116	VW Touareg	120	0.1%	963	0.1%	137
117	Honda Odyssey	114	0.1%	1,178	0.1%	128
118	Nissan Patrol Ute	113	0.1%	1,443	0.1%	121
119	Suzuki Kizashi	110	0.1%	1,592	0.2%	115
120	Toyota Tarago	103	0.1%	858	0.1%	140
121	Lexus CT	102	0.1%	1,311	0.1%	125
122	Mercedes Vito	102	0.1%	1,163	0.1%	130
123	Range Rover Evoque	102	0.1%	230	0.0%	201
124	Skoda Superb	101	0.1%	869	0.1%	139
125	Hyundai i40	97	0.1%	394	0.0%	175
126	Jeep Cherokee	94	0.1%	1,573	0.2%	118
127	Suzuki Alto	92	0.1%	4,071	0.4%	65
128	Toyota Rukus	89	0.1%	1,183	0.1%	127
129	Toyota Prius	89	0.1%	822	0.1%	142
130	Mercedes SLK Class	89	0.1%	398	0.0%	173
131	Nissan 370Z	88	0.1%	609	0.1%	152
132	Skoda Fabia	87	0.1%	283	0.0%	190
133	Peugeot 308	84	0.1%	1,915	0.2%	103
134	Audi Q7	82	0.1%	1,343	0.1%	124
135	Subaru Tribeca	81	0.1%	1,137	0.1%	132
136	VW Eos	80	0.1%	706	0.1%	149
137	Chery J3	80	0.1%	274	0.0%	191
138	Honda City	77	0.1%	1,584	0.2%	116
139	Audi A3	76	0.1%	1,987	0.2%	97
140	Peugeot 508	75	0.1%	285	0.0%	189
141	Ford Transit	71	0.1%	1,764	0.2%	110
142	Mercedes B Class	69	0.1%	2,211	0.2%	93
143	Volvo S60	69	0.1%	810	0.1%	144
144	Suzuki Jimny	67	0.1%	594	0.1%	154
145	Honda Accord	66	0.1%	1,978	0.2%	98
146	Dodge Journey	65	0.1%	1,016	0.1%	135
147	Chery J11	64	0.1%	1,114	0.1%	133
148	Audi A6	60	0.1%	710	0.1%	148
149	Renault Koleos	60	0.1%	594	0.1%	153
150	Mitsubishi Colt	58	0.1%	1,061	0.1%	134
151	Mitsubishi Express	58	0.1%	817	0.1%	143
152	VW Multivan	58	0.1%	783	0.1%	146
153	Kia Optima	55	0.1%	828	0.1%	141
154	Jaguar XF	52	0.1%	550	0.1%	156
155	Renault Fluence	51	0.1%	593	0.1%	155
156	BMW 7 Series	50	0.1%	188	0.0%	209
157	Land Rover Freelander 2	47	0.1%	1,148	0.1%	131
158	Peugeot 207	46	0.1%	1,532	0.2%	119
159	Land Rover Defender S/w	46	0.1%	435	0.0%	164
160	VW Beetle	44	0.1%	199	0.0%	206
161	Honda Insight	43	0.1%	715	0.1%	147
162	Fiat/Abarth 500	40	0.0%	532	0.1%	157
163	BMW X6	40	0.0%	343	0.0%	180
164	Renault Latitude	40	0.0%	248	0.0%	198
165	Jeep Patriot	39	0.0%	877	0.1%	138
166	Proton Gen2	38	0.0%	328	0.0%	182
167	Renault Trafic	38	0.0%	253	0.0%	194
168	Audi TT	35	0.0%	432	0.0%	167
169	Mini Countryman	35	0.0%	428	0.0%	170
170	Volvo V60	35	0.0%	361	0.0%	178
171	Ssangyong Korando	34	0.0%	623	0.1%	150
172	Mercedes S Class	34	0.0%	168	0.0%	215
173	Kia K2900	33	0.0%	485	0.0%	161
174	Mercedes CLS	32	0.0%	249	0.0%	197
175	Mercedes R Class	31	0.0%	324	0.0%	183
176	Honda CR-Z	31	0.0%	75	0.0%	241
177	Citroen C4	30	0.0%	368	0.0%	176
178	Mercedes GL Class	30	0.0%	337	0.0%	181
179	Ssangyong Actyon Sports	29	0.0%	620	0.1%	151
180	Holden Combo	27	0.0%	404	0.0%	172
181	Porsche Cayenne	25	0.0%	803	0.1%	145
182	Chery J1	24	0.0%	434	0.0%	165
183	Proton Jumbuck	24	0.0%	396	0.0%	174
184	Suzuki APV	24	0.0%	299	0.0%	187
185	Volvo C30	22	0.0%	413	0.0%	171
186	Proton S16	21	0.0%	531	0.1%	158
187	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	20	0.0%	526	0.1%	159
188	VW Caddy Life/Camper	20	0.0%	364	0.0%	177
189	Renault Kangoo	20	0.0%	294	0.0%	188
190	Mazda MX5	19	0.0%	315	0.0%	184
191	Citroen Berlingo	19	0.0%	193	0.0%	207
192	Proton Persona	18	0.0%	173	0.0%	213
193	Ferrari	18	0.0%	134	0.0%	219
194	Audi A7	17	0.0%	190	0.0%	208
195	Kia Rondo	16	0.0%	435	0.0%	163
196	Dodge Nitro	15	0.0%	430	0.0%	169
197	Mercedes Viano	15	0.0%	176	0.0%	212
198	Holden Epica	14	0.0%	997	0.1%	136
199	Kia Soul	14	0.0%	431	0.0%	168
200	Chrysler Voyager	14	0.0%	214	0.0%	202
201	Fiat Scudo	14	0.0%	119	0.0%	227
202	Proton Satria	14	0.0%	72	0.0%	243
203	Peugeot 3008	13	0.0%	511	0.1%	160
204	Peugeot 4007	13	0.0%	460	0.0%	162
205	Citroen DS3	13	0.0%	200	0.0%	205
206	Volvo C70	13	0.0%	186	0.0%	210
207	Alfa Romeo Mi.To	12	0.0%	255	0.0%	193
208	Volvo XC70	12	0.0%	239	0.0%	199
209	BMW Z4	12	0.0%	128	0.0%	223
210	Citroen Grand C4 Picasso	11	0.0%	265	0.0%	192
211	Alfa Romeo 159	11	0.0%	250	0.0%	196
212	Range Rover	11	0.0%	213	0.0%	203
213	Peugeot Partner	11	0.0%	138	0.0%	218
214	Land Rover Defender Ute	11	0.0%	101	0.0%	234
215	Saab 9-3	10	0.0%	113	0.0%	230
216	SsangYong Kyron	10	0.0%	112	0.0%	231
217	Peugeot RCZ	9	0.0%	304	0.0%	186
218	Citroen C5	9	0.0%	252	0.0%	195
219	Smart Fortwo	9	0.0%	236	0.0%	200
220	Citroen C3	9	0.0%	127	0.0%	224
221	BMW 6 Series	9	0.0%	74	0.0%	242
222	Lexus LX	8	0.0%	123	0.0%	226
223	SsangYong Rexton	7	0.0%	160	0.0%	216
224	Lexus GS	7	0.0%	114	0.0%	229
225	Jaguar XJ Series	7	0.0%	88	0.0%	237
226	Nissan GT-R	7	0.0%	87	0.0%	238
227	SsangYong Stavic	7	0.0%	63	0.0%	245
228	Maserati	6	0.0%	140	0.0%	217
229	Audi R8	6	0.0%	54	0.0%	250
230	Mercedes SL Class	6	0.0%	29	0.0%	263
231	Bentley	5	0.0%	61	0.0%	247
232	Porsche Boxster	4	0.0%	132	0.0%	220
233	Lexus IS F	4	0.0%	94	0.0%	235
234	BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo	4	0.0%	55	0.0%	248
235	Jaguar XK Series	4	0.0%	55	0.0%	249
236	Honda Legend	4	0.0%	43	0.0%	251
237	SsangYong Actyon	4	0.0%	28	0.0%	264
238	Porsche 911	3	0.0%	201	0.0%	204
239	Volvo S40	3	0.0%	168	0.0%	214
240	Volvo V50	3	0.0%	115	0.0%	228
241	Aston Martin Coupe	3	0.0%	89	0.0%	236
242	Mercedes G Class	3	0.0%	85	0.0%	239
243	Mazda RX8	3	0.0%	78	0.0%	240
244	Great Wall X200	3	0.0%	63	0.0%	246
245	Volvo V70	3	0.0%	34	0.0%	257
246	Mitsubishi i-MiEV	3	0.0%	30	0.0%	260
247	Hyundai Getz	2	0.0%	11,499	1.1%	25
248	Porsche Cayman	2	0.0%	104	0.0%	232
249	Porsche Panamera	2	0.0%	103	0.0%	233
250	Renault Clio	2	0.0%	71	0.0%	244
251	Lamborghini	2	0.0%	32	0.0%	258
252	Alfa Romeo Spider	2	0.0%	21	0.0%	267
253	Morgan Classics	2	0.0%	19	0.0%	269
254	Lotus Exige	2	0.0%	12	0.0%	273
255	Chrysler 300C	1	0.0%	360	0.0%	179
256	Ford Transit Bus	1	0.0%	185	0.0%	211
257	VW Caravelle	1	0.0%	129	0.0%	222
258	Audi A8	1	0.0%	125	0.0%	225
259	Saab 9-5	1	0.0%	37	0.0%	254
260	Lexus LS	1	0.0%	35	0.0%	255
261	Peugeot Expert	1	0.0%	35	0.0%	256
262	Mercedes SLS Class	1	0.0%	30	0.0%	261
263	Citroen Dispatch	1	0.0%	5	0.0%	278
264	Holden Statesman	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	281

Source: VFACTS, www.caradvice.com.au

Categories: Australia

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David

January 24th, 2012 at 00:54 | #1

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A lot of your figures are wrong. I can confirm 100% that your VW Golf figure is inaccurate – it’s at least a few hundred too high, and the Kia Cerato/Koup figure of 8,000 is incorrect. The correct figure is 6952 (this includes sedan, hatch and coupe).
- matgasnier
  
  January 24th, 2012 at 09:59 | #2
  
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  Hi David,
  Thanks for the pick up! Somehow the Golf Cabriolet and Cerato Koup figures were counted twice.
  Now you’re saying “a lot of your figures are wrong”… Anything else you can see?
  cheers
  Matt
Anthony

January 21st, 2012 at 07:31 | #3

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@Anthony

Updated info is much appreciated
Anthony

January 17th, 2012 at 00:32 | #4

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Thanks Matt Great info
Tim

January 13th, 2012 at 10:31 | #5

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Sure it will be interesting seeing the sales difference when the sales of the hatchback bodystyle of the Cruze set in (its no secret they will increase)… It looks like the Holden Commodore has had its use-by date.
Shama khan

January 6th, 2012 at 19:22 | #6

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Australian automotive market is one of the best market and dealing with a large number of automotive. Cruze has 19% increase is the best change in sale in 2011 .
Miguel

January 6th, 2012 at 04:52 | #7

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The Australian car market is quite interesting and rich, good cars and good marques do the top 20!
David

January 6th, 2012 at 00:46 | #8

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Sorry but Hyundai deserved to beat Mazda in outright sales. The only reason Mazda win year after year is because the crappy archaic BT-50 ute props up their sales. Back in the 90s, Hyundai outsold Mazda 2 to 1, but back then it was just on price. Next year I am positive Hyundai will beat Mazda because of *product* not price.
Miguel

January 6th, 2012 at 00:35 | #9

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Bravo Mazda!!! Congratulations to put a imported car in number one sales, the world huge success 3. Keep on….
NismoBoy

January 6th, 2012 at 00:30 | #10

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Congratulations to Mazda and Mazda fans for such great achievment!!!
David

January 5th, 2012 at 23:31 | #11

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Just letting you know, the HiLux in that photo is not Australian spec. For one, the steering wheel is on the wrong side, 2) No HiLux in Australia has a grey bumper and chrome grill. The combinations are either grey bumper and grey grill, or body colour bumper and chrome grill. 3) You cannot get a 2-door utility body style in base trim with grey bumper – all 2-door utilities here have body colour bumpers, however they are not popular. Most 2-door Hiluxs sold here are cab chassis, in other words, they have a steel tray at the back.