Australia: 1982-2024 nameplates records now available

The Toyota RAV4 smashes its Australian records in 2024.

Discover almost 80 years of Australian Historical Data here.

This is a BSCB exclusive summary of the most popular nameplates in Australia from 1982 to 2024. They are ranked by annual volume record, with info on their record market share and position as well as the year these three milestones were achieved. No surprise on top: the Holden Commodore holds the nameplate all-time volume record with 94.642 units sold in 1998, but it’s the Ford Falcon that holds the record share over the period at 15.3% in 1987. It’s fair to say that these records are in safe hands.

The Holden Commodore sold a record 94.642 units in Australia in 1998.

This ranking has now been updated with 2024 figures, and 7 nameplates erase their previous volume records this year, starting with the Toyota RAV4 at #5, followed by the Mitsubishi Outlander at #22. The Ford Everest, Kia Sportage, Mazda CX-3, Isuzu MU-X and Toyota Land Cruiser also notch new all-time highs volumes inside the Top 65, most often accompanied by share and ranking records.

The Ford Falcon holds the Australian market share record in the past 30 years at 15.3%.

Note that the Commodore’s market share record is a nowadays-impossible 12.8% reached in 1996, while the Ford Falcon, whose volume record was reached in 1995 (81.366), holds the all-time market share record at 15.3% in 1987. The Toyota Hilux is the third most popular nameplate in Australia over the past 42 years with a record of 64,391 units in 2022 above the Ford Ranger at 63,356 in 2023.

Toyota Corolla in Broken Hill, Australia – April 2008

Full Top 65 most successful nameplates in Australia in 1982-2024 below.