Australia April 2025: GWM and Chery break records, Toyota Hilux #1
First Australian Top 20 finish for the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro
New vehicle sales in Australia drop -6.1% year-on-year in April to 91,316 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.6% to 387,273. Private sales fall -8.9% to 44,568, business fleets edge down -4.9% to 34,159 but rental fleets surge 21.2% to 5,914. Government fleets skid -18.5% to 2,547. SUV sales edge up 0.9% year-on-year to 54,605 and 60.3% share vs. 55.7% last year and 56% two years ago, light commercials are down -4.6% to 20,436 and 22.6% share vs. 22% in 2024 and 20.8% in April 2023, and passenger cars freefall -25.8% to 12,849 and 14.2% share vs. 17.8% last year and 18.5% two years ago. Heavy commercials amount to 3,426 and 3.8% share.
Petrol sales drop -10.4% to 36,352, diesel is down -3.2% to 28,639 and for once HEVs actually fall at -6% to 14,288. BEVs are also in negative at -3% to 6,010 while PHEVs soar 95.4% year-on-year to 2,601. However the end of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for PHEVs from April 1 meant deliveries of this format are down -62% on the 6,932 of March. Looking at sales by state and region, all of them are in negative this month. New South Wales is down -7.5% to 27,071, Victoria down -7.9% to 24,410, Queensland off -3.2% to 20,203, Western Australia down -1.4% to 9,664, South Australia down -13.6% to 5,864, Tasmania down -18.5% to 1,366, Australian Capital Territory down -17% to 1,198 and Northern Territory off -2.4% to 838. As far as country of production is concerned, Japan (-7.7%%) maintains its lead with 27,994 sales ahead of Thailand (-16.3%) at 19,207, China (+18.7%) at 15,619, South Korea (-10.7%) at 11,092 and the US (+37.7%) at 2,709.
In the brands charts, Toyota (-6.7%) matches the market to 21.2% share, above its YTD level of 19.9%. Ford (-15.2%) suffers in 2nd place ahead of Mazda (-10%), also in trouble. Kia (-5.3%) resists somewhat while sister brand Hyundai (+7%) overtakes a struggling Mitsubishi (-20.7%) for 5th place. Chinese fare GWM (+16.3%) is up to a best-ever 7th spot, also reached last February, and breaks its share record at 4.2%. Nissan (+27%) is also in great shape at #8 unlike Isuzu Ute (-21.8%) at #9. BYD (+127.4%) holds itself into the Top 10 at #10, something MG (-17.9%) can’t do at #11. This is MG’s first fall outside the Top 10 since June 2024. Chery (+290.9%) posts the best performance of the entire market, breaking its volume and share records at 2,287 and 2.5%. Tesla is down -75.9%.
The Toyota Hilux (-12.2%) takes the lead of the models charts for the first time since September 2023 with 4.5% share. It ends the month 90 units above its archenemy the Ford Ranger (-27.6%) while the Toyota RAV4 (-35%) freefalls and completes the podium. The RAV4 stays at #1 year-to-date for now. The Ford Everest (-6.9%) is back up to #4, outselling its competitor the Toyota Prado (+1198.3%) by just one sale. The Kia Sportage (+0.1%) sports its best monthly ranking so far this year at #7 with the Toyota Corolla (-20.8%) back inside the Top 10 for the first time since last August at #8. The Nissan X-Trail (+32.5%) scores its first Top 10 finish of the year at #9 while the Hyundai Kona (+23.2%) and GWM Haval Jolion (+29.2%) are just as dynamic. The BYD Shark 6 drops from #6 in March to #16 this month, still a solid result in the absence of PHEV tax rebates. The new Chery Tiggo 4 Pro breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at #19.
Previous month: Australia March 2025: BYD #1 Chinese brand, BEVs down -19.9%
One year ago: Australia April 2024: Another record market, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Everest at all time high
Full April 2025 Top 52 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Australia April 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-25 | % | /24 | Mar | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 19,380 | 21.2% | – 6.7% | 1 | 77,177 | 19.9% | + 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford | 7,334 | 8.0% | – 15.2% | 2 | 28,733 | 7.4% | – 8.3% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Mazda | 6,573 | 7.2% | – 10.0% | 3 | 31,692 | 8.2% | + 2.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Kia | 6,303 | 6.9% | – 5.3% | 4 | 26,037 | 6.7% | + 1.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 5,547 | 6.1% | + 7.0% | 6 | 23,833 | 6.2% | + 3.5% | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi | 4,212 | 4.6% | – 20.7% | 5 | 23,277 | 6.0% | – 8.7% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | GWM | 3,874 | 4.2% | + 16.3% | 8 | 15,453 | 4.0% | + 14.2% | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Nissan | 3,690 | 4.0% | + 27.0% | 9 | 14,363 | 3.7% | – 16.5% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Isuzu Ute | 3,330 | 3.6% | – 21.8% | 11 | 12,445 | 3.2% | – 27.0% | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | BYD | 3,207 | 3.5% | + 127.4% | 7 | 11,974 | 3.1% | + 103.3% | 12 | 17 |
| 11 | MG | 3,103 | 3.4% | – 17.9% | 10 | 14,508 | 3.7% | – 10.5% | 8 | 7 |
| 12 | BMW | 2,651 | 2.9% | + 27.8% | 16 | 8,279 | 2.1% | + 4.6% | 15 | 14 |
| 13 | Subaru | 2,431 | 2.7% | – 25.1% | 12 | 12,067 | 3.1% | – 13.1% | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | Chery | 2,287 | 2.5% | + 290.9% | 17 | 8,344 | 2.2% | + 234.0% | 14 | 22 |
| 15 | Volkswagen | 2,076 | 2.3% | – 26.8% | 14 | 9,275 | 2.4% | – 21.1% | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 1,967 | 2.2% | – 4.4% | 15 | 8,224 | 2.1% | + 18.0% | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Lexus | 1,221 | 1.3% | + 14.2% | 20 | 4,539 | 1.2% | + 11.9% | 21 | 21 |
| 18 | Suzuki | 1,152 | 1.3% | – 29.0% | 19 | 5,616 | 1.5% | – 18.8% | 18 | 16 |
| 19 | Honda | 1,089 | 1.2% | – 8.6% | 18 | 5,331 | 1.4% | – 9.2% | 19 | 20 |
| 20 | LDV | 1,045 | 1.1% | – 11.3% | 22 | 4,606 | 1.2% | – 19.5% | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | Land Rover | 729 | 0.8% | + 21.3% | 23 | 2,692 | 0.7% | + 15.2% | 23 | 24 |
| 22 | Audi | 668 | 0.7% | – 52.7% | 21 | 4,060 | 1.0% | – 17.6% | 22 | 19 |
| 23 | Tesla | 500 | 0.5% | – 75.9% | 13 | 5,660 | 1.5% | – 61.9% | 17 | 12 |
| 24 | Porsche | 452 | 0.5% | + 22.5% | 26 | 1,898 | 0.5% | – 14.8% | 25 | 25 |
| 25 | Mini | 423 | 0.5% | + 80.8% | 25 | 1,817 | 0.5% | + 71.9% | 26 | 30 |
| 26 | Volvo | 404 | 0.4% | – 44.5% | 24 | 2,308 | 0.6% | – 11.8% | 24 | 23 |
| 27 | Renault | 363 | 0.4% | – 9.9% | 29 | 1,526 | 0.4% | – 18.0% | 27 | 26 |
| 28 | Geely | 324 | 0.4% | new | 35 | 512 | 0.1% | new | 37 | – |
| 29 | Skoda | 280 | 0.3% | – 41.1% | 27 | 1,380 | 0.4% | – 32.0% | 28 | 28 |
| 30 | Ram | 280 | 0.3% | – 13.6% | 32 | 1,048 | 0.3% | – 23.2% | 31 | 31 |
| 31 | KGM Ssangyong | 263 | 0.3% | – 43.0% | 30 | 1,377 | 0.4% | – 24.7% | 29 | 27 |
| 32 | Chevrolet | 249 | 0.3% | – 31.2% | 31 | 1,256 | 0.3% | + 0.1% | 30 | 29 |
| 33 | Cupra | 232 | 0.3% | + 36.5% | 28 | 1,020 | 0.3% | + 36.2% | 32 | 33 |
| 34 | Polestar | 202 | 0.2% | + 102.0% | 36 | 591 | 0.2% | + 31.9% | 36 | 36 |
| 35 | Jeep | 189 | 0.2% | – 10.0% | 34 | 732 | 0.2% | – 22.1% | 33 | 32 |
| 36 | Fiat | 142 | 0.2% | – 20.2% | 33 | 674 | 0.2% | + 31.1% | 34 | 34 |
| 37 | JAC | 125 | 0.1% | new | 39 | 650 | 0.2% | new | 35 | – |
| 38 | Genesis | 120 | 0.1% | – 11.1% | 38 | 456 | 0.1% | – 3.0% | 39 | 37 |
| 39 | Peugeot | 100 | 0.1% | – 42.9% | 37 | 473 | 0.1% | – 29.3% | 38 | 35 |
| 40 | Zeekr | 58 | 0.1% | new | 40 | 269 | 0.1% | new | 40 | – |
| 41 | Leapmotor | 56 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 194 | 0.1% | new | 42 | 48 |
| 42 | Jaguar | 52 | 0.1% | – 8.8% | 42 | 203 | 0.1% | – 20.1% | 41 | 38 |
| 43 | Alfa Romeo | 47 | 0.1% | – 17.5% | 44 | 166 | 0.0% | – 37.4% | 43 | 39 |
| 44 | Lamborghini | 21 | 0.0% | + 40.0% | 46 | 103 | 0.0% | + 68.9% | 45 | 41 |
| 45 | Maserati | 16 | 0.0% | – 44.8% | 43 | 104 | 0.0% | – 20.0% | 44 | 40 |
| 46 | Aston Martin | 16 | 0.0% | + 77.8% | 47 | 71 | 0.0% | + 42.0% | 47 | 45 |
| 47 | Ferrari | 13 | 0.0% | + 44.4% | 45 | 71 | 0.0% | + 12.7% | 46 | 42 |
| 48 | Bentley | 11 | 0.0% | – 8.3% | 48 | 43 | 0.0% | – 25.9% | 48 | 43 |
| 49 | Rolls-Royce | 11 | 0.0% | + 175.0% | 51 | 30 | 0.0% | + 130.8% | 49 | 49 |
| 50 | McLaren | 8 | 0.0% | – 27.3% | 49 | 28 | 0.0% | + 33.3% | 50 | 47 |
| 51 | Lotus | 6 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 50 | 22 | 0.0% | – 70.3% | 51 | 44 |
| 52 | Citroen | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 5 | 0.0% | – 86.8% | 52 | 46 |
Australia April 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-25 | % | /24 | Mar | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 4,121 | 4.5% | – 12.2% | 3 | 15,120 | 3.9% | – 12.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 4,031 | 4.4% | – 27.6% | 1 | 17,257 | 4.5% | – 19.1% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota RAV4 | 3,808 | 4.2% | – 35.0% | 2 | 17,610 | 4.5% | + 10.2% | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Ford Everest | 2,234 | 2.4% | – 6.9% | 7 | 7,220 | 1.9% | + 4.7% | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Toyota Prado | 2,233 | 2.4% | + 1198.3% | 5 | 10,674 | 2.8% | + 215.6% | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Isuzu D-Max | 2,107 | 2.3% | – 11.5% | 8 | 8,303 | 2.1% | – 19.6% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 1,701 | 1.9% | + 0.1% | 13 | 7,301 | 1.9% | + 6.9% | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla | 1,660 | 1.8% | – 20.8% | 18 | 6,331 | 1.6% | – 25.6% | 12 | 7 |
| 9 | Nissan X-Trail | 1,615 | 1.8% | + 32.5% | 12 | 6,176 | 1.6% | – 9.4% | 13 | 16 |
| 10 | Mazda CX-5 | 1,607 | 1.8% | – 1.4% | 15 | 7,145 | 1.8% | + 0.3% | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | Hyundai Kona | 1,605 | 1.8% | + 23.2% | 10 | 6,806 | 1.8% | + 28.4% | 10 | 17 |
| 12 | MG ZS | 1,587 | 1.7% | – 7.0% | 9 | 6,539 | 1.7% | – 18.2% | 11 | 9 |
| 13 | GWM Haval Jolion | 1,423 | 1.6% | + 29.2% | 17 | 5,583 | 1.4% | + 22.4% | 16 | 24 |
| 14 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,410 | 1.5% | – 8.9% | 14 | 6,146 | 1.6% | – 1.4% | 14 | 12 |
| 15 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,327 | 1.5% | – 28.2% | 4 | 8,807 | 2.3% | – 1.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | BYD Shark 6 | 1,293 | 1.4% | new | 6 | 6,129 | 1.6% | new | 15 | – |
| 17 | Isuzu MU-X | 1,223 | 1.3% | – 34.8% | 20 | 4,142 | 1.1% | – 38.5% | 22 | 15 |
| 18 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,202 | 1.3% | + 1.9% | 25 | 4,413 | 1.1% | + 22.8% | 20 | 42 |
| 19 | Chery Tiggo 4 Pro | 1,165 | 1.3% | new | 23 | 4,503 | 1.2% | new | 19 | 116 |
| 20 | Mazda BT-50 | 1,151 | 1.3% | + 1.2% | 22 | 5,019 | 1.3% | – 1.2% | 17 | 22 |
Source: VFACTS
