Mazda places 5 nameplates in the March Australian Top 20. The Australian new car market rallies back up 22.4% year-on-year in March to 100.005 units, but more significantly this result is up 0.6% on pre-pandemic March 2019, meaning the market has already completely recovered in what in essence is a…
MG breaks its volume, share and ranking records in February. Picture carexpert.com.au The rapid growth the Australian new vehicle market has seen over the past few months is slowing down in February partly due to stock shortages with sales up 5.1% year-on-year to 83.977. It's nevertheless the fourth month of…
MG ZS sales are up 327.6% year-on-year in January. Now updated with the Top 272 All-models. The Australian new vehicle market registers a third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in January at +11.1% to 79.666 units as dealers continue to fulfil back orders accumulated during the pandemic, customers are…
The Toyota RAV4 topped the Australian charts outright in July and August. Discover 75 years worth of Australian Historical Data here. Now updated with the Top 280 All-models for December and Top 340 All-models for Full Year 2020. With low levels of Covid 19 infections and international borders closed, the…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is up 116.3% year-on-year in Australia in November. In November the Australian new vehicle market spectacularly puts an end to 31 consecutive months of year-on-year drops - going back well before the Covid-19 outbreak - with a 12.6% surge to 95.205 units leading to a year-to-date…
The Toyota Prado hits a record 4th place in Australia in October. A good surprise this month is how well the Australian new car market is holding: down just -1.5% year-on-year in October to 81.220 units, by far the smallest year-on-year decline since the pandemic started, leading to a year-to-date…
The Ford Ranger signs its second ever win in Australia. 9/10 update: Now with the Top 310 All-models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are still in a deep rut in September at -21.8% year-on-year to 68.985 units, marking the 6th double-digit decline of the year and an excruciating 30th…
The Toyota RAV4 hits the highest market share of any model in Australia in over 15 years. Picture themorningbulletin.com.au 4/09 update: Now with Top 310 All-models. Shackled by a strict lockdown in Melbourne and Victoria, new vehicle sales in Australia drown -28.8% year-on-year in August to just 60.986 units, marking an…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the first time. The Australian new car market skids down -12.8% year-on-year in July to 72.505 units, marking a gruelling 28th consecutive month of year-on-year decline and sending the market to its weakest July mark in 18 years: since 2002…
Exclusive data show record Chevrolet Silverado sales in Australia. Picture carsales.com.au 9/07 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 305 All-models. Lockdown easing, pent-up demand and strong end-of-financial year (EOFY) incentives have combined to deliver a much better June result than expected in Australia with sales down just -6.4%…
As Australians get ready to holiday at home, the Toyota Land Cruiser aligns ranking records. 5/06 update: Now with Top 300 All-models. Australia has not just flattened but squashed the coronavirus curve, going from being the 20th most affected country in the world as of March 31 (4.559 cases) to…
The Toyota RAV4 is up 54.4% in a market down -48.5%. In the space of a few weeks, Australia went from being one of the "naughty kids" with late movement restrictions and 4.559 COVID-19 cases as of March 31 (20th globally) to almost "first in class" with less than 30…
Soon-to-be-discontinued Holden soars in March on stock-clearing discounts. Picture PerformanceDrive.com.au 08/04 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. In March, new car sales in Australia endure a 24th consecutive month or 2 full years of year-on-year declines - and their steepest drop yet - at -17.9% to 81.690 which is the…
The Toyota RAV4 is up to a record 2nd place in Australia in February. Now updated with the Top 290 All-models. Drought, bushfires, floods and now growing coronavirus concerns have all combined to tear down the Australian new car market, February (-8.2%) marking a 23rd straight month of decline at…
The new Seltos helps Kia to a record market share. Picture ozroamer.com.au There is still no end in sight for the Australian new car market woes, with January sales marking a 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year drop down another steep -12.5% to 71.731 registrations. This is the slowest January tally…