Mazda3 * 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…
Ford Territory * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 best-selling models: click on the title to see * After months of supply chain disruption due to the Japan earthquake tsunami and Thai floods, the Australian market confirms its last quarter will be a positive one, up 1.5% year-on-year in November at…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Australian new car sales are up 5% in October at 85,196 registrations, bringing the 2011 year-to-date total to 837,324 units, down 3%. The Toyota Corolla is in the top spot for…
Toyota Corolla * 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…
Toyota Land Cruiser 70 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 175 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time since November 2010, the Australian car market is up year-on-year at +7% and 88,082 registrations in August. Year-to-date, car sales in Australia are down 4% at…
Ford Territory * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Japan import situation is getting back to normal in Australia with sales down only 2% year-on-year at 80,991 units, bringing the 2011 figure to 577,227 registrations, down 6%. Toyota is…
Mazda3 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 best-selling models thanks to Enrique Garcia at es.autoblog.com, see 'Read more' at the end of the post * The effects of the March earthquake on Japanese cars' deliveries are felt again this month in Australia, with sales down 12% to 96,157 registrations,…
Holden Cruze * Now updated with the Top 150 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post * The Australian car market is at -13% and 77,406 units, impacted by supply issues related to the Japanese tsunami. For the first time since March 2005, Holden passes Toyota as the…
Holden Cruze II * Now with the Top 100 best-selling models ranking: click on 'Read more' at end of post * Australian car sales are down 9% in April at 74,214 registrations and down 3% year-on-year at 322,678 units. The Holden Commodore is the best selling model for the third…
Lexus CT200h * Now with the Top 65 best selling models in Q1 2011: click on 'Read more' at end of post * At 93,984 registrations, Australian car sales are down just 1% year-on-year in March. The Holden Commodore stays #1 at 4,170 sales and 4.4%, but the 2011 leader is…
Mazda3 The Australian car market is still a little bit soft in February at -2% with 80,896 registrations. Queensland sales are down 3% in the wake of the cyclone season but are expected to surge as people replace their damaged vehicles. The Holden Commodore is #1 for the first time…
Traditionally full of surprises as most of the country stops for Summer holidays, January was further disrupted this year in Australia by dramatic floods in Queensland. The market is down 2% at 73,584 registrations, but -13% in Queensland. Boosted by a 2.9% financing offer with 4,045 sales and 5.5% share,…
1960 Ford Falcon XK We are now looking back further in the past, with 4 new posts giving you a broad idea of what the Australian market looked like during the second half of the 20th Century. Holden had a head start, launching the first car fully manufatured in Australia…
Holden Commodore & Cruze * See the All-models Top 280 Ranking and every monthly Ranking by clicking on the title! * The Australian market gains 11% in 2010 at 1,035,574 registrations, the second highest figure ever after 2007's 1,049,982 units. The Holden Commodore is the best selling car in the…
Solid numbers in Australia with +2% year-on-year in November at 87,342 registrations and +12% YTD at 948,487. 2010 will be only the third year in history the Australian market is above 1 million units. In November the Toyota Corolla is #1 for first time in 2010 with 4,536 sales and…