The Ford Ranger is the new Australian best-seller. Discover over 75 years of Australian Historical Data here. It's a record year for new vehicle sales in Australia, up a sturdy 12.5% year-on-year to 1,216,780 units and eclipsing the previous record of 1,189,116 established in 2017. December sales were up 12.1%…
Firstly a Happy New Year to you all! Thank you very much for your support over the 13 years this website has existed. I appreciate it immensely. 6 years ago we test drove a standard Toyota Hilux on K'Garri Fraser Island on the East coast of Australia. At the time…
The Toyota Tundra has landed in the Australian charts. It's a 7th monthly record in the past 10 months for the Australian new vehicle market, with 112,141 units sold this month, a new record for November. That's a 17.9% year-on-year surge. The year-to-date volume is now up 12.6% to 1,118,236, also…
Today we drive the Kia Stonic through Outback New South Wales to see if Kia continues to perform well after we tested the Cerato, Seltos and Sportage. Indeed these test drives were all rather impressive so the bar is high for the Stonic. Exterior design follows the standards of urban…
The Ford Everest breaks its ranking record for the 2nd month in a row. Picture carexpert.com.au It's another record for Australian new vehicle market in October with deliveries up a wonderful 22.3% year-on-year to 106,809. This is the first time more than 100,000 units are sold in October, eclipsing the previous…
First Top 10 finish for the Ford Everest in Australia. For the third consecutive month and the fourth time in the past 5 months, new vehicle sales in Australia lodge a monthly record, as model availability improves. Never before was the September volume that high, at 110,702 this year. That's…
Nissan X-Trail sales are up 197.1% year-on-year thanks to the new generation. 7/09 update: Now with Top 295 All models ranking For the third time in the past 4 months after May and July, the Australian new light vehicle market breaks its monthly record, posting the largest ever August volume…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in July. 9/08 update: Now with Top 290 All models ranking. Easing supply issues and the delivery of long-overdue orders have the Australian new vehicle market break its July volume record at 96,589 units, up 14.7% year-on-year. The previous best was…
The Mazda BT-50 hits a record 7th place in Australia in June. 10/07 update: Now with Top 299 All models. New vehicle sales in Australia shoot up 25% year-on-year in June to 124,926 units, the highest June volume since 2018 (130,300). This means the H1 2023 tally is up 8.2%…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in May. 7/05 update: Now with Top 300 All models ranking. The Australian new car market is up 12% year-on-year in May to 105,694 units, a new record for the month eclipsing the 102,901 sales reached in May 2017. As a…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia so far in 2023. 5/05 update: Now with Top 280 All models ranking The Australian new vehicle market continues to be plagued by shipping bottlenecks due to biosecurity issues on car-carrying ships, but also ballooning delivery delays reaching 3 to 4…
The Isuzu MU-X cracks the Australian Top 10 for the first time. 11/04 update: Now with Top 280 All models. Massive quarantine delays at Australian ports trigger a -2.7% year-on-year drop in new vehicle sales in March to 97,251 units, the 2nd lowest March in the past decade below pandemic-hit…
The Ford Ranger sports a third crown in as many months in Australia. 06/03 update: Now with Top 280 all models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia edge up 1.8% year-on-year in February to 86,878 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 171,751. This is the best February…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the third time in the past 4 months. 6/02 update: Now with Top 275 all models. Australian new vehicle sales post a 7th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in January at +11.9% to 84,873 units, the highest January total since…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the 7th year running. Discover over 75 years of Australian Historical Data here. 13/01 update: Now with Top 330 all models and Top 40 all BEV New vehicle sales in Australia grow 1.8% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,081,439 units despite…