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Australian new car sales

What Australians are actually buying. See the best selling cars and brands for any year, how they have moved up and down the charts, and where the market is heading. Like one of them? We'll find you the best deal on it.

New vehicles sold, 20111,008,437−2.6% on 2010
Top brandToyota181,624 sold, 18.0% of the market
Best selling carMazda Mazda341,429 sold

New car sales by year

Every new vehicle sold in Australia each year. Choose a year to see its best sellers.

  1. ’91
  2. ’92
  3. ’93
  4. ’94
  5. ’95
  6. ’96
  7. ’97
  8. ’98
  9. ’99
  10. ’00
  11. ’01
  12. ’02
  13. ’03
  14. ’04
  15. ’05
  16. ’06
  17. ’07
  18. ’08
  19. ’09
  20. ’10
  21. ’11
  22. ’12
  23. ’13
  24. ’14
  25. ’15
  26. ’16
  27. ’17
  28. ’18
  29. ’19
  30. ’20
  31. ’21
  32. ’22
  33. ’23
  34. ’24
  35. ’25
  36. ’26
Lighter columns are part years (year to date).

Best selling cars, 2011

The best seller, then other models figures we have (not ranked). Tap “Get a deal” and we'll find you the best price on one.

#ModelSoldChange
1Mazda Mazda341,429+6.2%Get a deal
–Holden Commodore40,617−11.6%Get a deal
–Toyota HiLux36,124−9.5%Get a deal
–Toyota Corolla36,087−13.3%Get a deal
–Holden Cruze33,784+19.2%Get a deal
–Hyundai i3028,869−3.0%Get a deal
–Nissan Navara21,675Get a deal
–Toyota Camry19,169−23.4%Get a deal
–Ford Falcon18,741−36.5%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Golf18,682+21.1%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda217,501+18.3%Get a deal
–Toyota Yaris16,214Get a deal
–Ford Territory13,866Get a deal
–Subaru Forester13,142−10.3%Get a deal
–Toyota RAV413,125Get a deal
–Suzuki Swift12,338Get a deal
–Nissan X-Trail12,089Get a deal
–Toyota Kluger11,692Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Triton11,297−31.9%Get a deal
–Toyota Prado10,849−35.2%Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser9,119Get a deal
–Toyota Aurion8,915−24.2%Get a deal
–Ford Mondeo6,626Get a deal
–Hyundai iLoad6,610+10.4%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class6,428Get a deal
–Toyota HiAce6,034Get a deal
–Kia Carnival3,595Get a deal
–Jeep Grand Cherokee3,374Get a deal
–Nissan Patrol3,217Get a deal
–Audi Q52,801Get a deal
–BMW X52,770Get a deal
–Hyundai iMax1,922−22.4%Get a deal
–Holden Caprice1,892Get a deal
–Volkswagen Caddy1,842Get a deal
–BMW 1 Series Coupe/Convertible1,681Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe/Convertible1,371Get a deal
–Honda Odyssey1,178Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe1,162Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny594−21.7%Get a deal
–Chrysler 300C360Get a deal
–Porsche 911201Get a deal
–BMW 7 Series188Get a deal

Top brands, 2011

Top 47 brands. Share is of the whole market.

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota181,624−15.4%
2Holden126,095−5.1%
3Ford91,243−4.2%
4Mazda88,333+4.2%
5Hyundai87,008+8.7%
6Nissan67,926+8.4%
7Mitsubishi61,108−2.2%
8Volkswagen44,740+17.7%
9Subaru34,011−15.0%
10Honda30,107−25.4%
11Kia25,128
12Suzuki23,778−4.1%
13Mercedes-Benz21,180
14BMW17,508−2.7%
15Audi14,511+12.5%
16Great Wall8,665
17Jeep8,648
18Isuzu6,397
19Lexus6,347
20Land Rover5,832
21Volvo5,272
22Peugeot5,220−7.6%
23Renault3,622
24Skoda3,501
25Dodge2,703
26Mini2,291
27Chery1,822
28SsangYong1,606
29Fiat1,544
30Proton1,542
31Citroen1,415
32Porsche1,343
33Alfa Romeo1,091
34Jaguar693
35Chrysler580
36Smart236
37Saab150
38Maserati140
39Ferrari134
40Aston Martin101
41Foton84
42Bentley61
43Lotus60
44Lamborghini32
45Morgan20
46Rolls-Royce20
47Hummer3

Figures are new vehicle sales in Australia as reported by the industry (VFACTS from the FCAI, plus the EV Council for brands that report separately). Part year figures are year to date and are not compared with full years.

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The sales race

Press play to watch the top ten change year by year, from 2004 to 2026 (Jan to Sep).

2026 (Jan to Sep)
1Toyota152,944
3Ford61,104
5Mazda58,865
6Hyundai56,009
4Kia60,800
10MG36,832
8Tesla41,705
7GWM44,959
2BYD76,614
9Chery38,022

All brands

Every brand's sales history and its best selling models.

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