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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, 20121,112,032+10.3% on 2011
Top brandToyota218,176 sold, 19.6% of the market

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, 2012

We don't have the full ranking for this year, so these are the models figures we do have. Tap “Get a deal” and we'll find you the best price on one.

#ModelSoldChange
–Mazda Mazda344,128+6.5%Get a deal
–Toyota HiLux40,646+12.5%Get a deal
–Toyota Corolla38,799+7.5%Get a deal
–Holden Commodore30,532−24.8%Get a deal
–Holden Cruze29,161−13.7%Get a deal
–Hyundai i3028,348−1.8%Get a deal
–Toyota Camry27,230+42.1%Get a deal
–Nissan Navara23,940+10.4%Get a deal
–Toyota Yaris18,808+16.0%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda217,574+0.4%Get a deal
–Toyota Prado17,045+57.1%Get a deal
–Nissan X-Trail16,066+32.9%Get a deal
–Mazda CX-515,861Get a deal
–Toyota RAV414,651+11.6%Get a deal
–Ford Territory14,646+5.6%Get a deal
–Ford Falcon14,036−25.1%Get a deal
–Hyundai i2013,339Get a deal
–Toyota Kluger13,239+13.2%Get a deal
–Nissan Dualis13,141Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Triton13,054+15.6%Get a deal
–Hyundai ix3511,469Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser10,829+18.8%Get a deal
–Subaru XV9,908Get a deal
–Toyota Aurion9,074+1.8%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class6,676+3.9%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda66,558Get a deal
–Hyundai Veloster4,107Get a deal
–Kia Carnival3,676+2.3%Get a deal
–Nissan Patrol3,207−0.3%Get a deal
–Toyota 862,047Get a deal
–Hyundai iMax1,733−9.8%Get a deal
–Honda Odyssey1,554+31.9%Get a deal
–Holden Caprice1,460−22.8%Get a deal
–Chrysler 3001,206Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny958+61.3%Get a deal
–Porsche 911230+14.4%Get a deal
–BMW 6 Series222Get a deal
–BMW 7 Series138−26.6%Get a deal

Top brands, 2012

Top 49 brands. Share is of the whole market.

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota218,176+20.1%
2Holden114,665−9.1%
3Mazda103,886+17.6%
4Hyundai91,536+5.2%
5Ford90,408−0.9%
6Nissan79,747+17.4%
7Mitsubishi58,868−3.7%
8Volkswagen54,835+22.6%
9Subaru40,189+18.2%
10Honda35,812+18.9%
11Kia30,758+22.4%
12Suzuki24,057+1.2%
13Mercedes-Benz22,397+5.7%
14BMW18,413+5.2%
15Jeep18,014+108.3%
16Audi14,535+0.2%
17Great Wall11,006+27.0%
18Land Rover7,929+36.0%
19Isuzu7,782+21.7%
20Lexus6,839+7.8%
21Volvo5,375+2.0%
22Peugeot5,071−2.9%
23Renault5,011+38.3%
24Skoda3,502+0.0%
25Mini2,394+4.5%
26Dodge2,028−25.0%
27Citroen1,702+20.3%
28SsangYong1,590−1.0%
29Fiat1,432−7.3%
30Porsche1,373+2.2%
31Chrysler1,359+134.3%
32Chery1,133−37.8%
33Proton1,005−34.8%
34Alfa Romeo906−17.0%
35Jaguar786+13.4%
36Opel541
37Smart142−39.8%
38Maserati124−11.4%
39Ferrari98−26.9%
40Aston Martin94−6.9%
41Infiniti85
42Lotus69+15.0%
43Bentley65+6.6%
44Lamborghini41+28.1%
45Saab27−82.0%
46McLaren23
47Rolls-Royce22+10.0%
48Morgan16−20.0%
49Caterham3

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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By type, 2012

Utes and vans are light commercials; trucks are heavy commercials.

  • Passenger cars576,855 51.9%

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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