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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, 20131,136,227+2.2% on 2012
Top brandToyota214,630 sold, 18.9% of the market
Best selling carToyota Corolla43,498 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, 2013

Top 2 models, then other models figures we have (not ranked). Tap “Get a deal” and we'll find you the best price on one.

#ModelSoldChange
1Toyota Corolla43,498+12.1%Get a deal
2Mazda Mazda342,082−4.6%Get a deal
–Hyundai i3030,582+7.9%Get a deal
–Holden Commodore27,776−9.0%Get a deal
–Toyota Camry24,860−8.7%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Triton24,512+87.8%Get a deal
–Holden Cruze24,421−16.3%Get a deal
–Nissan Navara21,758−9.1%Get a deal
–Ford Ranger21,652Get a deal
–Mazda CX-520,129+26.9%Get a deal
–Hyundai ix3519,098+66.5%Get a deal
–Holden Colorado17,203Get a deal
–Toyota RAV416,983+15.9%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda215,167−13.7%Get a deal
–Toyota Prado14,568−14.5%Get a deal
–Toyota Yaris14,437−23.2%Get a deal
–Ford Territory14,261−2.6%Get a deal
–Hyundai i2014,100+5.7%Get a deal
–Subaru Forester13,649Get a deal
–Holden Captiva13,282Get a deal
–Nissan Dualis12,434−5.4%Get a deal
–Subaru XV10,764+8.6%Get a deal
–Ford Falcon10,610−24.4%Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser9,311−14.0%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda67,701+17.4%Get a deal
–Toyota Aurion6,839−24.6%Get a deal
–Toyota 866,706+227.6%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class5,963−10.7%Get a deal
–Hyundai Veloster3,928−4.4%Get a deal
–Kia Carnival2,874−21.8%Get a deal
–Chrysler 3002,508+108.0%Get a deal
–Nissan Patrol2,364−26.3%Get a deal
–Hyundai iMax1,455−16.0%Get a deal
–Holden Caprice1,113−23.8%Get a deal
–Honda Odyssey1,001−35.6%Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny947−1.1%Get a deal
–Porsche 911276+20.0%Get a deal
–BMW 6 Series240+8.1%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz SL-Class155Get a deal

Top brands, 2013

Top 49 brands. Share is of the whole market.

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota214,630−1.6%
2Holden112,059−2.3%
3Mazda103,144−0.7%
4Hyundai97,006+6.0%
5Ford87,236−3.5%
6Nissan76,733−3.8%
7Mitsubishi71,528+21.5%
8Volkswagen54,892+0.1%
9Subaru40,200+0.0%
10Honda39,258+9.6%
11Kia29,778−3.2%
12Mercedes-Benz27,547+23.0%
13Jeep22,170+23.1%
14Suzuki22,075−8.2%
15BMW20,522+11.5%
16Audi16,009+10.1%
17Isuzu10,209+31.2%
18Land Rover8,350+5.3%
19Renault7,016+40.0%
20Lexus6,920+1.2%
21Great Wall6,105−44.5%
22Volvo5,174−3.7%
23Peugeot4,413−13.0%
24Fiat3,854+169.1%
25Skoda3,555+1.5%
26Chrysler2,676+96.9%
27Mini2,535+5.9%
28Alfa Romeo2,373+161.9%
29Porsche1,905+38.7%
30Dodge1,661−18.1%
31Opel1,610+197.6%
32SsangYong1,507−5.2%
33Fiat Professional1,234
34Citroen1,180−30.7%
35Jaguar1,105+40.6%
36Chery903−20.3%
37Proton611−39.2%
38Infiniti304+257.6%
39Maserati134+8.1%
40Smart126−11.3%
41Bentley121+86.2%
42Ferrari106+8.2%
43Aston Martin99+5.3%
44Lotus71+2.9%
45Lamborghini47+14.6%
46McLaren26+13.0%
47Rolls-Royce16−27.3%
48Morgan15−6.3%
49Caterham2−33.3%

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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