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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, 20151,155,408+3.8% on 2014
Top brandToyota206,236 sold, 17.8% of the market
Best selling carToyota Corolla42,073 sold
SUVs35%of everything 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, 2015

Top 10 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 Corolla42,073−3.8%Get a deal
2Mazda Mazda338,644−10.8%Get a deal
3Toyota HiLux35,161−7.8%Get a deal
4Hyundai i3032,306+2.5%Get a deal
5Ford Ranger29,185+9.6%Get a deal
6Holden Commodore27,770−8.1%Get a deal
7Toyota Camry27,654+25.4%Get a deal
8Mitsubishi Triton25,338+4.5%Get a deal
9Mazda CX-525,136+16.5%Get a deal
10Volkswagen Golf22,092+15.2%Get a deal
–Toyota RAV418,435+1.5%Get a deal
–Nissan X-Trail17,971Get a deal
–Toyota Prado15,255−5.3%Get a deal
–Hyundai ix3515,227−15.0%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda214,511+8.1%Get a deal
–Toyota Yaris14,457+13.1%Get a deal
–Toyota Kluger13,955+21.5%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi ASX13,557+30.3%Get a deal
–Mazda CX-312,656Get a deal
–Jeep Grand Cherokee11,964−27.8%Get a deal
–Suzuki Swift10,921Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class9,373+60.4%Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser9,202+1.5%Get a deal
–Toyota HiAce7,351+14.3%Get a deal
–Ford Falcon5,938−6.5%Get a deal
–Audi A35,443+19.7%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda65,276−10.3%Get a deal
–Hyundai iLoad4,597+5.8%Get a deal
–Toyota Aurion4,306−16.6%Get a deal
–BMW X54,181+1.2%Get a deal
–Audi Q54,122+20.1%Get a deal
–Subaru Liberty4,097Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Mirage3,882−40.1%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz CLA3,659Get a deal
–Kia Carnival3,638+128.5%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz A-Class3,629−22.4%Get a deal
–Subaru WRX3,551Get a deal
–Audi Q33,445+32.1%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLA3,011+140.7%Get a deal
–Toyota 863,006−29.4%Get a deal
–Lexus NX2,922+602.4%Get a deal
–Land Rover Discovery2,915+7.9%Get a deal
–Land Rover Range Rover Sport2,861Get a deal
–Honda Odyssey2,836+11.1%Get a deal
–BMW X32,806−1.3%Get a deal
–Hyundai Veloster2,685−21.1%Get a deal
–Mini Hatch2,608+56.4%Get a deal
–Land Rover Range Rover Evoque2,321−10.2%Get a deal
–BMW 1 Series2,307−3.1%Get a deal
–Fiat 5002,158−27.9%Get a deal
–Porsche Macan2,004+150.5%Get a deal
–Hyundai iMax1,939−9.3%Get a deal
–BMW 4 Series1,921−12.7%Get a deal
–BMW 2 Series1,902Get a deal
–Nissan Patrol1,875+0.9%Get a deal
–Audi A11,809+5.9%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Caddy1,755−5.4%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz E-Class1,428−9.0%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe1,409−23.9%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Transporter1,346Get a deal
–Holden Caprice1,324+8.7%Get a deal
–Porsche Cayenne1,263Get a deal
–Renault Kangoo1,177+77.3%Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny1,098+93.3%Get a deal
–BMW 5 Series1,038+17.7%Get a deal
–Mazda MX-5917Get a deal
–Chrysler 300880−44.3%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GL-Class756+27.1%Get a deal
–Peugeot 208736−14.1%Get a deal
–Audi A5651Get a deal
–Subaru BRZ607Get a deal
–Lexus RC587Get a deal
–Audi A6554Get a deal
–Suzuki APV527+8.2%Get a deal
–Land Rover Range Rover396+12.5%Get a deal
–Porsche 911377+3.0%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Scirocco367Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz S-Class331+1.5%Get a deal
–BMW 6 Series205−18.7%Get a deal
–Porsche Cayman199Get a deal
–Lexus LX193+33.1%Get a deal
–Porsche Boxster191Get a deal
–Alfa Romeo 4C149Get a deal
–BMW 7 Series93−26.8%Get a deal
–Audi A872Get a deal

Top brands, 2015

Top 10 brands, then other brands figures we have (not ranked). Share is of the whole market.

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota206,236+1.3%
2Mazda114,024+13.2%
3Holden102,951−3.0%
4Hyundai102,004+2.0%
5Mitsubishi71,743+4.5%
6Ford70,453−11.6%
7Nissan66,062+0.1%
8Volkswagen60,225+9.9%
9Subaru43,600+7.6%
10Honda40,100+21.5%
–Mercedes-Benz36,374+14.0%
–Kia33,736+20.5%
–BMW25,022+10.1%
–Jeep24,418−19.7%
–Audi23,088+20.1%
–Isuzu20,984+25.8%
–Suzuki19,086+9.6%
–Land Rover11,885+17.6%
–Renault11,525+15.1%
–Lexus8,691+24.2%
–Volvo4,943+5.3%
–Skoda4,750+23.3%
–Porsche4,090+45.4%
–Peugeot4,000−9.0%
–Mini3,342+30.0%
–Jaguar1,292+10.7%
–Infiniti574+30.2%
–Maserati519+29.4%
–Ferrari167+47.8%
–Bentley158+17.0%
–Aston Martin130+21.5%
–Lamborghini84+211.1%
–McLaren36+38.5%
–Rolls-Royce30−23.1%

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, 2015

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

  • Passenger cars515,683 44.6%
  • SUVs408,471 35.4%

By state, 2015

Where the new cars were registered.

  • NSW380,858 33.0%
  • VIC315,389 27.3%
  • QLD235,674 20.4%
  • WA106,188 9.2%
  • SA69,047 6.0%

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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