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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, 20181,153,111−3.0% on 2017
Top brandToyota217,061 sold, 18.8% of the market
Best selling carToyota HiLux51,705 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, 2018

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 HiLux51,705+9.8%Get a deal
2Ford Ranger42,144−1.4%Get a deal
3Toyota Corolla35,320−5.4%Get a deal
4Mazda Mazda331,065−5.0%Get a deal
5Hyundai i3028,188−2.1%Get a deal
6Mazda CX-526,173+1.3%Get a deal
7Mitsubishi Triton24,896+5.5%Get a deal
8Toyota RAV422,165+5.2%Get a deal
9Nissan X-Trail21,192+11.8%Get a deal
10Mitsubishi ASX19,950+2.8%Get a deal
–Hyundai Tucson19,261−19.2%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Golf19,076+3.4%Get a deal
–Kia Cerato18,620−0.6%Get a deal
–Toyota Prado18,553+16.1%Get a deal
–Isuzu D-Max18,550+4.7%Get a deal
–Holden Colorado18,301−15.2%Get a deal
–Nissan Navara16,459Get a deal
–Mazda CX-316,293−6.8%Get a deal
–Honda CR-V16,107Get a deal
–Hyundai Accent15,675−10.8%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Outlander15,573−6.4%Get a deal
–Toyota Camry15,269−35.4%Get a deal
–Toyota Kluger14,743+17.9%Get a deal
–Kia Sportage14,042+4.4%Get a deal
–Nissan Qashqai13,950+3.4%Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser13,677+6.7%Get a deal
–Honda Civic13,470Get a deal
–Honda HR-V12,148Get a deal
–Isuzu MU-X9,090+12.4%Get a deal
–Holden Commodore9,040−61.8%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross7,521Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Lancer7,043Get a deal
–Kia Carnival6,610+12.5%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLC6,599+60.6%Get a deal
–Kia Rio6,595−3.8%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Pajero Sport6,566Get a deal
–Ford Mustang6,412−30.0%Get a deal
–BMW X36,244+70.1%Get a deal
–Kia Picanto5,394+62.3%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class5,055−40.9%Get a deal
–Kia Sorento4,385−7.2%Get a deal
–Hyundai iLoad4,362−22.7%Get a deal
–Audi A34,257Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz A-Class4,175Get a deal
–Audi Q54,086Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLA3,906+17.6%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz Sprinter3,230Get a deal
–BMW X13,096−15.4%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz CLA3,086Get a deal
–BMW 3 Series3,079Get a deal
–BMW X53,064−14.5%Get a deal
–Volvo XC602,827Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLE2,666Get a deal
–BMW 1 Series2,532Get a deal
–Audi Q32,497−12.2%Get a deal
–Land Rover Range Rover Sport2,252−24.5%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Caddy1,974−12.5%Get a deal
–Kia Stinger1,957Get a deal
–Volvo XC401,588Get a deal
–Renault Master1,535Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz E-Class1,531−19.3%Get a deal
–Skoda Kodiaq1,346Get a deal
–Nissan Patrol1,259+37.4%Get a deal
–Fiat Ducato1,175Get a deal
–Volvo XC901,170Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLS956+3.2%Get a deal
–Skoda Fabia883Get a deal
–Volvo V40866Get a deal
–Skoda Superb837Get a deal
–Skoda Karoq486Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny110+8.9%Get a deal

Top brands, 2018

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

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota217,061+0.2%
2Mazda111,280−4.4%
3Hyundai94,187−2.9%
4Mitsubishi84,944+5.3%
5Ford69,081−11.6%
6Holden60,754−32.7%
7Kia58,815+7.5%
8Nissan57,688+1.9%
9Volkswagen56,620−2.4%
10Honda51,525+10.1%
–Subaru50,051−4.7%
–Mercedes-Benz39,537−6.9%
–Isuzu27,640+7.1%
–BMW23,055−2.4%
–Audi19,416−11.8%
–Suzuki17,601−8.6%
–Land Rover10,089−23.1%
–Renault10,018−7.3%
–Lexus8,819+0.2%
–Jeep7,326−11.4%
–Volvo6,693+43.0%
–LDV6,064+135.0%
–Skoda5,807+8.5%
–Porsche3,909−12.8%
–Jaguar3,679+48.2%
–Mini3,590−3.3%
–MG3,007+401.2%
–Peugeot2,838−16.3%
–Alfa Romeo1,279+21.0%
–Tesla1,005
–Ram723+81.7%

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, 2018

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

  • Passenger cars378,413 32.8%
  • Utes and vans237,972 20.6%

By state, 2018

Where the new cars were registered.

  • NSW370,967 32.2%
  • VIC333,392 28.9%
  • QLD231,541 20.1%
  • WA97,174 8.4%
  • SA71,027 6.2%
  • TAS20,566 1.8%
  • ACT18,191 1.6%
  • NT10,253 0.9%

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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