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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, 20191,062,867−7.8% on 2018
Top brandToyota205,766 sold, 19.4% of the market
Best selling carToyota HiLux47,649 sold
SUVs45%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, 2019

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 HiLux47,649−7.8%Get a deal
2Ford Ranger40,960−2.8%Get a deal
3Toyota Corolla30,468−13.7%Get a deal
4Hyundai i3028,378+0.7%Get a deal
5Mitsubishi Triton25,819+3.7%Get a deal
6Mazda CX-525,539−2.4%Get a deal
7Mazda Mazda324,939−19.7%Get a deal
8Toyota RAV424,260+9.5%Get a deal
9Nissan X-Trail21,757+2.7%Get a deal
10Kia Cerato21,757+16.8%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi ASX20,806+4.3%Get a deal
–Toyota Prado18,335−1.2%Get a deal
–Hyundai Tucson18,251−5.2%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Outlander17,514+12.5%Get a deal
–Holden Colorado17,472−4.5%Get a deal
–Isuzu D-Max16,892−8.9%Get a deal
–Toyota Camry16,768+9.8%Get a deal
–Subaru Forester15,096Get a deal
–Volkswagen Golf14,355−24.7%Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser13,802+0.9%Get a deal
–Hyundai Kona13,342Get a deal
–Toyota Kluger11,371−22.9%Get a deal
–Hyundai Accent9,963−36.4%Get a deal
–Toyota Yaris9,853Get a deal
–Isuzu MU-X8,419−7.4%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda28,198Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLC6,847+3.8%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class6,798+34.5%Get a deal
–Kia Carnival6,493−1.8%Get a deal
–Toyota HiAce6,127Get a deal
–BMW X36,100−2.3%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz A-Class4,689+12.3%Get a deal
–Audi Q54,152+1.6%Get a deal
–Hyundai iLoad3,919−10.2%Get a deal
–Ford Focus3,682Get a deal
–BMW X53,671+19.8%Get a deal
–Audi A33,362−21.0%Get a deal
–BMW 3 Series3,135+1.8%Get a deal
–Volvo XC402,858+80.0%Get a deal
–BMW X12,847−8.0%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda62,612Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLA2,562−34.4%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLE2,488−6.7%Get a deal
–BMW 1 Series2,269−10.4%Get a deal
–Land Rover Range Rover Sport2,202−2.2%Get a deal
–Ford Transit Custom2,070Get a deal
–Nissan Patrol1,951+55.0%Get a deal
–Skoda Octavia1,804Get a deal
–Honda Odyssey1,684Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz CLA1,424−53.9%Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny1,391+1164.5%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Multivan929Get a deal

Top brands, 2019

Top 48 brands. Share is of the whole market.

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota205,766−5.2%
2Mazda97,619−12.3%
3Hyundai86,104−8.6%
4Mitsubishi83,250−2.0%
5Ford63,303−8.4%
6Kia61,503+4.6%
7Nissan50,575−12.3%
8Volkswagen49,928−11.8%
9Honda43,868−14.9%
10Holden43,176−28.9%
11Subaru40,007−20.1%
12Mercedes-Benz38,684−2.2%
13Isuzu25,311−8.4%
14BMW23,307+1.1%
15Suzuki17,310−1.7%
16Audi15,708−19.1%
17Lexus9,612+9.0%
18Land Rover8,879−12.0%
19Renault8,634−13.8%
20MG8,326+176.9%
21Volvo7,779+16.2%
22Skoda7,001+20.6%
23LDV6,480+6.9%
24Jeep5,519−24.7%
25Porsche4,161+6.4%
26Mini3,204−10.8%
27Tesla2,950+193.5%
28Ram2,868+296.7%
29Peugeot2,445−13.8%
30Jaguar2,274−38.2%
31Fiat2,053
32Haval1,706
33Great Wall1,401
34SsangYong1,040
35Alfa Romeo891−30.3%
36Infiniti571
37Maserati482
38Citroen400
39Chrysler292
40Ferrari257
41Bentley191
42Lamborghini147
43Aston Martin129
44Genesis103
45McLaren88
46Lotus57
47Rolls-Royce55
48Alpine35

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. VFACTS only; does not include Tesla.

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By type, 2019

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

  • Passenger cars315,875 29.7%
  • SUVs483,388 45.5%
  • Utes and vans225,635 21.2%
  • Trucks37,969 3.6%

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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