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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, 2020916,968−13.7% on 2019
Top brandToyota204,801 sold, 22.3% of the market
Best selling carToyota HiLux45,176 sold
SUVs50%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, 2020

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 HiLux45,176−5.2%Get a deal
2Ford Ranger40,973+0.0%Get a deal
3Toyota RAV438,537+58.8%Get a deal
4Toyota Corolla25,882−15.1%Get a deal
5Toyota LandCruiser25,142+82.2%Get a deal
6Mazda CX-521,979−13.9%Get a deal
7Hyundai i3020,734−26.9%Get a deal
8Mitsubishi Triton18,136−29.8%Get a deal
9Toyota Prado18,034−1.6%Get a deal
10Kia Cerato17,559−19.3%Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny2,368+70.2%Get a deal
–Ford Focus1,878−49.0%Get a deal

Top brands, 2020

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

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota204,801−0.5%
2Mazda85,640−12.3%
3Hyundai64,807−24.7%
4Ford59,601−5.8%
5Mitsubishi58,335−29.9%
6Kia56,076−8.8%
7Volkswagen39,266−21.4%
8Nissan38,323−24.2%
9Subaru31,501−21.3%
10Mercedes-Benz29,455−23.9%
–Honda29,040−33.8%
–BMW23,520+0.9%
–Holden16,688−61.3%
–Audi15,868+1.0%
–Suzuki15,586−10.0%
–MG15,253+83.2%
–LDV9,323+43.9%
–Volvo7,700−1.0%
–Land Rover6,339−28.6%
–Jeep5,748+4.1%
–Porsche4,243+2.0%
–Tesla3,430+16.3%
–Ram3,320+15.8%
–Haval3,294+93.1%
–Peugeot2,129−12.9%
–Great Wall1,941+38.5%
–Jaguar1,326−41.7%
–Genesis229+122.3%
–Infiniti197−65.5%

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. LandCruiser includes the 70 Series.

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By type, 2020

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

  • Passenger cars222,103 24.2%
  • SUVs454,701 49.6%
  • Utes and vans205,597 22.4%
  • Trucks34,567 3.8%

By state, 2020

Where the new cars were registered.

  • NSW302,117 32.9%
  • VIC226,467 24.7%
  • QLD195,769 21.3%
  • WA89,434 9.8%
  • SA60,084 6.6%
  • TAS15,673 1.7%
  • ACT19,693 2.1%
  • NT7,731 0.8%

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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