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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, 20221,081,429+3.0% on 2021
Top brandToyota231,050 sold, 21.4% of the market
Best selling carToyota HiLux64,391 sold
SUVs53%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, 2022

Top 20 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 HiLux64,391+22.0%Get a deal
2Ford Ranger47,479−5.6%Get a deal
3Toyota RAV434,845−2.5%Get a deal
4Mitsubishi Triton27,436+42.7%Get a deal
5Mazda CX-527,062+8.4%Get a deal
6Toyota Corolla25,284−12.1%Get a deal
7Toyota LandCruiser24,542−7.9%Get a deal
8Isuzu D-Max24,336−3.1%Get a deal
9MG ZS22,466+21.9%Get a deal
10Hyundai i3021,166−17.2%Get a deal
11Toyota Prado21,102−0.9%Get a deal
12Mitsubishi Outlander19,546+34.1%Get a deal
13Kia Sportage18,792Get a deal
14Hyundai Tucson17,870+25.9%Get a deal
15MG MG316,168+17.4%Get a deal
16Mazda CX-3013,891Get a deal
17Mazda BT-5012,937−17.4%Get a deal
18Mitsubishi ASX12,753−13.6%Get a deal
19Toyota Kluger12,562Get a deal
20Kia Cerato12,354−31.8%Get a deal
–Tesla Model 310,877Get a deal
–Toyota Camry9,538Get a deal
–Toyota HiAce8,748Get a deal
–Tesla Model Y8,717Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny5,697+70.1%Get a deal
–BYD Atto 32,113Get a deal
–Jeep Grand Cherokee1,780Get a deal
–Polestar 21,524Get a deal
–Jeep Wrangler1,314Get a deal
–Hyundai Ioniq 5756Get a deal
–Volvo C40491Get a deal
–Jeep Cherokee305Get a deal
–Lamborghini Urus90Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz EQS70Get a deal

Top brands, 2022

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

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota231,050+3.3%
2Mazda95,718−5.3%
3Kia78,330+15.3%
4Mitsubishi76,991+13.7%
5Hyundai73,345+0.6%
6Ford66,628−6.7%
7MG49,582+27.1%
8Subaru36,036−2.6%
9Isuzu35,323−1.2%
10Volkswagen30,946−24.1%
–Mercedes-Benz26,801−5.5%
–Nissan26,491−35.8%
–GWM25,042+36.2%
–BMW22,696−8.8%
–Suzuki21,578+23.5%
–Tesla19,594+62.0%
–LDV16,269+7.1%
–Audi14,732−7.9%
–Honda14,215−19.1%
–Volvo10,715+18.7%
–Renault8,855+26.3%
–Lexus7,089−23.7%
–Ram6,149
–Porsche5,608+26.6%
–Land Rover4,348−32.7%
–Mini3,002−16.1%
–Peugeot2,087−25.6%
–Polestar1,524
–Cupra1,111
–Genesis1,039+41.6%
–Jaguar700−42.7%
–Maserati594+6.1%
–Alfa Romeo571−7.6%
–Citroen296+69.1%
–Lamborghini176+34.4%
–Aston Martin132−5.7%
–Lotus62−12.7%

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. Total and rankings are VFACTS only and do not include Tesla or Polestar, whose figures are shown separately. LandCruiser includes the 70 Series.

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By type, 2022

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

  • Passenger cars203,056 18.8%
  • SUVs574,632 53.1%
  • Utes and vans256,382 23.7%
  • Trucks47,359 4.4%

By state, 2022

Where the new cars were registered.

  • NSW338,012 31.3%
  • VIC287,314 26.6%
  • QLD235,591 21.8%
  • WA105,905 9.8%
  • SA69,373 6.4%
  • TAS19,157 1.8%
  • ACT16,228 1.5%
  • NT9,849 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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