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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, 2026 (Jan to Sep)957,698Year to date
Top brandToyota152,944 sold, 16.0% of the market
Best selling carFord Ranger37,858 sold
SUVs65%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, 2026 (Jan to Sep)

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.

#ModelSold
1Ford Ranger37,858Get a deal
2Toyota HiLux36,616Get a deal
3Tesla Model Y35,930Get a deal
4Toyota RAV431,209Get a deal
5BYD Sealion 719,964Get a deal
6Chery Tiggo 4 Pro19,865Get a deal
7Chery Tiggo 419,865Get a deal
8Hyundai Kona18,533Get a deal
9Isuzu D-Max18,237Get a deal
10GWM Haval Jolion17,051Get a deal
–Ford Everest16,203Get a deal
–Toyota Prado15,665Get a deal
–BYD Shark 613,586Get a deal
–Geely EX512,745Get a deal
–Zeekr 7X10,800Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser9,787Get a deal
–BYD Atto 28,673Get a deal
–Tesla Model 35,775Get a deal
–Kia EV54,722Get a deal
–Kia EV34,541Get a deal
–BYD Atto 14,471Get a deal
–BYD Atto 34,361Get a deal
–BYD Seal3,808Get a deal
–BYD Dolphin3,405Get a deal
–Geely EX22,964Get a deal
–MG MG4 Urban2,930Get a deal
–Toyota bZ4X2,919Get a deal
–MG MG42,907Get a deal
–MG S52,362Get a deal
–GWM Ora 51,636Get a deal
–Volkswagen ID.41,360Get a deal
–Volvo EX301,355Get a deal
–Zeekr X1,206Get a deal
–Polestar 41,134Get a deal
–Mazda 6e1,082Get a deal
–GAC Aion UT956Get a deal
–GAC Aion V937Get a deal
–Hyundai Elexio884Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz EQA791Get a deal
–GWM Ora754Get a deal
–Audi Q6 e-tron752Get a deal
–Leapmotor B10751Get a deal
–Volkswagen ID. Buzz730Get a deal
–BMW i4694Get a deal
–MG S6676Get a deal
–Subaru Solterra615Get a deal
–Deepal S07610Get a deal
–Skoda Enyaq609Get a deal
–Hyundai Inster604Get a deal
–Subaru Trailseeker517Get a deal
–Polestar 2484Get a deal
–MG IM6464Get a deal
–Volkswagen ID.5459Get a deal
–Skoda Elroq434Get a deal
–MG IM5433Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz EQB410Get a deal
–Cupra Tavascan394Get a deal
–Kia PV5389Get a deal
–Subaru Uncharted368Get a deal
–Kia EV4360Get a deal
–Deepal E07314Get a deal
–Nissan Ariya256Get a deal
–Renault Megane E-Tech230Get a deal
–Audi Q4 e-tron227Get a deal
–Kia EV6227Get a deal
–Ford Mustang Mach-E206Get a deal
–Farizon SV203Get a deal
–Volvo EX90193Get a deal
–Lexus RZ189Get a deal
–Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo174Get a deal
–Renault Scenic E-Tech154Get a deal
–Denza D9142Get a deal
–Volvo ES90138Get a deal
–Zeekr 009114Get a deal
–BMW iX113Get a deal
–Kia EV9110Get a deal
–Farizon V7E83Get a deal
–Hyundai Ioniq 965Get a deal
–Porsche Taycan58Get a deal
–Polestar 357Get a deal
–Leapmotor B0531Get a deal
–MG Cyberster20Get a deal
–BMW i717Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV13Get a deal
–Mazda CX-6e12Get a deal
–Audi e-tron GT11Get a deal
–BMW i59Get a deal
–Audi Q8 e-tron4Get a deal
–Polestar 54Get a deal
–Lotus Eletre3Get a deal
–Lotus Emeya2Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV2Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz EQE1Get a deal

Top brands, 2026 (Jan to Sep)

Top 10 brands. Share is of the whole market.

#BrandSold
1Toyota152,944
2BYD76,614
3Ford61,104
4Kia60,800
5Mazda58,865
6Hyundai56,009
7GWM44,959
8Tesla41,705
9Chery38,022
10MG36,832

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 includes Tesla and Polestar, whose sales are reported by the EV Council rather than VFACTS. Model Y figure is from the industry year to date top ten.

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By type, 2026 (Jan to Sep)

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

  • Passenger cars126,054 13.2%
  • SUVs617,946 64.5%
  • Utes and vans184,328 19.2%
  • Trucks29,370 3.1%

By state, 2026 (Jan to Sep)

Where the new cars were registered.

  • NSW291,785 30.5%
  • VIC259,699 27.1%
  • QLD205,103 21.4%
  • WA103,090 10.8%
  • SA60,465 6.3%
  • TAS15,461 1.6%
  • ACT14,560 1.5%
  • NT7,535 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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