Hyundai (+34.2%), Kia (+29%), Hilux (+39.7%) impress in market up 0.4% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota Hilux repeats at its highest market share ever in July. Picture whichcar.com.au
VFACTS data shows an Australian new vehicle market edging up 0.4% year-on-year to 84,461 units, exactly 300 sales above the June 2022 figure. This is the biggest July result since 2018 and marks an end to 3 consecutive months of year-on-year losses. It brings the year-to-date tally down -4.5% to 622,319 sales. The stock shortage context remains, now with the added pressure of rising interest rates by the Reserve Bank from 0.1% in April to 1.85% in August. Private sales gain 1.8% year-on-year to 44,539 units, business fleets are down -5.6% to 28,464, rental sales shoot up 28.5% to 5,734 and government sales down -8.9% to 2,054. Only two out of 8 States and Territory are in positive this month: New South Wales is up 10.9% to 26,519 and South Australia up 13.3% to 5,649. Queensland is down -1.1% to 18,900, Victoria is off -5.8% to 22,076, Western Australia down -9% to 8,059, Tasmania down -13.2% to 1,327, Australian Capital Territory down -16.4% to 1,175 and Northern Territory down -16.6% to 756.
SUV sales are up 6.4% to 44,704 units and 52.9% share vs. 49.9% a year ago and 50.4% in July 2020. Light commercials (including “utes”, Australian slang for pickups) drop -4.4% to 20,064 and 23.8% share vs. 24.9% last year and 20.5% two years ago. Passenger cars skid -9.1% to 16,023 and 19% share vs. 20.9% a year ago and 25% in July 2020. Petrol sales are down -4.2% to 44,039, diesel is up 0.5% to 28,735, HEV is up 31.6% to 6,779, BEV up 18.3% to 609 and PHEV up 77.8% to 578. Looking at sales by country of origin, Japan is down 3.7% to 25,812 sales, Thailand is down -1.3% to 18,788, South Korea shoots up 34.3% to 14,142, China has hit a plateau at +1.5% to 6,889 and the U.S. soars 31.6% to 4,165.
First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Kluger. Picture carsales.com.au
In the brands ranking, Toyota (+10.9%) posts a very solid uptick to remain by far the most popular brand in the country with 23.2% share, almost equivalent to the next three brands combined. Mazda (-11.7%) returns to its traditional 2nd place after two months away from the podium while Hyundai (+34.2%) and Kia (+29%) show impressive growth below. Mitsubishi (+5.8%) is also up at #5 but Ford (-20.3%) struggles at #6. MG (-8.9%) endures its first year-on-year decline since February 2018 but remains at a record 7th place for the 9th month in a row. Subaru (+18.8%) is the only additional Top 10 gainer whereas Isuzu Ute (-19.2%) and Mercedes (-1.7%) are both down. Outside the Top 10, GWM Haval (+5.8%) hits new ranking (#12) and share (2.5%) records with Ssangyong (+33.8%), Ram (+31.1%), Porsche (+23.8%), Peugeot (+19.3%), Suzuki (+17.3%) and Honda (+12.9%) in solid shape. We welcome Cupra at #35.
Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (+39.7%) shoots up to repeat at its record market share at 7.6%. As a reminder, these are the highest market shares hit by any model in Australia in 17 years, since the Holden Commodore reached 8% back in May 2005. The Hilux sells double any other nameplate in the market and also dominates the lucrative 4×4 ute charts with 4,841 sales vs. 2,693 for the Ford Ranger. A Ranger (-27.8%) penalised by the changeover between the old and new generations but back to 2nd place above the Toyota RAV4 (+3.9%) up two spots on June to reclaim SUV lead. The Mazda CX-5 (-1.8%) rallies back up 21 ranks on last month to #4 overall and #2 SUV ahead of the Hyundai Tucson (+72.8%) up spectacularly year-on-year but down three spots on June to #5. It now ranks #13 year-to-date. The Toyota Corolla (-21.8%) suffers and is the only Passenger Car left in the Top 10. Below a very solid Mitsubishi Triton (+18.9%), the Kia Sportage (+201.6%) is up 3-fold at #9 thanks to the new model and the Toyota Kluger (+63.8%) breaks into the Top 10 for the first time in the nameplate’s history at #10. The Nissan X-Trail (+195.1%), Toyota Land Cruiser (+117.7%) and Kia Carnival (+128.9%) also shine further down.
Previous month: Australia June 2022: Kia breaks records again, Toyota Hilux and Hyundai Tucson at highest ever
One year ago: Australia July 2021: MG ZS breaks into Top 10 in market up 16.1%, NSW down just -1.7% despite lockdown
Full July 2022 Top 48 All-brands and Top 25 models below.
Australia July 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jul-22 | % | /21 | Jun | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 19,565 | 23.2% | 10.9% | 1 | 140,942 | 22.6% | 3.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mazda | 7,879 | 9.3% | -11.7% | 4 | 57,811 | 9.3% | -16.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Hyundai | 6,792 | 8.0% | 34.2% | 3 | 44,959 | 7.2% | 2.9% | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Kia | 6,711 | 7.9% | 29.0% | 2 | 46,130 | 7.4% | 7.0% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi | 5,611 | 6.6% | 5.8% | 5 | 47,359 | 7.6% | 10.8% | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Ford | 4,439 | 5.3% | -20.3% | 6 | 33,001 | 5.3% | -24.1% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | MG | 3,018 | 3.6% | -8.9% | 7 | 27,525 | 4.4% | 20.4% | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 2,848 | 3.4% | -1.7% | 8 | 19,258 | 3.1% | -9.8% | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | Subaru | 2,822 | 3.3% | 18.8% | 9 | 19,819 | 3.2% | -11.8% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Isuzu Ute | 2,748 | 3.3% | -19.2% | 10 | 21,537 | 3.5% | -3.0% | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Nissan | 2,189 | 2.6% | -18.7% | 15 | 17,438 | 2.8% | -34.6% | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | GWM Haval | 2,127 | 2.5% | 5.8% | 13 | 10,684 | 1.7% | 11.6% | 15 | 14 |
| 13 | Volkswagen | 2,022 | 2.4% | -47.3% | 11 | 15,077 | 2.4% | -39.0% | 12 | 8 |
| 14 | BMW | 1,866 | 2.2% | 2.9% | 14 | 13,759 | 2.2% | -13.6% | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Suzuki | 1,792 | 2.1% | 17.3% | 12 | 13,038 | 2.1% | 20.6% | 14 | 16 |
| 16 | Audi | 1,440 | 1.7% | 5.0% | 16 | 7,748 | 1.2% | -25.4% | 18 | 17 |
| 17 | LDV | 1,218 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 20 | 8,391 | 1.3% | 0.1% | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | Honda | 928 | 1.1% | 12.9% | 19 | 8,549 | 1.4% | -26.3% | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Volvo | 647 | 0.8% | -12.1% | 17 | 6,419 | 1.0% | 4.0% | 19 | 22 |
| 20 | Jeep | 631 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 22 | 4,066 | 0.7% | -11.6% | 23 | 23 |
| 21 | Renault | 621 | 0.7% | 10.1% | 18 | 5,689 | 0.9% | 40.6% | 20 | 24 |
| 22 | Lexus | 536 | 0.6% | -30.8% | 25 | 4,473 | 0.7% | -27.5% | 22 | 20 |
| 23 | Skoda | 472 | 0.6% | -41.4% | 21 | 3,758 | 0.6% | -41.8% | 24 | 21 |
| 24 | Ram | 426 | 0.5% | 31.1% | 23 | 2,998 | 0.5% | 35.5% | 26 | 27 |
| 25 | Ssangyong | 364 | 0.4% | 33.8% | 28 | 1,807 | 0.3% | 6.7% | 29 | 29 |
| 26 | Mini | 320 | 0.4% | -4.8% | 27 | 1,957 | 0.3% | -19.6% | 28 | 28 |
| 27 | Porsche | 306 | 0.4% | 23.9% | 24 | 3,468 | 0.6% | 18.2% | 25 | 26 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 289 | 0.3% | -66.1% | 26 | 2,890 | 0.5% | -38.8% | 27 | 25 |
| 29 | Peugeot | 223 | 0.3% | 19.3% | 30 | 1,234 | 0.2% | -5.4% | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | Chevrolet | 167 | 0.2% | -18.5% | 32 | 1,170 | 0.2% | 5.7% | 31 | 31 |
| 31 | Polestar | 94 | 0.1% | new | 29 | 656 | 0.1% | new | 33 | – |
| 32 | Genesis | 89 | 0.1% | 6.0% | 33 | 552 | 0.1% | 61.4% | 34 | 34 |
| 33 | Fiat | 83 | 0.1% | -59.3% | 34 | 716 | 0.1% | -26.4% | 32 | 32 |
| 34 | Jaguar | 58 | 0.1% | -56.1% | 36 | 471 | 0.1% | -43.6% | 35 | 33 |
| 35 | Cupra | 49 | 0.1% | new | – | 49 | 0.0% | new | 45 | – |
| 36 | Maserati | 38 | 0.0% | -13.6% | 35 | 351 | 0.1% | 4.5% | 36 | 36 |
| 37 | Alfa Romeo | 31 | 0.0% | -42.6% | 37 | 326 | 0.1% | -8.9% | 37 | 35 |
| 38 | Lamborghini | 27 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 42 | 71 | 0.0% | -21.1% | 43 | 42 |
| 39 | Citroen | 16 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 41 | 188 | 0.0% | 126.5% | 38 | 39 |
| 40 | Ferrari | 15 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 39 | 121 | 0.0% | 21.0% | 40 | 38 |
| 41 | Bentley | 9 | 0.0% | -64.0% | 38 | 128 | 0.0% | -3.8% | 39 | 37 |
| 42 | Aston Martin | 8 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 40 | 76 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 42 | 41 |
| 43 | Tesla | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 31 | 4,657 | 0.7% | n/a | 21 | 19 |
| 44 | Rolls-Royce | 3 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 43 | 36 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 46 | 45 |
| 45 | Chrysler | 1 | 0.0% | -94.7% | 44 | 77 | 0.0% | -20.6% | 41 | 40 |
| 46 | Lotus | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 46 | 62 | 0.0% | 77.1% | 44 | 44 |
| 47 | McLaren | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 45 | 28 | 0.0% | -44.0% | 47 | 43 |
| 48 | Alpine | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 48 | 46 |
Australia July 2022 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jul-22 | % | /21 | Jun | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 6,441 | 7.6% | 39.7% | 1 | 38,412 | 6.2% | 17.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 2,934 | 3.5% | -27.8% | 3 | 22,728 | 3.7% | -22.7% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota RAV4 | 2,437 | 2.9% | 3.9% | 5 | 22,810 | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Mazda CX-5 | 2,346 | 2.8% | -1.8% | 25 | 16,360 | 2.6% | -7.5% | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 2,186 | 2.6% | 72.8% | 2 | 9,541 | 1.5% | 27.4% | 13 | 17 |
| 6 | Toyota Corolla | 1,982 | 2.3% | -21.8% | 4 | 15,136 | 2.4% | -7.4% | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Isuzu D-Max | 1,930 | 2.3% | -20.5% | 6 | 15,392 | 2.5% | -5.2% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Triton | 1,879 | 2.2% | 18.9% | 8 | 18,799 | 3.0% | 27.4% | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Kia Sportage | 1,837 | 2.2% | 201.6% | 7 | 10,608 | 1.7% | 118.4% | 11 | 35 |
| 10 | Toyota Kluger | 1,766 | 2.1% | 63.8% | 12 | 7,972 | 1.3% | 117.6% | 17 | 32 |
| 11 | Hyundai i30 | 1,758 | 2.1% | -8.2% | 9 | 13,510 | 2.2% | -10.3% | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,310 | 1.6% | -26.9% | 11 | 10,553 | 1.7% | 27.7% | 12 | 15 |
| 13 | Nissan X-Trail | 1,269 | 1.5% | 195.1% | 64 | 5,224 | 0.8% | -43.0% | 31 | 19 |
| 14 | MG ZS | 1,229 | 1.5% | -31.2% | 16 | 11,609 | 1.9% | 6.7% | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Mazda CX-30 | 1,226 | 1.5% | 8.9% | 34 | 9,520 | 1.5% | 16.0% | 14 | 21 |
| 16 | Toyota Camry | 1,222 | 1.4% | 32.7% | 50 | 6,226 | 1.0% | -13.3% | 24 | 22 |
| 17 | Toyota Land Cruiser Wagon | 1,171 | 1.4% | 117.7% | 15 | 7,067 | 1.1% | -41.9% | 20 | 16 |
| 18 | Toyota Prado | 1,047 | 1.2% | -53.5% | 14 | 14,025 | 2.3% | 12.9% | 8 | 8 |
| 19 | Toyota Land Cruiser PU/CC | 975 | 1.2% | -0.9% | 18 | 6,911 | 1.1% | 8.3% | 22 | 25 |
| 20 | Mazda CX-3 | 962 | 1.1% | -17.1% | 24 | 6,138 | 1.0% | -39.5% | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | Kia Cerato | 946 | 1.1% | -37.9% | 13 | 8,421 | 1.4% | -31.4% | 16 | 11 |
| 22 | Mazda3 | 934 | 1.1% | -21.2% | 68 | 5,520 | 0.9% | -42.5% | 29 | 18 |
| 23 | Hyundai Kona | 931 | 1.1% | 44.8% | 21 | 7,572 | 1.2% | -14.5% | 19 | 24 |
| 24 | Kia Carnival | 920 | 1.1% | 128.9% | 26 | 4,777 | 0.8% | 26.8% | 35 | 52 |
Source: VFACTS