Top-selling passenger cars for April 2018

New car sales in Australia dropped slightly during April after a record March, however year-to-date sales are still 3.3 percent ahead of 2017.

According to VFACTs figures released today, total sales for the month of April hit 82,930, with strong SUV sales continuing to be the primary driver – the high-riding segment accounting for 43.6 per cent of overall April numbers.

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Once again it’s the small-SUV segment that’s the strongest-growing individual category, up 33.3 percent and led by the Mitsubishi ASX (1706 sales).

Passenger cars made up 33.2 per cent of overall sales, with the big news being the relatively lacklustre numbers achieved by the new Holden Commodore, which at 471 sales is well below the 1441 VF Commodores sold in April last year.

On a positive note for Holden, it nevertheless improved its standing in the top 10 brands for April, rising to number six from its lowest-ever 10th placing in March. While the Commodore waned, the Astra (497), outgoing Captiva (521) and the Captiva’s replacement, the Equinox (506) provided the additional volume to compensate.

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Toyota was again the nation’s best-selling brand, with its 16,647 April sales representing 20.1 percent share of the new-car market. Helping secure its grip on top spot were Australia’s highest-selling vehicle, the Hilux (3596), the second-placed Corolla (2979) and the 10th-placed Prado (1699).

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Mazda sales were down by 2000 units compared to March, but the Japanese brand still retained second place with 7723 sales in April, for a 9.3 percent share, followed by Hyundai (7132) which claimed 8.6 percent of overall market share.

Mitsubishi (5508) dropped to fourth from its surprise third placing in March (which was largely due to an influx of vehicles being shipped and registered before the end of the Japanese financial year).

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At the other end of the market, Ferrari secured another 21 sales in April, taking the number of Prancing Horse sports cars sold this year to 81 - almost 40 percent more compared with the same time last year.

Top-10 car manufacturers

1Toyota16,64720.1%
2 Mazda 7723 9.3%
3 Hyundai 7132 8.6%
4 Mitsubishi 5508 6.6%
5 Ford 4822 5.8%
6 Holden 4576 5.5%
7 Kia 4502 5.4%
8 Volkswagen 3918 4.7%
9 Nissan 3028 3.7%
10 Honda 3017 3.6%

TOP 20 SELLERS IN APRIL

1Toyota Hilux 3596
2 Toyota Corolla 2979
3 Ford Ranger 2796
4 Mazda 3 2261
5 Hyundai i30 1903
6 Hyundai Tucson 1816
7 Mazda CX-5 1725
8 Mitsubishi ASX 1706
9 Toyota Prado 1699
10 Holden Colorado 1491
11 Toyota RAV4 1444
12 Volkswagen Golf 1371
13 Mitsubishi Triton 1334
14 Kia Cerato 1322
15 Mazda CX-3 1172
16 Hyundai Accent 1160
17 Isuzu Ute D-Max 1156
18 Subaru XV 1139
19 Toyota Camry 1114
20 Nissan X-Trail 1103

Top-4 micro cars

1Kia Picanto 384
2 Fiat 500/Abarth 595 62
3 Holden Spark 44
4 Mitsubishi Mirage 41

Top-5 light cars

1Hyundai Accent 1160
2 Mazda 2 791
3 Toyota Yaris 665
4 Kia Rio 554
5 Suzuki Swift 525

Top-5 small cars

1Toyota Corolla2979
2 Mazda 3 2261
3 Hyundai i30 1903
4 Volkswagen Golf 1326
5 Kia Cerato 1322

Top-5 medium cars

1Toyota Camry 1114
2 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 494
3 BMW 3 Series 256
4 Ford Mondeo 208
5 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 206

Top-5 large cars

1Holden Commodore (ZB/VF) 587
2 Kia Stinger 184
3 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 101
4 Skoda Superb 62
5 BMW 5 Series 52

Top-5 Small SUVs

1Mitsubishi ASX1706
2 Mazda CX-3 1172
3 Subaru XV 1139
4 Hyundai Kona 918
5 Honda HR-V 789

Top-5 Medium SUVs

1Hyundai Tucson1816
2 Mazda CX-5 1725
3 Toyota RAV4 1444
4 Nissan X-Trail 1103
5 Mitsubishi Outlander 1003

Top-5 large/upper large SUVs

1Toyota Prado1699
2 Toyota LandCruiser 200 1262
3 Toyota Kluger 1063
4 Subaru Outback 862
5 Isuzu MU-X 557

Top-5 people movers

• Kia Carnival479
• LDV G10 Wagon88
• Honda Odyssey81
• Volkswagen Multivan81
• Toyota Tarago53

Top-5 sports cars

1Ford Mustang 381
2 Merc-Benz C-Class coupe/conv 137
3 BMW 2 Series coupe/conv 124
4 Mazda MX-5 84
5 Toyota 86 77

Top-5 4x4 trade utes

1Toyota HiLux2659
2 Ford Ranger 2347
3 Holden Colorado 1300
4 Mitsubishi Triton 1055
5 Isuzu D-Max 809