New Car Sales Figures (VFACTS)
Citroën and Peugeot enjoy sales boost to start 2022
The introduction of Citroën’s C4 and Peugeot’s facelifted 3008 spearhead each brand’s campaigns
Jaguar Land Rover hit hard by stock shortages to start 2022
Demand remains, but supply constraints are impacting deliveries
Mercedes-Benz posts tough sales result for February
Supply chain issues are Merc’s biggest limiting factor to getting cars onto driveways, but there may be other factors at play
MG records best sales month ever in Australia
Success led by ZS SUV, popular in both petrol and electric guises
VFACTS February 2022: Market begins to recover in spite of ongoing delays
The strongest post-COVID February has seen some familiar models at the top of the sales charts
VW boss hits out at ANCAP over Passat safety score expiring
New ANCAP regime means pre-2015 rated vehicles will lose their rating at the end of the year
Mazda MX-5 manual outselling automatic, but only just
More MX-5 customers are choosing to row their own, but not in convincing numbers
VFACTS January 2022: Chinese brands thrive as luxury vehicles suffer
MG, GWM Haval and LDV made big gains in January as premium brands and high-end mainstream vehicles struggled with global supply issues
Tesla Model 3 sales spike boosts total EV market share
Tesla has finally revealed its sales figures for Australia, showing the sleek BEV sedan blew away its opposition in 2021
2021 new car registrations up in every state bar one
The nation’s capital was the only jurisdiction where registrations took a dive compared to the year prior, although 2020 events can be partly to blame
Electric vehicle sales soared in 2021, even without the market’s biggest player
Despite the massive uptake, electric vehicle sales accounted for less than half a per cent of the new car market
Winners and losers: Car brands that sailed or failed in 2021
We pick the most notable winners and losers from the 2021 sales race
Toyota takes its 19th straight vehicle sales result in 2021
Toyota posts a strong 2021 sales result, nearing 250,000 total sales and 19 years of dominance
VFACTS December 2021: Toyota HiLux number one again as new-car sales pass one million
Worst December sales since 2008 – but enough to push new-car market past the one-million mark as Toyota wins the ute battle with Ford
VFACTS November 2021: Month’s new-car sales weakest result since global financial crisis
Australian new-car market posts worst November figure since 2008, but set to pass one-million registrations for 2021
VFACTS October 2021: Low sales month shows local impact of chip shortage
Manufacturers feel the bite of global parts supply issues to post worst October result in nearly two decades
Is the agency model better for new car buyers in Australia?
A growing number of manufacturers are switching to the ‘agency model’ for new car sales. But what does that mean and is it good for you? Let’s find out
Citroën yet to hit triple-figure sales in 2021
Year-to-date performance almost a third lower than 2020
VFACTS September 2021: New-car sales set to pass one-million mark despite disruptions
Month suffered second-lowest September tally since 2011
Passenger cars bucking the SUV trend in Australia in 2021
The rare passenger cars that outsell SUV and ute stablemates
VFACTS: Toyota hits almost 25 per cent market share in August
Firm says it’s happy achieving more than 20 per cent, not being fixed on holding a quarter of the market as its goal
VFACTS AUGUST 2021: Sales low for the month despite growth on 2020
Sales at their lowest for this time of year since 2009 (excluding pandemic-hit 2020 of course) as lockdowns and shortages continue to bite
Nissan Australia falls from top 10 brands in July
VFACTS data shows Nissan is almost a quarter down in market share
MG ZS scores historic top 10 spot for Chinese vehicles
The brand is achieving big things in Australia, even though it only has three models: the ZS/ZST/ZS EV, HS and MG3