New Car Sales Figures (VFACTS)

New 4X4 sales figures for July: Hilux thrashes Ranger

Hilux once again leads the Ranger in the sales race, but expect that to change

Australia's best-selling cars, SUVs and utes in 2022

With six months down and another six to go, we take a look at which models are leading their respective sales races

VFACTS June 2022: Toyota HiLux leads the way for 4x4s, sells more than double its rivals

A stellar month for Toyota's HiLux has moved it into a stronger lead over the Ford Ranger

VFACTS June 2022: New-car sales drop to lowest point in over a decade, Toyota remains on top

A tough June for carmakers has resulted in the lowest sales figures since 2011

What were the top 10 best-selling models worldwide in 2021?

Japanese marques took eight of the top 10 spots

Skoda's potential 15,000 sales thwarted by 2022 supply crisis

The Czech brand's performance has suffered heavily during the last two years

Honda Australia sales rebound to pre-agency model levels

It's taken less than a year for Honda's local sales to surpass last year's numbers

Kia Stinger hits record sales

Rumours the Stinger is on borrowed time are not being backed up by strong local sales

VFACTS May 2022: New car sales labour towards one million

Australia’s new-car market posted a small year-on-year swing towards negative growth in May’s election month, with continuing gains for ‘green’ cars and an even greater majority for the Toyota party

Polestar 2 beats Tesla Model 3 in April sales race

While Tesla's Model 3 may have been on sale in Australia longer, it's now got some stiff competition in the market

VFACTS April 2022: New car sales slump as supply chains break

The new car market is recording higher sales than pre-pandemic levels, but last year's April hasn't been beaten

VFACTS March 2022: Tesla beats mainstream carmakers in monthly sales race

Tesla's inclusion in VFACTs sales figures provides a clearer picture of where the American carmaker sits alongside its established rivals in Australia

VFACTS March 2022: New car sales return to form as Tesla reports figures

Despite supply chain issues, the industry has recorded its strongest March sales since 2018

Toyota and Honda post strong production numbers while Nissan and Subaru struggle

Tough months are still to come for manufacturers worldwide

Australian east coast floods to compound new car delays, price hikes

Supply chains will be under even more strain as demand is tipped to soar

Honda Civic sales drop by 80 per cent in Australia

From 11 variants to just one – Honda’s new Civic strategy is down on numbers, but above its targets

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

2022 Nissan Patrol outsells Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series in February

Patrol gets the monthly edge, but LC300 still sits on top for the year

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