The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in July.
Easing supply issues and the delivery of long-overdue orders have the Australian new vehicle market break its July volume record at 96,589 units, up 14.7% year-on-year. The previous best was reached in 2017 at 92,754. The year-to-date tally is the highest in 5 years, up 9% to 678,618 vs. 691,073 in 2018. Private sales outpace the market at +17.4% to 52,294, business fleets gain 14.2% to 32,409, rental sales edge up 4.5% to 6,093 and government fleets soar 26.9 to 2,607. All states and territories are up this month. Tasmania is the most dynamic at +33.9% to 1,777 sales, followed by Victoria up 22.7% to 27,097, Australian Capital Territory at +22.4% to 1,438, Western Australia up 21.6% to 9,797, Northern Territory up 19.4% to 903, South Australia up 17% to 6,612, New South Wales up 11.3% to 29,516 and Queensland up 4.3% to 19,719.
SUVs hold 58.9% of the Australian market in July vs. 52.9% a year ago and 49.9% in 2021, light commercials (including “utes”, Australian slang for pickups) are at 19.9% share vs. 23.8% in 2022 and 24.9% in 2021, and passenger cars hold 17.7% vs. 19% last year and 20.9% in 2021. Petrol is up 9.5% to 48,236, diesel down -3.5% to 27,791, HEV up 42.8% to 9,696, BEV up 1024% to 6,846 and 7% share and PHEV up 44.3% to 834. As for sales by provenance, Japan dominates at 28,738 units (+11.3%), ahead of Thailand at 20,086 (+6.9%), China at 15,853 (+130.1%), South Korea at 13,469 (+4.8%) and Germany at 4,796 (+26.3%).
In the brands ranking, Toyota slows down its fall to -1.9% to reach 19.9% share vs. 16.4% so far this year as supply bottlenecks get addressed. Mazda (+5.4%) edges up to 8.6% of the market while Ford (+60.1%) posts another fantastic score, boosted by the new Ranger and Everest. Hyundai (-4%) and Kia (-8.4%) disappoint, however Kia retains an advantage over sister brand Hyundai in the year-to-date charts. MG (+77.2%) has resumed its phenomenal progression and ranks 6th for the month. Tesla is up 98250% (!) year-on-year to rank #8 as it also does year-to-date. Subaru (+25.9%) and Isuzu Ute (+21.5%) close the Top 10 in solid fashion. Below, notice Volkswagen (+46.8%), GWM (+20.5%) and Lexus (+159.3%).
Model-wise, the Ford Ranger (+75.3%) reclaims the top spot for the third time this year after January, February and April. It distances its archenemy the Toyota Hilux (-27.5%) in deep trouble at #2 but still #1 year-to-date with a 879 sales advantage over the Ranger. The Ranger is far ahead of the Hilux in the lucrative 4×4 ute battle this month at 4,828 vs. 3,777. The MG ZS (+213.4%) is up one spot on July to reach a record third place, also hit in December 2022. The ZS breaks its volume (3,852) and share (4%) records this month. Pushed down to #4 is the Tesla Model Y at 3.4% share, above the 2.6% it commands year-to-date. Note the MG ZS (+50.2%) slips above the Tesla Model Y to hold the #1 SUV spot year-to-date while traditional leader the Toyota RAV4 (-28.7%) is down to #5. The Toyota Corolla (+8.2%) climbs back up 6 spots on June to #5 above the Isuzu D-Max (+7.3%) and Hyundai i30 (+6.1%) also soft. The Toyota Prado (+75.4%) benefits from increased stock with the Mitsubishi Outlander (+35.7%) also very dynamic at #10. Among recent launches, the Subaru Crosstrek stays at #20, the Toyota Corolla Cross is up 27 ranks on last month to a record #22 and the BYD Atto 3 is down 10 spots to #27.
Previous month: Australia June 2023: Tesla breaks volume record, Model Y #2, Mazda BT-50 at highest ever
One year ago: Australia July 2022: Hyundai, Kia, Hilux impress in market up 0.4%
Full July 2023 Top 48 All brands and Top 30 models below.
Australia July 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jul-23 | % | /22 | Jun | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota | 19,191 | 19.9% | -1.9% | 1 | 111,426 | 16.4% | -20.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mazda | 8,307 | 8.6% | 5.4% | 2 | 58,731 | 8.7% | 1.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford | 7,109 | 7.4% | 60.1% | 4 | 45,291 | 6.7% | 37.2% | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 6,521 | 6.8% | -4.0% | 3 | 44,228 | 6.5% | -1.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Kia | 6,150 | 6.4% | -8.4% | 5 | 45,310 | 6.7% | -1.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | MG | 5,347 | 5.5% | 77.2% | 7 | 32,039 | 4.7% | 16.4% | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi | 4,143 | 4.3% | -26.2% | 8 | 34,992 | 5.2% | -26.1% | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Tesla | 3,934 | 4.1% | 98250.0% | 6 | 29,511 | 4.3% | 533.7% | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Subaru | 3,553 | 3.7% | 25.9% | 10 | 26,055 | 3.8% | 31.5% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Isuzu Ute | 3,340 | 3.5% | 21.5% | 12 | 23,697 | 3.5% | 10.0% | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | 2,968 | 3.1% | 46.8% | 9 | 23,938 | 3.5% | 58.8% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | GWM | 2,564 | 2.7% | 20.5% | 11 | 20,112 | 3.0% | 88.2% | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Nissan | 2,399 | 2.5% | 9.6% | 16 | 19,677 | 2.9% | 12.8% | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Mercedes | 2,317 | 2.4% | -18.6% | 14 | 17,406 | 2.6% | -9.6% | 14 | 10 |
| 15 | BMW | 1,912 | 2.0% | 2.5% | 13 | 14,414 | 2.1% | 4.8% | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | Suzuki | 1,517 | 1.6% | -15.3% | 18 | 10,331 | 1.5% | -20.8% | 18 | 15 |
| 17 | Lexus | 1,390 | 1.4% | 159.3% | 20 | 8,300 | 1.2% | 85.6% | 19 | 22 |
| 18 | LDV | 1,374 | 1.4% | 12.8% | 15 | 12,624 | 1.9% | 50.4% | 16 | 17 |
| 19 | Audi | 1,308 | 1.4% | -9.2% | 17 | 10,644 | 1.6% | 37.4% | 17 | 18 |
| 20 | BYD | 1,005 | 1.0% | new | 19 | 7,201 | 1.1% | new | 21 | 31 |
| 21 | Honda | 930 | 1.0% | 0.2% | 23 | 7,688 | 1.1% | -10.1% | 20 | 19 |
| 22 | Volvo | 678 | 0.7% | 4.8% | 21 | 6,968 | 1.0% | 8.6% | 22 | 20 |
| 23 | Renault | 673 | 0.7% | 8.4% | 24 | 5,098 | 0.8% | -10.4% | 23 | 21 |
| 24 | Chery | 651 | 0.7% | new | 30 | 2,263 | 0.3% | new | 31 | – |
| 25 | Skoda | 596 | 0.6% | 26.3% | 25 | 4,563 | 0.7% | 21.4% | 24 | 24 |
| 26 | Land Rover | 562 | 0.6% | 94.5% | 27 | 4,276 | 0.6% | 48.0% | 26 | 27 |
| 27 | Porsche | 552 | 0.6% | 80.4% | 28 | 3,783 | 0.6% | 9.1% | 28 | 26 |
| 28 | Ssangyong | 476 | 0.5% | 30.8% | 26 | 3,795 | 0.6% | 110.0% | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | Mini | 439 | 0.5% | 37.2% | 31 | 2,575 | 0.4% | 31.6% | 30 | 29 |
| 30 | Ram | 378 | 0.4% | -11.3% | 22 | 4,534 | 0.7% | 51.2% | 25 | 25 |
| 31 | Polestar | 306 | 0.3% | 225.5% | 35 | 1,453 | 0.2% | 121.5% | 34 | 33 |
| 32 | Jeep | 268 | 0.3% | -57.5% | 29 | 2,937 | 0.4% | -27.8% | 29 | 23 |
| 33 | Chevrolet | 240 | 0.2% | 43.7% | 32 | 1,953 | 0.3% | 66.9% | 32 | 30 |
| 34 | Cupra | 221 | 0.2% | 351.0% | 33 | 1,807 | 0.3% | 3587.8% | 33 | 35 |
| 35 | Genesis | 190 | 0.2% | 113.5% | 36 | 1,061 | 0.2% | 92.2% | 37 | 36 |
| 36 | Peugeot | 188 | 0.2% | -15.7% | 34 | 1,374 | 0.2% | 11.3% | 35 | 32 |
| 37 | Fiat | 188 | 0.2% | 126.5% | 37 | 1,196 | 0.2% | 67.0% | 36 | 34 |
| 38 | Alfa Romeo | 76 | 0.1% | 145.2% | 39 | 343 | 0.1% | 5.2% | 39 | 39 |
| 39 | Maserati | 57 | 0.1% | 50.0% | 38 | 376 | 0.1% | 7.1% | 38 | 38 |
| 40 | Jaguar | 41 | 0.0% | -29.3% | 40 | 279 | 0.0% | -40.8% | 40 | 37 |
| 41 | Lamborghini | 37 | 0.0% | 37.0% | 42 | 108 | 0.0% | 52.1% | 44 | 43 |
| 42 | Ferrari | 24 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 45 | 129 | 0.0% | 6.6% | 43 | 42 |
| 43 | Lotus | 24 | 0.0% | n/a | 46 | 76 | 0.0% | 22.6% | 46 | 46 |
| 44 | Bentley | 20 | 0.0% | 122.2% | 44 | 130 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 42 | 41 |
| 45 | Citroen | 19 | 0.0% | 18.8% | 43 | 135 | 0.0% | -28.2% | 41 | 40 |
| 46 | McLaren | 11 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 57 | 0.0% | 103.6% | 47 | 47 |
| 47 | Aston Martin | 5 | 0.0% | -37.5% | 41 | 92 | 0.0% | 21.1% | 45 | 44 |
| 48 | Rolls-Royce | 5 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 48 | 26 | 0.0% | -27.8% | 48 | 48 |
Australia July 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jul-23 | % | /22 | Jun | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Ford Ranger | 5,143 | 5.3% | 75.3% | 3 | 31,884 | 4.7% | 40.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Toyota Hilux | 4,670 | 4.8% | -27.5% | 1 | 32,763 | 4.8% | -14.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | MG ZS | 3,852 | 4.0% | 213.4% | 4 | 17,431 | 2.6% | 50.2% | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Tesla Model Y | 3,330 | 3.4% | new | 2 | 17,332 | 2.6% | new | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Toyota RAV4 | 2,750 | 2.8% | 12.8% | 5 | 16,273 | 2.4% | -28.7% | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Toyota Corolla | 2,145 | 2.2% | 8.2% | 12 | 9,351 | 1.4% | -38.2% | 16 | 6 |
| 7 | Isuzu D-Max | 2,070 | 2.1% | 7.3% | 9 | 15,313 | 2.3% | -0.5% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Hyundai i30 | 1,865 | 1.9% | 6.1% | 8 | 13,079 | 1.9% | -3.2% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Toyota Prado | 1,836 | 1.9% | 75.4% | 13 | 8,880 | 1.3% | -36.7% | 18 | 10 |
| 10 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,778 | 1.8% | 35.7% | 14 | 13,120 | 1.9% | 24.3% | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,662 | 1.7% | -24.0% | 6 | 12,411 | 1.8% | 30.1% | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Mazda CX-5 | 1,616 | 1.7% | -31.1% | 11 | 13,223 | 1.9% | -19.2% | 7 | 5 |
| 13 | Mazda CX-3 | 1,563 | 1.6% | 62.5% | 18 | 9,593 | 1.4% | 56.3% | 14 | 21 |
| 14 | Toyota Kluger | 1,313 | 1.4% | -25.7% | 16 | 5,971 | 0.9% | -25.1% | 28 | 19 |
| 15 | Ford Everest | 1,288 | 1.3% | 88.0% | 30 | 6,897 | 1.0% | 23.4% | 25 | 30 |
| 16 | Isuzu MU-X | 1,270 | 1.3% | 57.2% | 31 | 8,384 | 1.2% | 36.7% | 19 | 25 |
| 17 | Kia Sportage | 1,239 | 1.3% | -32.6% | 26 | 7,823 | 1.2% | -26.3% | 20 | 12 |
| 18 | Toyota Land Cruiser Wagon | 1,230 | 1.3% | 5.0% | 15 | 7,771 | 1.1% | 10.0% | 21 | 16 |
| 19 | Mazda BT-50 | 1,195 | 1.2% | 34.7% | 7 | 10,800 | 1.6% | 22.4% | 12 | 17 |
| 20 | Subaru Crosstrek | 1,179 | 1.2% | new | 20 | 3,837 | 0.6% | new | 44 | – |
| 21 | Mitsubishi Triton | 1,163 | 1.2% | -38.1% | 10 | 9,888 | 1.5% | -47.4% | 13 | 4 |
| 22 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,154 | 1.2% | new | 49 | 4,120 | 0.6% | new | 42 | 92 |
| 23 | Hyundai Kona | 1,147 | 1.2% | 23.2% | 46 | 5,267 | 0.8% | -30.4% | 32 | 22 |
| 24 | Mazda CX-30 | 1,146 | 1.2% | -6.5% | 29 | 7,244 | 1.1% | -23.9% | 22 | 15 |
| 25 | Toyota Camry | 1,046 | 1.1% | -14.4% | 40 | 4,704 | 0.7% | -24.4% | 38 | 33 |
| 26 | MG 3 | 1,040 | 1.1% | 16.5% | 24 | 9,489 | 1.4% | 0.1% | 15 | 14 |
| 27 | BYD Atto 3 | 1,005 | 1.0% | new | 17 | 7,201 | 1.1% | new | 23 | 99 |
| 28 | Subaru Outback | 969 | 1.0% | 27.7% | 23 | 7,025 | 1.0% | 23.6% | 24 | 31 |
| 29 | Kia Carnival | 964 | 1.0% | 4.8% | 35 | 6,709 | 1.0% | 40.4% | 26 | 42 |
| 30 | Subaru Forester | 951 | 1.0% | 68.0% | 22 | 9,272 | 1.4% | 47.6% | 17 | 28 |
Source: VFACTS
