Australia Best Selling Cars ranking up to October 2023 is lead by the  Toyota Hilux (-8.4%) followed by the Ford Ranger (+30.6%). Tesla Model Y jumps 39 spots into 6th.

Considering data up to August 2023 the Australian Best-Selling Car is still the Toyota Hilux with 50,067 sales (-8.4%), followed by the Ford Ranger, with 49,288 new registrations (+30.6%).

In third place ranks the MG ZS -up 7 spots- with 25,689 sales (+57.0%), followed by the Toyota RAV4 -down 1 spot- at 24,986 units sold (-17.7%) and the Isuzu D-MAx -up 1 spot- with 24,677 new registrations (+16.4%). 

The Tesla Model Y rises 39 spots into 6th, reporting 24,267 sales, a 275.5% year-on-year growth.

Behind ranks the Mitsubishi Outlander in 7th with 20,000 sales (+28.0%) followed by the Mazda CX-5 with 19,404 (-17.3%), the Hyundai i30 with 18,013 units sold (-3.5%) and the Hyundai Tucson -up 3 spots- in 10th with 17,935 sales (+23.7%). 

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Australia Best Selling Cars in 2022 the leader is still the Toyota Hilux (+22.0%) maintaining a huge gap from second place. In the Top 50, Kia Sportage, Toyota Kluger and MG HS shine.

Toyota dominates the Australian four-wheeler market and is able to place four models within the top 10.

As in the previous years even in 2022, the market leader is still the pick-up Toyota Hilux with 64,391 sales and a strong increase from last year (+22.0%).

In second place the Ford Ranger keeps its place in second with 47,479 sales (-5.6%) and a safe margin over the third. The Toyota Rav4 sells 34,835 units (-2.6%). 

In fourth position the Mitsubishi Triton with 27,436 booming +42.7%.

Behind ranks the Mazda CX-5 with 27,062 (+8.4%) followed by the Toyota Corolla -down 2 spots- with 25,284 (-12.1%), the Isuzu D-Max -down 1 spot- with 24,336 (-3.1%) and the MG Zs with 22,266 (+21.9%).

In ninth position there is the Hyundai i30 with 21,166 units (-17.2%)  ahead of the Toyota Prado with 21,102 (-0.9%)

Further down the rankings the Kia Sportage in 12th place reports a remarkable performance (+136.4%). Other great growths are held by The Toyota Kluger (+34.8%) and the MG HS in 26th, up 60.3%

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Australia Best selling cars in 2021 is dominated one more time by the Toyota Hilux, followed by the Ford Ranger and the Toyota Rav4. The Isuzu D-Max reaches 6th place by rising 6 spots.

Looking at the 2021 ranking, the leader is still the Toyota Hilux with 52,801 units sold (5.3% of market share), followed by the Ford Ranger with 50,279 units (5% share). The Toyota Rav4 remains third with 3.6% market share and 35,751 units.

In fourth position we have the Toyota Corolla with 28,768 units sold (2.9% market share), ahead of the Hyundai i30 -up 1 spot- with 25,575 units sold (2.6% share) and the Isuzu D-Max which rose 6 spots with 2.5% share and 25,117 units sold. The Mazda CX-5 fell 2 spots and holds 2.5% share with 24,968 units.

In eight position there is the Toyota Prado with 21,299 units (2.1% share)  ahead of the Mitsubishi Triton -down 2 spots- with 1.9% share and 19,232 units sold.

The MG ZS reaches 10th place and holds 1.8% share with 18,423 units sold.

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Australia Best selling cars in 2020 is dominated one more time by the Toyota Hilux. The Ford Ranger gets back in second place and surpasses the Toyota Rav4, while the Hyundai Tucson enters the leaderboard.

Looking at the 2020 ranking, the leader was again the Toyota Hilux with 43.208 units (5% of market share), followed by the Ford Ranger with 39.540 units (4.6% share). The Toyota Rav4 -up 5 spots- came third with 4.3% market share and 37.030 units.

In fourth position, the Toyota Corolla -down 1 spot- with 25.921 units sold (3% market share), ahead of the Mazda CX-5 -up 1 spot- with 21.601 units sold (2.5% share) and the Hyundai i30 which lost two ranking spots with 2.4% share and 20.518 units sold. The Mitsubishi Triton fell in seventh place with 2.2% share and 18.701 units.

In eight position, the Kia Cerato -up 1 spot- with 17.614 units (2% share)  ahead of the Toyota Prado which jumped 3 spots with 1.9% share and 16.813 units sold.

The Hyundai Tucson entered the leaderboard by overtaking the Mazda 3 and jumping 3 spots. It holds 1.8% share with 15.359 units sold.

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Australia Best selling cars in 2019 confirmed the leadership of the two pick ups made by Toyota and Ford, while the growing availability of the last generation allowed to the Toyota Corolla to take back a place in the podium. The Mazda3 slipped down in 7th position.

Australian best selling car ranking, in 2019 did not show many surprises towards the usual ranking, with the market dominated by pick-ups and sedan, although we must highlight the Mazda3’s sharp drop.

Looking at the 2019 ranking, the leader was again the Toyota Hilux with 4.6% of market share, followed by the Ford Ranger – which has grown by over 2 points of share since 2010 – with 3.9% and the Toyota Corolla, which finally benefited from the new generation availability and is back on podium with 2.9% share.

In fourth position, the Hyundai i30, up one spot from the previous year, with 2.7% of share, ahead of the Mitsubishi Triton at 2.5% and Mazda3, which after reaching 4.3% in 2011 has steadily decline, ending the 2019 at 2.4%.

In fifth place the Hyundai I30 with 16.628 units (-3.1%) ahead of the Mazda CX-5 with 16.116 (+0.2%) and the Mitsubishi Triton with 14.281 sales (-6.2%).

Fast-growing cars were the Kia Cerato, the Mitsubishi Outlander and the Subaru Forester.

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Honda Global performance in recent years has grown faster than the global industry, while in 2018 was flat, with sales able to reach again the 5 million milestone, losing 0.6%. In the recently published study, focus2move team projects volumes at 6 million by the 2025.

Honda ranks as fifth largest car brand in the World, having overtaken Hyundai during the 2017, and now only a few units behind the fourth place, actually held by Nissan.

Honda global sales are primarily concentrated in the American region (North, Center and South aggregated) and in Asia, where it enjoys the market podium. A key factor on the Honda global success is the strong SUV and Off-Road heritage, now that this segment is becoming more and more popular worldwide.

In the 2018 Honda has sold 5 million light vehicles in the World, losing just 0.6% from the previous year.

Since the 2010 the brand sales grew up 49.9% with a CAGR of 6.2%. During the same frame of time, global light vehicles market grew up from 73.7 millions to 94.3 million with a global CAGR of 3.5%. So Honda has improved its market share in this period. According to our study, in the period 2019-2025 Honda will boost sales at 6 million units.

Tracking all brands sales across the World – with a current coverage of 150 markets – the Focus2move Research Team has analyzed in detail the growth of Honda in the World since 2010, reporting in the just updated market research “Honda Global Sales Performance 2010-2025” all sales broken down by region, country and model.

In addition they have projected the development of the brand sales up to 2025 taking under consideration both the single market development forecast and the brand plans in terms of line up and growth.

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Australia Best selling cars ranking in the 2018 again with the Toyota Hilux on top of the list, while Toyota Corolla controlling the car passenger’s segment and the Mazda CX-5 leader of the SUV segment. Great jump of Nissan X-Trail gaining the 9th position.

In the 2018 the Australian vehicles market is moderately negative, despite a quite positive start. Indeed, having ended the Q1 with 291.538 sales (+4.4%) and the Q2 with 316.605 (-1.1%), the Q3 reported 275.492 sales (-4.9%). October opened the Q4 with 90.718 (-5.3%), while in November sales were at 93.860 (-10.5%). Now  the market has been in decline for 8 consecutive months, a negative streak unseen in 4 years.

The Year to Date figures are at 1.065.592 (-1.9%) with full year projection at 1.166.826 units

Looking at the ranking of best 100 selling cars, the year to date leader is again the Toyota Hilux with 47.835 sales (+10.9%) followed by the Ford Ranger with 38.776 units (-1.3%) and the best passenger’s car the Toyota Corolla with 33.009 units (-4.9%).

In fourth place the Mazda3 with 28.780 (-3.7%) followed by the Hyundai i30 with 26.416 (-3.3%), the Mazda CX-5, best SUV in the market, with 24.183 units (+2.0%) and the Mitsubishi Triton with 22.896 sales (+9.2%)

In eight place the Toyota RAV4, up 3 spots, with 20.436 units (+6.1%) ahead of the Nissan X-Trail, up 7 spots with 19.531 (+13.4%) and in 10th place  the Volkswagen Golf with 18.689 units (+7.7%)

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Honda Global Performance 2017 kept momentum in the 2017 with sales up 7.8%, overtaking Hyundai in the global ranking, landing in 5th place. Performance is driven by growth in Asia and by the all time record volume hit by the Civic.

Honda is gaining momentum at global level following the already shining medium terms performance reported since 2010, with 2010-2016 sales grew at a Compound annual growth rate (C.A.G.R) of 6.9% (vs 4.6% of the industry). Moreover, in 2017 the Japanese brand improved the speed growing at a record 5.14 million sales, up 7.8%, overtaking Hyundai to conquest the 5th place Worldwide.

At regional level, CIS area and East Europe (including Turkey) boomed with sales respectively up 32.7% and 28.3%, but the brand is performing well all over and even in the areas generally in crisis, like Africa (excluding the Maghreb Area) is containing the lost at acceptable level, gaining market share. Very relevant the score in Asia (including China, Japan, Korea and India) where sales are up 13.4%.

At model level, during this year the last generation of the compact Civic was launched all over and it become the best-selling model of the brand with 814.000 sales and will hit the all time record sales for an Honda model in a calendar year, overtaking the SUV CR-V, second with 756.000. Third model was the Accord with 530.000 units.

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In the period 2010-2016 Honda global sales have been one of the best in absolute in terms of growing volumes, which have been increased by 41.2% from 3.38 million in the 2010 to 4.77 million in the 2017, performing a Compound annual growth rate (C.A.G.R) of 6.9%.

In this period, Honda has gained 1 step within the Global Car Brands Ranking landing in the sixth place, not far from Hyundai and Nissan.

In our exclusive study we report sales, year by year, for each region. So it is detailed the sales variations behind the fact that the top region actually is the Asian region counting the 55.6% of total sales (it was 47.8% in the 2010). Sales in America count 39.5% (from 44.5%), while European represent only the 3.8% (from 6.1%).

The study reports annual sales for each country in the World and we track Honda‘s sales in 140 countries. On top of all, in the 2017 there was USA with 30.9% of global sales share (from 32.4% in the 2010), ahead of China with 25.7% (from 19.0%), Japan with 14.8% (from 19.1%), Indonesia with 4.2% and Canada with 3.5%.

In the study all models sales are analyzed from 2010 to 2017.

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Australia Best selling cars 2017 ranking was again led by the Toyota Hilux, confirming the great score reported last year, ahead of the other pick up, the Ford Ranger. The best sedan was the Toyota Corolla, only third.

Australian vehicles market continues its expansion, moderate, by grade, but endless. In the last five years annual car passenger’s sales grew from 1.072.000 in 2012 up over 100k in the last year, with a steady positive trend. Indeed, according to data released by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructures, in the 2017 the total vehicles industry scored again the All Time Record, the third in a row, with a moderate gain over the previous year, Indeed final sales have been 1.189.138.

Looking at the ranking of best 100 selling cars, the annual leader was again the Toyota Hilux with 47.093 sales (+11.9%) followed by the Ford Ranger with 42.728 units (+15.7%), the Toyota Corolla with 37.353 (-7.9%), the Mazda3 with 32.690 (-9.5%) and the Hyundai i30, fifth with 28.780  (-23.8%).

Behind, the Mazda CX-5 up 2 spots, with 25.831 units (+5.2%) followed by the Hyundai Tucson, up 4 spots, with 23.828 (+18.4%), the Holden Commodore with 23.676 units (-8.4%), the Toyota Camry with 23.620 sales (-10.8%) and in 10th place the Mitsubishi Triton with 23.605 sales (+7.4%).

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Australia Best selling cars 2016 was the Toyota Hilux, emerged on top thanks to he last quarter rush, overtaking the traditional leader, the Toyota Corolla and the emerging compact Hyundai i30. Ford Ranger in fourth. 

Since years the leadership in the Australian vehicles market has been a duel between the Toyota Corolla, usually the first, and its rival, the Mazda3. This was the top of the list last year while the 2016 has presented a great news, with a new leader coming from Korea, the Hyundai i30, able to fight vis-a-vis with the other two compact cars.

However, thanks to a year-end rush, the 2016 leader had been a pick up, the Toyota Hilux, up 2 spots from the previous year, first with 42.104 sales (+19%), almost 2k more than the Toyota Corolla, second with 40.330 (-1.1%) and over 5k on the third, the Hyundai i30, with 37.772 units (+16.9%).

In fourth place the Ford Ranger,  with 36.954 sales (+26.6%) confirming a roaring year for the pick up segment, followed by the Mazda3 with 36.107 sales (-6.6%), the Toyota Camry with 26.485 (-4.2%), the Holden Commodore with 25.860 units (-6.9%), the Mazda CX-5 with 24.564 (-2.3%), the Mitsubishi Triton with 21.987 sales (-13.2%) and in 10th place the Volkswagen Golf with 20.367 sales (-10.1%).

Looking behind, it was remarkable the score of the last generation of the new Hyundai Tucson, landed in 11th place with 20.132 sales.

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