2015 VFACTS New Car Sale Results

Records are made to broken and once again the new car sales record was broken in 2015 with last year being the biggest on record.

Australian new car buyers purchased 1,155,408 million new cars in the calendar year just gone, beating the previous record of 1,136,227 set in 2013.

Toyota once again lead the way with taking out the top selling brand of the year and the top selling model with the Toyota Corolla winning the top selling car.

In a changing landscape  Mazda finished second, with 114,024 sales, ahead of homegrown hero Holden taking out third with 102,951 sales, Hyundai took fourth place with 102,004 sales for the year.

Fifth was Mitsubishi with 71,743, Ford dropped down to sixth on the ladder with only 70,454 units, rounding out the top ten were Nissan 66,062 (7th), Volkswagen 60,225 (8th), Subaru 43,600 (9th) and Honda 40,100 in 10th.

The Toyota Corolla was the best selling car with 42,073 sales, in second place was the Mazda 3 with 38,644 sales last place on the podium went to the Toyota HiLux 35,161 sales.

Speaking at the announcement of the record year Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber said “The high level of choice in the Australian new car market is delivering Australian consumers’ access to high-quality vehicles at record affordability levels,” he said.

“In addition, the competitiveness of the market has seen new car buyers access an extensive range of finance options and genuine service offers that maintain the value and integrity of the vehicle.

“It is clear that there has never been a better time to buy a new car.”

Top 10 brands for 2015:

1. Toyota — 206,236 (up 1.3 per cent)
2. Mazda — 114,024 (up 13.2 per cent)
3. Holden — 102,951 (down 3 per cent)
4. Hyundai — 102,004 (up 2 per cent)
5. Mitsubishi — 71,743 (up 4.5 per cent)
6. Ford — 70,454 (down 11.6 per cent)
7. Nissan — 66,062 (up 0.1 per cent
8. Volkswagen — 60,225 (up 9.9 per cent)
9. Subaru — 42,600 (up 7.6 per cent)
10. Honda — 40,100 (up 21.5 per cent)
    
    

Top 10 models for 2015:

1. Toyota Corolla — 42,073
2. Mazda 3 — 38,644
3. Toyota HiLux — 35,161
4. Hyundai i30 — 32,306
5. Ford Ranger — 29,185
6. Holden Commodore — 27,770
7. Toyota Camry — 27,654
8. Mitsubishi Triton — 25,338
9. Mazda CX-5 — 25,136
10. Volkswagen Golf — 22,092

Segment-by-segment breakdown:

Micro (10,717, down 32.3 per cent):

1. Mitsubishi Mirage (3882)
2. Fiat 500 (2158)
3. Holden Barina Spark (1450)

Light under $25K (106,451 up 2.6 per cent):

1. Mazda 2 (14,511)
2. Toyota Yaris (14,457)
3. Suzuki Swift (10,921)

Light over $25K (5503, up 15.6 per cent):

1. Mini (2608)
2. Audi A1 (1809)
3. Peugeot 208 (736)

Small under $40K (215,361, down 8.7 per cent):

1. Toyota Corolla (42,073)
2. Mazda 3 (38,644)
3. Hyundai i30 (32,306)

Small over $40K (17,761, up 6.7 per cent):

1. Audi A3 (5443)
2. Mercedes-Benz A-Class (3629)
3. BMW 1 Series (2307)

Medium under $60K (52,123, up 9.7 per cent):

1. Toyota Camry (27,654)
2. Mazda 6 (5276)
3. Subaru Liberty (4097)

Medium over $60K (26,000, up 18.8 per cent):

1. Mercedes-Benz C-Class (9373)
2. BMW 3 Series (4146)
3. Mercedes-Benz CLA (3659)

Large under $70K 39,159, down 8.1 per cent):

1. Holden Commodore (27,770)
2. Ford Falcon (5938)
3. Toyota Aurion (4306)

Large over $70K (4781, down 4.6 per cent):

1. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (1428)
2. BMW 5 Series (1038)
3. Audi A6 (554)

Upper Large under $100K (2204, down 21.2 per cent):

1. Holden Caprice (1324)
2. Chrysler 300 (880)

Upper Large above $100K (772, down 10 per cent):

1. Mercedes-Benz S-Class (331)
2. BMW 7 Series (93)
3. Audi A8 (72)

People-movers under $60K (11,454, up 19.5 per cent):

1. Kia Carnival (3638)
2. Honda Odyssey (2836)
3. Hyundai iMax (1939)

People-movers over $60K (492, down 22.3 per cent):

1. Mercedes-Benz Valente (240)
2. Mercedes-Benz V-Class (201)
3. Chrysler Voyager (45)

Sports under $80K (13,987, down 5.6 per cent):

1. Toyota 86 (3006)
2. Hyundai Veloster (2685)
3. BMW 2 Series (1902)

Sports over $80K (7370, down 3.9 per cent):

1. BMW 4 Series (1921)
2. Mercedes-Benz C-Class (1409)
3. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (957)

Sports over $200K (1548, up 17.3 per cent):

1. Porsche 911 (377)
2. BMW 6 Series (205)
3. Ferrari range (167)

SUV Small under $40K (99,968, up 23.8 per cent):

1. Hyundai ix35 (15,227)
2. Mitsubishi ASX (13,557)
3. Mazda CX-3 (12,656)

SUV Small over $40K (11,307, up 70.6 per cent):

1. Audi Q3 (3445)
2. Mercedes-Benz GLA (3011)
3. Lexus NX (2922)

SUV Medium under $60K (127,489, up 13.4 per cent):

1. Mazda CX-5 (25,136)
2. Toyota RAV4 (18,435)
3. Nissan X-Trail (17,971)

SUV Medium over $60K (17,448, up 35.9 per cent):

1. Audi Q5 (4122)
2. BMW X3 (2806)
3. Range Rover Evoque (2321)

SUV Large under $70K (117,844, up 9.4 per cent):

1. Toyota Prado (15,255)
2. Toyota Kluger (13,955)
3. Jeep Grand Cherokee (11,964)

SUV Large over $70K (21,890, up 8.7 per cent):

1. BMW X5 (4181)
2. Land Rover Discovery (2915)
3. Range Rover Sport (2861)

SUV Upper Large under $100K (11,077, up 1.4 per cent):

1. Toyota LandCruiser (9202)
2. Nissan Patrol (1875)

SUV Upper Large over $100K (1448, up 26.8 per cent):

1. Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (756)
2. Range Rover (396)
3. Lexus LX (193)

Light Vans (3899, up 17.5 per cent):

1. Volkswagen Caddy (1755)
2. Renault Kangoo (1177)
3. Suzuki APV (527)

Medium Vans (17,094, up 7.6 per cent):

1. Toyota HiAce (7351)
2. Hyundai iLoad (4597)
3. Volkswagen Transporter (1346)

4×2 utes (40,657, down 2.8 per cent):

1. Toyota HiLux (9222)
2. Ford Ranger (5749)
3. Holden Ute (4936)

4×4 utes (134,003, up 0.3 per cent):

1. Toyota HiLux (25,939)
2. Ford Ranger (23,436)
3. Mitsubishi Triton (20,795)