03 Jun 2021

Isuzu D-Max sales soar as Toyota dominates Vfacts in May 2021

Isuzu D-max jumps up the sales charts and Toyota leads the market in a strong month for Aussie car sales. Car sales are booming once again following a trough of poor months during the peak of lockdowns when consumer sentiment was wavering. However, sales are now exceeding 100,000 units per

0 Read More
08 Apr 2021

V8 Toyota Landcruiser sales surge before production ends

Last chance to get a V8 Landcruiser before they all run out… Toyota dominated Vfacts reporting for Australian car sales in March 2021 with four of the top ten selling models all belonging to the Japanese brand. While it is no surprise that the omnipresent Hilux ute took out number

0 Read More
04 Mar 2021

MG in top ten, China claiming more and more sales

The Australian new car sales chart is quickly changing with 2021 showing that China and in particular SAIC Motor brand MG and competitor GWM are fast becoming popular options for buyers. As we reported last month, January saw China become the fourth largest country of origin for new car sales

3 Read More
03 Feb 2021

Lions to dragons: Chinese cars surge as no Holdens sold

Holden sales hit zero and Chinese manufactured cars overtook German in a bonza January new car sales boost. New car sales are surging across the board with Aussies purchasing more cars last month than in many recent Januaries. But things have changed significantly in just a few years according to

7 Read More
06 Aug 2020

Toyota RAV4 sales: Oh what a July

Toyota Rav4 climbs to the top of the sales chart for the first month since going on sale in Australia. But sales across the board continue to sink. Toyota’s Rav4 topped the sales chart last month, the first time the SUV has ever taken the number one spot in Australia

4 Read More
05 May 2020

Australian car sales smashed by falling economy

Car sales in April 2020 fell off a cliff, as lockdowns and job losses took their hold on the Australian economy. THE LATEST Vfacts results clearly demonstrate that Australia is enduring one of the hardest economic moments of its history, with car sales for April 2020 the lowest ever recorded

1 Read More
03 Apr 2020

Market slumps as Kia moves close to top three

March was not a good month for car sales in Australia, though a few car makers bucked the negative trend. THE AUSTRALIAN car market has posted its 24th month of slowing sales, as March 2020 recorded a horror show for most brands, the industry as a whole moving 81,690 units

3 Read More
04 Mar 2020

Holden sales plummet, 23 months of gloom for new car market

The FCAI has released its Vfacts report for February and none of it’s good news unless you were one of the brands which bucked the downward sales trend. There were close to 300 fewer cars sold every day last month compared to February 2019, making February 2020 the 23rd month

0 Read More
04 Sep 2019

FCAI questions lending regulations as car sales fall

August returned another poor month of sales for the Australian automotive sector.

1 Read More
Toyota Corolla ZR Hybrid Review
03 May 2019

New car sales in April continue to drop

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has released new car sales for April showing an 8.9% drop compared to April 2018 sales.

0 Read More
Toyota HiLux SR and SR5 get new nose and DPF burn switch
06 Nov 2018

New car market softens…but SUVs continue to grow in October

The new car market might have softened in October but sales of SUVs has continued to strengthen at the expense of passenger car sales, according to figures from VFACTS.

0 Read More
2018 Mazda CX-5 Touring Review by Practical Motoring
06 Jun 2017

SUV sales pip passenger car sales in May

Australian new car sales are continuing apace and, in May, sales of SUVs overtook passenger car sales…

0 Read More