July 2017 VFACTS new vehicle sales

New vehicle sales in Australia grew 1.6 per cent in July over the same month in 2016, to a record 92,754 units – enough to keep the market on record year-to-date (YTD) pace.

It was the fourth month of record sales for 2017, with July the third month in succession where the feat was achieved.

July’s market-wide figure was about 30 per cent lower than June’s sales, which is common given huge EOFY incentives that always make the year’s sixth month its biggest by volume.

Top brands

The market leaders were Toyota (17,931, up 3 per cent on July ’16), Mazda (9528, up almost 13 per cent), Hyundai (7501, down 1 per cent), Holden (6467, down 8.5 per cent) and Ford (6270, down 9 per cent).

Next in line were Mitsubishi (6020, up 11 per cent), Kia (4266, up 20 per cent), Subaru (one unit behind Kia, up 27 per cent), Nissan (4094, battling to be down 23 per cent) and Volkswagen (3803, down 9 per cent).

Positions 11-20 were occupied by Honda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Isuzu Ute, Suzuki, Land Rover, Renault, Lexus and Jeep.

See our table below for a greater level of detail.

Top models

As has become familiar, it was the Toyota HiLux that was the sales king for July, up 19 per cent to 3742 units. It nudged out its Corolla stablemate, and the Ford Ranger (3076, up 7 per cent), which remains the annual leader in the 4×4 part of the market.

The only other vehicles to top 2000 units were the Mazda 3, Toyota Camry, Mazda CX-5 and new Hyundai i30, while rounding out the top 10 were the Toyota RAV4 (1736), Hyundai Tucson (1719), Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series and 200 Series combined (1713).

Key segments

SEGMENT	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Micro car	Kia Picanto — 223	Mitsubishi Mirage — 113	Holden Spark — 69
Light car	Hyundai Accent — 1642	Mazda 2 — 947	Toyota Yaris — 853
Small car	Toyota Corolla — 3208	Mazda 3 — 2466	Hyundai i30 — 2123
Medium car	Toyota Camry — 2385	Benz C-Class — 538	Mazda 6 — 272
Large car	Commodore — 1633	Toyota Aurion — 261	Benz E-Class — 150
People-mover	Kia Carnival — 544	Honda Odyssey — 163	Hyundai iMax — 90
Sports car	Ford Mustang — 919	Benz C-Class —185	Hyundai Veloster — 153
Small SUV	Mitsubishi ASX — 1544	Mazda CX-3 — 1420	Nissan Qashqai — 1239
Medium SUV	Mazda CX-5 — 2305	Toyota RAV4 — 1736	Hyundai Tucson — 1719
Medium SUV lux	LR Disco Sport — 362	Audi Q5 — 325	BMW X3 — 276
Large SUV	Toyota Prado — 1217	Toyota Kluger — 990	Mazda CX-9 — 919
Large SUV lux	BMW X5 — 394	LR Discovery — 341	Audi Q7 — 279
Vans	Toyota HiAce — 596	Hyundai iLoad — 377	VW Transporter — 163
4×2 utes	Toyota HiLux — 940	Ford Ranger — 449	Isuzu D-Max — 390
4×4 utes	Toyota HiLux — 2802	Ford Ranger — 2627	Mitsubishi Triton — 1324

Again, see the table nearer the bottom of the story for a more detailed breakdown.

Miscellaneous

Once again it was SUV sales doing the heavy lifting, up more than 9 per cent and owning 40 per cent market share. Passenger cars fell 6 per cent in sales, to sit on 38.6 per cent market share, while light commercials (utes and vans) ended at 18.3 per cent share.

Top-five segments by volume in July were small cars (18.3 per cent share), medium SUVs (16.3 per cent), 4×4 utes (12.3 per cent), large SUVs (11.9 per cent) and small SUVs (10.3 per cent).

Private sales were 41,220 (down 0.9 per cent), Business fleets purchases 38,892 vehicles (up 1.8 per cent), rentals grew 16.5 per cent to 6756 and government sales dropped 6.2 per cent to 2919.

Northern Territory produced the strongest sales growth across the states and territories, posting a 10 per cent gain. South Australia had the second-largest growth rate at 8.7 per cent, followed by Victoria (+4.2 per cent), New South Wales (+1.3 per cent) and Queensland (+0.5 per cent).

Japan remained our strongest source of vehicle imports for July with 27,524 vehicles, followed by Thailand (21,915), South Korea (13,656), Germany (6,542), USA (4,026), and England (3,163). Australian-made equalled 4821.

Popular demand: Isuzu MU-X (638), Ford Everest (456), Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (311), Holden Trailblazer (249) and Toyota Fortuner (246).

Quotes

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries CEO Tony Weber said the record July outcome was notable in that it came directly after the industry’s best-ever monthly result in June.

“This July figure demonstrates the industry’s ability to deliver products which are not only good value but cater specifically for the changing needs of Australian customers,” he said.

“The steady rise in small and medium SUV sales are indicative of our market’s changing dynamic and manufacturers are moving quickly to meet those new needs and expectations.”

Top 30 brands July 2017

BRAND	SALES	CHANGE OVER JULY ‘16
Toyota	17,931	up 2.7 per cent
Mazda	9528	up 12.6 per cent
Hyundai	7501	down 1.3 per cent
Holden	6467	down 8.5 per cent
Ford	6270	down 9.1 per cent
Mitsubishi	6020	up 11.2 per cent
Kia	4266	up 20 per cent
Subaru	4265	up 27.1 per cent
Nissan	4094	down 22.8 per cent
Volkswagen	3803	down 9.3 per cent
Honda	3493	up 9.2 per cent
Mercedes-Benz	3082	down 2 per cent
BMW	2152	up 5 per cent
Audi	2114	up 9.2 per cent
Isuzu Ute	1882	up 1.8 per cent
Suzuki	1519	up 7.2 per cent
Land Rover	1154	down 4.1 per cent
Renault	763	up 2.3 per cent
Lexus	669	down 7.3 per cent
Jeep	510	down 33.3 per cent
Skoda	508	up 38 per cent
Volvo Car	392	down 25.9 per cent
Mini	379	up 29.4 per cent
Porsche	326	up 2.2 per cent
Fiat	231	down 13.5 per cent
Jaguar	210	down 18.9 per cent
LDV	207	up 65.6 per cent
Peugeot	106	down 61.7 per cent
Alfa Romeo	71	up 51.1 per cent
Haval	67	—

Top 30 models July 2017

MODEL	SALES	CHANGE OVER JULY ‘16
Toyota HiLux	3742	up 19 per cent
Toyota Corolla	3208	down 6.4 per cent
Ford Ranger	3076	up 7 per cent
Mazda 3	2466	up 64.3 per cent
Toyota Camry	2385	up 9.8 per cent
Mazda CX-5	2305	up 19.2 per cent
Hyundai i30	2123	down 4.2 per cent
Toyota RAV4	1736	down 4.9 per cent
Hyundai Tucson	1719	up 30.9 per cent
Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series/200 Series	1713	down 3.2 per cent
Mitsubishi Triton	1708	up 27 per cent
Hyundai Accent	1642	down 4.9 per cent
Holden Commodore	1633	down 12.9 per cent
Mitsubishi ASX	1544	up 36.6 per cent
Nissan X-Trail	1463	up 47.6 per cent
Mazda CX-3	1420	down 18.6 per cent
Kia Cerato	1327	up 19.4 per cent
Holden Colorado	1311	down 20.5 per cent
Isuzu D-Max	1244	down 7 per cent
Nissan Qashqai	1239	up 16.8 per cent
Toyota Prado	1217	down 2.5 per cent
Mitsubishi Outlander	1143	up 33.7 per cent
Subaru XV	1138	up 88.1 per cent
Holden Astra	1125	—
Mazda BT-50	1089	down 2.5 per cent
Honda Civic	1072	down 2.3 per cent
Kia Sportage	1045	up 16 per cent
Volkswagen Golf	1005	down 35.8 per cent
Toyota Kluger	990	up 3.8 per cent
Nissan Navara	958	down 37.7 per cent

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