The Australian new car market has topped 1.1 million for only the third year ever, with Australians buying 1,113,224 new cars in 2014.
The close race between last year’s top seller, the Toyota Corolla, and the Mazda3 came to an end with 422 more Australians taking home the Toyota Corolla. A total of 43,735 Toyota Corollas and 43,313 Mazda3s were sold in 2014.
Further highlighting the popularity of small cars, the Hyundai i30 also appeared in the top five—it was the nation’s fourth highest selling car. The Toyota Hilux was the third highest selling vehicle and the Holden Commodore was the fifth.
Releasing the 2014 full-year sales results, FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber said SUV sales continued to boom in 2014, with the vehicle type now accounting for around 32 per cent of the market.
“The increase in SUV purchases is a reflection of the versatility these vehicles provide and the increasing range of these vehicles available in the market,” Mr Weber said.
“SUVs and light commercial vehicles now account for almost 50 per cent of new car sales in Australia. Passenger car sales have dropped 6.1 per cent to hold 47.8 per cent of the market.”
New South Wales was the only state to see growth in 2014, with sales up 1.5 per cent on 2013 figures. Sales fell 9.7 per cent in Tasmania, 8.1 per cent in Western Australia, 4.1 per cent in Queensland, 3.5 per cent in the Northern Territory, 3.3 per cent in the Australian Capital Territory, 1.5 per cent in Victoria and 1.2 per cent in South Australia.
Business sales were slow in 2014, with 6.6 per cent less vehicles sold to business than in 2013. Government purchases rose 3.4 per cent compared to 2013 and private sales remained steady—up 0.5 per cent.
Toyota was the top selling brand with 18.3 per cent of the market. It was followed by Holden with 9.5 per cent, Mazda with 9 per cent, Hyundai with 9 per cent and Ford with 7.2 per cent.
SALES RESULTS
Source: VFACTS
Top 10 manufacturers (by sales volume):
|
Rank |
Brand |
2014 |
2013 |
% diff |
| 1 |
Toyota |
203,501 |
214,630 |
-5.2 |
| 2 |
Holden |
106,092 |
112,059 |
-5.3 |
| 3 |
Mazda |
100,704 |
103,144 |
-2.4 |
| 4 |
Hyundai |
100,011 |
97,006 |
3.1 |
| 5 |
Ford |
79,703 |
87,236 |
-8.6 |
| 6 |
Mitsubishi |
68,637 |
71,528 |
-4.0 |
| 7 |
Nissan |
66,025 |
76,733 |
-14.0 |
| 8 |
Volkswagen |
54,801 |
54,892 |
-0.2 |
| 9 |
Subaru |
40,502 |
40,200 |
0.8 |
| 10 |
Honda |
32,998 |
39,258 |
-15.9 |
Top 10 individual models (by sales volume):
|
Rank |
Vehicle |
2014 |
2013 |
% diff |
| 1 |
Toyota Corolla |
43,735 |
43,498 |
0.5 |
| 2 |
Mazda3 |
43,313 |
42,082 |
2.9 |
| 3 |
Toyota Hilux |
38,126 |
39,931 |
-4.5 |
| 4 |
Hyundai i30 |
31,505 |
30,582 |
3.0 |
| 5 |
Holden Commodore |
30,203 |
27,766 |
8.8 |
| 6 |
Ford Ranger |
26,619 |
21,752 |
22.4 |
| 7 |
Mitsubishi Triton |
24,256 |
24,512 |
-1.0 |
| 8 |
Toyota Camry |
22,044 |
24,860 |
-11.3 |
| 9 |
Mazda CX5 |
21,571 |
20,129 |
7.2 |
| 10 |
Volkswagen Golf |
19,545 |
17,818 |
9.7 |
State/Territory results (by sales volume):
|
State/Territory |
2014 |
2013 |
% diff |
|
Australian Capital Territory |
17,277 |
17,860 |
-3.3% |
|
New South Wales |
356,174 |
351,050 |
1.5% |
|
Northern Territory |
10,993 |
11,393 |
-3.5% |
|
Queensland |
223,519 |
233,139 |
-4.1% |
|
South Australia |
69,625 |
70,491 |
-1.2% |
|
Tasmania |
17,571 |
19,458 |
-9.7% |
|
Victoria |
302,722 |
307,292 |
-1.5% |
|
Western Australia |
115,343 |
125,544 |
-8.1% |
|
Total |
1,113,224 |
1,136,227 |
-2.0% |
VFACTS monthly vehicle sales data is available at Midday on the 3rd working day after the end of every month. Select data and media releases on the sales results are available at www.fcai.com.au
Copies of Tony Weber’s speech are available on request.
For further information contact:
Sheena Ireland, Communications Manager
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