Explore Australia's new-car sales history

CarExpert's New Car Sales Atlas turns decades of Australian new-car sales data into a simple, searchable tool for understanding sales trends across the years and into the current market.

Data to be used for educational and editorial purposes only.

Latest dataset: September 2026
Version 3.02
All Years

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (all years).

Sales by year: all years

Year-by-year totals for all years.
YearTotalvs prev
2026 YTD957,698+2.0%
20251,241,037+0.3%
20241,237,287+1.7%
20231,216,780+12.5%
20221,081,429+3.0%
20211,049,831+14.5%
2020916,968−13.7%
20191,062,867−7.8%
20181,153,111−3.0%
20171,189,116+0.9%
20161,178,133+2.0%
20151,155,408+3.8%
20141,113,224−2.0%
20131,136,227+2.2%
20121,112,032+10.3%
20111,008,437−2.6%
20101,035,574+10.5%
2009937,328−7.4%
20081,012,164−3.6%
20071,049,982+9.1%
2006962,666−2.6%
2005988,269+3.5%
2004955,229+5.0%
2003909,811+10.4%
2002824,309+6.7%
2001772,681−1.8%
2000787,100+0.0%
1999786,845−2.6%
1998807,607+13.3%
1997712,622+9.6%
1996650,049+1.2%
1995642,557+4.3%
1994616,256+11.0%
1993555,248−4.9%
1992584,013+14.1%
1991511,919—

Top makes: all years

Best-selling brands for all years, with each brand's share of the market.
#MakeSalesShare
1Toyota
6,676,27319.7%
2Holden
3,626,80310.7%
3Ford
3,610,86010.6%
4Mazda
2,495,0687.4%
5Mitsubishi
2,421,4007.1%
6Hyundai
2,186,9316.4%
7Nissan
1,756,2735.2%
8Subaru
1,136,4093.4%
9Kia
1,092,2273.2%
10Honda
1,071,1613.2%
11Volkswagen
975,3162.9%
12BMW
599,2891.8%
13Suzuki
537,9911.6%
14Isuzu Ute
430,9031.3%
15Mercedes-Benz
406,3161.2%
16Audi
360,8761.1%
17MG
302,8610.9%
18Mercedes-Benz Cars
288,5950.9%
19Isuzu
257,3500.8%
20Jeep
226,2260.7%
21GWM
220,3730.6%
22Lexus
218,2420.6%
23Land Rover
214,0750.6%
24Tesla
174,6180.5%
25Volvo Car
174,5070.5%
26BYD
164,0380.5%
27Renault
153,9440.5%
28Daewoo
141,5400.4%
29Peugeot
136,4480.4%
30Hino
132,1800.4%
31Daihatsu
132,0580.4%
32LDV
119,7120.4%
33Chery
96,0820.3%
34Skoda
89,2770.3%
35Porsche
79,0390.2%
36MINI
72,2400.2%
37Kenworth
67,9630.2%
38Fuso
57,3220.2%
39Mercedes-Benz Vans
52,6740.2%
40Volvo Commercial
49,1990.1%
41Chrysler
43,0380.1%
42Saab
42,9400.1%
43Great Wall
41,7920.1%
44SsangYong
40,7690.1%
45Mitsubishi Fuso
39,5890.1%
46Citroen
36,7420.1%
47Alfa Romeo
36,7410.1%
48Jaguar
36,3250.1%
49Fiat
36,1300.1%
50Proton
34,2730.1%
51RAM
34,0530.1%
52Iveco
31,3200.1%
53Mack
29,2420.1%
54Geely
28,6420.1%
55Scania
22,2490.1%
56Iveco Trucks
21,1280.1%
57Chevrolet
19,5580.1%
58Omoda Jaecoo
19,1770.1%
59Freightliner
18,7960.1%
60Dodge
18,6010.1%
61Fiat Professional
17,5310.1%
62Rover
15,2060.0%
63Western Star
15,0070.0%
64Nissan UD
14,8010.0%
65Zeekr
14,1140.0%
66Mercedes-Benz Trucks
12,9670.0%
67UD Trucks
11,9400.0%
68CUPRA
11,4620.0%
69Man
10,7030.0%
70Daf
10,2320.0%
71Polestar
9,7540.0%
72Genesis
8,1200.0%
73Maserati
7,9500.0%
74International
7,3650.0%
75KGM
7,3230.0%
76Haval
6,6290.0%
77Smart
4,4520.0%
78Infiniti
4,4040.0%
79Ferrari
4,3590.0%
80Volvo
3,9060.0%
81Sterling
3,8030.0%
82Seat
3,5620.0%
83Bentley
3,4290.0%
84Denza
3,3410.0%
85MG Rover
3,3350.0%
86GAC
3,1750.0%
87Opel
2,8970.0%
88Foton Light
2,8120.0%
89Aston Martin
2,7940.0%
90Lamborghini
2,4170.0%
91Lada
2,4170.0%
92JAC
2,2110.0%
93Hyundai Commercial Vehicles
1,9580.0%
94Lotus
1,9480.0%
95Leapmotor
1,8760.0%
96Hummer
1,8380.0%
97Foton
1,6220.0%
98Deepal
1,4050.0%
99Dennis Eagle
1,3730.0%
100Xpeng
1,1830.0%
101McLaren
9820.0%
102Caterpillar
9740.0%
103ProtonPersona
9340.0%
104Rolls-Royce
8380.0%
105GMC
5970.0%
106Niki
5670.0%
107Asia
4900.0%
108Foton Heavy
4670.0%
109Foton Mobility
3300.0%
110Farizon
2980.0%
111Western
2450.0%
112Hyundai Trucks
2030.0%
113Morgan
1670.0%
114Alpine
1060.0%
115Iveco Bus
710.0%
116SEA Electric
570.0%
117Austral Denning
520.0%
118Caterham
310.0%
119Maybach
130.0%
120Leyland
130.0%
121TVR
100.0%
122Forthing
20.0%
123AC
10.0%

Top models: all years

Best-selling vehicles for all years, with each model's share of the market.
#VehicleSalesShare
1Holden Commodore
1,639,8984.8%
2Toyota Hilux
1,250,6983.7%
3Ford Falcon
1,250,0923.7%
4Toyota Corolla
1,157,7443.4%
5Toyota Camry
869,7682.6%
6Ford Ranger
688,8272.0%
7Mazda Mazda3
637,9061.9%
8Toyota RAV4
618,0171.8%
9Mitsubishi Triton
510,7841.5%
10Hyundai i30
454,7711.3%
11Toyota Prado
443,5971.3%
12Nissan Navara
404,4501.2%
13Mitsubishi Lancer
398,7751.2%
14Mitsubishi Magna
397,3401.2%
15Toyota Landcruiser Wagon
352,8431.0%
16Subaru Forester
351,9671.0%
17Mazda CX-5
342,7461.0%
18Nissan X-Trail
340,4051.0%
19Isuzu Ute D-Max
300,4150.9%
20Volkswagen Golf
299,2560.9%
21Mitsubishi Outlander
289,6330.9%
22Nissan Pulsar
280,3830.8%
23Toyota Yaris
269,1080.8%
24Holden Astra
264,2970.8%
25Honda CR-V
262,3210.8%
26Holden Rodeo
258,9510.8%
27Mazda BT-50
250,5310.7%
28Toyota Kluger
244,1910.7%
29Hyundai Tucson
240,1520.7%
30Hyundai Excel
237,7530.7%
31Holden Barina
236,5510.7%
32Honda Civic
234,0210.7%
33Mazda Mazda2
227,4470.7%
34Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC
226,0150.7%
35Suzuki Swift
221,6180.7%
36Toyota Hiace Van
220,9230.7%
37Ford Falcon Ute
220,2300.6%
38Subaru Impreza
217,8060.6%
39Kia Sportage
211,0470.6%
40Ford Focus
204,7970.6%
41Kia Cerato
200,8310.6%
42Subaru Outback
199,7770.6%
43Mitsubishi ASX
198,5910.6%
44Holden Colorado
195,5830.6%
45BMW 3 Series
188,5760.6%
46Holden Cruze
186,8820.6%
47Mitsubishi Pajero
183,6870.5%
48Holden Utility
182,3400.5%
49Ford Territory
178,2130.5%
50Mazda CX-3
177,7690.5%
51Kia Rio
166,0620.5%
52Ford Laser
165,7660.5%
53Hyundai Accent
159,1860.5%
54Hyundai Elantra
158,5050.5%
55Hyundai Getz
158,0700.5%
56Nissan Patrol Wagon
154,1830.5%
57Subaru Liberty
148,4070.4%
58Mazda Mazda6
148,1250.4%
59Honda Jazz
144,5240.4%
60Kia Carnival
138,3860.4%
61MG ZS
135,6260.4%
62Hyundai Kona
135,0480.4%
63Mazda 323
130,5720.4%
64Isuzu Ute MU-X
130,4880.4%
65Ford Everest
128,8790.4%
66Honda Accord
123,7310.4%
67Hyundai Santa Fe
120,0840.4%
68Toyota Landcruiser
116,4880.3%
69Ford Festiva
116,2680.3%
70Toyota Aurion
111,6270.3%
71Volkswagen Amarok
110,6770.3%
72Tesla Model Y
109,4790.3%
73Subaru XV
108,6490.3%
74Volkswagen Tiguan
104,7320.3%
75Jeep Grand Cherokee
101,8500.3%
76Nissan Qashqai
97,9140.3%
77Honda HR-V
97,2900.3%
78Mercedes-Benz C-Class
95,4490.3%
79Ford Fiesta
94,0780.3%
80Volkswagen Polo
93,8890.3%
81Kia Sorento
91,5720.3%
82Mazda CX-9
86,6400.3%
83Ford Courier
86,5750.3%
84MG MG3
84,4160.2%
85Mazda CX-30
83,2800.2%
86Hyundai ix35
82,4640.2%
87BMW X5
82,3170.2%
88Toyota Echo
81,9830.2%
89Nissan Pathfinder
79,3350.2%
90Mitsubishi Mirage
77,1940.2%
91GWM Haval Jolion
74,2400.2%
92Holden Commodore Utility
73,6930.2%
93Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
70,5990.2%
94Isuzu N-Series (LD)
69,6910.2%
95Mazda B-Series
69,6600.2%
96Hyundai i20
67,4400.2%
97BMW X3
67,0170.2%
98Kenworth Kenworth
66,9260.2%
99Holden Captiva 7
66,5570.2%
100Land Rover Discovery
66,1820.2%

State share: all years · Latest available annual totals; latest period January–September 2026

Share of 21,540,642 sales across Australian states. Passenger, SUV and light commercials only; heavy commercials excluded; earlier years follow their reported coverage

Market races

How the rankings have shifted across the full history — press play on each.

Top models race — 1991–2026

Press play to watch the top-selling models race year by year.

Top makes race — 1991–2026

Brand-level race — watch the market reshuffle over time.

Segment race — 1991–2026

Watch SUVs overtake passenger cars across the years.

Key notes: all years

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Market total in 1991–2026: 33,911,814
Peak annual market: 1,241,037
History loaded: 36 years (1991–2026)
Active model rows loaded for this slice: 16,653
All-years view blends historical year-end workbook totals from 1991 onward. Data for 1991–1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes.
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Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from September 2026.