Editorial Summary

In 1992, the Atlas records 584,013 new-vehicle sales across the Australian market. Toyota was the leading make in this view, with 116,927 sales. That was 14.1% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1992).

Sales by year: 1992

Year-by-year totals for 1992.

Year	Total	vs prev
2026 YTD	1,065,191	+2.5%
2025	1,241,037	+0.3%
2024	1,237,287	+1.7%
2023	1,216,780	+12.5%
2022	1,081,429	+3.0%
2021	1,049,831	+14.5%
2020	916,968	−13.7%
2019	1,062,867	−7.8%
2018	1,153,111	−3.0%
2017	1,189,116	+0.9%
2016	1,178,133	+2.0%
2015	1,155,408	+3.8%
2014	1,113,224	−2.0%
2013	1,136,227	+2.2%
2012	1,112,032	+10.3%
2011	1,008,437	−2.6%
2010	1,035,574	+10.5%
2009	937,328	−7.4%
2008	1,012,164	−3.6%
2007	1,049,982	+9.1%
2006	962,666	−2.6%
2005	988,269	+3.5%
2004	955,229	+5.0%
2003	909,811	+10.4%
2002	824,309	+6.7%
2001	772,681	−1.8%
2000	787,100	+0.0%
1999	786,845	−2.6%
1998	807,607	+13.3%
1997	712,622	+9.6%
1996	650,049	+1.2%
1995	642,557	+4.3%
1994	616,256	+11.0%
1993	555,248	−4.9%
1992	584,013	+14.1%
1991	511,919	—

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Purchase data

Top makes: 1992

Best-selling brands for 1992, with each brand's share of the market.

#	Make	Sales	Share
1	Toyota	116,927	20.0%
2	Ford	116,757	20.0%
3	Holden	101,484	17.4%
4	Mitsubishi	71,805	12.3%
5	Nissan	41,501	7.1%
6	Mazda	32,637	5.6%
7	Daihatsu	17,468	3.0%
8	Subaru	15,956	2.7%
9	Honda	13,612	2.3%
10	Hyundai	13,538	2.3%
11	Suzuki	10,626	1.8%
12	BMW	5,226	0.9%
13	Isuzu	3,468	0.6%
14	Mercedes-Benz Cars	3,400	0.6%
15	Fuso	2,441	0.4%
16	Saab	2,232	0.4%
17	Volvo Car	2,194	0.4%
18	Land Rover	1,934	0.3%
19	Peugeot	1,010	0.2%
20	Lada	1,008	0.2%
21	Lexus	959	0.2%
22	Audi	893	0.2%
23	Volvo Commercial	662	0.1%
24	Iveco Trucks	639	0.1%
25	Mercedes-Benz Trucks	554	0.1%
26	UD Trucks	485	0.1%
27	Volkswagen	459	0.1%
28	Renault	349	0.1%
29	Jaguar	180	0.0%
30	Scania	140	0.0%
31	Porsche	116	0.0%
32	Kia	75	0.0%
33	Citroen	63	0.0%
34	Man	49	0.0%
35	Daf	23	0.0%
36	Austral Denning	23	0.0%
37	Bentley	11	0.0%
38	Rolls-Royce	10	0.0%
39	Maserati	10	0.0%
40	Mack	9	0.0%
41	Rover	7	0.0%
42	Freightliner	5	0.0%
43	Leyland	1	0.0%

Top models: 1992

Best-selling vehicles for 1992, with each model's share of the market.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Ford Falcon	67,315	11.5%
2	Holden Commodore	62,814	10.8%
3	Mitsubishi Magna	31,260	5.4%
4	Toyota Camry	27,993	4.8%
5	Toyota Corolla	24,969	4.3%
6	Ford Laser	20,761	3.6%
7	Toyota Landcruiser	18,555	3.2%
8	Nissan Pulsar	16,697	2.9%
9	Toyota Hilux	15,615	2.7%
10	Mitsubishi Lancer	10,442	1.8%
11	Mazda 626	10,323	1.8%
12	Daihatsu Charade	9,974	1.7%
13	Subaru Liberty	9,609	1.6%
14	Hyundai Excel	9,306	1.6%
15	Holden Rodeo	9,290	1.6%
16	Mitsubishi Pajero	9,122	1.6%
17	Holden Barina	9,031	1.5%
18	Nissan Patrol	8,529	1.5%
19	Mitsubishi Triton	7,006	1.2%
20	Mazda 323	6,612	1.1%
21	Nissan Pintara	6,248	1.1%
22	Mazda 121	6,218	1.1%
23	Holden Apollo	5,966	1.0%
24	Suzuki Swift	5,627	1.0%
25	Toyota Lexcen	5,513	0.9%
26	Mitsubishi Verada	5,306	0.9%
27	Ford Festiva	5,089	0.9%
28	Mitsubishi Express	4,853	0.8%
29	Toyota Hiace	4,817	0.8%
30	Holden Nova	4,583	0.8%
31	BMW 3 Series	4,354	0.7%
32	Ford Fairlane	4,308	0.7%
33	Ford Tx5	4,248	0.7%
34	Nissan Navara	3,888	0.7%
35	Toyota Tarago	3,749	0.6%
36	Holden Utility	3,633	0.6%
37	Daihatsu Applause	3,374	0.6%
38	Honda Civic 3D	3,351	0.6%
39	Toyota 4Runner	3,345	0.6%
40	Mazda B-Series	3,157	0.5%
41	Subaru L Series	3,069	0.5%
42	Honda Civic 4D	3,054	0.5%
43	Suzuki Vitara	2,935	0.5%
44	Honda Accord	2,801	0.5%
45	Ford Econovan	2,772	0.5%
46	Holden Jackaroo	2,678	0.5%
47	Ford Courier	2,640	0.5%
48	Toyota Cressida	2,555	0.4%
49	Ford Maverick	2,545	0.4%
50	Subaru Brumby	2,507	0.4%
51	Honda Prelude	2,497	0.4%
52	Hyundai Elantra	2,417	0.4%
53	Toyota Celica	2,415	0.4%
54	Holden Statesman	2,291	0.4%
55	Suzuki Sierra	2,064	0.4%
56	Ford Corsair	2,048	0.4%
57	Mercedes-Benz Cars C-Class	1,958	0.3%
58	Daihatsu Mira	1,892	0.3%
59	Toyota Paseo	1,714	0.3%
60	Mazda MX6	1,624	0.3%
61	Nissan Nx Coupe	1,600	0.3%
62	Mitsubishi Starwagon	1,599	0.3%
63	Daihatsu Feroza	1,513	0.3%
64	Hyundai Scoupe	1,341	0.2%
65	Land Rover Discovery	1,313	0.2%
66	Mazda E20	1,306	0.2%
67	Volvo Car 940	1,281	0.2%
68	Fuso F Series	1,270	0.2%
69	Toyota Townace	1,233	0.2%
70	Hino Hino	1,200	0.2%
71	Saab 9000	1,185	0.2%
72	Isuzu Fsr	1,179	0.2%
73	Fuso Canter	1,171	0.2%
74	Ford Capri	1,163	0.2%
75	Toyota Corolla 4Wd	1,146	0.2%
76	Mitsubishi Nimbus	1,136	0.2%
77	Mazda T-Series	1,122	0.2%
78	Toyota Hiace Commuter	1,114	0.2%
79	Mitsubishi Galant	1,081	0.2%
80	Nissan Maxima	1,070	0.2%
81	Isuzu Npr	1,054	0.2%
82	Saab 900	1,047	0.2%
83	Ford Trader	996	0.2%
84	Nissan Vanette	933	0.2%
85	Ford Raider	925	0.2%
86	Honda Integra	910	0.2%
87	Holden Calibra	812	0.1%
88	Nissan Nomad	791	0.1%
89	Mazda 929	769	0.1%
90	Toyota Coaster	689	0.1%
91	Subaru Fiori	665	0.1%
92	Mercedes-Benz Cars E-Class	664	0.1%
93	Nissan Urvan	663	0.1%
94	Lada Niva	655	0.1%
95	Toyota Dyna 200	642	0.1%
96	Ford LTD	616	0.1%
97	Mercedes-Benz Cars S-Class	611	0.1%
98	BMW 5 Series	585	0.1%
99	Volvo Car 240	582	0.1%
100	Lexus ES300	580	0.1%

State share: 1992

Sales distribution across Australian states.

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Key notes: 1992

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Market total in 1992: 584,013

Peak annual market: 1,241,037

History loaded: 36 years (1991–2026)

Active model rows loaded for this slice: 390

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /1992

Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from October 2026.

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