How many Holden vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See Holden's sales history, top models, peak years and how it is tracking against the market.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Holden vehicles sold
119,558
1997
Top model
Commodore
76,849 sales
Peak year
2002
178,392 sales
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Editorial Summary

In 1997, Holden recorded 119,558 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Holden Commodore was the leading model in this view, with 76,849 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 178,392 sales in 2002. That was 3.8% lower than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1997 · Holden).

Sales by year: 1997 · Holden

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · Holden.
YearTotalvs prev
20210−100.0%
202016,688−61.3%
201943,176−28.9%
201860,751−32.7%
201790,306−4.2%
201694,308−8.4%
2015102,951−3.0%
2014106,092−5.3%
2013112,059−2.3%
2012114,665−9.1%
2011126,095−5.1%
2010132,923+11.2%
2009119,568−8.3%
2008130,338−11.1%
2007146,680+0.1%
2006146,511−16.0%
2005174,464−2.0%
2004178,027+1.5%
2003175,412−1.7%
2002178,392+7.7%
2001165,579+10.5%
2000149,786+0.1%
1999149,593+0.4%
1998149,014+24.6%
1997119,558−3.8%
1996124,259+1.0%
1995122,973+6.5%
1994115,447+19.7%
199396,413−5.0%
1992101,484+21.8%
199183,291—
Data Notice

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Purchase data

Top models: 1997 · Holden

Best-selling vehicles for 1997 · Holden, with each model's share of Holden sales.
#VehicleSalesShare
1Holden Commodore
76,84964.3%
2Holden Rodeo
11,2919.4%
3Holden Commodore Utility
8,2836.9%
4Holden Barina
6,5885.5%
5Holden Astra
4,5283.8%
6Holden Statesman
3,8573.2%
7Holden Vectra
2,7132.3%
8Holden Jackaroo
2,6182.2%
9Holden Combo
1,0530.9%
10Holden Apollo
6780.6%
11Holden Caprice
5300.4%
12Holden Frontera
4290.4%
13Holden Calibra
1010.1%
14Holden Nova
290.0%
15Holden Barina Cabrio
110.0%

Key notes: 1997 · Holden

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Holden total in 1997: 119,558
Top Holden model: Commodore (76,849)
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1997/holden
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.