New Car Sales Atlas Beta

How many Land Rover Defender PU/CC vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See how many Land Rover Defender PU/CC vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
1997 ×Land Rover ×Defender PU/CC ×
Land Rover Defender PU/CCs sold
626
1997
Peak year
1997
626 sales
Share of Land Rover
9.6%
of all Land Rover sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1997, Land Rover Defender PU/CC recorded 626 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 9.6% of Land Rover's sales in 1997. It was the highest annual result in the loaded history.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Land Rover Defender PU/CC.
2026 price$98,400 to $313,800
2026 drive-away$105,438 to $331,608
Body typeSUV
PowertrainMild Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Combustion +1 more
Fuel typeDiesel, Premium Unleaded +2 more
Drive4x4
TransmissionAutomatic With Manual Mode
Seats5, 8 +1 more
Fuel use3.4L/100km to 13.1L/100km
ANCAP5
Warranty60 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,583mm to 5,098mm × 1,996mm × 1,967mm to 1,974mm
Land Rover Defender PU/CC · Matched internally as Land Rover Defender

Historical sales trend

Current total for 1997 · Land Rover · Defender PU/CC.

Sales by year: 1997 · Land Rover · Defender PU/CC

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · Land Rover · Defender PU/CC.
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Data Notice

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Purchase data

Land Rover model context: Defender PU/CC

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Land Rover range for 1997.
Rank in Land Rover#3
Defender PU/CC sales626
Share of Land Rover9.6%
1
Discovery
4,65871.8%
2
Range Rover
70510.9%
3
Defender PU/CC
6269.6%
4
Defender S/Wgn
4567.0%
5
Freelander
450.7%

Key notes: 1997 · Land Rover · Defender PU/CC

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1997: 626
Land Rover total in 1997: 6,490
Model context uses Land Rover range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1997/land-rover/defender-pu-cc
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.