How many Mitsubishi vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See Mitsubishi's sales history, top models, peak years and how it is tracking against the market.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Mitsubishi vehicles sold
81,386
1997
Top model
Magna
35,880 sales
Peak year
2018
84,944 sales
Latest YTD vs prior
−29.0%
same period last year
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1997, Mitsubishi recorded 81,386 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Mitsubishi Magna was the leading model in this view, with 35,880 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 84,944 sales in 2018. That was 38.1% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

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

Sales by year: 1997 · Mitsubishi

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · Mitsubishi.
YearTotalvs prev
2026 YTD30,476−29.0%
202561,198−17.9%
202474,547+17.4%
202363,511−17.5%
202276,991+13.7%
202167,732+16.1%
202058,335−29.9%
201983,250−2.0%
201884,944+5.3%
201780,654+9.9%
201673,368+2.3%
201571,743+4.5%
201468,637−4.0%
201371,528+21.5%
201258,868−3.7%
201161,108−2.2%
201062,496+9.6%
200956,998−6.1%
200860,692−7.2%
200765,397+20.7%
200654,175−12.5%
200561,907+8.7%
200456,967−21.7%
200372,789+8.0%
200267,396−0.5%
200167,757−7.5%
200073,241+4.7%
199969,923−16.9%
199884,123+3.4%
199781,386+38.1%
199658,947−6.0%
199562,722−13.7%
199472,670−1.8%
199373,978+3.0%
199271,839+27.5%
199156,338—
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Purchase data

Top models: 1997 · Mitsubishi

Best-selling vehicles for 1997 · Mitsubishi, with each model's share of Mitsubishi sales.
#VehicleSalesShare
1Mitsubishi Magna
35,88044.1%
2Mitsubishi Lancer
12,22815.0%
3Mitsubishi Mirage
9,44111.6%
4Mitsubishi Triton
6,6288.1%
5Mitsubishi Pajero
6,1177.5%
6Mitsubishi Verada
5,1286.3%
7Mitsubishi Express
3,0753.8%
8Mitsubishi Canter
1,2571.5%
9Mitsubishi Starwagon
9461.2%
10Mitsubishi Nimbus
6810.8%
11Mitsubishi 3000GT
50.0%

Key notes: 1997 · Mitsubishi

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Mitsubishi total in 1997: 81,386
Top Mitsubishi model: Magna (35,880)
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1997/mitsubishi
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.