How many Holden vehicles were sold in Australia in 1998?

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
149,014
1998
Top model
Commodore
94,635 sales
Peak year
2002
178,392 sales
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Editorial Summary

In 1998, Holden recorded 149,014 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Holden Commodore was the leading model in this view, with 94,635 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 178,392 sales in 2002. That was 24.6% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1998 · Holden).

Sales by year: 1998 · Holden

Year-by-year totals for 1998 · 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: 1998 · Holden

Best-selling vehicles for 1998 · Holden, with each model's share of Holden sales.
#VehicleSalesShare
1Holden Commodore
94,63563.5%
2Holden Rodeo
15,05510.1%
3Holden Commodore Utility
8,5325.7%
4Holden Barina
8,2875.6%
5Holden Vectra
8,0295.4%
6Holden Astra
3,9812.7%
7Holden Jackaroo
3,9422.6%
8Holden Statesman
3,8062.6%
9Holden Combo
1,0300.7%
10Holden Caprice
5340.4%
11Holden Frontera
4070.3%
12Holden Suburban
3970.3%
13Holden Barina Cabrio
2940.2%
14Holden GMC Truck (TC20903)
680.0%
15Holden Calibra
100.0%
16Holden Apollo
50.0%
17Holden Nova
20.0%

Key notes: 1998 · Holden

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Holden total in 1998: 149,014
Top Holden model: Commodore (94,635)
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1998/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.