How many Lexus vehicles were sold in Australia in 1998?

See Lexus's sales history, top models, peak years and how it is tracking against the market.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Lexus vehicles sold
1,875
1998
Top model
ES300
747 sales
Peak year
2023
15,192 sales
Latest YTD vs prior
−13.6%
same period last year
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Editorial Summary

In 1998, Lexus recorded 1,875 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Lexus ES300 was the leading model in this view, with 747 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 15,192 sales in 2023. That was 51.7% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

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

Sales by year: 1998 · Lexus

Year-by-year totals for 1998 · Lexus.
YearTotalvs prev
2026 YTD8,515−13.6%
202514,561+6.7%
202413,642−10.2%
202315,192+114.3%
20227,089−23.7%
20219,290+5.0%
20208,846−8.0%
20199,612+9.0%
20188,819+0.2%
20178,800−2.5%
20169,027+3.9%
20158,691+24.2%
20147,000+1.2%
20136,920+1.2%
20126,839+7.8%
20116,347−2.7%
20106,526+11.8%
20095,836−12.5%
20086,670−18.6%
20078,199+14.5%
20067,162+19.3%
20056,005+19.9%
20045,009+11.6%
20034,490+44.3%
20023,111+34.2%
20012,318−8.8%
20002,542−17.8%
19993,091+64.9%
19981,875+51.7%
19971,236+149.7%
1996495−10.8%
1995555−11.8%
1994629−36.0%
1993983+2.5%
1992959+133.9%
1991410—
Data Notice

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Purchase data

Top models: 1998 · Lexus

Best-selling vehicles for 1998 · Lexus, with each model's share of Lexus sales.
#VehicleSalesShare
1Lexus ES300
74739.8%
2Lexus GS300
62633.4%
3Lexus LX470
35418.9%
4Lexus LS400
1487.9%

Key notes: 1998 · Lexus

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Lexus total in 1998: 1,875
Top Lexus model: ES300 (747)
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1998/lexus
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.