Editorial Summary

In 1999, the Atlas records 786,845 new-vehicle sales across the Australian market. Toyota was the leading make in this view, with 149,975 sales. That was 2.6% lower than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1999).

Sales by year: 1999

Year-by-year totals for 1999.

Year	Total	vs prev
2026 YTD	848,924	+2.0%
2025	1,241,037	+0.3%
2024	1,237,287	+1.7%
2023	1,216,780	+12.5%
2022	1,081,429	+3.0%
2021	1,049,831	+14.5%
2020	916,968	−13.7%
2019	1,062,867	−7.8%
2018	1,153,111	−3.0%
2017	1,189,116	+0.9%
2016	1,178,133	+2.0%
2015	1,155,408	+3.8%
2014	1,113,224	−2.0%
2013	1,136,227	+2.2%
2012	1,112,032	+10.3%
2011	1,008,437	−2.6%
2010	1,035,574	+10.5%
2009	937,328	−7.4%
2008	1,012,164	−3.6%
2007	1,049,982	+9.1%
2006	962,666	−2.6%
2005	988,269	+3.5%
2004	955,229	+5.0%
2003	909,811	+10.4%
2002	824,309	+6.7%
2001	772,681	−1.8%
2000	787,100	+0.0%
1999	786,845	−2.6%
1998	807,607	+13.3%
1997	712,622	+9.6%
1996	650,049	+1.2%
1995	642,557	+4.3%
1994	616,256	+11.0%
1993	555,248	−4.9%
1992	584,013	+14.1%
1991	511,919	—

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Purchase data

Top makes: 1999

Best-selling brands for 1999, with each brand's share of the market.

#	Make	Sales	Share
1	Toyota	149,975	19.1%
2	Holden	149,593	19.0%
3	Ford	126,897	16.1%
4	Mitsubishi	69,923	8.9%
5	Nissan	47,640	6.1%
6	Hyundai	47,133	6.0%
7	Honda	28,517	3.6%
8	Mazda	26,690	3.4%
9	Subaru	25,164	3.2%
10	Daewoo	21,517	2.7%
11	Mercedes-Benz	10,949	1.4%
12	BMW	8,904	1.1%
13	Suzuki	7,950	1.0%
14	Rover	7,368	0.9%
15	Daihatsu	6,418	0.8%
16	Volkswagen	6,214	0.8%
17	Isuzu	5,714	0.7%
18	Kia	5,603	0.7%
19	Jeep	3,870	0.5%
20	Volvo Car	3,463	0.4%
21	Lexus	3,091	0.4%
22	Audi	2,890	0.4%
23	Saab	2,628	0.3%
24	Peugeot	2,453	0.3%
25	Proton	2,263	0.3%
26	Hino	1,887	0.2%
27	Chrysler	1,637	0.2%
28	Alfa Romeo	1,502	0.2%
29	International	1,269	0.2%
30	Kenworth	1,045	0.1%
31	Jaguar	1,016	0.1%
32	Volvo Commercial	874	0.1%
33	Nissan UD	768	0.1%
34	Mack	739	0.1%
35	Porsche	608	0.1%
36	Citroen	562	0.1%
37	Freightliner	523	0.1%
38	Scania	390	0.0%
39	Sterling	310	0.0%
40	Western Star	305	0.0%
41	Seat	266	0.0%
42	Man	164	0.0%
43	Ferrari	61	0.0%
44	Lotus	37	0.0%
45	Maserati	22	0.0%
46	Aston Martin	10	0.0%
47	Lamborghini	7	0.0%
48	Rolls-Royce	5	0.0%
49	Bentley	4	0.0%
50	Daf	3	0.0%
51	Asia	3	0.0%
52	Morgan	1	0.0%

Top models: 1999

Best-selling vehicles for 1999, with each model's share of the market.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Holden Commodore	85,648	10.9%
2	Ford Falcon	70,084	8.9%
3	Toyota Camry	38,417	4.9%
4	Hyundai Excel	32,486	4.1%
5	Toyota Corolla	28,387	3.6%
6	Mitsubishi Magna	25,121	3.2%
7	Nissan Pulsar	22,591	2.9%
8	Toyota Hilux	22,093	2.8%
9	Holden Rodeo	18,850	2.4%
10	Ford Festiva	17,197	2.2%
11	Mitsubishi Lancer	15,338	1.9%
12	Toyota Landcruiser Wagon	13,038	1.7%
13	Daewoo Lanos	10,717	1.4%
14	Ford Falcon Ute	10,493	1.3%
15	Mazda 323	10,230	1.3%
16	Nissan Patrol Wagon	10,150	1.3%
17	Honda CR-V	9,735	1.2%
18	Holden Vectra	9,582	1.2%
19	Ford Laser	9,316	1.2%
20	Hyundai Lantra	9,067	1.2%
21	Holden Commodore Utility	8,342	1.1%
22	Toyota Prado	8,266	1.1%
23	Honda Civic	8,163	1.0%
24	Holden Astra	8,090	1.0%
25	Subaru Impreza	7,659	1.0%
26	Subaru Forester	7,390	0.9%
27	Holden Barina	7,367	0.9%
28	Toyota Hiace Van	7,288	0.9%
29	Daewoo Nubira	7,278	0.9%
30	Toyota RAV4	6,988	0.9%
31	BMW 3 Series	6,588	0.8%
32	Mitsubishi Triton	6,160	0.8%
33	Subaru Liberty	5,896	0.7%
34	Ford Courier	5,822	0.7%
35	Mitsubishi Pajero	5,724	0.7%
36	Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC	5,406	0.7%
37	Mazda B-Series	4,835	0.6%
38	Nissan Navara	4,736	0.6%
39	Ford Fairlane	4,487	0.6%
40	Rover Land Rover Discovery	4,403	0.6%
41	Mitsubishi Mirage	4,338	0.6%
42	Mazda 121	4,306	0.5%
43	Holden Jackaroo	4,275	0.5%
44	Holden Statesman	4,222	0.5%
45	Subaru Outback	4,219	0.5%
46	Hyundai Sonata	4,196	0.5%
47	Toyota Vienta	4,105	0.5%
48	Nissan Patrol PU/CC	3,922	0.5%
49	Toyota Starlet	3,657	0.5%
50	Nissan Pathfinder	3,646	0.5%
51	Toyota Echo	3,625	0.5%
52	Honda Accord	3,619	0.5%
53	Isuzu N-Series	3,171	0.4%
54	Mitsubishi Express	3,133	0.4%
55	Mazda 626	3,122	0.4%
56	Mitsubishi Verada	3,118	0.4%
57	Honda HR-V	2,857	0.4%
58	Volkswagen Golf	2,807	0.4%
59	Ford Transit	2,698	0.3%
60	Suzuki Baleno	2,590	0.3%
61	Daihatsu Sirion	2,589	0.3%
62	Kia Mentor	2,447	0.3%
63	Suzuki Grand Vitara	2,276	0.3%
64	Jeep Grand Cherokee	2,130	0.3%
65	Mitsubishi Challenger	2,085	0.3%
66	Daewoo Leganza	2,063	0.3%
67	Ford Econovan Van	2,007	0.3%
68	Kia Sportage	1,924	0.2%
69	Toyota Tarago	1,887	0.2%
70	Toyota Celica	1,842	0.2%
71	Ford Explorer	1,812	0.2%
72	Isuzu F-Series (7.5t)	1,784	0.2%
73	Daihatsu Terios	1,781	0.2%
74	Mitsubishi Canter	1,780	0.2%
75	Nissan Maxima	1,695	0.2%
76	Hino (7.5t)	1,630	0.2%
77	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	1,603	0.2%
78	Audi A4	1,566	0.2%
79	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	1,565	0.2%
80	Lexus IS200	1,533	0.2%
81	Toyota Hiace Bus	1,467	0.2%
82	Mazda E-Series Van	1,451	0.2%
83	BMW 5 Series	1,418	0.2%
84	Proton Satria	1,411	0.2%
85	Holden Frontera	1,368	0.2%
86	Mazda MX5	1,354	0.2%
87	Toyota Townace	1,339	0.2%
88	Rover Land Rover Freelander	1,317	0.2%
89	Mercedes-Benz A-Class	1,312	0.2%
90	Suzuki Jimny	1,275	0.2%
91	Volvo Car Volvo S40	1,255	0.2%
92	Honda Odyssey	1,233	0.2%
93	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	1,219	0.2%
94	Chrysler Voyager	1,197	0.2%
95	Volkswagen Passat	1,153	0.1%
96	Jeep Cherokee	1,129	0.1%
97	Honda Prelude	1,117	0.1%
98	Peugeot 306	1,099	0.1%
99	Ford Mondeo	1,070	0.1%
100	International (15t)	1,056	0.1%

State share: 1999

Sales distribution across Australian states.

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Key notes: 1999

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Market total in 1999: 786,845

Peak annual market: 1,241,037

History loaded: 36 years (1991–2026)

Active model rows loaded for this slice: 296

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /1999

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.

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