Editorial Summary

In 2000, the Atlas records 787,100 new-vehicle sales across the Australian market. Toyota was the leading make in this view, with 156,366 sales. That was 0.0% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (2000).

Sales by year: 2000

Year-by-year totals for 2000.

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	—

Data Notice

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Purchase data

Top makes: 2000

Best-selling brands for 2000, with each brand's share of the market.

#	Make	Sales	Share
1	Toyota	156,366	19.9%
2	Holden	149,786	19.0%
3	Ford	113,810	14.5%
4	Mitsubishi	73,241	9.3%
5	Hyundai	45,331	5.8%
6	Nissan	45,278	5.8%
7	Honda	30,034	3.8%
8	Mazda	27,505	3.5%
9	Subaru	26,647	3.4%
10	Daewoo	20,514	2.6%
11	Mercedes-Benz	13,411	1.7%
12	Kia	9,888	1.3%
13	BMW	9,598	1.2%
14	Volkswagen	8,216	1.0%
15	Suzuki	6,387	0.8%
16	Land Rover	5,517	0.7%
17	Daihatsu	5,397	0.7%
18	Isuzu	5,351	0.7%
19	Jeep	3,732	0.5%
20	Volvo Car	3,035	0.4%
21	Audi	3,016	0.4%
22	Proton	2,742	0.3%
23	Peugeot	2,712	0.3%
24	Lexus	2,542	0.3%
25	Saab	2,524	0.3%
26	Chrysler	2,413	0.3%
27	Hino	2,126	0.3%
28	Alfa Romeo	1,744	0.2%
29	Jaguar	1,024	0.1%
30	International	908	0.1%
31	Kenworth	890	0.1%
32	Volvo Commercial	814	0.1%
33	Mack	802	0.1%
34	Porsche	689	0.1%
35	Citroen	652	0.1%
36	Freightliner	598	0.1%
37	Nissan UD	589	0.1%
38	Sterling	339	0.0%
39	Scania	253	0.0%
40	Western Star	175	0.0%
41	Rover	156	0.0%
42	Man	108	0.0%
43	Ferrari	62	0.0%
44	Maserati	55	0.0%
45	Daf	36	0.0%
46	Asia	33	0.0%
47	Lotus	22	0.0%
48	Bentley	12	0.0%
49	Aston Martin	10	0.0%
50	Lamborghini	8	0.0%
51	Rolls-Royce	2	0.0%

Top models: 2000

Best-selling vehicles for 2000, with each model's share of the market.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Holden Commodore	83,610	10.6%
2	Ford Falcon	60,460	7.7%
3	Toyota Camry	31,874	4.0%
4	Toyota Corolla	30,576	3.9%
5	Mitsubishi Magna	23,270	3.0%
6	Nissan Pulsar	21,740	2.8%
7	Toyota Hilux	21,509	2.7%
8	Mitsubishi Lancer	20,698	2.6%
9	Holden Astra	18,439	2.3%
10	Holden Rodeo	15,400	2.0%
11	Hyundai Excel	15,157	1.9%
12	Hyundai Accent	14,518	1.8%
13	Ford Falcon Ute	13,698	1.7%
14	Honda CR-V	12,866	1.6%
15	Toyota Echo	12,084	1.5%
16	Toyota Landcruiser Wagon	11,469	1.5%
17	Ford Laser	11,271	1.4%
18	Mazda 323	11,015	1.4%
19	Ford Festiva	9,686	1.2%
20	Daewoo Lanos	9,029	1.1%
21	Toyota Avalon	8,759	1.1%
22	Nissan Patrol Wagon	8,633	1.1%
23	Toyota RAV4	8,413	1.1%
24	Holden Vectra	8,317	1.1%
25	Honda Civic	8,173	1.0%
26	Toyota Prado	8,122	1.0%
27	Subaru Forester	8,049	1.0%
28	Hyundai Lantra	8,011	1.0%
29	Mitsubishi Pajero	7,539	1.0%
30	BMW 3 Series	7,155	0.9%
31	Subaru Impreza	6,863	0.9%
32	Ford Courier	6,769	0.9%
33	Toyota Hiace Van	6,661	0.8%
34	Holden Commodore Utility	6,361	0.8%
35	Daewoo Nubira	6,149	0.8%
36	Subaru Liberty	6,113	0.8%
37	Subaru Outback	5,622	0.7%
38	Holden Statesman	5,566	0.7%
39	Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC	5,466	0.7%
40	Holden Barina	5,454	0.7%
41	Mitsubishi Triton	5,317	0.7%
42	Mazda B-Series	4,605	0.6%
43	Mitsubishi Mirage	4,585	0.6%
44	Nissan Navara	3,997	0.5%
45	Mazda 626	3,973	0.5%
46	Mazda 121	3,844	0.5%
47	Nissan Pathfinder	3,772	0.5%
48	Daewoo Matiz	3,732	0.5%
49	Land Rover Discovery	3,584	0.5%
50	Holden Jackaroo	3,576	0.5%
51	Nissan Maxima	3,571	0.5%
52	Volkswagen Golf	3,519	0.4%
53	Hyundai Sonata	3,510	0.4%
54	Nissan Patrol PU/CC	3,172	0.4%
55	Kia Rio	3,055	0.4%
56	Mitsubishi Verada	3,001	0.4%
57	Isuzu N-Series	2,830	0.4%
58	Ford Fairlane	2,779	0.4%
59	Honda Accord	2,765	0.4%
60	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	2,734	0.3%
61	Toyota Tarago	2,726	0.3%
62	Suzuki Baleno	2,649	0.3%
63	Kia Carnival	2,637	0.3%
64	Daihatsu Sirion	2,529	0.3%
65	Mitsubishi Challenger	2,267	0.3%
66	Jeep Grand Cherokee	2,219	0.3%
67	Toyota Celica	2,199	0.3%
68	Mitsubishi Express	2,117	0.3%
69	Honda HR-V	2,099	0.3%
70	Suzuki Grand Vitara	2,051	0.3%
71	Hyundai Grandeur	1,970	0.3%
72	Kia Sportage	1,892	0.2%
73	Proton Satria	1,890	0.2%
74	Isuzu F-Series (7.5t)	1,802	0.2%
75	Ford Econovan Van	1,770	0.2%
76	Ford Transit	1,740	0.2%
77	Ford Ka	1,728	0.2%
78	Mitsubishi Canter	1,728	0.2%
79	Honda Odyssey	1,723	0.2%
80	Hino (7.5t)	1,687	0.2%
81	Toyota Hiace Bus	1,619	0.2%
82	Mercedes-Benz MB Series	1,504	0.2%
83	Ford Explorer	1,498	0.2%
84	Lexus IS200	1,498	0.2%
85	Holden Frontera	1,494	0.2%
86	Toyota Vienta	1,460	0.2%
87	Audi A4	1,457	0.2%
88	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	1,451	0.2%
89	Daihatsu Terios	1,439	0.2%
90	Mercedes-Benz Sprinter	1,431	0.2%
91	BMW 5 Series	1,374	0.2%
92	Volkswagen New Beetle	1,328	0.2%
93	Toyota Townace	1,240	0.2%
94	Mazda E-Series Van	1,212	0.2%
95	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	1,203	0.2%
96	Ford Mondeo	1,190	0.2%
97	Kia Mentor	1,142	0.1%
98	Alfa Romeo 156 2.0	1,140	0.1%
99	Mazda MPV	1,089	0.1%
100	Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class	1,068	0.1%

State share: 2000

Sales distribution across Australian states.

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Key notes: 2000

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Market total in 2000: 787,100

Peak annual market: 1,241,037

History loaded: 36 years (1991–2026)

Active model rows loaded for this slice: 300

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /2000

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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