Editorial Summary

In 2016, the Atlas records 1,178,133 new-vehicle sales across the Australian market. Toyota was the leading make in this view, with 209,610 sales. That was 2.0% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (2016).

Sales by year: 2016

Year-by-year totals for 2016.

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

Data use and verification

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Purchase data

Top makes: 2016

Best-selling brands for 2016, with each brand's share of the market.

#	Make	Sales	Share
1	Toyota	209,610	17.8%
2	Mazda	118,217	10.0%
3	Hyundai	101,555	8.6%
4	Holden	94,308	8.0%
5	Ford	81,207	6.9%
6	Mitsubishi	73,368	6.2%
7	Nissan	66,826	5.7%
8	Volkswagen	56,571	4.8%
9	Subaru	47,018	4.0%
10	Kia	42,668	3.6%
11	Mercedes-Benz	41,226	3.5%
12	Honda	40,838	3.5%
13	BMW	28,028	2.4%
14	Audi	24,258	2.1%
15	Isuzu Ute	23,377	2.0%
16	Suzuki	19,495	1.7%
17	Land Rover	13,597	1.2%
18	Jeep	12,620	1.1%
19	Renault	11,109	0.9%
20	Lexus	9,027	0.8%
21	Isuzu	8,307	0.7%
22	Volvo Car	5,878	0.5%
23	Skoda	4,760	0.4%
24	Porsche	4,434	0.4%
25	Hino	4,405	0.4%
26	Fuso	4,029	0.3%
27	MINI	3,765	0.3%
28	Peugeot	3,129	0.3%
29	Jaguar	3,008	0.3%
30	Fiat	2,414	0.2%
31	Kenworth	1,980	0.2%
32	Iveco	1,618	0.1%
33	Volvo Commercial	1,605	0.1%
34	LDV	1,542	0.1%
35	Fiat Professional	1,487	0.1%
36	Citroen	965	0.1%
37	Mack	931	0.1%
38	Foton Light	839	0.1%
39	Infiniti	807	0.1%
40	Scania	748	0.1%
41	UD Trucks	744	0.1%
42	Alfa Romeo	711	0.1%
43	Freightliner	567	0.0%
44	Maserati	483	0.0%
45	Chrysler	462	0.0%
46	SsangYong	371	0.0%
47	Dodge	366	0.0%
48	Western Star	336	0.0%
49	Daf	319	0.0%
50	Man	303	0.0%
51	RAM	292	0.0%
52	Haval	286	0.0%
53	Bentley	190	0.0%
54	Ferrari	188	0.0%
55	Proton	182	0.0%
56	Foton Heavy	131	0.0%
57	Lamborghini	127	0.0%
58	Aston Martin	115	0.0%
59	Great Wall	110	0.0%
60	McLaren	93	0.0%
61	Caterpillar	63	0.0%
62	Rolls-Royce	37	0.0%
63	Lotus	31	0.0%
64	Dennis Eagle	25	0.0%
65	Chery	19	0.0%
66	Morgan	5	0.0%
67	Caterham	3	0.0%

Top models: 2016

Best-selling vehicles for 2016, with each model's share of the market.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Toyota Hilux	42,104	3.6%
2	Toyota Corolla	40,330	3.4%
3	Hyundai i30	37,772	3.2%
4	Ford Ranger	36,934	3.1%
5	Mazda Mazda3	36,107	3.1%
6	Toyota Camry	26,485	2.2%
7	Holden Commodore	25,860	2.2%
8	Mazda CX-5	24,564	2.1%
9	Mitsubishi Triton	21,897	1.9%
10	Hyundai Tucson	20,132	1.7%
11	Toyota RAV4	19,526	1.7%
12	Volkswagen Golf	19,470	1.7%
13	Nissan X-Trail	18,903	1.6%
14	Hyundai Accent	18,703	1.6%
15	Holden Colorado	18,386	1.6%
16	Mazda CX-3	18,334	1.6%
17	Mitsubishi ASX	18,126	1.5%
18	Nissan Navara	16,755	1.4%
19	Isuzu Ute D-Max	16,359	1.4%
20	Toyota Prado	14,730	1.3%
21	Mazda BT-50	14,504	1.2%
22	Mazda Mazda2	13,639	1.2%
23	Subaru Forester	13,407	1.1%
24	Kia Cerato	13,111	1.1%
25	Holden Cruze	12,904	1.1%
26	Honda HR-V	12,403	1.1%
27	Mitsubishi Outlander	12,401	1.1%
28	Nissan Qashqai	12,259	1.0%
29	Subaru Outback	12,207	1.0%
30	Toyota Yaris	12,158	1.0%
31	Toyota Kluger	11,829	1.0%
32	Toyota Landcruiser Wagon	11,813	1.0%
33	Holden Captiva	11,246	1.0%
34	Kia Sportage	10,924	0.9%
35	Suzuki Swift	8,372	0.7%
36	Honda Jazz	8,316	0.7%
37	Subaru XV	8,290	0.7%
38	Volkswagen Amarok	8,261	0.7%
39	Volkswagen Polo	8,186	0.7%
40	Holden Trax	7,976	0.7%
41	Honda CR-V	7,970	0.7%
42	Hyundai Santa Fe	7,834	0.7%
43	Toyota Hiace Van	7,478	0.6%
44	Mitsubishi Lancer	7,272	0.6%
45	Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC	7,031	0.6%
46	Honda Civic	7,028	0.6%
47	Isuzu Ute MU-X	7,018	0.6%
48	Ford Territory	6,928	0.6%
49	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6,816	0.6%
50	Ford Focus	6,783	0.6%
51	Jeep Grand Cherokee	6,379	0.5%
52	Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	6,238	0.5%
53	Ford Mustang	6,208	0.5%
54	Audi A3	6,161	0.5%
55	Kia Rio	6,054	0.5%
56	Nissan Pulsar	5,790	0.5%
57	Suzuki Vitara	5,713	0.5%
58	Nissan Pathfinder	5,560	0.5%
59	Hyundai iLOAD	5,467	0.5%
60	Mazda CX-9	5,123	0.4%
61	Hyundai Elantra	4,819	0.4%
62	Holden Utility	4,802	0.4%
63	Kia Carnival	4,777	0.4%
64	Subaru Impreza	4,731	0.4%
65	Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class	4,454	0.4%
66	Ford Falcon	4,434	0.4%
67	Land Rover Discovery Sport	4,432	0.4%
68	Ford Kuga	4,395	0.4%
69	Mazda Mazda6	4,369	0.4%
70	Mercedes-Benz A-Class	4,335	0.4%
71	Kia Sorento	4,202	0.4%
72	BMW 3 Series	4,189	0.4%
73	BMW X5	4,181	0.4%
74	Holden Barina	4,166	0.4%
75	BMW X1	4,090	0.3%
76	Mitsubishi Pajero	4,049	0.3%
77	Isuzu N-Series (LD)	4,006	0.3%
78	Toyota Fortuner	3,871	0.3%
79	Toyota Aurion	3,833	0.3%
80	BMW X3	3,824	0.3%
81	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	3,795	0.3%
82	Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	3,766	0.3%
83	Audi Q3	3,634	0.3%
84	Ford Everest	3,614	0.3%
85	Audi Q5	3,599	0.3%
86	Subaru Liberty	3,495	0.3%
87	Volkswagen Tiguan	3,399	0.3%
88	Lexus NX	3,308	0.3%
89	Holden Colorado 7	3,138	0.3%
90	Ford Mondeo	3,122	0.3%
91	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	3,099	0.3%
92	Volkswagen Passat	3,090	0.3%
93	Mitsubishi Mirage	3,064	0.3%
94	BMW 2 Series	3,055	0.3%
95	Isuzu N-Series (MD)	3,023	0.3%
96	Audi A4	2,963	0.3%
97	Subaru WRX	2,936	0.2%
98	Audi Q7	2,908	0.2%
99	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	2,734	0.2%
100	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	2,732	0.2%

State share: 2016 · January–December 2016

Share of 1,178,133 sales across Australian states.

Key notes: 2016

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Market total in 2016: 1,178,133

Peak annual market: 1,241,037

History loaded: 36 years (1991–2026)

Active model rows loaded for this slice: 412

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /2016

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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