Editorial Summary

In 2018, the Atlas records 1,153,111 new-vehicle sales across the Australian market. Toyota was the leading make in this view, with 217,061 sales. That was 3.0% lower than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (2018).

Sales by year: 2018

Year-by-year totals for 2018.

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: 2018

Best-selling brands for 2018, with each brand's share of the market.

#	Make	Sales	Share
1	Toyota	217,061	18.8%
2	Mazda	111,280	9.7%
3	Hyundai	94,187	8.2%
4	Mitsubishi	84,944	7.4%
5	Ford	69,081	6.0%
6	Holden	60,751	5.3%
7	Kia	58,815	5.1%
8	Nissan	57,699	5.0%
9	Volkswagen	56,620	4.9%
10	Honda	51,525	4.5%
11	Subaru	50,015	4.3%
12	Mercedes-Benz Cars	32,201	2.8%
13	Isuzu Ute	27,640	2.4%
14	BMW	23,055	2.0%
15	Audi	19,416	1.7%
16	Suzuki	17,601	1.5%
17	Land Rover	10,089	0.9%
18	Isuzu	10,027	0.9%
19	Renault	10,018	0.9%
20	Lexus	8,819	0.8%
21	Mercedes-Benz Vans	7,336	0.6%
22	Jeep	7,326	0.6%
23	Volvo Car	6,693	0.6%
24	LDV	6,064	0.5%
25	Skoda	5,807	0.5%
26	Hino	5,646	0.5%
27	Fuso	4,101	0.4%
28	Porsche	3,909	0.3%
29	MINI	3,590	0.3%
30	MG	3,007	0.3%
31	Kenworth	2,946	0.3%
32	Peugeot	2,838	0.2%
33	Jaguar	2,679	0.2%
34	Iveco	2,315	0.2%
35	Volvo Commercial	2,175	0.2%
36	Alfa Romeo	1,279	0.1%
37	Fiat Professional	1,254	0.1%
38	Man	1,218	0.1%
39	Mercedes-Benz Trucks	1,189	0.1%
40	Fiat	1,158	0.1%
41	Mack	1,134	0.1%
42	UD Trucks	1,015	0.1%
43	Scania	893	0.1%
44	Great Wall	784	0.1%
45	RAM	723	0.1%
46	Infiniti	649	0.1%
47	Maserati	642	0.1%
48	Haval	633	0.1%
49	Daf	525	0.0%
50	Citroen	494	0.0%
51	Freightliner	413	0.0%
52	Western Star	349	0.0%
53	Chrysler	250	0.0%
54	Ferrari	241	0.0%
55	Bentley	208	0.0%
56	Aston Martin	167	0.0%
57	Lamborghini	134	0.0%
58	Hyundai Commercial Vehicles	94	0.0%
59	McLaren	88	0.0%
60	International	61	0.0%
61	Dennis Eagle	59	0.0%
62	Lotus	56	0.0%
63	Rolls-Royce	40	0.0%
64	Alpine	32	0.0%
65	Genesis	19	0.0%
66	Caterpillar	16	0.0%
67	Morgan	10	0.0%
68	SsangYong	3	0.0%
69	Caterham	3	0.0%
70	Proton	1	0.0%
71	Chery	1	0.0%

Top models: 2018

Best-selling vehicles for 2018, with each model's share of the market.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Toyota Hilux	51,705	4.5%
2	Ford Ranger	42,144	3.7%
3	Toyota Corolla	35,320	3.1%
4	Mazda Mazda3	31,065	2.7%
5	Hyundai i30	28,188	2.4%
6	Mazda CX-5	26,173	2.3%
7	Mitsubishi Triton	24,896	2.2%
8	Toyota RAV4	22,165	1.9%
9	Nissan X-Trail	21,192	1.8%
10	Hyundai Tucson	19,261	1.7%
11	Volkswagen Golf	19,076	1.7%
12	Mitsubishi ASX	19,034	1.7%
13	Kia Cerato	18,620	1.6%
14	Toyota Prado	18,553	1.6%
15	Isuzu Ute D-Max	18,550	1.6%
16	Holden Colorado	18,301	1.6%
17	Nissan Navara	16,469	1.4%
18	Mazda CX-3	16,293	1.4%
19	Honda CR-V	16,107	1.4%
20	Hyundai Accent	15,675	1.4%
21	Mitsubishi Outlander	15,573	1.4%
22	Toyota Camry	15,269	1.3%
23	Toyota Kluger	14,743	1.3%
24	Kia Sportage	14,042	1.2%
25	Nissan Qashqai	13,950	1.2%
26	Toyota Landcruiser Wagon	13,677	1.2%
27	Honda Civic	13,470	1.2%
28	Mazda BT-50	13,167	1.1%
29	Subaru XV	12,937	1.1%
30	Subaru Forester	12,432	1.1%
31	Hyundai Kona	12,352	1.1%
32	Honda HR-V	12,148	1.1%
33	Mazda Mazda2	10,775	0.9%
34	Subaru Outback	10,378	0.9%
35	Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC	10,037	0.9%
36	Holden Astra	9,876	0.9%
37	Toyota C-HR	9,716	0.8%
38	Toyota Yaris	9,542	0.8%
39	Volkswagen Amarok	9,290	0.8%
40	Subaru Impreza	9,215	0.8%
41	Volkswagen Tiguan	9,146	0.8%
42	Isuzu Ute MU-X	9,090	0.8%
43	Holden Commodore	9,040	0.8%
44	Mazda CX-9	8,094	0.7%
45	Suzuki Swift	7,785	0.7%
46	Hyundai Santa Fe	7,523	0.7%
47	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	7,521	0.7%
48	Mitsubishi Lancer	7,043	0.6%
49	Honda Jazz	6,887	0.6%
50	Toyota Hiace Van	6,852	0.6%
51	Kia Carnival	6,610	0.6%
52	Kia Rio	6,595	0.6%
53	Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	6,566	0.6%
54	Ford Mustang	6,412	0.6%
55	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class	5,605	0.5%
56	Ford Everest	5,482	0.5%
57	Holden Trax	5,433	0.5%
58	Volkswagen Polo	5,433	0.5%
59	Kia Picanto	5,394	0.5%
60	Holden Captiva	5,100	0.4%
61	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz C-Class	5,055	0.4%
62	Suzuki Vitara	5,023	0.4%
63	Holden Equinox	4,999	0.4%
64	BMW X3	4,864	0.4%
65	Isuzu N-Series (LD)	4,862	0.4%
66	Ford Escape	4,764	0.4%
67	Kia Sorento	4,385	0.4%
68	Hyundai iLOAD	4,362	0.4%
69	Audi A3	4,257	0.4%
70	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz A-Class	4,175	0.4%
71	Audi Q5	4,086	0.4%
72	Jeep Grand Cherokee	3,939	0.3%
73	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	3,906	0.3%
74	Ford Focus	3,875	0.3%
75	Hyundai Elantra	3,843	0.3%
76	Nissan Pathfinder	3,825	0.3%
77	Holden Barina	3,767	0.3%
78	Lexus NX	3,697	0.3%
79	Toyota Fortuner	3,592	0.3%
80	Mazda Mazda6	3,328	0.3%
81	Isuzu N-Series (MD)	3,307	0.3%
82	Mitsubishi Pajero	3,279	0.3%
83	Mercedes-Benz Vans Mercedes-Benz Sprinter	3,230	0.3%
84	LDV T60	3,210	0.3%
85	BMW 3 Series	3,136	0.3%
86	BMW X1	3,096	0.3%
87	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	3,086	0.3%
88	Renault Koleos	2,992	0.3%
89	Land Rover Discovery Sport	2,890	0.3%
90	Hino (LD)	2,850	0.2%
91	Volvo Car Volvo XC60	2,827	0.2%
92	BMW X5	2,700	0.2%
93	Toyota Hiace Bus	2,641	0.2%
94	Holden Trailblazer	2,606	0.2%
95	BMW 1 Series	2,532	0.2%
96	Audi Q3	2,497	0.2%
97	Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace	2,454	0.2%
98	Fuso Canter (LD)	2,367	0.2%
99	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	2,258	0.2%
100	Hino (MD)	2,187	0.2%

State share: 2018 · January–December 2018

Share of 1,153,111 sales across Australian states.

Key notes: 2018

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Market total in 2018: 1,153,111

Peak annual market: 1,241,037

History loaded: 36 years (1991–2026)

Active model rows loaded for this slice: 392

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /2018

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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