Editorial Summary

In 2020, the Atlas records 916,968 new-vehicle sales across the Australian market. Toyota was the leading make in this view, with 204,801 sales. That was 13.7% lower than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (2020).

Sales by year: 2020

Year-by-year totals for 2020.

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: 2020

Best-selling brands for 2020, with each brand's share of the market.

#	Make	Sales	Share
1	Toyota	204,801	22.3%
2	Mazda	85,640	9.3%
3	Hyundai	64,807	7.1%
4	Ford	59,601	6.5%
5	Mitsubishi	58,335	6.4%
6	Kia	56,076	6.1%
7	Volkswagen	39,266	4.3%
8	Nissan	38,323	4.2%
9	Subaru	31,501	3.4%
10	Mercedes-Benz Cars	29,455	3.2%
11	Honda	29,040	3.2%
12	BMW	23,520	2.6%
13	Isuzu Ute	22,111	2.4%
14	Holden	16,688	1.8%
15	Audi	15,868	1.7%
16	Suzuki	15,586	1.7%
17	MG	15,253	1.7%
18	LDV	9,323	1.0%
19	Lexus	8,846	1.0%
20	Isuzu	8,276	0.9%
21	Volvo Car	7,700	0.8%
22	Renault	6,904	0.8%
23	Mercedes-Benz Vans	6,778	0.7%
24	Skoda	6,607	0.7%
25	Land Rover	6,339	0.7%
26	Jeep	5,748	0.6%
27	Hino	5,195	0.6%
28	Porsche	4,243	0.5%
29	Fuso	3,529	0.4%
30	RAM	3,320	0.4%
31	Haval	3,294	0.4%
32	MINI	3,105	0.3%
33	Peugeot	2,129	0.2%
34	Kenworth	2,115	0.2%
35	Great Wall	1,941	0.2%
36	Volvo Commercial	1,821	0.2%
37	SsangYong	1,751	0.2%
38	Iveco Trucks	1,707	0.2%
39	Jaguar	1,326	0.1%
40	Mercedes-Benz Trucks	972	0.1%
41	Scania	886	0.1%
42	Fiat Professional	817	0.1%
43	Alfa Romeo	734	0.1%
44	Mack	705	0.1%
45	Fiat	663	0.1%
46	UD Trucks	579	0.1%
47	Daf	503	0.1%
48	Maserati	467	0.1%
49	Man	359	0.0%
50	Freightliner	257	0.0%
51	Genesis	229	0.0%
52	Western Star	228	0.0%
53	Chrysler	218	0.0%
54	Ferrari	205	0.0%
55	Citroen	203	0.0%
56	Infiniti	197	0.0%
57	Bentley	165	0.0%
58	Hyundai Commercial Vehicles	146	0.0%
59	Lamborghini	111	0.0%
60	Aston Martin	92	0.0%
61	McLaren	63	0.0%
62	Lotus	59	0.0%
63	Dennis Eagle	53	0.0%
64	International	49	0.0%
65	Iveco Bus	48	0.0%
66	Rolls-Royce	42	0.0%
67	Chevrolet	36	0.0%
68	Alpine	7	0.0%
69	Morgan	6	0.0%
70	Caterham	1	0.0%

Top models: 2020

Best-selling vehicles for 2020, with each model's share of the market.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Toyota Hilux	45,176	4.9%
2	Ford Ranger	40,973	4.5%
3	Toyota RAV4	38,537	4.2%
4	Toyota Corolla	25,882	2.8%
5	Mazda CX-5	21,979	2.4%
6	Hyundai i30	20,734	2.3%
7	Mitsubishi Triton	18,136	2.0%
8	Toyota Prado	18,034	2.0%
9	Kia Cerato	17,559	1.9%
10	Hyundai Tucson	15,789	1.7%
11	Toyota Landcruiser Wagon	15,078	1.6%
12	Isuzu Ute D-Max	15,062	1.6%
13	Mazda Mazda3	14,663	1.6%
14	Nissan X-Trail	14,291	1.6%
15	Mitsubishi ASX	14,056	1.5%
16	Mazda CX-3	13,953	1.5%
17	Toyota Camry	13,727	1.5%
18	Hyundai Kona	12,514	1.4%
19	Subaru Forester	12,300	1.3%
20	Mitsubishi Outlander	12,004	1.3%
21	Nissan Navara	11,486	1.3%
22	Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC	10,064	1.1%
23	Volkswagen Golf	10,012	1.1%
24	Kia Seltos	9,966	1.1%
25	Mazda BT-50	9,588	1.0%
26	Kia Sportage	9,579	1.0%
27	Honda CR-V	9,523	1.0%
28	Mazda CX-30	8,998	1.0%
29	Toyota C-HR	8,500	0.9%
30	Toyota Kluger	8,403	0.9%
31	Toyota Hiace Van	8,391	0.9%
32	Honda HR-V	8,181	0.9%
33	Subaru XV	7,946	0.9%
34	Holden Colorado	7,559	0.8%
35	Honda Civic	7,194	0.8%
36	MG MG3	7,158	0.8%
37	Nissan Qashqai	7,057	0.8%
38	Isuzu Ute MU-X	7,049	0.8%
39	Mazda CX-9	6,747	0.7%
40	Volkswagen Amarok	6,343	0.7%
41	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz A-Class	6,054	0.7%
42	Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	6,017	0.7%
43	Ford Everest	5,996	0.7%
44	Volkswagen Tiguan	5,611	0.6%
45	LDV T60	5,581	0.6%
46	MG ZS	5,494	0.6%
47	Toyota Yaris	5,027	0.5%
48	Kia Rio	4,952	0.5%
49	Subaru Outback	4,828	0.5%
50	Hyundai Santa Fe	4,615	0.5%
51	Kia Sorento	4,547	0.5%
52	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	4,517	0.5%
53	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Wagon	4,470	0.5%
54	Suzuki Vitara	4,386	0.5%
55	BMW X3	4,360	0.5%
56	Isuzu N-Series (LD)	4,353	0.5%
57	Suzuki Swift	4,332	0.5%
58	Audi Q3	4,090	0.4%
59	Hyundai iLOAD	3,919	0.4%
60	Kia Picanto	3,891	0.4%
61	Mazda Mazda2	3,790	0.4%
62	Mazda CX-8	3,738	0.4%
63	Hyundai Venue	3,678	0.4%
64	Kia Carnival	3,650	0.4%
65	Volkswagen Polo	3,602	0.4%
66	Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace	3,537	0.4%
67	Lexus NX	3,518	0.4%
68	BMW 3 Series	3,408	0.4%
69	Subaru Impreza	3,390	0.4%
70	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz C-Class	3,378	0.4%
71	Suzuki Baleno	3,326	0.4%
72	Volvo Car Volvo XC40	3,229	0.4%
73	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	3,173	0.3%
74	BMW X1	3,060	0.3%
75	Audi Q5	2,992	0.3%
76	BMW X5	2,956	0.3%
77	Ford Mustang	2,923	0.3%
78	Toyota Fortuner	2,883	0.3%
79	Jeep Grand Cherokee	2,870	0.3%
80	Volvo Car Volvo XC60	2,858	0.3%
81	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Wagon	2,854	0.3%
82	Nissan Patrol Wagon	2,820	0.3%
83	Audi A3	2,778	0.3%
84	Honda Jazz	2,692	0.3%
85	Isuzu N-Series (MD)	2,668	0.3%
86	Volkswagen T-Cross	2,646	0.3%
87	MG HS	2,600	0.3%
88	Hino (LD)	2,468	0.3%
89	Mercedes-Benz Vans Mercedes-Benz Sprinter	2,413	0.3%
90	Renault Koleos	2,408	0.3%
91	Mitsubishi Pajero	2,399	0.3%
92	Mercedes-Benz Vans Mercedes-Benz X-Class	2,386	0.3%
93	Ford Transit Custom	2,379	0.3%
94	Suzuki Jimny	2,368	0.3%
95	Holden Trax	2,314	0.3%
96	BMW 1 Series	2,309	0.3%
97	Hino (MD)	2,245	0.2%
98	Porsche Macan	2,158	0.2%
99	BMW 2 Series	2,126	0.2%
100	Skoda Octavia	2,111	0.2%

State share: 2020 · January–December 2020

Share of 916,968 sales across Australian states.

Key notes: 2020

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Market total in 2020: 916,968

Peak annual market: 1,241,037

History loaded: 36 years (1991–2026)

Active model rows loaded for this slice: 394

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /2020

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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