Category: Australia

Toyota Australia predicts new-car market to shrink in 2024, but its sales to grow

Toyota Australia has warned of a new-car sales slowdown in 2024 – but it expects to grow its sales with improved production and shorter wait times for top-selling models. View 10 images View 10 images

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VFACTS 2023: Subaru BRZ topples Ford Mustang to lead sports-car sales in Australia

The Ford Mustang’s seven-year reign at the top of the sports-car sales charts has come to an end, amid a changeover from old to new models. View 7 images The Subaru BRZ has dethroned

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More Australians are making the transition to EVs as sales double during the past year

A growing number of Australians are “excited to get their hands on” an electric vehicle (EV) as sales surged across the country last year. Key points: EV sales jumped from 3.1 per cent of

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New car sales hit an all-time high in Australia last year. These were the most popular

Key Points Australians bought 1,216,780 new vehicles last year. The Ford Ranger was Australia’s top-selling vehicle in 2023. It outstripped the Toyota HiLux, knocking it off its perch for the first time in

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VFACTS 2023: Car industry breaks all-time sales record

Ford Ranger overthrows Toyota HiLux as Australia’s most popular car as industry passes 1.2 million sales in 2023 More than 1.2 million new vehicles were sold in Australia in 2023, the highest-ever tally

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Toyota expects to buck a slower Australian new car market in 2024

Toyota expects overall new car sales in Australia to decline in 2024, but the market leader predicts it will buck the trend. After the company experienced a record second-half performance in 2023 on

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VFACTS 2023: No passenger cars in annual Top 10 for the first time

For the first time in recorded Australian automotive history, no vehicle among the Top 10 best sellers last year was a hatchback, sedan or wagon – a sign of our changing taste in

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VFACTS December 2023: New-car sales set record, Ford Ranger defeats Toyota HiLux

The Ford Ranger is Australia’s new top-selling motor vehicle – ending the Toyota HiLux’s seven-year winning streak – as the new-car market broke the 1.2 million mark for the first time. View 18 images

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Australian new-car sales record broken

The Australian new car market posted its best yearly result ever in 2023, as supply caught up with demand in a record-breaking second half. According to official new-car sales results from the Federal

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Australia breaks all-time new vehicle sales in 2023

The Australian automotive market has achieved an unprecedented milestone, breaking all-time records for new vehicle sales in 2023. A total of 1,216,780 vehicles were delivered during the year, the previous highest sales result

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