Sales of new vehicles in June, 2023 have jumped a substantial 25% over the same time last year, with Toyota once again remaining at the top of the class and Tesla chomping at its heels with Australia’s second-best seller last month.
All up, Australians purchased 124,926 new vehicles in the month of June, 2023, marking a 25% increase over the 99,974 vehicles sold in June, 2022, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries’ latest VFacts report.
Toyota led the pack with a 16.8 per cent share of the overall market, delivering 20,948 vehicles, followed by Mazda with 9706 deliveries, Hyundai with 8215, Ford with 7753 and Kia with 7551.
In terms of the most popular vehicles sold here in June, the Toyota HiLux remains Australia’s best-seller, in spite of a sizable 19% drop from its sales tally at the same point last year; most likely due to production delays.
The HiLux’s 6142 sales were still enough to give it first placed, followed by the Tesla Model Y, Ford Ranger, MG ZS and the Toyota RAV4.
Interestingly, the share of battery-electric vehicles is continuing to grow, accounting for 8.8 per cent of June’s overall sales here in Australia, and 7.4 per cent of the overall sales mix for the first half of 2023.
The overall segment breakdown saw SUV sales swallow-up a 55.3% share of the market, followed by light commercial vehicles with a 23.1% share, passenger cars with a 16.3% share and heavy commercial vehicles accounting for the remaining 5.3% share.
Of that breakdown, midsize SUVs remained atop the leaderboard with a 22.6% share of the market, followed by 4×4 Utes (16.7%), compact SUVs (14.2%), large SUVs (12.3%) and small passenger cars with a 6.1% share.
Of the wider hybrid, plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery electric segment, sales accounted for 16.6 per cent of sales in June, 2023.
Podium finishers for the most popular vehicle segments for the month of June, 2023 can be found below.
- Micro: Kia Pincato (673) and the Fiat 500 (66)
- Light Cars <$30,000: MG 3 (1403), Suzuki Swift (784), Kia Rio (536)
- Light Cars >$30,000: Mini (289), Skoda Fabia (44), Audi A1 (34)
- Light SUVs: Mazda CX-3 (1502), Kia Stonic (921), Volkswagen T-Cross (671)
- Small Cars <$40,000: Hyundai I30 (2523), Toyota Corolla (1703), Mazda 3 (860)
- Small Cars >$40,000: Volkswagen Golf (326), Audi A3 (315), Subaru WRX (264)
- Small SUVs <$45,000: MG ZS (3756), Subaru Crosstrek (1481), Kia Seltos (1234)
- Small SUVs >$45,000: BMW X1 (624), Volvo XC40 (541), Audi Q3 (511)
- Medium Cars <$60,000: Toyota Camry (908), Skoda Octavia (135), Mazda 6 (119)
- Medium Cars >$60,000: Tesla Model 3 (1458), BMW 3 Series (478), Mercedes-Benz C-Class (302)
- Medium SUVs <$60,000: Toyota RAV4 (2858), Hyundai Tucson (2667), Mazda CX-5 (1812)
- Medium SUVs >60,000: Tesla Model Y (5560), Lexus NX (646), Mercedes-Benz GLC (440)
- Large Cars <$70,000: Kia Stinger (324), Skoda Superb (31), Citroen CX5 X (3)
- Large Cars >$70,000: Porsche Taycan (74), BMW 5 Series (65), Mercedes-Benz EQE (47)
- Large SUVs <$70,000: Toyota Prado (1627), Toyota Kluger (1554), Subaru Outback (1435)
- Large SUVs >$70,000: BMW X5 (386), Land Rover Defender (324), Lexus RX (287)
- 4×2 Utes: Toyota HiLux (1327), Mazda Bt-50 (558), Isuzu D-Max (523)
- 4×4 Utes: Ford Ranger (4895), Toyota HiLux (4815), Mazda BT-50 (2002)
Chief at the Federal Chambers of Automotive Industries, Tony Weber, has said that “the early adopters of new powertrain technology continue to push up the sales of electric vehicles across the country.”
“The steady introduction of new battery electric models across all segments at more competitive price points is critically important as we deal with the challenges of supplying electric vehicles that meet business and personal consumer needs at prices the mainstream buyers can afford,” he added.
You can check out Australia’s 10 best-selling vehicles for the month of June, 2023 below.
- Toyota HiLux – 6142
- Tesla Model Y – 5560
- Ford Ranger – 5334
- MG ZS – 3756
- Toyota RAV4 – 2858
- Hyundai Tucson – 2667
- Mazda BT-50 – 2560
- Hyundai i30 – 2523
- Isuzu D-Max – 2500
- Mitsubishi Triton – 2259
The top ten vehicle manufacturers here in Australia goes as follows:
- Toyota – 20,948 (down 7.1% year-on-year)
- Mazda – 9706 (up 55.4% year-on-year)
- Hyundai – 8215 (down 0.5% year-on-year)
- Ford – 7753 (up 55.9% year-on-year)
- Kia – 7551 (down 11% year-on-year)
- Tesla – 7018 (up 3900% year-on-year)
- MG – 6016 (up 36.6% year-on-year)
- Mitsubishi – 5187 (down 11.3% year-on-year)
- Volkswagen – 5125 (up 71.2% year-on-year)
- Subaru – 4920 (up 37.6% year-on-year)
