Death and taxes used to be life’s only certainties, that’s no longer the case, the list now reads death, taxes and Toyota is king in Australia.
According to figures released this week 82,930 new cars were sold in April, down ever so slightly when compared to the same month last year.
As of the end of April, the market total now sits at 374,468 vehicles which is 3.3 per cent up on last year’s total meaning the market is on track for another record year.
Unsurprisingly, SUVs remain the most popular choice with new car buyers commanding a 43.6 per cent market share, passenger cars now hold a 33.2 per cent share of sales.
Toyota had another big month with 16,647 sales and is well ahead of its nearest rival Mazda. Hyundai held onto third spot with a 4.2 per cent improvement over April 2017.
Mitsubishi continues to do well, the Japanese brand secured fourth spot with 5508 units. The ageing ASX remains a very popular choice with both fleet and private buyers.
At the premium end of the market, Lexus is on track for a record-setting year, 2018 is the first time in the brand’s local history it has broken through the 3000-mark in total sales before the end of April.
Lexus Australia chief executive Scott Thompson said, “recently arrived flagship models such as the LS sedan during April and the LC coupe in mid-2017 had elevated the perception of the brand and helped boost overall sales.”
On the back of a serious advertising spend, British marque Land Rover found some form, the off-road specialist moved 733 new cars, up 32.8 per cent.
Volvo also had a stormer selling 510 cars, up an unbelievable 93.9 per cent! With the arrival of the new XC40 to complement the XC60, Volvo has reason to be confident that 2018 will be a watershed year.
Former local favourite Holden was down 21.2 per cent despite finishing in sixth place with 4576 registrations.
After a record 2017, German SUV brand Porsche cooled in April to be down 16.4 with 310 sales.
The HiLux remains Australia’s best-selling car with a mighty 3596 sales, the Corolla took second spot relegating the Ranger to third.
In the popular midsize SUV segment, the Hyundai Tucson took the chocolates over the Mazda CX-5 in April, only 91 units separated the two cars.
Top 10 selling new vehicles – April 2018
Toyota HiLux - 3596
Toyota Corolla - 2979
Ford Ranger - 2796
Mazda 3 - 2261
Toyota LandCruiser - 2018
Hyundai i30 - 1903
Hyundai Tucson - 1816
Mazda CX-5 - 1725
Mitsubishi ASX - 1706
Toyota Prado - 1699
Top 10 selling vehicle brands – April 2018
Toyota - 16,647
Mazda – 7723
Hyundai - 7132
Mitsubishi - 5508
Ford - 4882
Holden - 4576
Kia – 4502
Subaru - 4017
Volkswagen - 3918
Nissan - 3028
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