Top Sales — Top cars in Australia sold in 2017

2018? We’re half way there, and the car registration figures have been released for Australia, revealing the best-selling car models of 2017. Before we get into the details, here’s a snapshot of the top selling cars in Australia this 2017.

Sitting in first place is the ever reliable Toyota Hilux. Its sales jumped up from last year’s effort of 35K+, even squashing down the 2015 best-seller, the Toyota Corolla, with 40K+ units sold. Both 4×2 and 4×4 variants’ sales have jumped approximately 20 percent for the Toyota HiLux compared with 2015 figures.

In second place is the Toyota Corolla. This car has been the crown-bearer for the past three years. In fact, a year ago it clocked up 40K sales. However, its figures dropped compared with 2015, by approximately 4 percent.

Following in third is the Hyundai i30. It was the fourth place way back in 2015, recording 37K+ sales for 2016. This feat is 16.9 percent higher compared with the last year’s results when 32K+ models were sold.

Rounding out the top 4 is the Ford Ranger who’s our fifth placer last year. Overall 4×2 and 4×4 sales hit almost 37K. 4×4 figures jumped up 32 percent while 4×2 saw a rise of 5 percent.

Our top five is the Mazda3. It is usually neck to neck to its arch rival Toyota Corolla, but last year, the demand for this car probably pushed it down. It reported 36K+ sales, which down 6.5 per cent on 2015 efforts.

Next up, is the Toyota Camry which sold 26,485 units this 2017, which is down from 27,654. The Toyota Camry, Accord, and Altima are the top three best-selling sedans in Australia., although all lost volume in 2016, with the Accord down 3% and the Altima off 8%.

By the looks of it, it seems that Toyota sells the most popular cars and the most overall in Australia. Australians purchased over a million of new cars in 2016 alone, topping the previous year’s figures and setting a new sales record. According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), new car sales rose to 2% year-on-year in 2016. This is based on the annual VFACTS data that has been provided by carmakers and dealers in Australia.

The growth in annual car sales was spurred on by increasing demand for medium-sized sedans or vehicles, as well as sports utility vehicles (SUVs), up to almost 10% and 8% respectively year-on-year.

See below for our top 10 list, and stay tuned for our full monthly report this December. (In brackets are comparison figures for the previous year.)

Toyota HiLux — 42,105 (up from 35,160)

Toyota Corolla — 40,350 (down from 42,070)

Hyundai i30–37,770 (up from 32,305)

Ford Ranger — 36,935 (up from 29,185)

Mazda3–36,107 (down from 38,644)

Toyota Camry — 26,485 (down from 27,654)

Holden Commodore — 25,850 (down from 27,780)

Mazda CX-5–24,565 (down from 25,135)

Mitsubishi Triton — 21,990 (down from 25,350)

Hyundai Tucson — 20,135 (up from 5400 [new variant])

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