New Vehicle Sales Figures May 2010
Sales data for the month of May has been released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today and the news for the industry appears good on all fronts.
Last month saw 89,218 SUV, passenger and commercial vehicles sold, an increase of 18.3 per cent (13,777 vehicles) compared to May 2009. In fact it even beats the previous record for May (set in 2008) by 578 units.
“This is a record May result and shows the new vehicle market is maintaining a strong sales momentum, all vehicle segments increased during the month, demonstrating a genuine recovery in the marketplace,” FCAI Chief Executive Andrew McKellar said.
Those that thought SUVs would be a thing of the past by 2010 can skip over the following sentence. The SUV segment gained the most ground last month, up 28.9 per cent. Passenger cars managed a 19.4 percent increase.
“It is encouraging to note that private buyers have returned in larger numbers during May (up 27.2%) taking over some of the momentum that business buyers have provided over the past year,” Mr McKellar said.
The leaders were once again Toyota which sold 17,832 vehicles (20 percent marketshare), followed by Holden (11,381, 12.8 percent) and Ford (9,022 - 10.1 per cent).
So far this year Australians have bought 422,446 new vehicles, a massive increase of 19.9 percent over the same year-to-date period last year. Current trends predict another million-milestone year for the industry.
1
|
Toyota
|
17832
|
2
|
Holden
|
11381
|
3
|
Ford
|
9022
|
4
|
Mazda
|
6928
|
5
|
Hyundai
|
6378
|
6
|
Nissan
|
5814
|
7
|
Mitsubishi
|
5742
|
8
|
Subaru
|
3610
|
9
|
Honda
|
3508
|
10
|
Volkswagen
|
3332
|
11
|
Suzuki
|
2260
|
12
|
Kia
|
2034
|
13
|
Mercedes-Benz
|
2004
|
14
|
BMW
|
1501
|
15
|
Audi
|
1109
|
16
|
Great Wall
|
581
|
17
|
Jeep
|
563
|
18
|
Peugeot
|
524
|
19
|
Lexus
|
484
|
20
|
Land Rover
|
433
|
21
|
Volvo Car
|
407
|
22
|
Isuzu Ute
|
361
|
23
|
MINI
|
176
|
24
|
Citroen
|
160
|
25
|
Dodge
|
134
|
26
|
Skoda
|
119
|
27
|
Fiat
|
110
|
28
|
Proton
|
110
|
29
|
Chrysler
|
109
|
30
|
Renault
|
91
|
31
|
Ssangyong
|
86
|
32
| Alfa Romeo | 85 |
33
| Jaguar | 85 |
34
| Porsche | 72 |
35
| Smart | 15 |
36
| Maserati | 14 |
37
| Aston Martin | 13 |
38
| Ferrari | 7 |
39
| Hummer | 5 |
40
| Lotus | 5 |
41
| Lamborghini | 4 |
42
| Bentley | 3 |
43
| Morgan | 0 |
44
| Rolls-Royce | 0 |
45
| Saab | 0 |
Light Car Segment Winners :
- Hyundai Getz
- Toyota Yaris
- Mazda2
Small Car Segment Winners:
- Mazda3
- Toyota Corolla
- Holden Cruze
Medium Car Segment Winners:
- Toyota Camry
- Mazda6
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Large Car Segment Winners:
- Holden Commodore
- Ford Falcon
- Toyota Aurion
Upper Large Car Segment Winners:
- Holden Caprice
- Chrysler 300C
- Holden Statesman
People Mover Segment Winners:
- Kia Carnival
- Toyota Tarago
- Dodge Journey
Sports Car Segment Winners:
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cpe/Conv
- BMW 1 Series Coupe/Conv
- BMW 3 Series Coupe/Conv
SUV Compact Segment Winners:
- Toyota RAV4
- Nissan X-Trail
- Subaru Forester
SUV Medium Segment Winners:
- Toyota Prado
- Holden Captiva
- Ford Territory
SUV Large Segment Winners:
- Toyota Landcruiser Wagon
- Nissan Patrol Wagon
SUV Luxury Segment Winners:
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class
- Audi Q5
- Lexus RX