VFACTS: June 2024 new car sales results for Australia

June VFACTS cars sales figures are in, revealing the best-selling models for the first half of the 2024. The figures also show sales are down slightly compared with last June.

According to the report, which counts new vehicle registrations (basically, deliveries), Australian consumers picked up 119,659 new vehicles in June. That’s down 4.2 per cent on sales made in June 2023. But the figures contribute to an overall increase of 8.7 per cent across the first six months of the year (YTD).

It looks like electric vehicles (EV) are slowing slightly, with 9583 sales (down 13.2 per cent compared with last June) converting to just 8.0 per cent of overall car sales – that’s down from 8.07 per cent in May. Hybrid sales reached 15,336 units (up 70.8 per cent on last June), and plug-in hybrids or PHEVs hit 1949 sales (up 149.2 per cent for the month).

Petrol made up the most, with 50,403 sales (down 16 per cent on last June), followed by diesel with 36,918 (down 1.5 per cent). There were 4 hydrogen vehicle sales as well.

Getting stuck into the most popular new vehicle brands, Toyota remains in front by a big margin with 20,903 sales. However, that figure is down 0.2 per cent on last June, but contributes to an overall increase of 31.5 per cent across YTD.

In the top 10, Ford and Mazda were neck-and-neck in June for second and third spot, while Mitsubishi overtook Hyundai for fifth place compared with May 2024. We also notice GWM has dropped out of the top 10 from May, with Nissan making its way back in.

See below for the top 10 best-selling car brands for June 2024, including the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota: 20,903 (-0.2% on June 2023)
Ford: 9493 (+22.4%)
Mazda: 9483 (-2.3%)
Kia: 8225 (+8.9%)
Mitsubishi: 7723 (+48.9%)
Hyundai: 6552 (-20.2%)
Tesla: 4683 (-33.3%)
Isuzu: 4445 (+23.1%)
Nissan: 4293 (+55.6%)
MG: 4224 (-29.8%)

2024 Toyota HiLux SR on dirt

What about the best-selling vehicles in June? It was the Ford Ranger once again. It stretched a bit gap over the popular Toyota HiLux in June, helping it become the best-selling vehicle for the first half of 2024. Ford has posted 33,531 sales of the Ranger throughout the year, against 28,515 Toyota HiLux sales.

The Toyota RAV4 remains as the best-selling passenger vehicle for the month, and for the first half of the year with 25,405 sales (up 87.9 per cent YTD). Further down the top 10 list it looks like the Tesla Model Y is back in the rankings, moving into number five spot, with the Toyota Camry dropping out.

See below for the top 10 best-selling vehicles during June 2024, including the percentage change compared with the same month last year:

Ford Ranger: 6289 (+17.9% on June 2023)
Toyota HiLux: 5630 (-8.3%)
Toyota RAV4: 3907 (+36.7%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 3045 (+87.5%)
Tesla Model Y: 2906 (-47.7%)
Isuzu D-Max: 2881 (+15.2%)
Mazda CX-5: 2687 (+48.3%)
Toyota LandCruiser: 2457 (-9.8%)
Ford Everest: 2267 (+96.6%)
Toyota Corolla: 2232 (+31.1)

Now getting into the separate car segments, starting with the micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes. The MG MG3 was the best-seller overall here but, despite the new model including hybrid power hitting the scene, sales are down compared with last June.

Sales for June 2024 looked like the following, with the percentage change from June last year in brackets.

Micro

Kia Picanto: 686 (+1.9% from June 2023)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 62 (-6.1%)

Light under $30,000

MG MG3: 1287 (-8.3%)
Suzuki Swift: 625 (-20.3%)
Mazda2: 392 (-18.8%)
Toyota Yaris: 256 (+56.1%)

Light under $30,000

Volkswagen Polo: 154 (+71.1%)
MINI hatch: 89 (-69.2%)
Audi A1: 24 (-29.4%)
Skoda Fabia: 21 (-52.3%)

Moving up into small under $40,000 class, the Toyota Corolla remains in front followed by the Kia Cerato. There hasn’t been much movement here for a while, even with the new BYD Dolphin and MG5 hitting the scene in the past 12 months. Kia Cerato sales seem to be really taking off, with its YTD figure up 195.3 per cent.

Segment sales hit 6679 units, which is up 13.5 per cent for the month and contributes to an overall rise of 35.9 per cent across year-to-date. See below for the full results for this class in June, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 2232 (+31.1%)
Kia Cerato: 1896 (+234.4%)
Mazda3: 992 (+15.3%)
Hyundai i30: 812 (-67.8%)
MG MG5: 358 (new vehicle)
BYD Dolphin: 204 (new vehicle)
Subaru Impreza: 171 (+6.2%)
Skoda Scala: 14 (-80.8%)
Hyundai Ioniq: 0 (0.0%)

2024 MG MG4 51kWh white

In the small above $40,000 segment, the MG4 continues in the lead but the Audi 3 edged very close in second spot in June. The Mercedes-Benz A-Class posted decent figures, but the WRX and Golf outsold the Bavarian favourite, the BMW 1 Series.

Combined segment sales reached 1964 units, which is up 9.7 per cent on last June and adds to a 24.1 per cent increase for the first six months of the year (YTD). See below for the complete results for the month, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

MG MG4: 395 (new vehicle)
Audi A3: 337 (+7.0%)
Subaru WRX: 261 (-1.1%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 242 (+49.4%)
Volkswagen Golf: 215 (-34.0%)
GWM Ora: 114 (+83.9%)
Honda Civic: 113 (+197.4%)
BMW 1 Series: 100 (-48.7%)
Nissan Leaf: 63 (+50.0%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 48 (-55.1%)
Cupra Born: 34 (-59.5%)
Cupra Leon: 30 (-53.8%)
Peugeot 308: 8 (-80.5%)
Renault Megane: 4 (-42.9%)
MINI Clubman: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)
Ford Focus: 0 (-100.0%)

Into the medium below $60,000 segment now, and the Toyota Camry still dominates and probably will continue to do so until the sun implodes. The BYD Seal is still posting decent figures although they dropped slightly from the previous month, of 1002 sales to 706.

The segment reported 2958 sales in June, up 128.8 per cent on last June. The YTD tally of 16,610 units is also up an impressive 180.6 per cent. See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with June 2023 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 2013 (+121.7%)
BYD Seal: 706 (new vehicle)
Mazda6: 95 (-20.2%)
Skoda Octavia: 86 (-36.3%)
Hyundai Sonata: 41(+28.1%)
Honda Accord: 13 (-7.1%)
Volkswagen Passat: 4 (-95.3%)

Over in the premium medium above $60,000 class, the Tesla Model 3 continues to win the most sales by a big margin. The traditional German players in this class aren’t able to keep up. The Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class are all seeing considerable drops across YTD and for the month.

The segment reached 3072 sales in June, down 7.7 per cent on last June. Likewise, YTD efforts are also down, by 15.2 per cent. See below for the full results in this class in June 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Tesla Model 3: 1777 (+21.9%)
BMW i4: 316 (+558.3%)
BMW 3 Series: 286 (-40.2%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 243 (-19.5%)
Lexus ES: 120 (-11.8%)
Mercedes-Benz CLA: 90 (-11.8%)
Audi A4: 55 (-45.5%)
Audi A5 Sportback: 48 (-11.1%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 34 (-59.0%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 26 (-80.3%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 23 (+9.5%)
Jaguar XE: 16 (+166.7%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 12 (-57.1%)
Volkswagen Arteon: 8 (-91.6%) / Volvo S60: 8 (-11.1%)
Genesis G70: 5 (-54.5%) / Peugeot 508: 5 (-58.3%)
Polestar 2: 0 (No longer reported)

2023 Audi RS4 Avant

Over in the large below $70,000 segment and it’s pretty much the last call for drinks. The segment managed just 14 sales combined, which is down 96.1 per cent for the month and the YTD figure of 126 units is down 92.8 per cent.

See below for the full results for June 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Citroen C5 X: 8 (+166.7%)
Skoda Superb: 6 (-80.6%)
Kia Stinger: 0 (-100%)

Things aren’t as grim in the luxury large above $70,000 class, with total segment figures hitting 178 units (with more models available), down 41.4 per cent for the month. So far this year the segment has reported 998 sales, down 22.0 per cent YTD.

The BMW 5 Series jumped back in the lead as it plays cat-and-mouse with the Mercedes E-Class from month to month. The Audi A6 chases further behind but seems eager to play, unlike most other rivals in this class. And what happened to the Porsche Taycan? It used to be up there at the front of the pack, sometimes leading the pack.

See below for the complete results for this segment, with the percentage change compared with June last year in brackets:

BMW 5 Series: 75 (+15.4%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 48 (+29.7%)
Audi A6: 21 (-22.2%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 14 (-70.2%)
Audi e-tron GT: 6 (-81.8%)
Porsche Taycan: 3 (-95.9%)
Audi A7: 2 (-80.0%) / Genesis G80: 2 (-66.7%) / Maserati Ghibli: 2 (-33.3%)
Jaguar XF: 1 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class: 0 (-100.0%)
Toyota Mirai: 0 (N/A)

Lastly for passenger sedans and hatches, the upper large above $100,000 segment was led by the BMW i7 and Porsche Panamera in June. Only just. All models reported single-digit figures, with the 7 Series coming home in second, followed by the fully electric Mercedes EQS.

Segment sales reached 36 units in June, down 36.8 per cent on last June. The YTD effort is 145 units, down 41.5 per cent. See below for the full results for this class in June 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

BMW i7: 7 (-22.2%) / Porsche Panamera: 7 (+16.7%)
BMW 7 Series: 6 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS: 4 (-20.0%)
Bentley sedan: 3 (+200%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 2 (-81.8%)
Lexus LS: 2 (-33.3%)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 2 (-84.6%)
Audi A8: 1 (0.0%)
Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 1 (-50.0%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 1 (0.0%)
BMW 6 Series GT: 0 (0.0%)
Maserati Quattroporte: 0 (0.0)

2025 Porsche 911 GTS Cabriolet

Into the fun stuff now, starting with the entry sports below $80,000 class. The Subaru BRZ led the way, however, only the Mazda MX-5 reported an increase in sales in this class compared with June last year.

The segment total reached 205 units in June, down 68.7 per cent. The YTD tally, at 1558 units, is down 49.4 per cent. See below for the full results for the month, with the percentage change compared with June 2023 in brackets:

Subaru BRZ: 108 (-21.2%)
Mazda MX-5: 32 (+14.3%)
Nissan Z: 23 (-34.3%)
MINI Cabrio: 27 (-43.8%)
Toyota GR86: 14 (-89.3%)
Ford Mustang: 1 (-99.6%)

Moving up a peg, the sports above $80,000 class was led by the BMW 2 Series which posted more than double the effort of the runner-up, BMW 4 Series. Jaguar F-Type sales saw a little spike compared with the previous month, perhaps as fans heard about production coming to an end recently.

The segment reported 575 sales in total, up 13.2 per cent for the month and contributing to an increase of 11.3 per cent YTD. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with June 2023 in brackets:

BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 198 (+76.8%)
BMW 4 Series coupe/convertible: 75 (-29.2%)
Porsche Cayman: 74 (+138.7%)
Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 71 (0.0)
Porsche Boxster: 47 (+123.8%)
Toyota GR Supra: 29 (-16.0%)
Lotus Emira: 18 (+28.6)
Audi A5: 15 (-25.0%) / Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 15 (-34.8%)
BMW Z4: 14 (-26.3%)
Jaguar F-Type: 10 (+66.7%)
Lexus LC: 5 (-54.5%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 2 (-97.4%)
Audi TT: 1 (-92.9%) / Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 1 (-96.4%)

Lastly, the top-rung sports above $200,000 segment, and it’s the legendary Porsche 911 that remains in front. Sales are up 24.6 per cent for the iconic sports car for the month, and up 85.1 per cent YTD. Its nearest rival in June was Ferrari coupe/convertible models (specific nameplates not disclosed).

Overall class figures hit 172 units for the month, and the variance is up 17 per cent for June and up 39.2 per cent across YTD. See below for the full lineup results, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Porsche 911: 81 (-24.6%)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 20 (+42.9%)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 19 (+5.6%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 14 (+16.7%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 14 (+133.3%)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 14 (+40.0%)
BMW 8 Series: 4 (-33.3%)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 3 (-75.0%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 2 (0.0)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 1 (-66.7%)

2024 Ford Everest Sport - blue

Into the SUVs now, and obviously the Toyota RAV4 was the best-selling model outright, being the third-best overall. The Tesla Model Y remains the best-selling luxury SUV for the month.

Once again, the SUV Medium below $60,000 class was the favourite, with 20,807 sales (up 9.7 per cent for the month), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 14,716 sales (down 0.2 per cent), and then the SUV Large below $70,000 segment with 10,753 sales (down 13.5 per cent).

See below for the complete results for each SUV category for June 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 1598 (+6.4%)
Suzuki Jimny: 795 (+81.5%)
Hyundai Venue: 592 (+9.2%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 523 (+26.6%)
Kia Stonic: 263 (-71.4%)
Nissan Juke: 148 (+46.5%)
Suzuki Ignis: 116 (-48.2%)
Ford Puma: 57 (-68.9%)
Renault Captur: 10 (-88.5%)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 8 (-98.9%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

MG ZS: 1970 (-47.6%)
Hyundai Kona: 1804 (+149.2%)
Mazda CX-30: 1306 (+12.7%)
GWM Haval Jolion: 1305 (+22.5%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 1294 (-12.6%)
Mitsubishi ASX: 1152 (+231.0%)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 959 (+79.6%)
Kia Seltos: 903 (-26.8%)
Volkswagen T-Roc: 883 (-16.7%)
Nissan Qashqai: 752 (+30.6%)
Chery Omoda 5: 687 (+13.9%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 594 (-10.5%)
Toyota C-HR: 372 (-41.1%)
Honda HR-V: 276 (+144.2%)
Suzuki Vitara: 212 (+64.3%)
Skoda Kamiq: 103 (-48.5%)
Peugeot 2008: 58 (+93.3%)
Jeep Compass: 36 (-83.2%)
Suzuki S-Cross: 22 (-60.0%)
Renault Arkana: 20 (-84.4%)
Mazda MX-30: 4 (-83.3%) / Citroen C4: 4 (-42.9%)
Subaru XV: 0 (-100.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

Audi Q3: 666 (+30.3%)
BMW X1: 639 (+2.4%)
Volvo EX30: 420 (new vehicle)
BMW X2: 285 (+763.6%)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 277 (+75.3%)
Volvo XC40: 258 (-52.3%)
MINI Countryman: 188 (+5.6%)
Audi Q2: 157 (+41.4%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 121 (0.0%)
Lexus LBX: 118 (new vehicle)
Kia Niro: 117 (-41.2%)
Volvo C40: 68 (-55.0%)
Lexus UX: 58 (-77.9%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 49 (new vehicle)
Jaguar E-Pace: 28 (+600.0)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 27 (-41.3%)
Genesis GV60: 12 (-20.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

Toyota RAV4: 3907 (+36.7%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 3045 (+87.5%)
Mazda CX-5: 2687 (+48.3%)
Kia Sportage: 1856 (+48.2%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1795 (-32.7%)
Nissan X-Trail: 1438 (+118.9%)
Subaru Forester: 1309 (-8.8%)
GWM Haval H6: 916 (-4.0%)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 662 (-27.9%)
Honda CR-V: 648 (-21.5%)
BYD Sealion 6: 482 (new vehicle)
Honda ZR-V: 448 (+255.6%)
BYD Atto 3: 351 (-77.1%)
GWM Haval H6 GT: 311 (-26.8%)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 251 (new vehicle)
MG HS: 214 (-75.0%)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 141 (new vehicle)
Renault Koleos: 98 (-75.6%)
Skoda Karoq: 87 (-46.3%)
Peugeot 3008: 82 (+24.2%)
SsangYong Korando: 46 (-35.2%)
Ford Escape: 29 (-91.1%)
Citroen C5 Aircross: 4 (+33.3%)
Jeep Cherokee: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

Tesla Model Y: 2906 (-47.7%)
Lexus NX: 676 (+4.6%)
Mazda CX-60: 542 (+999)
BMW X3: 377 (-2.6%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC: 313 (-28.9%)
Porsche Macan: 302 (-7.9%)
Audi Q5: 237 (-29.3%)
Volvo XC60: 222 (-42.8%)
Mercedes-Benz GLB: 114 (-44.9%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 110 (-41.2%)
BMW X4: 99 (+39.4%)
Toyota bZ4x: 97 (new vehicle)
Genesis GV70: 89 (-41.8%)
Range Rover Evoque: 84 (+115.4%)
Cupra Formentor: 77 (-60.7%)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 74 (+311.1%)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 64 (+25.5%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 59 (0.0%)
Maserati Gracale: 36 (-61.7%)
Subaru Solterra: 31 (new vehicle)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 14 (-26.3%)
Cupra Ateca: 10 (-28.6%)
Mercedes-Benz EQC: 2 (-95.2%)
Peugeot 408: 2 (new vehicle)
Peugeot 5008: 1 (-91.7%)
Audi Q4: 1 (new vehicle)
Hyundai Nexo: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

Ford Everest: 2267 (+96.6%)
Isuzu MU-X: 1564 (+40.8%)
Subaru Outback: 1286 (-10.4%)
Kia Sorento: 966 (+51.4%)
Toyota Kluger: 933 (-40.0%)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 784 (+88.9%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 555 (-14.0%)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 374 (-35.4%)
Hyundai Palisade: 347 (-37.3%)
GWM Tank 300: 342 (+159.1)
Mazda CX-8: 231 (-59.0%)
Toyota Fortuner: 224 (-27.5%)
GWM Tank 500: 202 (new vehicle)
SsangYong Rexton: 189 (-15.6%)
LDV D90: 181 (-54.4%)
Skoda Kodiaq: 129 (-21.8%)
Nissan Pathfinder: 65 (-53.9%)
Jeep Wrangler: 51 (-69.3%)
Mazda CX-9: 31 (-94.7%)
Toyota Prado: 26 (-98.4%)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 6 (-82.4%)
Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)
Mitsubishi Pajero: 0 (-100.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

Range Rover Sport: 349 (-97.2%)
Land Rover Defender: 310 (-4.3%)
BMW X5: 294 (-23.8%)
Lexus RX: 170 (-40.8%)
Kia EV6: 158 (+2.6%)
Mazda CX-90: 99 (new model)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 95 (-12.0%)
Volvo XC90: 94 (-49.7%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE: 83 (-63.8%)
BMW X6: 80 (+100.0%)
Porsche Cayenne: 74 (-20.4%)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 73 (new model)
BMW iX: 64 (-39.0%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 61 (-55.5%)
Audi Q7: 59 (-69.4%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 56 (-62.7%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 53 (new model)
Jaguar F-Pace: 36 (+38.5%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 31 (-64.4%)
Range Rover Velar: 26 (-66.7%)
Audi Q8: 25 (-66.2%)
Genesis GV80: 20 (-62.3%)
Lexus RZ: 14 (-46.2%)
Audi e-tron: 13 (+44.4%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 7 (new vehicle)
Maserati Levante: 0 (-100.0%)
Jaguar I-Pace: 0 (-100.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Upper large below $120,000

Toyota LandCruiser: 1288 (-17.5%)
Nissan Patrol: 669 (+4.9%)
Kia EV9: 47 (new vehicle)
Land Rover Discovery: 46 (+39.4%)

Best-selling SUVs – Upper large above $120,000

BMW X7: 139 (+65.5%)
Range Rover: 106 (+45.2%)
Mercedes-Benz GLS: 35 (-62.0%)
Lexus LX: 33 (-72.0%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 27 (-25.0%)
Lamborghini Urus: 16 (+300%)
BMW XM: 12 (-14.3%)
Aston Martin DBX: 10 (-33.3%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 8 (new vehicle)
Bentley Bentayga: 7 (-12.5%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 5 (new vehicle)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 3 (-25.0%)

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How about the ever-popular utes and pickups? Here are the combined 4×2 and 4×4 figures, including the big American trucks. This class will soon welcome the new Kia Tasman and the BYD Shark ute, which are expected to shake up the numbers a bit.

See below for the top 15 best-selling utes in Australia for June 2024, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined:

Ford Ranger: 6289
Toyota HiLux: 5630
Isuzu D-Max: 2881
Mitsubishi Triton: 1783
Mazda BT-50: 1474
Toyota LandCruiser 70: 1169
Volkswagen Amarok: 1010
Nissan Navara: 1135
GWM Ute: 908
LDV T60/T60 EV: 726
SsangYong Musso: 511
RAM 1500: 341
Chevrolet Silverado: 237
Chevrolet Silverado HD: 131
Ford F-150: 112

Year-to-date, Aussie have taken delivery of 632,412 vehicles at the halfway point of the year. It’s likely going to be another million-plus year for new-car sales in Australia.