New car sales figures have just surpassed one million units, according to the October 2024 VFACTS report, and the month was the second-best October ever recorded.
It makes sense, especially with an influx of new vehicles and new brands hitting Australia in recent times. Buyers have more options than ever before, and that means there is likely going to be a product that suits your exact needs.
The report shows there were 98,375 new vehicle registrations in Australia in during October, which is down 7.9 per cent on the same month last year but up on the 97,020 delivered in September 2024. However, the year-to-date tally of 1,025,621 is up 1.9 per cent over the same 10-month period last year.
But the last quarter is showing signs of slowing, and, according to FCAI chief, Tony Weber, electric vehicle demand has “subdued despite an increasing number of new brands entering the market”. Weber said:
“Many of these new EV sales are in the highly competitive medium passenger segment which already records almost fifty per cent of sales being electric but the segment accounting for just over four per cent of total sales.
“Conversely, we are now witnessing the introduction of new plug-in hybrid models in the SUV and Light Commercial segments which have previously been dominated by petrol and diesel models. This is significant given the overwhelming popularity of SUVs and Light Commercial vehicles in Australia.”
Starting with the most popular new vehicle brands, Toyota stands at the top once again. Sales are down 9.0 per cent for the Japanese auto giant for October, but the YTD total is up by 15.5 per cent.
Interestingly, all brands in the top 10 experienced a drop in sales compared with October last year, except Kia and Hyundai, and GWM. Hyundai also jumped from sixth spot last month to fourth, while Volkswagen punted Subaru from the list.
See below for the top 10 best-selling car brands for October 2024, including the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets:
- Toyota: 18,471 (-9.0% on October 2023)
- Ford: 8581 (-0.3%)
- Mazda: 7656 (-17.8%)
- Hyundai: 7086 (+7.0%)
- Kia: 6602 (+16.9%)
- Mitsubishi: 5590 (-12.6%)
- MG: 5206 (-14.7%)
- Isuzu: 3651 (-12.2%)
- GWM: 3350 (+12.9%)
- Volkswagen: 3279 (-24.8%)
What about the best-selling vehicles in Australia in October? The Toyota RAV4 was once again the best-seller, even overshadowing the popular utes. Sales are up 86.3 per cent for the mid-sizer, which was the highest increase of the top 10.
Elsewhere in the list, the Outlander jumped two spots from the previous month, and Hyundai Tucson jumped back in while pushing out the Mazda CX-3. All others remained pretty consistent.
See below for the top 10 best-selling vehicles during October 2024, including the percentage change compared with the same month last year:
- Toyota RAV4: 4841 (+86.3% on October 2023)
- Ford Ranger: 4757 (-23.5%)
- Toyota HiLux: 4523 (-21.6%)
- Ford Everest: 2668 (+48.0%)
- Isuzu D-Max: 2295 (-28.2%)
- Toyota LandCruiser: 2288 (-10.7%)
- Kia Sportage: 2136 (+39.7%)
- Mitsubishi Outlander: 1902 (-15.1%)
- Mazda CX-5: 1833 (-26.9%)
- Hyundai Tucson: 1803 (+2.3%)
Into the segments, with micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes. The MG3 remains in front overall, and then the Kia Picanto. Suzuki jumps into third spot with the Swift, leaving the Mazda2 to fourth.
Sales for October 2024 were as follows, with the percentage change from October last year in brackets.
Micro
- Kia Picanto: 526 (-28.7% from October 2023)
- Fiat 500/Abarth: 48 (-28.4%)
Light under $30,000
- MG MG3: 920 (-34.8%)
- Suzuki Swift: 509 (-12.2%)
- Mazda2: 491 (-0.8%)
- Toyota Yaris: 124 (-39.5%)
Light under $30,000
- Volkswagen Polo: 337 (+123.2%)
- MINI hatch: 217 (+4.8%)
- MINI Aceman: 69 (new model)
- Hyundai i20: 24 (-78.2%)
- Skoda Fabia: 19 (-54.8%)
- Citroen C3: 7 (+133.3)
- Audi A1: 2 (-95.8%)
Over in the small under $40,000 class, and it’s the trusty Toyota Corolla that remains in the lead. Hyundai i30 sales jumped compared with the previous month, while the Kia Cerato dropped off a bit for the month.
This class saw 5234 sales overall, and that’s up 8.4 per cent on last October, while the YTD figure is up 22.1 per cent. See below for the full results for this class in October 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- Toyota Corolla: 1751 (+0.3%)
- Hyundai i30: 1293 (-15.0%)
- Kia Cerato: 967 (+163.5%)
- Mazda3: 742 (+13.6%)
- MG MG5: 259 (-27.0%)
- Subaru Impreza: 104 (+999%)
- BYD Dolphin: 67 (-33.0%)
- Skoda Scala: 51 (-34.6%)
- Hyundai Ioniq: 0 (0.0%)
In the small above $40,000 class, and once again the MG4 sets a commanding lead. It easily outsold its nearest competitor, the VW Golf, by almost five times the units. Most rivals continue on a similar path as previous months.
Overall class figures hit 2569 units for the month (down 2.6%), and 18,012 units across YTD (up 1.3 per cent). See below for the complete results for October, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- MG MG4: 1486 (+97.9%)
- Volkswagen Golf: 299 (-27.8%)
- GWM Ora: 154 (+100%)
- Subaru WRX: 133 (-37.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 124 (-28.3%)
- Audi A3: 74 (-78.4%)
- BMW 1 Series: 70 (-55.1%)
- Cupra Born: 69 (-46.1%)
- BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 63 (-41.1%)
- Honda Civic: 35 (-77.3%)
- Cupra Leon: 30 (-11.8%)
- Nissan Leaf: 19 (-50.0%)
- Peugeot 308: 11 (-21.4%)
- Renault Megane: 2 (-66.7%)
- MINI Clubman: 0 (-98.2%)
- Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)
- Ford Focus: 0 (-100.0%)
The Toyota Camry remains in front in the medium below $60,000 class, but it’s figure is down slightly from previous months. This might be due, at least in part, to the transition to the new model which has just arrived.
Total class figures topped 1220 units in October (down 1.9 per cent), while the YTD total is 22,823 (up 97.8 per cent). See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with October 2023 in brackets:
- Toyota Camry: 661 (-28.5%)
- BYD Seal: 313 (new vehicle)
- Mazda6: 160 (+40.4%)
- Skoda Octavia: 39 (-63.9%)
- Hyundai Sonata: 37 (-2.6%)
- Honda Accord: 8 (-50.0%)
- Volkswagen Passat: 2 (-95.2%)
Stepping up to the medium above $60,000 segment, and we see the fully electric BMW i4 sets the lead. It beat the legendary 3 Series as well as the Mercedes C-Class. Meanwhile Lexus ES sales jumped a bit in October from September.
Overall, the segment reported 657 sales for the month (down 70.9 per cent), with the year-to-date total standing at 20,124 units (down 30.7 per cent). See below for the full results in this class in October 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- BMW i4: 142 (+425.9%)
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 131 (0.0%)
- BMW 3 Series: 104 (-67.9%)
- Lexus ES: 76 (-41.1%)
- Mercedes-Benz CLA: 56 (-11.1%)
- Audi A4: 48 (-36.8%)
- Audi A5 Sportback: 36 (-47.1%)
- Hyundai IONIQ 6: 21 (-58.8%)
- Volvo S60: 15 (+87.5%)
- Volvo V60 Cross Country: 10 (-16.7%)
- BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 8 (-85.2%)
- Alfa Romeo Giulia: 5 (-58.3%)
- Peugeot 508: 3 (+82.4%)
- Genesis G70: 2 (-50.0%)
- Jaguar XE: 0 (0.0%)
- Volkswagen Arteon: 0 (-100%)
In the large below $70,000 class, the Skoda Superb jumped to 12 sales from 6 the previous month, with just 1 newly-registered Citroen C5 X. And that’s the complete segment, with 13 sales for the month down 74.5 per cent. The YTD tally of 181 units is down 91.3 per cent.
See below for the full results for October 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- Skoda Superb: 12 (-57.1%)
- Citroen C5 X: 1 (0.0%)
- Kia Stinger: 0 (-100%)
Stepping up to the luxury large above $70,000 segment, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class takes the crown. The BMW 5 Series, usually in number one or two spot, was down during October leaving room for the Audi A6 to jump into second spot.
Total sales for the class reached 152 units, which is down 41.1 per cent on last October. And across YTD, 1698 sales is down 22.6 per cent. See below for the complete results for this segment, with the percentage change compared with October last year in brackets:
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 41 (0.0%)
- Audi A6: 29 (-3.3%)
- BMW 5 Series: 28 (-30.0%)
- Porsche Taycan: 22 (-72.5%)
- Audi A7: 11 (+37.5%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQE: 11 (-35.3%)
- Genesis G80: 5 (-37.5%)
- Maserati Ghibli: 3 (-40.0%)
- Audi e-tron GT: 2 (-93.1%)
- Jaguar XF: 0 (0.0%)
- Toyota Mirai: 0 (0.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class: 0 (0.0%)
Finishing off the passenger cars with the upper large above $100,000 segment, and it’s the Mercedes S-Class that takes the win. The Porsche Panamera crossed the line in second, posting 7 sales, with the BMW 7 Series rounding out the top 10.
Total sales for the class stand at 30 units, which is down 44.4 per cent on last October. Year-to-date, the class has recorded 248 sales, down 45.3 per cent. See below for the full results for this class in October 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 9 (-25%)
- BMW 7 Series: 5 (-16.7%)
- Porsche Panamera: 7 (-12.5%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQS: 3 (-50%)
- Audi A8: 2 (-33.3%)
- BMW i7: 2 (-66.7%)
- BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 1 (-50%)
- Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 1 (-83.3%)
- Bentley sedan: 0 (-100.0%)
- Lotus Emeya: 0 (new model)
- Lexus LS: 0 (-100.0%)
- Rolls-Royce Sedan: 0 (0.0%)
- BMW 6 Series GT: 0 (0.0%)
- Maserati Quattroporte: 0 (0.0)
Over in the sports below $80,000 class and we see the new Ford Mustang continues to kick goals. Its figure is not quite at the level of the previous generation during its peak, but it is off to a good start.
The segment reported 559 sales overall for the month (up 18.7 per cent), while the YTD effort of 3256 units is down 35.0 per cent. See below for the full results for October, with the percentage change compared with the same month in 2023 in brackets:
- Ford Mustang: 311 (+999%)
- Toyota GR86: 104 (-24.6%)
- Subaru BRZ: 67 (-40.7%)
- Mazda MX-5: 62 (-51.2%)
- Nissan Z: 15 (-61.5%)
- MINI Cabrio: 0 (-100%)
Over in the sports above $80,000 class and the BMW 2 Series and 4 Series were neck and neck, leaving most rivals further behind. The new Mercedes CLE is picking up and getting close though, while the Porsche Cayman is still going relatively strong for a high-end model.
The class reported 465 sales overall for the month, which is down just 4.7 per cent, while the YTD figure of 4018 is up 2.0 per cent. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with October 2023 in brackets:
- BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 96 (-38.5%)
- BMW 4 Series coupe/convertible: 95 (+25.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 71 (new model)
- Porsche Cayman: 64 (+60.0%)
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 44 (+69.2%)
- Porsche Boxster: 29 (+190%)
- Toyota GR Supra: 28 (+33.3%)
- Audi A5: 13 (-50%)
- BMW Z4: 12 (+100%)
- Lotus Emira: 7 (-75.9%)
- Lexus LC: 3 (-76.9%)
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 2 (-96.6%)
- Jaguar F-Type: 1 (-75%)
- Audi TT: 0 (-100.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Finishing off the sports cars, the exotic sports above $200,000 segment was led by the Porsche 911 once again. Ferrari and Lamborghini reported decent figures for such exclusive brands, with McLaren not too far behind.
Total class efforts reached 125 units, up 15.7 per cent on the same month last year. For the first 10 months of the year the class has reported 1401 new registrations, which is also up, 25.1 per cent. See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with October last year in brackets:
- Porsche 911: 54 (+3.8%)
- Ferrari coupe/convertible: 22 (+83.3%)
- Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 19 (+18.8%)
- McLaren coupe/convertible: 8 (+14.3%)
- Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 6 (+50%)
- Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 4 (new model)
- Maserati coupe/convertible: 3 (+200%)
- Bentley coupe/convertible: 3 (-50%)
- Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 2 (new model)
- Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 2 (new model)
- Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 2 (-71.4%)
- Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 2 (+100%)
- BMW 8 Series: 0 (-100%)
As for the ever-popular SUV segments, we know the Toyota RAV4 was the best-seller overall, but the best-selling premium SUV in the VFACTS report was Audi Q3. The Q3 has been quite popular in the past 12 months or so, but in recent months the Lexus NX has been in the lead.
Splitting up the most popular SUV sizes/categories, the SUV Medium below $60,000 segment was the most popular with 19,024 sales (up 7.9 per cent on last October), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 11,972 sales (down 11.3 per cent). The SUV Large below $70,000 segment finishes off the top three, with 9418 sales (down 22.6 per cent).
See below for the complete results for each SUV category for October 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
Best-selling SUVs – Light
- Mazda CX-3: 1631 (+50.3%)
- Toyota Yaris Cross: 835 (+15.0%)
- Suzuki Jimny: 827 (+372.6%)
- Hyundai Venue: 723 (+30.5%)
- Kia Stonic: 548 (+2.6%)
- Volkswagen T-Cross: 377 (-23.2%)
- Suzuki Ignis: 136 (-24.4%)
- Nissan Juke: 94 (+32.4%)
- Jeep Avenger: 35 (new model)
- Renault Captur: 4 (-86.7%)
- Ford Puma: 4 (-98.0%)
Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000
- Hyundai Kona: 1800 (+30.6%)
- MG ZS: 1761 (-30.6%)
- Mazda CX-30: 1022 (-37.9%)
- Mitsubishi ASX: 1045 (+4.9%)
- Subaru Crosstrek: 1007 (+7.4%)
- GWM Haval Jolion: 967 (+18.9%)
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 629 (+3.3%)
- Volkswagen T-Roc: 588 (-35.0%)
- Kia Seltos: 578 (-10.1%)
- Chery Omoda 5: 529 (-15.2%)
- Toyota Corolla Cross: 371 (-48.8%)
- Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 354 (new model)
- Honda HR-V: 335 (+90.3%)
- Nissan Qashqai: 342 (-47.7%)
- Suzuki Vitara: 245 (+7.5%)
- Toyota C-HR: 190 (+8.6%)
- Skoda Kamiq: 107 (-18.9%)
- Renault Arkana: 35 (-41.7%)
- Jeep Compass: 17 (-86.2%)
- Suzuki S-Cross: 35 (-48.5%)
- Peugeot 2008: 8 (-68.0%)
- Mazda MX-30: 4 (-89.5%)
- Citroen C4: 3 (0.0%)
Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000
- Audi Q3: 543 (+16.0%)
- BMW X1: 449 (-14.8%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 420 (+82.6%)
- MINI Countryman: 384 (+239.8%)
- Volvo XC40: 298 (-6.6%)
- BMW X2: 252 (+999%)
- Volvo EX30: 159 (new vehicle)
- Lexus LBX: 141 (new vehicle)
- Mercedes-Benz EQA: 86 (-46.9%)
- Kia Niro: 83 (-44.7%)
- Lexus UX: 74 (-59.6%)
- Audi Q2: 38 (-75.0%)
- Volvo C40: 22 (-63.3%)
- Renault Megane E-Tech: 18 (new vehicle)
- Jaguar E-Pace: 12 (+200.0%)
- Alfa Romeo Tonale: 11 (-75.6%)
- Genesis GV60: 7 (+75.0%)
Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000
- Toyota RAV4: 4841 (+86.3%)
- Kia Sportage: 2136 (+39.7%)
- Mitsubishi Outlander: 1901 (-15.1%)
- Mazda CX-5: 1833 (-26.9%)
- Hyundai Tucson: 1803 (+2.3%)
- Nissan X-Trail: 1030 (-14.9%)
- Subaru Forester: 1028 (-23.9%)
- BYD Sealion 6: 1022 (new vehicle)
- MG HS: 780 (-25.5%)
- GWM Haval H6: 723 (+19.3%)
- Volkswagen Tiguan: 354 (-30.5%)
- BYD Atto 3: 330 (-63.8%)
- GWM Haval H6 GT: 306 (+13.8%)
- Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 287 (+348.4)
- Honda CR-V: 277 (-32.9%)
- Honda ZR-V: 199 (-7.9%)
- Renault Koleos: 42 (-33.3%)
- Skoda Karoq: 42 (-52.3%)
- SsangYong Torres: 40 (new model)
- SsangYong Korando: 25 (-24.2%)
- Ford Escape: 12 (-95.7%)
- Citroen C5 Aircross: 11 (+120%)
- Peugeot 3008: 2 (-96.8%)
- Jeep Cherokee: 0 (-100%)
Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000
- Lexus NX: 563 (-12.7%)
- Porsche Macan: 337 (+71.1%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLC: 277 (+0.7%)
- Mazda CX-60: 265 (-37.6%)
- Audi Q5: 253 (-17.9%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 137 (+25.7%)
- BMW X3: 128 (-60.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLB: 110 (+48.6%)
- Kia EV5: 97 (new vehicle)
- Toyota bZ4x: 82 (new vehicle)
- Volvo XC60: 81 (-42.6%)
- Cupra Formentor: 72 (-70.6%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQB: 62 (-31.9%)
- Hyundai IONIQ 5: 50 (-49.5%)
- BMW X4: 44 (-51.1%)
- Genesis GV70: 39 (-63.6%)
- Range Rover Evoque: 31 (-55.1%)
- Cupra Ateca: 22 (-33.3%)
- Land Rover Discovery Sport: 19 (+280%)
- Maserati Gracale: 17 (-63.8%)
- Audi Q4: 15 (new vehicle)
- Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 12 (-25.0%)
- Peugeot 408: 10 (0.0%)
- Subaru Solterra: 8 (new vehicle)
- Audi Q6 e-tron: 3 (new vehicle)
- Peugeot 5008: 1 (-95.5%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQC: 0 (-100%)
- Hyundai Nexo: 0 (0.0%)
Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000
- Ford Everest: 2668 (+48.0%)
- Isuzu MU-X: 1356 (+41.0%)
- Toyota Kluger: 871 (-22.6%)
- Subaru Outback: 769 (-21.6%)
- Kia Sorento: 631 (+24.2%)
- Hyundai Santa Fe: 603 (+38.6%)
- Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 466 (-48.7%)
- Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 333 (+6.4%)
- Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 278 (new vehicle)
- GWM Tank 300: 277 (-56.9%)
- Hyundai Palisade: 268 (-30.2%)
- Toyota Fortuner: 195 (-40.5%)
- GWM Tank 500: 152 (new vehicle)
- SsangYong Rexton: 132 (+7.3%)
- Mazda CX-80: 113 (new vehicle)
- LDV D90: 107 (-57.9%)
- Skoda Kodiaq: 66 (-34.0%)
- Jeep Wrangler: 54 (-28.9%)
- Mazda CX-8: 45 (-92.7%)
- Nissan Pathfinder: 29 (-61.8%)
- Mazda CX-9: 3 (-98.4%)
- Toyota Prado: 2 (-99.9%)
- Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)
- Mitsubishi Pajero: 0 (-100.0%)
- Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (-100%)
Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000
- Land Rover Defender: 328 (+9.7%)
- BMW X5: 278 (+5.3%)
- Lexus RX: 176 (-24.8%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLE: 135 (+43.6%)
- Kia EV6: 129 (-41.4%)
- Range Rover Sport: 109 (-57.8%)
- Volkswagen Touareg: 104 (+76.3%)
- Volvo XC90: 101 (-20.5%)
- Audi Q7: 85 (-69.8%)
- Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 84 (+71.4%)
- Porsche Cayenne: 76 (+55.1%)
- BMW X6: 74 (-24.5%)
- Ford Mustang Mach-E: 68 (+183.3%)
- Mazda CX-90: 62 (-49.6%)
- Audi Q8: 54 (-32.5%)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee: 45 (-38.4%)
- BMW iX: 41 (-25.5%)
- Mazda CX-70: 37 (new vehicle)
- Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 37 (-49.3%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 26 (-7.1%)
- Jaguar F-Pace: 21 (+59.6%)
- Range Rover Velar: 16 (-62.8%)
- Lexus RZ: 15 (-42.3%)
- Genesis GV80 Coupe: 11 (new vehicle)
- Genesis GV80: 6(-84.6%)
- Maserati Levante: 5 +25.0(%)
- Jaguar I-Pace: 2 (0.0%)
- Audi e-tron: 0 (-100%)
Best-selling SUVs – Upper large below $120,000
- Toyota LandCruiser: 1190 (-17.9%)
- Nissan Patrol: 813 (+10.9%)
- Land Rover Discovery: 24 (-70.0%)
- Kia EV9: 37 (+94.7%)
Best-selling SUVs – Upper large above $120,000
- Lexus GX: 241 (new vehicle)
- BMW X7: 111 (+19.4%)
- Lexus LX: 75 (+25.0%)
- Range Rover: 49 (-26.9%)
- Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 37 (-17.8%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLS: 36 (+33.3%)
- BMW XM: 14 (-63.2%)
- Lamborghini Urus: 11 (+37.5%)
- Bentley Bentayga: 9 (+12.5%)
- Ferrari Purosangue: 9 (new vehicle)
- Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 7 (-50.0%)
- Aston Martin DBX: 2 (-66.7%)
- Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 2 (-33.3%)
- Lotus Eletre: 0 (new vehicle)
And lastly, the utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the top 15 best-selling utes in Australia for October 2024, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined:
- Ford Ranger: 4757
- Toyota HiLux: 4523
- Isuzu D-Max: 2295
- Mitsubishi Triton: 1549
- Mazda BT-50: 1186
- Toyota LandCruiser 70: 1098
- Nissan Navara: 708
- Volkswagen Amarok: 626
- GWM Ute: 597
- LDV T60/T60 EV: 535
- RAM 1500: 258
- Ford F-150: 247
- SsangYong Musso: 231
- Chevrolet Silverado: 195
- GWM Alpha: 174
To recap, there were 98,275 vehicle sales in October, 2024, and that was down 7.9 per cent on last October. The year-to-date total is 1,025,621 units, which is up 1.9 per cent on the same 10-month period in 2023.
