VFACTS: November 2024 new car sales results for Australia

It’s almost the end of the year and we can pretty much see what new cars will end up being the most popular for 2024, with the release of November VFACTS figures.

According to the report, there were 99,091 new vehicle registrations during November. That’s down 11.6 per cent compared with last November, while the year-to-date tally reached 1,124,712 units, up 0.6 per cent on the same 11-month period last year.

For this report we’re looking solely at the VFACTS figures. Tesla and Polestar elected not to be included in VFACTS earlier this year.

Starting with the most popular new vehicle brands, Toyota remains in front by a big margin, with 222,639 sales so far this year. That’s up 13.6 per cent on the same period last year. The popular brand was followed by Ford and then Mazda, as usual.

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

1. Toyota: 20,562 (-2.1% on November 2023)
2. Ford: 8720 (+6.8%)
3. Mazda: 7588 (-12.9%)
4. Kia: 6410 (+11.1%)
5. Mitsubishi: 6205 (-1.0%)
6. Hyundai: 5606 (-16.6%)
7. MG: 5072 (-9.5%)
8. GWM: 3566 (-3.1%)
9. Isuzu: 3386 (-30.2%)
10. Nissan: 3350 (-21.5%)

As for the best-selling vehicles in Australia in November? It was the Toyota RAV4 once again. It’s going to get close to becoming the best-selling model of the year this year, with 53,599 sales so far, against 58,100 Ford Rangers and 50,166 Toyota HiLuxes.

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

1. Toyota RAV4: 5526 (+125.6% on November 2023)
2. Ford Ranger: 4981 (-20.9%)
3. Toyota Prado: 3590 (+16.2%)
4. Toyota HiLux: 3572 (-39.5%)
5. MG ZS: 2794 (+36.5%)
6. Ford Everest: 2737 (+97.0%)
7. Mitsubishi Outlander: 2472 (+3.8%)
8. Isuzu D-Max: 2180 (-41.0%)
9. Toyota LandCruiser: 1899 (-21.6%)
10. Kia Sportage: 1766 (+13.3%)

Into the segments, kicking off with micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes. The little MG3 continues in the lead, followed by the Suzuki Swift and then the Mazda2.

Overall sales for November 2024 were as follows, with the percentage change from November last year in brackets.

Micro

1. Kia Picanto: 349 (-37.1% from November 2023)
2. Fiat 500/Abarth: 35 (-31.4%)

Light under $30,000

1. MG MG3: 714 (-40.7%)
2. Suzuki Swift: 623 (-5.5%)
3. Mazda2: 525 (+6.9%)
4. Toyota Yaris: 129 (-35.2%)

Light under $30,000

1. Volkswagen Polo: 236 (+66.2%)
2. MINI hatch: 106 (-35.8%)
3. MINI Aceman: 53 (new model)
4. Hyundai i20: 48 (+6.7%)
5. Skoda Fabia: 16 (-66.0%)
6. Citroen C3: 1 (-80.0)
7. Audi A1: 1 (-97.7%)

Into the small under $40,000 class, and it reported 4926 sales in November. That’s down 24.3 per cent compared with last November, while the YTD total of 66,217 is up 16.8 per cent. See below for the full results for this class in November 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

1. Toyota Corolla: 1599 (-19.1%)
2. Hyundai i30: 1080 (-31.0%)
3. Kia Cerato: 1035 (+32.4%)
4. Mazda3: 696 (+6.4%)
5. MG MG5: 249 (-67.2%)
6. Subaru Impreza: 112 (+999%)
7. BYD Dolphin: 78 (-86.8%)
8. Skoda Scala: 77 (-56.3%)
9. Hyundai Ioniq: 0 (0.0%)

Stepping up to the small above $40,000 class, and it recorded 4926 sales according to VFACTS. That’s down 23.4 per cent on the same month last year. Year-to-date, the figure is down as well, by 1.8 per cent, with 19,966 sales against 20,336 last year. See below for the complete results for November, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

1. MG MG4: 821 (-1.7%)
2. Volkswagen Golf: 392 (+11.7%)
3. BMW 1 Series: 215 (+55.8%)
4. Subaru WRX: 143 (-22.7%)
5. GWM Ora: 127 (+84.1%)
6. Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 88 (-34.3%)
7. Audi A3: 36 (-90.9%)
8. Cupra Born: 36 (-65.0%)
9. BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 32 (-64.0%)
10. Cupra Leon: 32 (-13.5%)
11. Honda Civic: 16 (-87.1%)
12. Nissan Leaf: 7 (-79.1%)
13. Peugeot 308: 7 (-69.6%)
14. Renault Megane: 0 (-100%)
15. MINI Clubman: 0 (-98.2%)
16. Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)
17. Ford Focus: 0 (-100.0%)

Over in the medium below $60,000 class we saw 960 sales overall, which is down 38.7 per cent on last November. The YTD tally of 23,783 is actually up, by 81.5 per cent, largely driven by the Camry. See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with November 2023 in brackets:

1. Toyota Camry: 400 (-67.1%)
2. BYD Seal: 360 (new vehicle)
3. Mazda6: 115 (-16.1%)
4. Skoda Octavia: 47 (-50.5%)
5. Hyundai Sonata: 32 (-56.2%)
6. Volkswagen Passat: 4 (-88.2%)
7. Honda Accord: 2 (-83.3%)

For the premium version of the segment above, there were 1582 sales in the medium above $60,000 segment, and that’s down 69.2 per cent on the same month last year. The YTD figure of 20,746 is down as well, by 33.2 per cent. See below for the full results in this class in November 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

1. BMW 3 Series: 159 (-45.5%)
2. BMW i4: 132 (+41.9%)
3. Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 116 (+2.7%)
4. Lexus ES: 70 (-49.3%)
5. Mercedes-Benz CLA: 45 (-39.2%)
6. Audi A4: 25 (-67.1%)
7. Volvo S60: 15 (+150.0%)
8. Audi A5 Sportback: 14 (-80.3%)
9. Hyundai IONIQ 6: 11 (-88.8%)
10. BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 11 (-62.1%)
11. Alfa Romeo Giulia: 9 (-43.8%)
12. Volvo V60 Cross Country: 8 (-20.0%)
13. Genesis G70: 6 (-60.0%)
14. Peugeot 508: 0 (-100%)
15. Jaguar XE: 1 (0.0%)
16. Volkswagen Arteon: 0 (-100%)

Into the large below $70,000 segment, and the two vehicles on sale here reported 8 sales overall. That’s down 68 per cent on November last year, and the YTD effort is down 91.1 per cent. See below for the full results for November 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

1. Skoda Superb: 6 (-57.1%)
2. Citroen C5 X: 2 (-33.3%)
3. Kia Stinger: 0 (-100%)

Lastly with regular passenger cars, the upper large above $100,000 segment recorded 28 sales overall for the month. That’s down 26.3 per cent, and the YTD tally of 276 units is down 43.8 per cent. See below for the full results for this class in November 2024, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

1. Ford Mustang: 167 (+999%)
2. Subaru BRZ: 67 (-29.5%)
3. Mazda MX-5: 53 (-33.8%)
4. Toyota GR86: 44 (-62.4%)
5. Nissan Z: 12 (-55.6%)
6. MINI Cabrio: 0 (-100%)

Up a peg, and the sports above $80,000 class experienced a 0.9 per cent increase across YTD, standing at 4444 sales. The total for the month reached 426, which is down 8.4 per cent for the month. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with November 2023 in brackets:

1. BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 98 (-42.7%)
2. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 72 (+94.6%)
3. BMW 4 Series Coupe/Conv: 68 (-1.4%)
4. Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 63 (new model)
5. Porsche Cayman: 40 (+150.0%)
6. MG Cyberster: 30 (new model)
7. Porsche Boxster: 22 (+120%)
8. Audi A5: 9 (-47.1%)
9. Lotus Emira: 8 (-63.6%)
10. BMW Z4: 6 (-25.0%)
11. Jaguar F-Type: 3 (0.0%)
12. Lexus LC: 3 (0.0%)
13. Toyota GR Supra: 3 (-92.7%)
14. Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 1 (-87.5%)
15. Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
16. Audi TT: 0 (-100.0%)

Lastly for the sports cars, the dream machines in the sports above $200,000 segment posted 102 sales for the month, down 19.7 per cent. Across YTD, the segment has seen 1503 sales, up 20.5 per cent. See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with November last year in brackets:

1. Porsche 911: 37 (-27.5%)
2. Ferrari coupe/convertible: 16 (-11.1%)
3. Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 12 (new model)
4. McLaren coupe/convertible: 11 (+266.7%)
5. Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 7 (-58.8%)
6. Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 7 (-50%)
7. Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 4 (new model)
8. Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 3 (new model)
9. BMW 8 Series: 2 (+100%)
10. Bentley coupe/convertible: 1 (-83.3%)
11. Maserati coupe/convertible: 1 (0.0%)
12. Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 1 (-50.0%)
13. Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 0 (-100%)

Over in the SUV classes, and the SUV Medium below $60,000 segment remains as the favourite with 18,982 sales (up 4.7 per cent on last November), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 13,506 sales (up 6.3 per cent), and then the SUV Large below $70,000 segment with 12,575 sales (up 5.9 per cent).

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

Best-selling SUVs – Light

1. Mazda CX-3: 1624 (+35.3%)
2. Suzuki Jimny: 1111 (+349.8%)
3. Kia Stonic: 715 (+38.8%)
4. Toyota Yaris Cross: 648 (-27.4%)
5. Hyundai Venue: 550 (-4.3%)
6. Volkswagen T-Cross: 229 (-54.0%)
7. Suzuki Ignis: 154 (-6.7%)
8. Nissan Juke: 96 (-42.9%)
9. Jeep Avenger: 20 (new model)
10. Renault Captur: 5 (-81.5%)
11. Ford Puma: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

1. MG ZS: 2794 (+36.5%)
2. Hyundai Kona: 1279 (-4.0%)
3. GWM Haval Jolion: 1274 (+23.8%)
4. Mitsubishi ASX: 1176 (+69.5%)
5. Mazda CX-30: 967 (-10.5%)
6. Subaru Crosstrek: 896 (-12.8%)
7. Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 745 (new model)
8. Volkswagen T-Roc: 684 (-29.0%)
9. Toyota Corolla Cross: 639 (-26.5%)
10. Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 627 (+6.8%)
11. Chery Omoda 5: 542 (-2.5%)
12. Kia Seltos: 473 (-49.2%)
13. Honda HR-V: 356 (+115.8%)
14. Suzuki Vitara: 324 (+10.6%)
15. Nissan Qashqai: 302 (-41.2%)
16. Toyota C-HR: 232 (+673.3%)
17. Skoda Kamiq: 78 (-67.1%)
18. Renault Arkana: 46 (-65.9%)
19. Suzuki S-Cross: 41 (-18.0%)
20. Jeep Compass: 24 (-74.5%)
21. Citroen C4: 4 (+100.0%)
22. Peugeot 2008: 3 (-93.0%)
23. Mazda MX-30: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

1. Audi Q3: 736 (+74.0%)
2. BMW X1: 373 (-50.8%)
3. Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 311 (+95.6%)
4. BMW X2: 196 (+999%)
5. MINI Countryman: 189 (+89.0%)
6. Volvo XC40: 187 (-55.4%)
7. Volvo EX30: 164 (new vehicle)
8. Lexus LBX: 128 (new vehicle)
9. Kia Niro: 95 (-39.9%)
10. Lexus UX: 63 (-68.7%)
11. Mercedes-Benz EQA: 60 (-64.5%)
12. Volvo C40: 32 (-15.8%)
13. Audi Q2: 26 (-89.3%)
14. Jaguar E-Pace: 21 (+61.5%)
15. Renault Megane E-Tech: 16 (new vehicle)
16. Alfa Romeo Tonale: 11 (-82.3%)
17. Genesis GV60: 4 (-77.8%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

1. Toyota RAV4: 5526 (+125.6%)
2. Mitsubishi Outlander: 2472 (+3.8%)
3. Kia Sportage: 1766 (+13.3%)
4. Mazda CX-5: 1727 (-23.4%)
5. Hyundai Tucson: 1542 (-18.8%)
6. Nissan X-Trail: 1495 (+9.8%)
7. Subaru Forester: 1038 (-29.4%)
8. BYD Sealion 6: 847 (new vehicle)
9. GWM Haval H6: 686 (-24.9%)
10. MG HS: 464 (-38.8%)
11. Volkswagen Tiguan: 341 (-27.1%)
12. GWM Haval H6 GT: 278 (-22.1%)
13. BYD Atto 3: 267 (-60.0%)
14. Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 203 (-24.5)
15. Honda ZR-V: 118 (-60.7%)
16. Honda CR-V: 55 (-91.6%)
17. Skoda Karoq: 49 (-39.5%)
18. Renault Koleos: 43 (-48.2%)
19. SsangYong Torres: 34 (new model)
20. SsangYong Korando: 22 (-60.7%)
21. Ford Escape: 4 (-96.2%)
22. Haval H7: 4 (new model)
23. Peugeot 3008: 1 (-97.9%)
24. Citroen C5 Aircross: 0 (-100%)
25. Jeep Cherokee: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

1. Lexus NX: 517 (-21.8%)
2. Porsche Macan: 320 (+88.2%)
3. Audi Q5: 302 (-15.9%)
4. BMW X3: 276 (-2.5%)
5. Mercedes-Benz GLC: 245 (-27.1%)
6. Mazda CX-60: 228 (-50.0%)
7. Kia EV5: 199 (new vehicle)
8. Volvo XC60: 148 (-6.9%)
9. Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 135 (-28.9%)
10. Cupra Formentor: 115 (-68.0%)
11. Genesis GV70: 109 (-7.6%)
12. Mercedes-Benz GLB: 100 (+104.1%)
13. Audi Q4: 74 (new vehicle)
14. BMW X4: 74 (+17.5%)
15. Mercedes-Benz EQB: 74 (+48.0%)
16. Hyundai IONIQ 5: 71 (-19.3%)
17. Toyota bZ4x: 61 (new vehicle)
18. Land Rover Discovery Sport: 39 (+290%)
19. Range Rover Evoque: 38 (-13.6%)
20. Skoda Enyaq: 31 (new model)
21. Cupra Ateca: 28 (+86.7%)
22. Maserati Gracale: 17 (-61.4%)
23. Peugeot 408: 14 (0.0%)
24. Subaru Solterra: 12 (new vehicle)
25. Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 8 (-57.9%)
26. Peugeot 5008: 4 (-92.0%)
27. Audi Q6 e-tron: 0 (new vehicle)
28. Mercedes-Benz EQC: 0 (-100%)
29. Hyundai Nexo: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

1. Toyota Prado: 3590 (+16.2%)
2. Ford Everest: 2737 (+97.0%)
3. Isuzu MU-X: 1206 (+3.9%)
4. Subaru Outback: 734 (-29.8%)
5. Kia Sorento: 714 (+169.4%)
6. Toyota Kluger: 515 (+51.5%)
7. Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 425 (-53.8%)
8. Hyundai Santa Fe: 368 (-12.0%)
9. GWM Tank 300: 353 (-33.3%)
10. Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 343 (-2.0%)
11. Mazda CX-80: 273 (new model)
12. Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 272 (new vehicle)
13. Toyota Fortuner: 244 (-59.8%)
14. Hyundai Palisade: 214 (-39.4%)
15. LDV D90: 182 (-29.5%)
16. GWM Tank 500: 144 (new vehicle)
17. SsangYong Rexton: 117 (-29.5%)
18. Skoda Kodiaq: 74 (-36.8%)
19. Jeep Wrangler: 53 (-37.6%)
20. Nissan Pathfinder: 11 (-87.6%)
21. Mazda CX-8: 4 (-99.2%)
22. Mazda CX-9: 2 (-98.8%)
23. Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)
24. Mitsubishi Pajero: 0 (-100.0%)
25. Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

1. Land Rover Defender: 274 (-25.5%)
2. BMW X5: 266 (-19.4%)
3. Range Rover Sport: 206 (+13.8%)
4. Lexus RX: 145 (-16.7%)
5. Mercedes-Benz GLE: 129 (-51.1%)
6. Audi Q7: 122 (-50.4%)
7. Kia EV6: 111 (-47.6%)
8. Volkswagen Touareg: 106 (+103.8%)
9. BMW X6: 78 (-17.9%)
10. Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 71 (+34.0%)
11. Volvo XC90: 68 (-16.0%)
12. Mazda CX-90: 62 (-52.7%)
13. Mazda CX-70: 49 (new vehicle)
14. Porsche Cayenne: 47 (+14.6%)
15. Audi Q8: 44 (-40.5%)
16. BMW iX: 38 (-7.3%)
17. Jeep Grand Cherokee: 38 (-54.8%)
18. Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 34 (-78.2%)
19. Ford Mustang Mach-E: 27 (+999%)
20. Range Rover Velar: 23 (-55.8%)
21. Jaguar F-Pace: 21 (-53.3%)
22. Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 15 (-70.0%)
23. Lexus RZ: 11 (-68.6%)
24. Genesis GV80 Coupe: 8 (new vehicle)
25. Genesis GV80: 7(-79.4%)
26. Maserati Levante: 6 (-14.3%)
27. Jaguar I-Pace: 0 (0.0%)
28. Audi e-tron: 0 (-100%)

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

1. Toyota LandCruiser: 1082 (-25.8%)
2. Nissan Patrol: 858 (-8.8%)
3. Kia EV9: 44 (-55.1%)
4. Land Rover Discovery: 36 (-39.0%)

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

1. Lexus GX: 173 (new vehicle)
2. BMW X7: 104 (+14.3%)
3. Lexus LX: 75 (+27.1%)
4. Range Rover: 47 (+14.6%)
5. Mercedes-Benz GLS: 44 (+100%)
6. Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 29 (-38.3%)
7. BMW XM: 11 (-47.6%)
8. Bentley Bentayga: 11 (+57.1%)
9. Ferrari Purosangue: 6 (new vehicle)
10. Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 6 (0.0%)
11. Aston Martin DBX: 5 (-28.6%)
12. Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 5 (+400%)
13. Lamborghini Urus: 3 (-62.5%)
14. Lotus Eletre: 1 (new vehicle)

And finally, the utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the top 15 best-selling utes in Australia for November 2024, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined:

1. Ford Ranger: 4981
2. Toyota HiLux: 3572
3. Isuzu D-Max: 2180
4. Mitsubishi Triton: 1505
5. Mazda BT-50: 1263
6. Toyota LandCruiser 70: 817
7. Volkswagen Amarok: 623
8. Nissan Navara: 567
9. GWM Ute: 538
10. LDV T60/T60 EV: 490
11. RAM 1500: 272
12. Ford F-150: 203
13. SsangYong Musso: 185
14. Chevrolet Silverado: 172
15. GWM Alpha: 162

So, to refresh, there were 99,091 new vehicle registrations in November, 2024, and that’s down 11.6 per cent on last November. The year-to-date total stands at 1,124,712 units, which is up 0.6 per cent on the same 11-month period in 2023.