First quarter into year, let’s see how we’re looking for car sales with the March 2025 VFACTS report. This report covers new vehicle registrations which is more like deliveries rather than sales. But let’s just call them sales.
According to the charts, Aussies picked up 108,606 new vehicles in March. That’s up from 94,993 in February, but down 0.9 per cent on March last year. So far this year the tally stands at 290,452 units, which is down 4.6 per cent on the same quarter in 2024.
Kicking off with the most popular new vehicle brands, Toyota wins again. Its sales are up 2.8 per cent in the first quarter (YTD). Coming home in second was Ford this time, overtaking the usual runner-up, Mazda. Further down we see BYD jumps into the top 10 thanks to its interesting new Shark 6 ute.
See below for the top 10 best-selling car brands for March 2025, including the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets:
- Toyota: 20,541 (+8.3% on March 2024)
- Ford: 8232 (-6.2%)
- Mazda: 8000 (-3.0%)
- Kia: 7307 (+3.4%)
- Mitsubishi: 7265 (-7.6%)
- Hyundai: 6813 (+13.8%)
- BYD: 4811 (+196.6%)
- GWM: 4393 (+21.4%)
- Nissan: 4079 (-18.0%)
- MG: 3926 (-0.6%)
The best-selling vehicle in Australia in March was the Ford Ranger, overtaking the Toyota RAV4. Toyota’s HiLux remains in third place. As mentioned above, the BYD Shark 6 utes jumps into sixth spot with an impressive 2810 sales.
See below for the top 10 best-selling vehicles during March 2025, including the percentage change compared with the same month last year:
- Ford Ranger: 4932 (-12.9% on March 2024)
- Toyota RAV4: 4321 (-14.8%)
- Toyota HiLux: 4081 (+2.2%)
- Mitsubishi Outlander: 3005 (+8.7%)
- Toyota Prado: 2871 (+543.7%)
- BYD Shark 6: 2810 (new model)
- Ford Everest: 2100 (-7.2%)
- Isuzu D-Max: 2088 (-15.3%)
- MG ZS: 2020 (-1.3%)
- Hyundai Kona: 2011 (+25.1%)
In the micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes, the MG3 remains in front followed by the cute Kia Picanto (which is available with a manual, by the way). Overall sales for March 2025 were as follows, with the percentage change from March last year in brackets.
Micro
- Kia Picanto: 815 (+56.4% from March 2024)
- Fiat 500/Abarth: 39 (+25.8%)
Light under $30,000
- MG MG3: 864 (-11.7%)
- Mazda2: 471 (+17.8%)
- Suzuki Swift: 401 (-28.1%)
- Toyota Yaris: 315 (+191.7%)
Light under $30,000
- MINI hatch: 298 (+64.6%)
- Hyundai i20: 131 (+999%)
- MINI Aceman: 78 (new model)
- Volkswagen Polo: 43 (-69.5%)
- Audi A1: 40 (+42.9%)
- Skoda Fabia: 31 (-22.5%)
- Citroen C3: 0 (-100%)
In the small under $40,000 class, the Toyota Corolla is still in the lead with the Mazda3 and Hyundai i30 fighting closely against each other for second and third. Overall class figures reached 4392 in March, down 24.9 per cent on last March.
See below for the full results for this class in March 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- Toyota Corolla: 1527 (-24.7%)
- Mazda3: 905 (-1.9%)
- Hyundai i30: 903 (-11.6%)
- Kia K4: 459 (new model)
- Kia Cerato: 214 (-82.1%)
- Subaru Impreza: 153 (-4.4%)
- MG MG5: 130 (-52.9%)
- BYD Dolphin: 86 (-59.6%)
- Skoda Scala: 15 (-59.5%)
Into the small above $40,000 class, the MG4 continues as the favourite by a big margin. Sales are up 26 per cent for the electric hatch, well above the segment’s overall -0.8 per cent downturn against last March.
A total of 1640 vehicles were delivered in this class in March. See below for the complete results, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- MG MG4: 444 (+26.1%)
- Volkswagen Golf: 319 (+59.5%)
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 141 (-15.1%)
- Audi A3: 136 (-44.7%)
- BMW 1 Series: 123 (+50%)
- Subaru WRX: 112 (-7.4%)
- Honda Civic: 94 (-16.8%)
- BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 81 (-23.6%)
- Cupra Born: 69 (+97.1%)
- GWM Ora: 51 (-46.9%)
- Nissan Leaf: 27 (-27.0%)
- Cupra Leon: 24 (-27.3%)
- Peugeot 308: 18 (+80%)
- Renault Megane: 1 (-75%)
- MINI Clubman: 0 (-100%)
- Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)
Moving into the medium below $60,000 segment, and of course the Toyota Camry leads the charge. There doesn’t seem to be any sign of slowing for the popular sedan, although sales are down 60.4 per cent YTD.
Total class figures topped 1243 units for the month, down 47.6 per cent on last March. See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with March 2024 in brackets:
- Toyota Camry: 787 (-53.4%)
- BYD Seal: 194 (-46.8)
- Mazda6: 136 (-19%)
- Hyundai Sonata: 46 (+24.3%)
- Volkswagen Passat: 35 (+84.2%)
- Skoda Octavia: 34 (-61.8%)
- Honda Accord: 11 (+266.7%)
Checking out the medium above $60,000 class, with the premium sedans and wagons, Mercedes-Benz took the lead in March with its C-Class. It just overshadowed the BMW 3 Series rival, with the BMW i4 not far behind.
The class reported 593 sales overall for the month, which is down 78.3 per cent on March 2024. Year-to-date sales are also down, 82 per cent. See below for the full results in this class in March 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 156 (0.0%)
- BMW 3 Series: 152 (-53.2%)
- BMW i4: 106 (-55.1%)
- Lexus ES: 81 (-5.8%)
- Mercedes-Benz CLA: 32 (-50.8%)
- Hyundai IONIQ 6: 21 (-22.2%)
- Volvo V60 Cross Country: 16 (0.0%)
- Alfa Romeo Giulia: 13 (-7.1%)
- Volvo S60: 5 (0.0%)
- Audi A4: 4 (-90.9%)
- Audi A5: 3 (-93.2%)
- BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 2 (-95.7%)
- Jaguar XE: 2 (-85.7%)
- Genesis G70: 0 (0.0%)
- Peugeot 508: 0 (0.0%)
- Volkswagen Arteon: 0 (-100%)
Into the large below $70,000 segment , with pretty much one model, the Skoda Superb reported 14 sales. That means the class reported 14, and that’s down 51.7 per cent compared with March last year.
See below for the full results for March 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- Skoda Superb: 14 (-44.0%)
- Citroen C5 X: 0 (-100%)
Here in the large above $70,000 class, things are looking a bit better. The BMW 5 Series shot through some impressive numbers, causing a 51.1 per cent increase across YTD.
Total class efforts reached 222 units, up 16.2 per cent for the month. See below for the complete results for this segment, with the percentage change compared with March last year in brackets:
- BMW 5 Series: 114 (+75.4%)
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 59 (+490%)
- Porsche Taycan: 24 (-44.2%)
- Audi A6: 19 (-32.1%)
- Audi A7: 1 (-50.0%)
- Genesis G80: 1 (-50%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQE: 1 (-94.7%)
- Audi e-tron GT: 1 (-93.3%)
- Maserati Ghibli: 1 (-75%)
- Toyota Mirai: 1 (0.0%)
- Jaguar XF: 0 (-100%)
Finishing off the regular passenger cars with the upper large above $100,000 segment, the Porsche Panamera set the standard. Many of the rivals saw zero sales come through for the month.
Overall, the segment reported 30 sales, equal to last March. See below for the full results for this class in March 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
- Porsche Panamera: 11 (+175%)
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 9 (+800%)
- BMW i7: 4 (+33.3%)
- BMW 7 Series: 2 (-60%)
- BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 2 (0.0%)
- Rolls-Royce Sedan: 2 (+100%)
- Bentley sedan: 0 (-100.0%)
- Lexus LS: 0 (-100%)
- Lotus Emeya: 0 (new model)
- Audi A8: 0 (-100.0%)
- Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 0 (0.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQS: 0 (-100%)
In sports car segments, starting with the entry sports below $80,000 class, the Ford Mustang continues to dominate. It was the best-selling sports car overall and is for the first quarter.
The entry class reported 780 sales, which is up 177.6 per cent on last March, and the YTD figure of 1832 is up 113.8 per cent. See below for the full results for March, with the percentage change compared with the same month in 2024 in brackets:
- Ford Mustang: 561 (+999%)
- Subaru BRZ: 75 (-6.3%)
- Toyota GR86: 61 (-9.0%)
- Mazda MX-5: 34 (-50.7%)
- MINI Cabrio: 34 (+36.0%)
- Nissan Z: 15 (-59.5%)
Up a notch, the sports above $80,000 segment saw the Mercedes-Benz CLE lead the charge by a decent chunk. The BMW 2 Series and 4 Series come home in second and third, with the Supra in fourth.
The class reported 289 sales overall for the month, down 28.6 per cent. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with March 2024 in brackets:
- Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 106 (+999%)
- BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 63 (-59.4%)
- BMW 4 Series Coupe/Conv: 51 (-48.0%)
- Toyota GR Supra: 17 (-32.0%)
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 12 (+9.1%)
- Porsche Cayman: 10 (+54.5%)
- Porsche Boxster: 10 (-33.3%)
- BMW Z4: 7 (+75.0%)
- MG Cyberster: 5 (new model)
- Lotus Emira: 5 (-84.8%)
- Audi A5: 2 (-60.0%)
- Jaguar F-Type: 1 (-75.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
- Audi TT: 0 (-100.0%)
And then lastly, the sports above $200,000 segment. The Porsche 911 remains the leader, but Ferrari reported decent figures for such a high end brand, with Lamborghini not too far behind.
The class reported 168 sales overall in March, down 16.4 per cent on last March. See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with March last year in brackets:
- Porsche 911: 67 (-43.2%)
- Ferrari coupe/convertible: 28 (+33.3%)
- Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 18 (+50.0%)
- Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 13 (-23.5%)
- Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 13 (new model)
- McLaren coupe/convertible: 9 (+80%)
- Bentley coupe/convertible: 5 (-44.4%)
- Lexus LC: 4 (-50%)
- Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 4 (-33.3%)
- BMW 8 Series: 3 (-25.0%)
- Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 3 (0.0%)
- Maserati coupe/convertible: 1 (0.0%)
- Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 0 (0.0%)
- Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 0 (new model)
As for the ever-popular SUVs, the RAV4 was the overall best-seller once again, while the Mazda CX-60 was the best-selling premium SUV (or BMW X1 if you don’t consider Mazda a premium brand). This excludes Tesla and Polestar figures which are excluded from VFACTS.
The SUV Medium below $60,000 class was the most popular, with 21,412 units (down 0.8 per cent for the month), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 14,267 sales (up 11.2 per cent), and then the SUV Large below $70,000 class with 12,881 sales (up 20.4 per cent).
See below for the complete results for each SUV category for March 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:
Best-selling SUVs – Light
- Mazda CX-3: 1220 (-16.8%)
- Toyota Yaris Cross: 1191 (+169.5%)
- Suzuki Jimny: 803 (-6.2%)
- Hyundai Venue: 671 (+14.1%)
- Kia Stonic: 507 (+16.0%)
- Volkswagen T-Cross: 184 (+534.5%)
- Suzuki Ignis: 86 (-55.0%)
- Nissan Juke: 70 (-63.5%)
- Hyundai Inster: 7 (new model)
- Jeep Avenger: 5 (new model)
- Renault Captur: 2 (-91.7%)
- Ford Puma: 0 (-100%)
Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000
- MG ZS: 2020 (-1.3%)
- Hyundai Kona: 2011 (+25.1%)
- GWM Haval Jolion: 1568 (+30.3%)
- Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 1252 (new model)
- Toyota Corolla Cross: 1220 (+56.6%)
- Mitsubishi ASX: 1001 (-9.2%)
- Mazda CX-30: 893 (-5.7%)
- Subaru Crosstrek: 874 (-16.7%)
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 789 (-30.2%)
- Kia Seltos: 746 (-10.8%)
- Honda HR-V: 568 (+45.6%)
- Nissan Qashqai: 449 (-35.9%)
- Chery Omoda 5: 386 (-1.5%)
- Suzuki Vitara: 364 (+65.5%)
- Suzuki S-Cross: 51 (-74.2%)
- Skoda Kamiq: 43 (-68.4%)
- Jeep Compass: 18 (-53.8%)
- Renault Arkana: 12 (-61.3%)
- Mazda MX-30: 2 (-90.5%)
Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000
- BMW X1: 561 (+26.1%)
- Volkswagen T-Roc: 517 (-19.7%)
- Toyota C-HR: 342 (-7.3%)
- Cupra Formentor: 302 (+118.8%)
- Lexus LBX: 291 (+120%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 273 (+92.3%)
- Volvo XC40: 219 (-28.2%)
- MINI Countryman: 201 (+219%)
- BMW X2: 196 (+45.2%)
- Kia EV3: 186 (new model
- Volvo EX30: 174 (new model)
- Audi Q3: 130 (-73.6%)
- Audi Q2: 97 (+32.9%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQA: 97 (-7.6%)
- Zeekr X: 81 (new model)
- Lexus UX: 78 (+11.4%)
- Kia Niro: 59 (-61.7%)
- Renault Megane E-Tech: 36 (+63.6%)
- Peugeot 2008: 35 (+118.8%)
- Volvo C40: 34 (+36.0%)
- Jaguar E-Pace: 27 (+92.9%)
- Alfa Romeo Tonale: 16 (-27.3%)
- Cupra Ateca: 12 (+71.4%)
- Genesis GV60: 2 (-50.0%)
Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000
- Toyota RAV4: 4321 (-14.8%)
- Mitsubishi Outlander: 3005 (+8.7%)
- Nissan X-Trail: 1945 (-10.0%)
- Kia Sportage: 1847 (-12.6%)
- Hyundai Tucson: 1831 (+22.7%)
- Mazda CX-5: 1734 (-18.7%)
- GWM Haval H6: 1380 (+16.1%)
- Subaru Forester: 1083 (-17.7%)
- BYD Sealion 6: 790 (new model)
- Honda CR-V: 669 (+14.9%)
- BYD Sealion 7: 573 (new model)
- MG HS: 463 (+55.9%)
- Honda ZR-V: 422 (-21.9%)
- BYD Atto 3: 358 (-65.7%)
- Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 326 (+100%)
- Volkswagen Tiguan: 273 (-35.0%)
- Geely EX5: 188 (new model)
- Leapmotor C10: 87 (new model)
- Skoda Karoq: 38 (-55.3%)
- Renault Koleos: 38 (-68.9%)
- SsangYong Torres: 29 (new model)
- SsangYong Korando: 10 (-69.7%)
- Ford Escape: 2 (-96.1%)
- Citroen C5 Aircross: 0 (-100%)
Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000
- Mazda CX-60: 714 (+226%)
- Lexus NX: 529 (-3.1%)
- Kia EV5: 478 (new model)
- Audi Q5: 421 (+198.6%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLC: 408 (+93.4%)
- BMW X3: 404 (+38.4%)
- Porsche Macan: 217 (-17.5%)
- Volvo XC60: 194 (+23.6%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 121 (-18.8%)
- Volkswagen ID.4: 107 (new model)
- Mercedes-Benz GLB: 105 (+59.1%)
- Genesis GV70: 98 (+8.9%)
- Audi Q4 e-tron: 97 (new model)
- Hyundai IONIQ 5: 79 (-29.5%)
- Toyota bZ4x: 64 (-37.9%)
- Volkswagen ID.5: 59 (new model)
- Land Rover Discovery Sport: 55 (+34.1%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQB: 54 (+237.5%)
- Maserati Grecale: 43 (+30.3%)
- Range Rover Evoque: 37 (-49.3%)
- Audi Q6 e-tron: 32 (new model)
- Skoda Enyaq: 31 (new model)
- BMW X4: 25 (-45.7%)
- Peugeot 3008: 24 (0.0%)
- Peugeot 408: 21 (+320%)
- Subaru Solterra: 19 (-82.9%)
- Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 15 (+7.1%)
- Cupra Tavascan: 9 (new model)
- Peugeot 5008: 1 (-83.3%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQC: 0 (-100%)
Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000
- Toyota Prado: 2871 (+543.7%)
- Ford Everest: 2100 (-7.2%)
- Isuzu MU-X: 1420 (-24.7%)
- Kia Sorento: 977 (+2.3%)
- Subaru Outback: 885 (-4.7%)
- Toyota Kluger: 710 (+69.0%)
- Hyundai Santa Fe: 620 (+78.2%)
- Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 516 (-43.5%)
- Mazda CX-80: 507 (new model)
- Toyota Fortuner: 360 (+27.2%)
- Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 324 (-28.6%)
- GWM Tank 300: 312 (-11.9%)
- LDV D90: 291 (+27.1%)
- Skoda Kodiaq: 253 (+105.7%)
- Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 218 (new model)
- Hyundai Palisade: 175 (-44.6%)
- SsangYong Rexton: 143 (+2.9%)
- GWM Tank 500: 135 (+938.5%)
- Jeep Wrangler: 37 (-61.1%)
- Nissan Pathfinder: 23 (-72.6%)
- Mazda CX-8: 4 (-99.0%)
- Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (-100%)
- Mazda CX-9: 0 (-100%)
- Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)
Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000
- Land Rover Defender: 447 (+111.8%)
- BMW X5: 358 (+36.1%)
- Range Rover Sport: 246 (+28.8%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 219 (+76.6%)
- Audi Q7: 204 (+187.3%)
- Lexus RX: 161 (-1.8%)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee: 103 (+58.5%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLE: 102 (-26.1%)
- Volkswagen Touareg: 84 (+71.4%)
- Volvo XC90: 74 (-44.4%)
- Mazda CX-90: 71 (+6.0%)
- Porsche Cayenne: 66 (-15.4%)
- BMW X6: 64 (-1.5%)
- Kia EV6: 63 (-68.2%)
- Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 63 (-39.4%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 46 (+35.3%)
- Audi Q8: 41 (-22.6%)
- Range Rover Velar: 39 (+2.6%)
- BMW iX: 38 (-44.1%)
- Ford Mustang Mach-E: 32 (-1.5%)
- Mazda CX-70: 32 (new model)
- Jaguar F-Pace: 32 (42.9%)
- Genesis GV80: 12 (-42.9%)
- Volvo EX90: 9 (new model)
- Genesis GV80 Coupe: 8 (-27.3%)
- Audi Q8 e-tron: 6 (-79.3%)
- Lexus RZ: 4 (-76.5%)
- Jaguar I-Pace: 3 (0.0%)
- Maserati Levante: 0 (-100.0%)
Best-selling SUVs – Upper large below $120,000
- Nissan Patrol: 710 (+7.1%)
- Toyota LandCruiser: 199 (-83.7%)
- Land Rover Discovery: 60 (-3.2%)
- Kia EV9: 40 (-42.9%)
Best-selling SUVs – Upper large above $120,000
- Lexus GX: 99 (new model)
- BMW X7: 93 (+43.1%)
- Mercedes-Benz GLS: 53 (+178.9%)
- Range Rover: 47 (-39.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 31 (-29.5%)
- Lexus LX: 13 (-71.1%)
- Aston Martin DBX: 10 (+42.9%)
- Lamborghini Urus: 10 (+42.9%)
- Bentley Bentayga: 7 (+75%)
- BMW XM: 7 (-61.1%)
- Ferrari Purosangue: 5 (-16.7%)
- Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 2 (+100.0%)
- Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 1 (-85.7%)
- Lotus Eletre: 0 (new model)
And lastly, the utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the top 15 best-selling utes in Australia for March 2025, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined:
- Ford Ranger: 4932
- Toyota HiLux: 4081
- BYD Shark 6: 2810
- Isuzu D-Max: 2088
- Mitsubishi Triton: 1954
- Mazda BT-50: 1277
- Toyota LandCruiser 70: 843
- Nissan Navara: 840
- GWM Ute: 827
- Volkswagen Amarok: 528
- LDV T60/T60 EV: 398
- Chevrolet Silverado: 257
- RAM 1500: 211
- SsangYong Musso: 196
- JAC T9: 117