VFACTS: March 2026 new car sales results for Australia

New vehicle sales figures for March 2026 are out, in the form of the VFACTS report, which includes new vehicle registrations for almost all makes and models except those from Tesla and Polestar. And it looks like EVs are definitely starting to make a dent now with the highest concentration we’ve seen yet.

According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, EVs made up 14.6 per cent of total sales in Australia in March. That’s the highest percentage yet. FCAI boss Tony Weber says this could be mostly due to the fuel price increases. He said:

“It is too early to determine whether this represents a structural shift in the market. More consumers are considering EVs due to the disruption to fuel supply caused by conflict in the Middle East, along with the review into the fringe benefits tax concession for EVs.”

Overall new registrations reached 105,058 units in March, and that’s down 3.3 per cent on March in 2025, and contributes to an overall decline of 2.6 per cent across year-to-date (the first three months of the year).

As for the most popular new vehicle brands in March? Toyota easily remains in front by more than double the runner-up. Speaking of which, the second favourite brand in March was Kia, bumping out Mazda and Ford, and then BYD jumped into third spot and Mazda in fourth, further pushing Ford right down to fifth.

See below for the top 10 best-selling car brands in March 2026, including the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota: 16,574 (-19.3% on March 2025)
Kia: 7320 (+0.2%)
BYD: 7217 (+50.0%)
Mazda: 7156 (-10.6%)
Ford: 7149 (-13.2%)
Hyundai: 6979 (+2.4%)
GWM: 5680 (+29.3%)
Mitsubishi: 5001 (-31.2%)
MG: 4218 (+7.4%)
Chery: 4018 (+84.1%)

Toyota RAV4 Hilux Corolla in Australia

In terms of the best-selling vehicle models in Australia, the Ford Ranger crosses the line as the most popular followed by the Toyota HiLux. Interestingly, the Nissan X-Trail jumped up into third spot for the month, perhaps as the updated model arrives with a wider spread of e-Power hybrid tech?

See below for the top 10 best-selling vehicles during March 2026, including the percentage change compared with the same month last year:

Ford Ranger: 4452 (-9.7%)
Toyota HiLux: 4167 (+2.1%)
Nissan X-Trail: 2438 (+25.3%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 2318 (-22.9%)
Hyundai Kona: 2316 (+15.2%)
Chery Tiggo 4: 2258 (+80.4%)
Isuzu D-Max: 2167 (+3.8%)
Hyundai Tucson: 2042 (+11.5%)
Haval Jolion: 2013 (+28.4%)
BYD Sealion 7: 1970 (+243.8%)

Kicking off with the individual car segments with the micro and light classes, and we see the Kia Picanto remains as the favourite overall.

See below for the overall sales in the micro and light classes for March 2026, with the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets.

Micro

Kia Picanto: 539 (-33.9% on March 2025)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 26 (-47.5%)

Light

MG MG3: 563 (-34.8%)
BYD Atto 1: 488 (new model)
Mazda2: 282 (-40.1%)
Suzuki Swift: 278 (-30.7%)
MINI Cooper hatch: 266 (-10.7%)
Toyota Yaris: 139 (-55.9%)
Hyundai i20: 87 (-33.6%)
MINI Aceman: 79 (-1.3%)
Volkswagen Polo: 52 (+20.9%)
Skoda Fabia: 21 (-32.3%)
Audi A1: 2 (-95.0%)
Citroen C3: 0 (-100%)

Into the small under $40,000 segment and we see the Toyota Corolla continues kicking on in first position. Despite a bigger presence of EVs in March, this segment doesn’t seem to be shaken up much, with similar figures as previous months and a similar leaderboard ranking. For example, the BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora (both fully electric) remain in a similar position as previous months although their sales are higher.

Overall, the class reported 4193 sales for the month, down 5.6 per cent on last March and contributes to a 5.8 decline across YTD. See below for the full results in March 2026, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 1259 (-17.6%)
Kia K4: 784 (+70.8%)
Mazda3: 702 (-22.4%)
Hyundai i30: 622 (-31.1%)
BYD Dolphin: 373 (+333.7%)
GWM Ora: 302 (+492.2%)
Subaru Impreza: 72 (-52.9%)
MG MG5: 61 (-53.1%)
Skoda Scala: 18 (+20.0%)
Kia Cerato: 0 (-100%)

Moving up a peg, the small above $40,000 class was led by the fully electric MG4. This is back in the lead after about a year off the top spot. Even so, sales are up marginally from 406 in February to 451 in March.

The class reported 1347 sales overall, which is down 15.2 per cent for the month and YTD is down 13.1 per cent. See below for the complete results, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

MG MG4: 451 (+1.6%)
Audi A3: 188 (+38.2%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 184 (+30.5%)
Volkswagen Golf: 177 (-44.5%
BMW 1 Series: 120 (-2.4%)
Subaru WRX: 100 (-10.7%)
Honda Civic: 63 (-33.0%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 50 (-38.3%)
Cupra Leon: 11 (-54.2%)
Peugeot 308: 2 (-88.9%)
Cupra Born: 1 (-98.6%)
Nissan Leaf: 0 (-100%)
Renault Megane: 0 (-100%)

2026 MG MG4 Urban

Over in the medium below $60,000 class, and yep it’s the Toyota Camry in front again. Interestingly, BYD Seal sales were only slightly up on February figures while Camry sales were a similar amount down. This could reflect a small shift in customer demand for EVs (February: 1153 Camrys and 302 Seals).

Overall segment sales reached 1721 units, which is actually up 38.5 per cent on last March. The YTD tally is up 60.3 per cent – maybe sedans are coming back? See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with March 2025 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 1197 (+52.1%)
BYD Seal: 337 (+73.7%)
Kia EV4: 63 (new model)
MG MG7: 51 (new model)
Skoda Octavia: 47 (+38.2%)
Hyundai Sonata: 21 (-54.3%)
Honda Accord: 4 (-63.6%)
Mazda6: 1 (-99.3%)
Volkswagen Passat: 0 (-100%)

Stepping up to the medium above $60,000 class, and we see the BMW 3 Series remains in front, with arch rival Mercedes C-Class not far behind. Sales of the i4 and fully electric Hyundai IONIQ 6 remain steady compared with previous months.

The class finished up with 643 new registrations in March, and that’s up 8.4 per cent on the same month last year. Across YTD, the figure is up 5.2 per cent. See below for the full results in this class, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

BMW 3 Series: 182 (+19.7%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 148 (-5.1%)
Audi A5: 102 (+999%)
BMW i4: 89 (-16.0%)
Lexus ES: 81 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz CLA: 20 (-37.5%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 10 (-23.1%)
Genesis G70: 6 (0.0%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 5 (-76.2%)
Audi A4: 0 (-100%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar XE: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (-100.0%)
Volvo S60: 0 (-100.0%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 0 (-100%)

Into the large below $70,000 class, it’s a bit lonely with just the Skoda Superb. See below for its numbers, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Skoda Superb: 17 (+21.4%)

And lastly for the mainstream cars with four doors or more, aside from SUVs, the large above $70,000 segment saw the IM5 jump into top spot, overtaking the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes E-Class.

Combined, the segment reported 132 units for the month, down 40.5 per cent. See below for the complete results for this segment, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

IM IM5: 45 (new model)
Volvo ES90: 26 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 24 (-59.3%)
BMW 5 Series: 22 (-26.7%)
Porsche Taycan: 5 (-79.2%)
Genesis G80: 4 (+300%)
Audi A7: 2 (+100.0%)
BMW i5: 2 (-97.6%)
Audi e-tron GT: 1 (0.0%)
Audi A6: 1 (-94.7%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 0 (-100%)
Maserati Ghibli: 0 (0.0%)

2026 IM5

In the high-end upper large above $100,000 segment, the Mercedes S-Class sits in front, followed by the BMW 7 Series. Combined efforts reached 23 units, down 25.8 per cent. See below for the full results for this class in March 2026, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 8 (-11.1%)
BMW 7 Series: 7 (+250.0%)
BMW i7: 3 (-25.0%)
Porsche Panamera: 3 (-72.7%)
Bentley sedan: 1 (+100.0%)
Lexus LS: 1 (+100%)
Audi A8: 0 (0.0%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 0 (-100.0%)
Lotus Emeya: 0 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz GT 4D: 0 (0.0%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 0 (-100%)

Now for the two-door fun cars, the entry sports below $80,000 segment witnessed more Ford Mustang sales than any other model. The class reported 501 units overall for the month, down 35.8 per cent on the same month last year.

Combined efforts reached 501 units, down 35.8 per cent for the month. See below for the full results for March, with the percentage change compared with the same month in 2025 in brackets:

Ford Mustang: 239 (-57.4%)
Mazda MX-5: 90 (+164.7%)
Subaru BRZ: 69 (-8.0%)
Toyota GR86: 53 (13.1%)
MINI Cabrio: 39 (+14.7%)
Nissan Z: 11 (-26.7%)

Up a gear into the sports above $80,000 segment, and it’s the BMW 2 Series still in the lead. Combined efforts saw 252 sales for the month, down 12.8 per cent on last March. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with March 2025 in brackets:

BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 116 (+84.1%)
BMW 4 Series Coupe/Conv: 56 (+9.8%)
Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 38 (-64.2%)
Porsche Cayman: 13 (+30.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 11 (-8.3%)
Porsche Boxster: 7 (-30.0%)
Toyota GR Supra: 7 (-58.8%)
MG Cyberster: 2 (-60.0%)
BMW Z4: 1 (-85.7%)
Lotus Emira: 1 (-80%)
Audi A5: 0 (-100.0%)
Jaguar F-Type: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)

And then in the sports above $200,000 class saw the Porsche 911 crossed the line with the most sales, followed by Ferrari and Aston Martin.

Overall, the segment reported 121 sales, down 27.5 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: 66 (-1.5%)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 13 (-53.6%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 12 (-7.7%)
Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 11 (-8.3%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 5 (0.0%)
BMW 8 Series: 4 (+33.3%)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 3 (-83.3%)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 3 (-66.7%)
Lexus LC: 2 (-50.0%)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 1 (-75.0%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 1 (0.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 0 (0.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 0 (-100%)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 0 (-100.0%)

Bentley Continental GT convertible

Now into the unstoppable SUVs. The SUV Medium below $60,000 segment continues to dominate, with 22,197 sales for the month (up 3.6 per cent), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 16,305 sales (up 14.3 per cent), and then the SUV Large below $80,000 segment with 10,955 (down 15 per cent).

Aside from the Tesla Model Y, not reported in VFACTS, the Nissan X-Trail was the most popular SUV overall for the month. The Zeekr 7X was the most popular premium SUV.

See below for the complete results for each SUV category for March 2026, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 1161 (-4.8%)
Suzuki Jimny: 751 (-6.5%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 723 (-39.3%)
Kia Stonic: 520 (+2.6%)
Hyundai Venue: 453 (-32.5%)
Suzuki Fronx: 130 (new model)
Hyundai Inster: 122 (new model)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 108 (-41.3%)
Suzuki Ignis: 99 (+15.1%)
Nissan Juke: 22 (-68.6%)
Alfa Romeo Junior: 5 (new model)
Jeep Avenger: 3 (-40%)
Renault Captur: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

Hyundai Kona: 2316 (+15.2%)
Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 2258 (+80.4%)
GWM Haval Jolion: 2013 (+28.4%)
MG ZS: 1896 (-6.1%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 1687 (+38.3%)
Mazda CX-30: 1185 (+32.7%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 885 (+1.3%)
Kia Seltos: 849 (+13.8%)
BYD Atto 2: 572 (new model)
Jaecoo J5: 569 (new model)
Chery Omoda 5: 507 (+31.3%)
MG S5: 475 (new model)
Honda HR-V: 421 (-25.9%)
Mitsubishi ASX: 156 (-84.4%)
Nissan Qashqai: 155 (-65.5%)
Leapmotor B10: 116 (new model)
Skoda Kamiq: 61 (+41.9%)
Suzuki Vitara: 56 (-84.6%)
Renault Duster: 50(new model)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 35 (-95.6%)
Renault Arkana: 20 (+66.7%)
Suzuki S-Cross: 17 (-66.7%)
Jeep Compass: 6 (-66.7%)
Mazda MX-30: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

BMW X1: 507 (-9.6%)
Kia EV3: 461 (+147.8%)
Volvo XC40: 316 (+44.3%)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 255 (-6.6%)
Toyota C-HR: 218 (-36.3%)
Volkswagen T-Roc: 201 (-61.1%)
BMW X2: 177 (-9.7%)
MINI Countryman: 159 (-20.9%)
Volvo EX30: 132 (-24.1%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 107 (+10.3%)
Audi Q3: 69 (-46.9%)
Cupra Formentor: 68 (-77.5%)
Lexus LBX: 68 (-76.6%)
Audi Q2: 45 (-53.6%)
Cupra Ateca: 43 (+258.3%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 19 (-47.2%)
Zeekr X: 15 (-81.5%)
Peugeot 2008: 10 (-71.4%)
Kia Niro: 8 (-86.4%)
Lexus UX: 6 (-92.3%)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 6 (-62.5%)
Genesis GV60: 1 (-50.0%)
Jaguar E-Pace: 0 (-100%)
Volvo C40: 0 (-100%)

2026 Hyundai Kona N Line

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

Nissan X-Trail: 2438 (+25.3%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 2318 (-22.9%)
Hyundai Tucson: 2042 (+11.5%)
BYD Sealion 7: 1970 (+243.8%)
Mazda CX-5: 1859 (+7.2%)
GWM Haval H6: 1665 (+20.7%)
Kia Sportage: 1652 (-10.6%)
Toyota RAV4: 1362 (-68.5%)
Subaru Forester: 1164 (+7.5%)
Honda CR-V: 714 (+6.7%)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 698 (+114.1%)
Geely EX5: 606 (+222.3%)
Geely Starray: 602 (new model)
BYD Sealion 6: 489 (-38.1%)
BYD Atto 3: 466 (+30.2%)
BYD Sealion 5: 372 (new model)
MG HS: 353 (-23.8%)
Jaecoo J7: 331 (new model)
Honda ZR-V: 317 (-24.9%)
Hyundai Elexio: 171 (new model)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 135 (-50.5%)
GWM Haval H7: 108 (new model)
Skoda Elroq: 83 (new model)
Deepal S07: 61 (new model)
Leapmotor C10: 54 (-37.9%)
Renault Koleos: 50 (+31.6%)
Skoda Karoq: 41 (+7.9%)
SsangYong KGM Actyon: 23 (new model)
SsangYong KGM Korando: 20 (+100.0%)
Peugeot 3008: 17 (-29.2%)
SsangYong KGM Torres: 14 (-51.7%)
Ford Escape: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

Zeekr 7X: 679 (new model)
BMW X3: 594 (+47.0%)
Kia EV5: 587 (+22.8%)
Lexus NX: 557 (+5.3%)
Mazda CX-60: 461 (-35.4%)
Toyota bZ4x: 447 (+598.4%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC: 375 (-8.1%)
Audi Q5: 283 (-32.8%)
Denza B5: 246 (new model)
Volkswagen ID.4: 192 (+79.4%)
Volvo XC60: 185 (-4.6%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 156 (+28.9%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 110 (+103.7%)
Genesis GV70: 101 (+3.1%)
Subaru Solterra: 87 (+357.9%)
Mercedes-Benz GLB: 84 (-20.0%)
Audi Q6 e-tron: 82 (+156.3%)
Porsche Macan: 82 (-62.2%)
Audi Q4 e-tron: 68 (-29.9%)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 64 (-19.0%)
Volkswagen ID.5: 62 (+5.1%)
Range Rover Evoque: 61 (+64.9%)
Cupra Tavascan: 59 (+555.6%)
Cupra Terramar: 45 (new model)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 44 (-20.0%)
Skoda Enyaq: 42 (+35.5%)
Nissan Ariya: 33 (new model)
BMW X4: 15 (-40.0%)
Maserati Grecale: 11 (-74.4%)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 10 (-33.3%)
Renault Scenic E-Tech: 6 (new model)
Peugeot 408: 4 (-81.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

Toyota Prado: 1,850 (-35.6%)
Ford Everest: 1,805 (-14.0%)
Isuzu MU-X: 1,358 (+29.5%)
BYD Sealion 8: 836 (new model)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 570 (+10.5%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 564 (-9.0%)
Kia Sorento: 462 (-52.7%)
GWM Tank 300: 398 (+27.6%)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 397 (+82.1%)
Toyota Kluger: 341 (-52.0%)
Mazda CX-80: 337 (-33.5%)
Subaru Outback: 314 (-64.5%)
LDV D90: 281 (-3.4%)
Denza B5: 246 (new model)
Toyota Fortuner: 219 (-39.2%)
Volkswagen Tayron: 161 (new model)
Chery Tiggo 9: 158 (new model)
Hyundai Palisade: 132 (-24.6%)
MG QS: 112 (new model)
GWM Tank 500: 93 (-31.1%)
Skoda Kodiaq: 90 (-64.4%)
Jaecoo Omoda 9: 64 (new model)
SsangYong KGM Rexton: 47 (-67.1%)
Jaecoo J8: 46 (new model)
Jeep Wrangler: 33 (-10.8%)
Nissan Pathfinder: 24 (+4.3%)
Peugeot 5008: 9 (new model)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 6 (-98.1%)
Deepal E07: 2 (new model)
Mazda CX-8: 0 (-100%)
Mazda CX-9: 0 (-100%)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

Land Rover Defender: 553 (+23.7%)
BMW X5: 285 (-20.4%)
Lexus RX: 230 (+42.9%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE: 183 (+79.4%)
Range Rover Sport: 168 (-31.7%)
Audi Q7: 69 (-66.2%)
Porsche Cayenne: 66 (0.0%)
Volvo XC90: 61 (-17.6%)
Mazda CX-90: 58 (-18.3%)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 58 (-7.9%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 51 (-39.3%)
BMW X6: 52 (-18.8%)
MG IM6: 48 (new model)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 43 (+34.4%)
Volvo EX90: 40 (+344.4%)
BMW iX: 31 (-18.4%)
Mazda CX-70: 21 (-34.4%)
Audi Q8: 20 (-51.2%)
Range Rover Velar: 20 (-48.7%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 17 (-63.0%)
Kia EV6: 13 (-79.4%)
Genesis GV80: 11 (-8.3%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 8 (0.0%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 1 (-99.0%)
Audi Q8 e-tron: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar F-Pace: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar I-Pace: 0 (-100%)
Lexus RZ: 0 (-100%)
Maserati Levante: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 0 (-100%)

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

Toyota LandCruiser: 1123 (+464.3%)
Nissan Patrol: 478 (-32.7%)
Denza B8: 66 (new model)
Land Rover Discovery: 33 (-45.0%)
Hyundai IONIQ 9: 16 (new model)
Kia EV9: 4 (-88.2%)

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

BMW X7: 113 (+21.5%)
Lexus GX: 92 (-7.1%)
Lexus LX: 81 (+523.1%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 54 (+74.2%)
Mercedes-Benz GLS: 37 (30.2%)
GMC Yukon: 35 (new model)
Range Rover: 28 (-40.4%)
Bentley Bentayga: 9 (+28.6%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 7 (+40.0%)
Aston Martin DBX: 4 (-60%)
BMW XM: 4 (-42.9%)
Lamborghini Urus: 3 (-70.0%)
Lotus Eletre: 1 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 1 (0.0%)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 0 (-100%)

2026 Mitsubishi Triton Raider

And then finally, the utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the top 20 best-selling utes in Australia for March 2026, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined: