VFACTS: October 2026 new car sales results for Australia

VFACTS for October 2026 has landed, and the year’s sales total has now passed the one million mark. The Toyota HiLux is back on top of the sales charts with 5954 units, while the Ford Ranger and Toyota RAV4 were split by just 123 sales in second and third.

Further down the table, BYD cracked 10,000 sales for the month (up 153.2 per cent on last October) and the light car class doubled for a second month running. SUVs made up 62.1 per cent of the market, down from 63.3 per cent in September, and EVs accounted for 23.1 per cent of all new vehicles sold (including Tesla and Polestar), also down on September’s 24.2 per cent.

VFACTS recorded 103,325 new vehicle registrations (let’s call them sales) in October 2026, a rise of 3.8 per cent on October 2025. That lifts the year-to-date (YTD) total to 1,017,637 units, which is 0.4 per cent ahead of the same 10-month period in 2025.

Here are the top 10 car brands for October 2026, excluding Tesla and Polestar, with the change on the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota: 20,649 (+4.7% on October 2025)
BYD: 10,025 (+153.2%)
Ford: 7310 (-3.4%)
Kia: 5801 (-12.2%)
Mazda: 5730 (-19.7%)
MG: 4676 (+31.5%)
Hyundai: 4571 (-28.6%)
GWM: 4417 (-0.3%)
Geely: 4365 (+520.0%)
Chery: 4317 (+21.6%)

2026 BYD Sealion 7

Among individual models, the Toyota HiLux claimed the best-selling vehicle title for October, with the Ford Ranger and RAV4 right behind. The BYD Sealion 7 stays fourth, the Toyota Prado has leapt to fifth with a 64.4 per cent gain, and the BYD Atto 2 and Shark 6 have both muscled into the top 10.

The ten best-selling vehicles of the month are ranked below (4X2 and 4X4 variants combined for ute nameplates), with the change on October last year in brackets:

Toyota HiLux: 5954 (+34.0%)
Ford Ranger: 4841 (+10.0%)
Toyota RAV4: 4718 (+7.2%)
BYD Sealion 7: 2524 (+88.2%)
Toyota Prado: 2397 (+64.4%)
Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 2178 (+10.3%)
BYD Atto 2: 1943 (new model)
BYD Shark 6: 1843 (+72.2%)
Geely EX5: 1789 (+421.6%)
Ford Everest: 1741 (-28.5%)

Turning to the classes, starting with micro and light cars. The Kia Picanto still dominates the micro segment but is down 40.3 per cent, while the new Honda Super-ONE edged up to 39 sales. In light, the Geely EX2 has stretched its lead to 1350 units, the MG3 sits second (up 68.3 per cent), and the BYD Atto 1 slipped back to 443 from 633 in September.

Both classes are ranked below for October 2026, with the change on the same month last year in brackets.

Micro

Kia Picanto: 318 (-40.3%)
Honda Super-ONE: 39 (new model)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 3 (-89.7%)

Light

Geely EX2: 1350 (new model)
MG MG3: 946 (+68.3%)
BYD Atto 1: 443 (new model)
Mazda2: 257 (-18.9%)
Suzuki Swift: 242 (+12.0%)
Toyota Yaris: 181 (-24.3%)
MINI Cooper hatch: 166 (-19.8%)
Hyundai i20: 60 (-10.4%)
MINI Aceman: 40 (+60.0%)
Volkswagen Polo: 38 (-55.3%)
Skoda Fabia: 14 (-65.9%)
Audi A1: 0 (-100%)
Citroen C3: 0 (0.0%)
Peugeot 208/e208: 0 (0.0%)

2026 Kia Picanto

The small under $45,000 class was shaken up in October, with the Toyota Corolla doubling its September volume to 1601 and pulling well clear of the new MG4 Urban in second. The Kia K4 and BYD Dolphin are separated by only four units in third and fourth.

Class sales totalled 4815 units, up 15.6 per cent on October last year, though the YTD figure of 42,281 remains 10.3 per cent lower. The full ranking for October, with the change on the same month in 2025 in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 1601 (+11.8%)
MG MG4 Urban: 894 (new model)
Kia K4: 493 (+8.6%)
BYD Dolphin: 489 (+57.2%)
Hyundai i30: 435 (-51.6%)
Mazda3: 432 (-39.2%)
GAC Aion UT: 313 (new model)
Leapmotor B05: 88 (new model)
Subaru Impreza: 65 (-39.8%)
MG MG5: 5 (-95.3%)
GWM Ora: 0 (-100%)
Kia Cerato: 0 (0.0%)
Skoda Scala: 0 (-100%)

At the premium end of small cars, the small above $45,000 class is again led by the MG4, whose 213 sales are double last October’s result, with the Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3 following.

The class as a whole fell 40.6 per cent to 816 units, and the YTD tally of 10,915 is down 23.7 per cent. Every model in the segment, with the change on October 2025 in brackets:

MG MG4: 213 (+100.9%)
Volkswagen Golf: 167 (-27.4%)
Audi A3: 112 (-58.2%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 96 (-63.6%)
Honda Civic: 80 (-9.1%)
Subaru WRX: 70 (-44.0%)
BMW 1 Series: 39 (-72.7%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 22 (-63.9%)
Cupra Leon: 14 (-81.6%)
Peugeot 308: 3 (-72.7%)
Cupra Born: 0 (-100%)
Nissan Leaf: 0 (0.0%)
Renault Megane: 0 (0.0%)

Among medium cars below $60,000, the Toyota Camry holds the top spot even though it slid 9.4 per cent. The BYD Seal has taken second back from the Mazda 6e, and the Seal 6 is just four units behind that Mazda.

With 2012 sales the class is up 44.4 per cent on last October, and the YTD gain stands at 35.3 per cent. The complete ranking, with the change compared with October 2025 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 930 (-9.4%)
BYD Seal: 359 (+38.6%)
Mazda 6e: 308 (new model)
BYD Seal 6: 304 (new model)
Skoda Octavia: 52 (-13.3%)
MG MG7: 27 (new model)
Kia EV4: 18 (new model)
Hyundai Sonata: 8 (-68.0%)
Honda Accord: 6 (-50.0%)
Mazda6: 0 (-100%)
Volkswagen Passat: 0 (0.0%)

There is a new leader in the medium above $60,000 class: the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, which more than doubled on last October (up 124.4 per cent), has reclaimed first place from the Lexus ES, while the Audi A5 jumped to third ahead of the BMW 3 Series.

The segment tallied 647 sales, down 13.3 per cent on last October, and the YTD figure is 4.4 per cent lower. Full class results below, with the change on the same month last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class: 175 (+124.4%)
Lexus ES: 122 (+24.5%)
Audi A5: 117 (-23.0%)
BMW 3 Series: 103 (-46.1%)
BMW i4: 76 (+137.5%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 35 (-72.9%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 9 (-80.4%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 5 (-72.2%)
Genesis G70: 5 (0.0%)
Audi A4: 0 (0.0%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar XE: 0 (0.0%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (0.0%)
Volvo S60: 0 (0.0%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 0 (-100%)

2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA

Only nine Skoda Superbs found homes in the large below $70,000 class, one more than a year ago (up 12.5 per cent), and the Citroen C5 X again failed to register since Citroen is officially gone from Australia. The segment results, with the change on the same month last year in brackets:

Skoda Superb: 9 (+12.5%)
Citroen C5 X: 0 (0.0%)

The MG IM5 holds first place in the large above $70,000 segment, followed by the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, while the Volvo ES90 lifted its volume from three to 17 to take third.

Class sales dropped 48.5 per cent to 117 units, and the YTD figure of 1294 is down 26.4 per cent. The complete results, with the change on October 2025 in brackets:

MG IM5: 48 (+2.1%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 32 (-27.3%)
Volvo ES90: 17 (new model)
BMW 5 Series: 13 (-38.1%)
Porsche Taycan: 4 (-63.6%)
Genesis G80: 2 (-33.3%)
Audi e-tron GT: 1 (0.0%)
Audi A6: 0 (-100%)
Audi A7: 0 (-100%)
BMW i5: 0 (-100%)
Maserati Ghibli: 0 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 0 (-100%)
Toyota Mirai: 0 (0.0%)

Rounding out the sedans and wagons, the upper large above $100,000 segment saw the Mercedes-Benz S-Class account for 12 of the class’s 18 sales, well clear of the Porsche Panamera on four.

The class was down 41.9 per cent on last October, with a YTD decline of 33.0 per cent. The full results, with the change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 12 (+20.0%)
Porsche Panamera: 4 (-42.9%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 2 (0.0%)
Audi A8: 0 (0.0%)
Bentley sedan: 0 (-100%)
BMW 7 Series: 0 (-100%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 0 (0.0%)
BMW i7: 0 (-100%)
Lexus LS: 0 (-100%)
Lotus Emeya: 0 (0.0%)
Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 0 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS: 0 (-100%)

Switching to the sports cars, the sports below $90,000 class still belongs to the Ford Mustang, although its share of the class fell from half in September to 37 per cent. The Mazda MX-5 is a strong second with a 45.1 per cent increase, ahead of the Honda Prelude and MINI Cabrio, which tied on 39 units.

Class sales reached 395 units, up 56.1 per cent on last October, with the YTD figure still 28.0 per cent down. The full ranking, with the change on October 2025 in brackets:

Ford Mustang: 147 (+950.0%)
Mazda MX-5: 103 (+45.1%)
Honda Prelude: 39 (new model)
MINI Cabrio: 39 (-26.4%)
Toyota GR86: 35 (-37.5%)
Subaru BRZ: 28 (-37.8%)
Nissan Z: 4 (-71.4%)

2026 Mazda MX-5

Next, sports cars above $90,000, where the Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class has taken the lead from the BMW 2 Series, with the BMW 4 Series third.

Segment sales landed at 180 units, down 29.4 per cent on last October, and the YTD figure is down 27.4 per cent. The complete results, with the change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 64 (-28.1%)
BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 56 (-12.5%)
BMW 4 Series coupe/convertible: 37 (-14.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 11 (-15.4%)
MG Cyberster: 6 (+20.0%)
Toyota GR Supra: 5 (-64.3%)
BMW Z4: 1 (0.0%)
Audi A5: 0 (0.0%)
Jaguar F-Type: 0 (-100%)
Lotus Emira: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (0.0%)
Porsche Boxster: 0 (-100%)
Porsche Cayman: 0 (-100%)

To wrap up the sports cars, the sports above $200,000 class is led once again by the Porsche 911, which accounted for 71 per cent of the class’s 136 sales. That total is down 13.9 per cent on last October, but the class is still up 13.6 per cent for the year. Every model in the segment, with the change on the same month in 2025 in brackets:

Porsche 911: 97 (+21.2%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 10 (+11.1%)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 8 (-42.9%)
Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 7 (-30.0%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 5 (-50.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 3 (new model)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 3 (new model)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 2 (-81.8%)
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 1 (0.0%)
BMW 8 Series: 0 (-100%)
Lexus LC: 0 (-100%)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 0 (-100%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)

2026 Toyota Prado off-road

Onto the SUVs, which made up 62.1 per cent of the October market. The SUV Medium below $65,000 class once again sold the most, with 23,592 units (up 14.3 per cent on last October), then the SUV Small below $45,000 segment on 15,538 (up 15.5 per cent) and the SUV Large below $80,000 segment on 9312 (down 17.1 per cent).

Leaving out Tesla and Polestar, the Toyota RAV4 was the best-selling SUV overall, and the Zeekr 7X was the most popular premium SUV for another month. The rankings for every SUV class are below, with the change on October 2025 in brackets:

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 941 (-27.3%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 842 (-4.1%)
Kia Stonic: 501 (+8.4%)
Suzuki Jimny: 496 (+5.5%)
Hyundai Venue: 380 (-37.6%)
Suzuki Fronx: 141 (-58.5%)
Hyundai Inster: 63 (+40.0%)
Suzuki Ignis: 46 (-19.3%)
Alfa Romeo Junior: 18 (+50.0%)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 15 (-87.0%)
Leapmotor B03X: 2 (new model)
Ford Puma: 0 (0.0%)
Jeep Avenger: 0 (-100%)
Nissan Juke: 0 (-100%)
Renault Captur: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 2178 (+10.3%)
BYD Atto 2: 1943 (new model)
Omoda Jaecoo J5: 1714 (new model)
GWM Haval Jolion: 1543 (-2.5%)
Hyundai Kona: 1486 (-27.8%)
MG ZS: 1463 (-16.1%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 892 (-31.0%)
Mazda CX-30: 783 (-15.4%)
Chery Omoda 5/C5/E5: 706 (+35.2%)
GWM Ora 5: 520 (new model)
GAC Emzoom: 512 (new model)
Kia Seltos: 498 (-39.0%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 446 (-35.3%)
Honda HR-V: 235 (-39.1%)
MG S5: 170 (-39.7%)
Nissan Qashqai: 126 (-55.0%)
Leapmotor B10: 92 (+1214.3%)
Mitsubishi ASX: 84 (-80.9%)
Skoda Kamiq: 50 (-47.4%)
Renault Symbioz: 34 (new model)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 21 (-90.0%)
Suzuki Vitara: 19 (-79.6%)
Renault Duster: 10 (-64.3%)
Suzuki e Vitara: 6 (new model)
Renault Arkana: 4 (-66.7%)
Suzuki S-Cross: 2 (-89.5%)
Jeep Compass: 1 (-50.0%)
Mazda MX-30: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

Kia EV3: 504 (+109.1%)
Zeekr X: 429 (+1283.9%)
BMW X1/iX1: 375 (-16.5%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 271 (+421.2%)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 271 (+5.4%)
Audi Q3: 238 (-51.5%)
Volvo EX30: 203 (+66.4%)
Volvo XC40: 152 (-26.2%)
Lexus LBX: 138 (-18.3%)
Toyota C-HR: 135 (-17.7%)
BMW X2/iX2: 120 (-24.1%)
Lexus UX: 102 (-18.4%)
Subaru Uncharted: 92 (new model)
MINI Countryman: 78 (-48.3%)
Cupra Formentor: 46 (-62.3%)
Volkswagen T-Roc: 29 (-93.4%)
Audi Q2: 16 (-68.0%)
Genesis GV60: 12 (+1100.0%)
Peugeot 2008: 6 (-40.0%)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 1 (-80.0%)
Cupra Ateca: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar E-Pace: 0 (-100%)
Kia Niro: 0 (-100%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 0 (-100%)
Volvo C40: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $65,000

Toyota RAV4: 4718 (+7.2%)
BYD Sealion 7: 2524 (+88.2%)
Geely EX5: 1789 (+421.6%)
Kia Sportage: 1419 (-11.9%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1246 (-19.5%)
Mazda CX-5: 1238 (-31.7%)
Geely Starray: 1226 (+239.6%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 1136 (-32.7%)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 955 (+47.1%)
Nissan X-Trail: 883 (-27.1%)
GWM Haval H6: 860 (-20.3%)
BYD Atto 3: 709 (+123.0%)
Xpeng G6: 577 (new model)
BYD Sealion 6: 566 (-14.2%)
Subaru Forester: 483 (-63.2%)
MG HS: 474 (+30.2%)
Jaecoo J7: 434 (+15.7%)
Honda CR-V: 403 (-15.0%)
Honda ZR-V: 333 (+4.7%)
Mazda CX-6e: 274 (new model)
GAC Aion V: 266 (new model)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 249 (-17.3%)
MG S6: 190 (new model)
BYD Sealion 5: 166 (new model)
GWM Haval H7: 160 (+119.2%)
Skoda Elroq: 59 (-25.3%)
Hyundai Elexio: 56 (new model)
Forthing Taikon 5: 55 (new model)
SsangYong KGM Torres: 34 (+112.5%)
Leapmotor C10: 29 (-49.1%)
Renault Koleos: 21 (-81.6%)
Skoda Karoq: 21 (-46.2%)
SsangYong KGM Actyon: 18 (+20.0%)
Deepal S07: 11 (-71.8%)
Peugeot 3008/E3008: 10 (-54.5%)
Citroen C5 Aircross: 0 (0.0%)
Ford Escape: 0 (-100%)
SsangYong KGM Korando: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $65,000

Zeekr 7X: 1441 (+709.6%)
BMW X3/iX3: 656 (+38.7%)
Kia EV5: 453 (+33.2%)
Toyota bZ4X: 414 (+242.1%)
Lexus NX: 359 (-42.0%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Wagon: 319 (-27.7%)
Mazda CX-60: 259 (-38.8%)
Audi Q5: 193 (-34.4%)
Nissan Ariya: 149 (+684.2%)
Skoda Enyaq: 140 (+145.6%)
Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class: 134 (-15.2%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Coupe: 130 (+16.1%)
Audi Q6 e-tron: 91 (-9.9%)
Volvo XC60: 81 (-56.0%)
Volkswagen ID.4: 80 (-59.4%)
Subaru Solterra: 63 (+2000.0%)
Porsche Macan: 45 (-63.7%)
Genesis GV70: 40 (-63.0%)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 38 (+90.0%)
Range Rover Evoque: 33 (-52.2%)
Volkswagen ID.5: 13 (-78.0%)
Renault Scenic E-Tech: 12 (new model)
Cupra Terramar: 10 (-63.0%)
Cupra Tavascan: 9 (+12.5%)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 9 (-72.7%)
Maserati Grecale: 9 (-52.6%)
Peugeot 408: 7 (+40.0%)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 5 (-37.5%)
Audi Q4 e-tron: 2 (-96.0%)
BMW X4: 0 (-100%)
Hyundai Nexo: 0 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 5008 (Gen 2): 0 (0.0%)
Volvo EX60: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $80,000

Toyota Prado: 2397 (+64.4%)
Ford Everest: 1741 (-28.5%)
Isuzu MU-X: 823 (-43.6%)
BYD Sealion 8: 591 (new model)
Kia Sorento: 345 (-38.1%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 331 (-24.6%)
GWM Tank 300: 326 (-27.4%)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 315 (-22.0%)
Subaru Outback: 296 (-52.6%)
Denza B5: 220 (new model)
Toyota Kluger: 203 (-54.6%)
LDV D90: 200 (-50.0%)
GWM Tank 500: 185 (+19.4%)
Mazda CX-80: 180 (-39.0%)
Hyundai Palisade: 170 (-48.0%)
Chery Tiggo 9: 163 (new model)
Subaru Trailseeker: 158 (new model)
Jaecoo J8: 145 (+31.8%)
Volkswagen Tayron: 141 (-11.3%)
MG QS: 133 (+2.3%)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 59 (-90.3%)
Skoda Kodiaq: 49 (-45.6%)
Deepal E07: 40 (-7.0%)
Jaecoo Omoda 9: 37 (-53.8%)
SsangYong KGM Rexton: 32 (-60.5%)
Jeep Wrangler: 20 (-28.6%)
Toyota Fortuner: 8 (-97.4%)
Peugeot 5008: 4 (+33.3%)
Mazda CX-8: 0 (0.0%)
Mazda CX-9: 0 (0.0%)
Nissan Pathfinder: 0 (-100%)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (0.0%)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $80,000

BMW X5: 319 (-14.7%)
Land Rover Defender: 299 (-13.6%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Wagon: 143 (-30.6%)
Lexus RX: 134 (+16.5%)
Range Rover Sport: 81 (-36.2%)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 79 (+88.1%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Coupe: 66 (+65.0%)
Audi Q7: 61 (-7.6%)
Mazda CX-90: 53 (+10.4%)
MG IM6: 52 (-25.7%)
Lexus RZ: 48 (0.0%l)
Porsche Cayenne Wagon: 43 (-12.2%)
BMW X6: 30 (-25.0%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 29 (-35.6%)
Audi Q8: 25 (-19.4%)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 23 (-69.3%)
Volvo XC90: 22 (-60.0%)
Mazda CX-70: 20 (-20.0%)
Kia EV6: 16 (+45.5%)
Volvo EX90: 12 (-58.6%)
Range Rover Velar: 9 (-62.5%)
Genesis GV80 Wagon: 7 (-50.0%)
BMW iX: 4 (-86.2%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 4 (-75.0%)
Audi Q8 e-tron: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar F-Pace: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar I-Pace: 0 (-100%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 0 (-100%)
Maserati Levante: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 0 (-100%)

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

Toyota LandCruiser Wagon: 1230 (+8.1%)
Nissan Patrol: 445 (+47.4%)
Denza B8: 128 (new model)
Kia EV9: 24 (+71.4%)
Land Rover Discovery: 9 (-65.4%)
Hyundai IONIQ 9: 4 (-20.0%)

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

Lexus GX: 199 (+43.2%)
BMW X7: 62 (-58.4%)
Lexus LX: 62 (-13.9%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 46 (-46.5%)
GMC Yukon: 35 (-37.5%)
Range Rover: 17 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class: 8 (-84.9%)
Lamborghini Urus: 7 (-36.4%)
Bentley Bentayga: 3 (-50.0%)
Aston Martin DBX: 2 (0.0%)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 2 (-50.0%)
BMW XM: 1 (-75.0%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 1 (-88.9%)
Lotus Eletre: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 0 (-100%)

2026 GWM Cannon PHEV

Finally, the ute rankings, American pickups included, for October 2026 according to VFACTS. The 4×2 and 4×4 variants and the large above $100,000 segments are combined: