VFACTS: April 2025 new car sales results for Australia

Another month into the year and we see some interesting trends happening, thanks to the April 2025 VFACTS new vehicle sales report. Well, it’s actually new registrations but we’ll call them sales.

It’s worth noting Tesla, Polestar and Mahindra are not included in this report. So aside from sales of those vehicles, Aussies took delivery of 90,614 new cars in April. That’s down 6.8 per cent on April 2024, and the year-to-date (YTD) figure of 381,017 is down 5.1 per cent (compared to the same four-month period in 2024).

The most popular new vehicle brands were led by Toyota, of course. It out-sold its nearest rival, Ford, by more than double. Sales are up 0.2 per cent for the Japanese marque YTD, but down 6.7 per cent compared with last April.

See below for the top 10 best-selling car brands for April 2025, including the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota: 19,380 (-6.7% on April 2024)
Ford: 7334 (-15.2%)
Mazda: 6573 (-10%)
Kia: 6303 (-5.3%)
Hyundai: 5547 (+7.0%)
Mitsubishi: 4212 (-20.7%)
GWM: 3874 (+16.3%)
Nissan: 3690 (+27%)
Isuzu: 3330 (-21.8%)
BYD: 3207 (+127.4%)

The best-selling vehicle in Australia in April was the Toyota HiLux. Yes, it’s back as number one. Ford Ranger sales have dropped off a bit in recent months while the HiLux, as ever, has remained fairly consistent.

Oddly, no Chinese brands are in the top 10 for April. See below for the top 10 best-selling vehicles during April 2025, including the percentage change compared with the same month last year:

Toyota HiLux: 4121 (-12.2% on April 2024)
Ford Ranger: 4031 (-27.6%)
Toyota RAV4: 3808 (-35.0%)
Ford Everest: 2234 (-6.9%)
Toyota Prado: 2233 (+1198.3%)
Isuzu D-Max: 2107 (-11.5%)
Toyota LandCruiser: 1877 (-4.7%)
Kia Sportage: 1701 (-0.1%)
Toyota Corolla: 1660 (-20.8%)
Nissan X-Trail: 1615 (+32.5%)

2025 MG MG3

In the micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes, the MG3 was the best-seller, followed by the cute Kia Picanto. Overall sales for April 2025 were as follows, with the percentage change from April last year in brackets.

Micro

Kia Picanto: 491 (+25.3% from April 2024)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 28 (+25.8%)

Light under $30,000

MG MG3: 568 (-36.2%)
Mazda2: 387 (-14.6%)
Toyota Yaris: 260 (-33.8%)
Suzuki Swift: 231 (-23.0%)

Light under $30,000

MINI hatch: 138 (+16.9%)
Hyundai i20: 84 (+999%)
MINI Aceman: 65 (new model)
Volkswagen Polo: 42 (-74.4%)
Audi A1: 32 (+33.3%)
Skoda Fabia: 29 (-22.5%)
Peugeot 208/e208: 3 (new model)

For the small under $40,000 class, it’s the Toyota Corolla that leads the way. Combined class sales reached 4302 units in April, which is down 29.4 per cent on last April.

See below for the full results for this class in April 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 1660 (-20.8%)
Hyundai i30: 790 (+0.6%)
Mazda3: 696 (-22.1%)
Kia K4: 502 (new model)
MG MG5: 243 (-45.6%)
BYD Dolphin: 216 (+19.3%)
Subaru Impreza: 104 (-48.5%)
Kia Cerato: 84 (-94.2%)
Skoda Scala: 7 (-77.4%)

Stepping up to the small above $40,000 class, and we see the MG4 continues as the favourite. Sales seem to be dropping off for the electric hatch, down 6.2 per cent YTD, but not as much as the segment overall which is experiencing an 11.2 per cent downturn year-to-date.

The class reported 1498 sales in April, down 18.1 per cent on last April. See below for the complete results, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

MG MG4: 363 (-23.7%)
Volkswagen Golf: 210 (+100%)
BMW 1 Series: 191 (+172.9%)
Subaru WRX: 187 (-19.0%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 114 (-54.6%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 107 (+94.5%)
Audi A3: 83 (-75.9%)
Cupra Born: 81 (+97.6%)
GWM Ora: 64 (-20%)
Honda Civic: 62 (-32.6%)
Cupra Leon: 22 (+10%)
Peugeot 308: 9 (-18.2%)
Nissan Leaf: 5 (-54.5%)
Renault Megane: 0 (-100%)
MINI Clubman: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)

In the dwindling medium below $60,000 segment, the Toyota Camry is pretty much the only vehicle holding this class together. Although, sales of the BYD Seal were strong this month, with the last of the Mazda6s rolling out.

Combined, the class reported 1406 sales, down 52.4 per cent compared with last April. See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with April 2024 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 843 (-55.0%)
BYD Seal: 325 (-59.9%)
Mazda6: 144 (+38.5%)
Skoda Octavia: 43 (-56.1%)
Hyundai Sonata: 33 (-23.3%)
Volkswagen Passat: 13 (+62.5%)
Honda Accord: 5 (-64.3%)

Into the medium above $60,000 class, the BMW 3 Series was the favourite mid-size executive, followed by arch rival Mercedes C-Class. Again, this excludes Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2 sales.

Combined, the segment reported just 512 sales, and that’s down 73.6 per cent on last April. See below for the full results in this class in April 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

BMW 3 Series: 170 (-22.4%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 91 (-51.9%)
Lexus ES: 79 (-27.5%)
BMW i4: 73 (-64.6%)
Mercedes-Benz CLA: 45 (-25.0%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 14 (-62.2%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 13 (0.0%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 11 (-56.0%)
Volvo S60: 4 (-84%)
Audi A4: 3 (-93.2%)
Audi A5: 3 (-94.3%)
Genesis G70: 3 (-50%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 2 (-90.5%)
Jaguar XE: 1 (-85.7%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (0.0%)
Volkswagen Arteon: 0 (-100%)

2025 BMW 3 Series

For the large below $70,000 segment, now down to one model, the Skoda Superb reported 7 sales, and the YTD figure of 44 is down 53.6 per cent. Compared with April last year, this class experienced a 65 per cent drop.

See below for the full results for April 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Skoda Superb: 7 (-56.3%)
Citroen C5 X: 0 (-100%)

Jumping up to the large above $70,000 class, and it was the Mercedes-Benz E-Class that came through as the favourite, overtaking the BMW 5 Series. Aside from those two this segment doesn’t report big numbers.

Combined, the class saw 177 sales in April, which is actually up 42.7 per cent on last April. See below for the complete results for this segment, with the percentage change compared with April last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 78 (+999%)
BMW 5 Series: 55 (-3.5%)
Porsche Taycan: 17 (+41.7%)
Audi A6: 9 (-30.8%)
Audi A7: 5 (+150%)
Audi e-tron GT: 5 (-44.4%)
Genesis G80: 3 (-50%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 3 (-84.2%)
Maserati Ghibli: 2 (+200%)
Toyota Mirai: 0 (0.0%)
Jaguar XF: 0 (-100%)

Lastly for passenger cars, the upper large above $100,000 segment was led by the Porsche Panamera once again. Lexus LS, Rolls-Royce sedan and BMW 7 Series sales were equal, with the Mercedes S-Class coming in as the runner-up.

Combined, the class reported 33 sales, up 37.5 per cent on last April. See below for the full results for this class in April 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Porsche Panamera: 8 (+100%)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 5 (+66.7%)
BMW 7 Series: 4 (0.0%)
Lexus LS: 4 (+300.0%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 4 (+100%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 2 (+100%)
Bentley sedan: 2 (0.0%)
Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 2 (+100.0%)
Lotus Emeya: 1 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz EQS: 1 (+100%)
Audi A8: 0 (-100.0%)
BMW i7: 0 (-100%)

2025 Ford Mustang GT-drift

Sports cars were led by the Ford Mustang overall, although it competes in the entry sports below $80,000 class. This segment reported 760 sales overall, which is up 256.8 per cent on last April, mainly driven by the Mustang.

See below for the full results for April, with the percentage change compared with the same month in 2024 in brackets:

Ford Mustang: 566(+999%)
Subaru BRZ: 66 (-10.8%)
MINI Cabrio: 49 (+206.3%)
Toyota GR86: 41 (+10.8%)
Mazda MX-5: 24 (-58.6%)
Nissan Z: 14 (-48.1%)

In the sports above $80,000 class the BMW 2 Series two-door came through as the favourite, but the new Mercedes CLE was close behind.

Combined, the class reported 294 sales, which is up 3.5 per cent on last April. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with April 2024 in brackets:

BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 88 (-32.8%)
Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 78 (+999%)
BMW 4 Series Coupe/Conv: 49 (+16.7%)
Toyota GR Supra: 26 (+73.3%)
Porsche Cayman: 19 (0.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 11 (-38.9%)
Porsche Boxster: 7 (-63.2%)
BMW Z4: 6 (+20.0%)
Lotus Emira: 5 (-66.7%)
MG Cyberster: 4 (new model)
Jaguar F-Type: 1 (-75.0%)
Audi A5: 0 (-100.0%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Audi TT: 0 (-100.0%)

Lastly for the fun cars, the sports above $200,000 class was led once again by the Porsche 911. Ferrari and Aston Martin reported decent numbers for such exotic brands, while the Lexus LC landed right in the middle with its jack-hammering V8.

Overall, the segment reported 112 sales, which is up 7.7 per cent on last April. See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with April last year in brackets:

Porsche 911: 42 (-28.8%)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 13 (+160.0%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 11 (+120.0%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 9 (+200%)
Lexus LC: 8 (+100%)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 8 (-27.3%)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 6 (+200.0%)
Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 5 (new model)
BMW 8 Series: 3 (+200%)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 3 (-62.5%)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 2 (+200.0%)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 1 (-83.3%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 1 (+100.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 0 (new model)

2025 Hyundai Kona Electric N Line

And then we arrive at the popular SUVs, where the Toyota RAV4 came home as the overall favourite. As for the best-selling premium SUV? It was the BMW X1, excluding Tesla and Polestar sales.

The SUV Medium below $60,000 class was the most popular, with 16,832 units (down 6.2 per cent for the month), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 12,072 sales (up 10.4 per cent), and then the SUV Large below $70,000 class with 10,648 sales (up 8.0 per cent).

See below for the complete results for each SUV category for April 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 1053 (-25.6%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 834 (+16.8%)
Suzuki Jimny: 685 (-20.5%)
Hyundai Venue: 630 (+42.2%)
Kia Stonic: 445 (+6.0%)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 77 (+352.9%)
Suzuki Ignis: 63 (-62.9%)
Nissan Juke: 68 (+1.5%)
Hyundai Inster: 51 (new model)
Jeep Avenger: 7 (new model)
Renault Captur: 0 (-100%)
Ford Puma: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

Hyundai Kona: 1605 (+23.2%)
MG ZS: 1587 (-7.0%)
GWM Haval Jolion: 1423 (+29.2%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 1202 (+1.9%)
Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 1165 (new model)
Mitsubishi ASX: 1045 (+6.9%)
Mazda CX-30: 853 (-8.0%)
Kia Seltos: 688 (+12.2%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 644 (-21.3%)
Chery Omoda 5: 483 (+18.1%)
Nissan Qashqai: 480 (-1.6%)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 320 (-50.9%)
Honda HR-V: 318 (+13.2%)
Suzuki Vitara: 147 (-36.4%)
Skoda Kamiq: 45 (-54.5%)
Suzuki S-Cross: 26 (-55.9%)
Renault Arkana: 22 (-15.4%)
Jeep Compass: 19 (-65.5%)
Mazda MX-30: 0 (-90.5%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

BMW X1: 571 (+135%)
Volkswagen T-Roc: 375 (-50.8%)
Kia EV3: 336 (new model
Toyota C-HR: 279 (-16.5%)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 224 (+22.4%)
BMW X2: 222 (+146.7%)
Lexus LBX: 219 (-13.1%)
MINI Countryman: 171 (+175.8%)
Volvo XC40: 127 (-49.4%)
Audi Q3: 122 (-71.5%)
Cupra Formentor: 111 (+3.7%)
Volvo EX30: 79 (-33.3%)
Lexus UX: 69 (-13.8%)
Audi Q2: 58 (-40.2%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 56 (-23.3%)
Zeekr X: 45 (new model)
Kia Niro: 34 (-81.2%)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 24 (+14.3%)
Peugeot 2008: 22 (-37.1%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 19 (+18.8%)
Jaguar E-Pace: 16 (+33.3%)
Cupra Ateca: 13 (+550%)
Genesis GV60: 3 (-57.1%)
Volvo C40: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

Toyota RAV4: 3808 (-35%)
Kia Sportage: 1701 (+0.1%)
Nissan X-Trail: 1615 (+32.5%)
Mazda CX-5: 1607 (-1.4%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1410 (-8.9%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 1327 (-28.2%)
GWM Haval H6: 986 (-5.1%)
Subaru Forester: 788 (-14.0%)
BYD Sealion 7: 743 (new model)
Honda CR-V: 489 (+3.4%)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 363 (+106.3%)
BYD Atto 3: 355 (-15.1%)
MG HS: 338 (+29.5%)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 330 (-3.8%)
Geely EX5: 324 (new model)
BYD Sealion 6: 275 (new model)
Honda ZR-V: 215 (-35.0%)
Leapmotor C10: 56 (new model)
Renault Koleos: 39 (-26.4%)
Skoda Karoq: 27 (-63.0%)
SsangYong Torres: 23 (new model)
SsangYong Korando: 11 (-70.3%)
Skoda Elroq: 2 (new model)
Ford Escape: 0 (-100%)
Citroen C5 Aircross: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

BMW X3: 497 (+45.7%)
Lexus NX: 462 (+25.5%)
Mazda CX-60: 377 (+63.9%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC: 348 (+87.1%)
Kia EV5: 342 (new model)
Porsche Macan: 240 (+79.1%)
Audi Q5: 173 (-36.6%)
Volvo XC60: 131 (-49.2%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 107 (-10.8%)
Toyota bZ4x: 89 (+20.3%)
Genesis GV70: 87 (10.3%)
Mercedes-Benz GLB: 77 (-13.5%)
Range Rover Evoque: 74 (+57.4%)
Audi Q4 e-tron: 63 (new model)
Volkswagen ID.4: 57 (new model)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 46 (-59.3%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 44 (+193.3%)
Skoda Enyaq: 25 (new model)
Subaru Solterra: 25 (-56.1%)
Peugeot 3008: 22 (-45%)
Volkswagen ID.5: 22 (new model)
Audi Q6 e-tron: 18 (new model)
BMW X4: 17 (-76.1%)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 12 (-33.3%)
Maserati Grecale: 12 (-55.6%)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 12 (+9.1%)
Peugeot 408: 8 (+60%)
Cupra Tavascan: 5 (new model)
Peugeot 5008: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz EQC: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

Ford Everest: 2234 (-6.9%)
Toyota Prado: 2233 (+999%)
Isuzu MU-X: 1223 (-34.8%)
Kia Sorento: 801 (-24.0%)
Subaru Outback: 617 (-34.9%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 452 (+96.5%)
GWM Tank 300: 419 (+34.7%)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 390 (-29.0%)
Toyota Kluger: 323 (+24.2%)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 276 (new model)
Toyota Fortuner: 269 (-13.8%)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 263 (-29.9%)
Nissan Pathfinder: 228 (+418.2%)
LDV D90: 243 (+40.5%)
Mazda CX-80: 205 (new model)
Hyundai Palisade: 162 (-37.9%)
GWM Tank 500: 99 (-44.7%)
Skoda Kodiaq: 95 (20.2%)
SsangYong Rexton: 84 (-17.6%)
Jeep Wrangler: 31 (-64.0%)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 1 (-95.8%)
Mazda CX-8: 0 (-100%)
Mazda CX-9: 0 (-100%)
Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

BMW X5: 393 (+45.0%)
Land Rover Defender: 350 (+37.3%)
Range Rover Sport: 194 (+7.8%)
Lexus RX: 190 (+13.1%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE: 121 (-20.9%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 103 (+87.3%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 82 (+192.9%)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 69 (+3.0%)
Audi Q7: 68 (+6.3%)
BMW X6: 56 (-37.8%)
Porsche Cayenne: 50 (-9.1%)
Mazda CX-90: 42 (-35.4%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 41 (-8.9%)
Kia EV6: 39 (-70.5%)
Mazda CX-70: 34 (new model)
Jaguar F-Pace: 34 (+9.7%)
Volvo XC90: 29 (+3.6%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV : 27 (-76.1%)
Range Rover Velar: 26 (-10.3%)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 24 (-42.9%)
Audi Q8: 21 (-27.6%)
Volvo EX90: 21 (new model)
Genesis GV80: 17 (+41.7%)
BMW iX: 12 (-66.7%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 7 (0.0%)
Audi Q8 e-tron: 5 (-72.2%)
Lexus RZ: 5 (-80.8%)
Jaguar I-Pace: 0 (-100.0%)
Maserati Levante: 0 (-100.0%)

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

Toyota LandCruiser: 1022 (-12.6%)
Nissan Patrol: 541 (+17.6%)
Land Rover Discovery: 37 (+27.6%)
Kia EV9: 29 (-52.5%)

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

BMW X7: 116 (+17.2%)
Lexus GX: 91 (new model)
Lexus LX: 71 (+108.8%)
Mercedes-Benz GLS: 50 (+51.5%)
Range Rover: 36 (-16.3%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 24 (-47.8%)
Lamborghini Urus: 18 (+157.1%)
BMW XM: 17 (+6.3%)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 6 (+200.0%)
Aston Martin DBX: 5 (+25.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 4 (-84.0%)
Bentley Bentayga: 0 (-100%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 0 (-100%)
Lotus Eletre: 0 (new model)

2025 RAM 1500 inline-6

And now we get to the end with the ever-popular utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the top 15 best-selling utes in Australia for April 2025, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined: