VFACTS: April 2026 new car sales results for Australia

Electric vehicle sales are creeping further and further into the mix in Australia, with April VFACTS new vehicle registration figures showing concentration is now at 16.4 per cent for the month.

Australian customers took delivery of 92,591 new vehicles in April, 2026, and that’s up 2.2 per cent on last April. The year-to-date (YTD) tally stands at 375,453 units, down 1.5 per cent from the same four-month period in 2025.

In terms of the most popular new vehicle brands in April, Toyota remains in front by a big margin, as usual. However, BYD has moved up another position and into second place, following third spot in March. We’ve had information land on our desks that suggests BYD has been signing 700-900 new vehicle orders per day in second quarter, and we suspect it will reach first place this year. If only temporarily, and if vehicles are delivered in a timely order.

See below for the top 10 best-selling car brands in April 2026, excluding Tesla and Polestar, with the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota: 15,185 (-21.6% on April 2025)
BYD: 7702 (+140.2%)
Kia: 6450 (+2.3%)
Hyundai: 6002 (+8.2%)
Ford: 5748 (-21.6%)
Mazda: 5636 (-14.3%)
GWM: 4717 (+21.8%)
Chery: 4322 (+84.1%)
MG: 3678 (+18.5%)
Isuzu: 3447 (+3.5%)

The best-selling vehicle models were led by the Toyota RAV4, likely thanks to the arrival of the new model. Order wait times are said to be quite a few months which means some buyers placed an order some time ago, ready for the first batches to roll in.

Ford’s Ranger and the Toyota HiLux continue to remain extremely popular, in second and third. See below for the top 10 best-selling vehicles during April 2026, including the percentage change compared with the same month last year:

Toyota RAV4: 3729 (-2.1%)
Ford Ranger: 3661 (-9.2%)
Toyota HiLux: 2835 (+31.2%)
Chery Tiggo 4: 2379 (+104.2%)
Isuzu D-Max: 2195 (+4.2%)
Hyundai Kona: 2158 (+34.5%)
Toyota Prado: 1870 (-16.3%)
BYD Sealion 7: 1780 (+139.6%)
Haval Jolion: 1754 (+23.3%)
Ford Everest: 1585 (-29.1%)

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Getting into the specific car segments with the micro and light classes, and it looks like the MG3 is back in the lead, overtaking the usual Kia Picanto. The new BYD Atto 1 also jumps into second spot.

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

Micro

Kia Picanto: 488 (-0.6% on April 2025)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 55 (+96.4%)

Light

MG MG3: 559 (-1.6%)
BYD Atto 1: 533 (new model)
Suzuki Swift: 264 (+14.3%)
Mazda2: 245 (-36.7%)
MINI Cooper hatch: 187 (+35.5%)
Toyota Yaris: 92 (-64.6%)
MINI Aceman: 68 (+4.6%)
Hyundai i20: 56 (-33.3%)
Volkswagen Polo: 55 (+31.0%)
Audi A1: 15 (-53.1%)
Skoda Fabia: 8 (-72.4%)
Peugeot 208/e208: 1 (66.7%)
Citroen C3: 0 (-100%)

In the small under $40,000 segment, the Toyota Corolla is still in front but it looks like the gap is closing between the front runners. Although, it doesn’t appear as though the others are catching up. It’s because Corolla sales dropped 50.7 per cent compared with last April.

Total class figures reached 3164 units, down 27.5 per cent for the month. See below for the full results in April 2026, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 818 (-50.7%)
Kia K4: 584 (+16.3%)
Mazda3: 559 (-19.7%)
Hyundai i30: 494 (-37.5%)
BYD Dolphin: 445 (+106%)
GWM Ora: 197 (+207.8%)
MG MG5: 34 (-86%)
Subaru Impreza: 32 (-69.2%)
Skoda Scala: 1 (-85.7%)
Kia Cerato: 0 (-100%)

Over in the small above $40,000 class, the MG4 dominates them all. This could be due to the new MG4 Urban recently arriving in Australia, which could be included in the MG4 listing (there is no ‘MG4 Urban’ in the entire VFACTS report as of April).

Overall segment sales reached 1342 units, down 6.4 per cent for the month. See below for the complete results, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

MG MG4: 522 (+43.8%)
Subaru WRX: 198 (+5.9%)
Volkswagen Golf: 174 (-17.1%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 155 (+36.0%)
Audi A3: 152 (+83.1%)
BMW 1 Series: 56 (-70.7%)
Honda Civic: 43 (-30.6%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 25 (-76.6%)
Cupra Leon: 13 (-40.9%)
Peugeot 308: 4 (-55.6%)
Cupra Born: 0 (-100%)
Nissan Leaf: 0 (-100%)
Renault Megane: 0 (-100%)

Into the medium below $60,000 class and we see the Toyota Camry still easily outsells all rivals. Most of the numbers looked pretty consistent with previous months, although Camry sales are up 14 per cent on last April. That’s the highest jump of the class.

Total class sales reached 1467 units, and that’s up 4.3 per cent on last April, and contributes to a 41.9 per cent increase across year-to-date. However, there are more vehicles in this class than previous months, such as the new MG7 and BYD Seal 6. See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with April 2025 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 962 (+14.1%)
BYD Seal: 370 (+13.8%)
Kia EV4: 62 (new model)
Hyundai Sonata: 21 (-36.4%)
MG MG7: 20 (new model)
Skoda Octavia: 19 (-55.8%)
BYD Seal 6: 10 (new model)
Honda Accord: 3 (-40.0%)
Mazda6: 0 (-99.3%)
Volkswagen Passat: 0 (-100%)

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Over in the medium above $60,000 segment, and it’s the Mercedes C-Class back in the lead. There are a lot of 0s in this class now, unfortunately, as buyers move to premium SUVs and utes.

Overall, the class reported 392 sales in April, down 23.4 per cent on last April. The YTD tally is down 1.7 per cent. See below for the full results in this class, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 140 (+53.8%)
Audi A5: 80 (+999%)
BMW 3 Series: 75 (-55.9%)
BMW i4: 42 (-42.5%)
Lexus ES: 42 (-46.8%)
Mercedes-Benz CLA: 7 (-84.4%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 6 (-45.5%)
Audi A4: 0 (-100%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 0 (-100%)
Genesis G70: 0 (-100%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar XE: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (-100.0%)
Volvo S60: 0 (-100.0%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 0 (-100%)

Up into the large below $70,000 class, the Skoda Superb is hanging in there. See below for its numbers, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Skoda Superb: 10 (+42.9%)

And then up into the large above $70,000 segment we see the MG IM5 is continuing to dominate, outselling popular German rivals such as the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes E-Class quite easily.

Total class sales hit 114 units, down 35.6 per cent on last April. YTD, the class is down 33.9 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: 47 (new model)
Volvo ES90: 21 (new model)
BMW 5 Series: 18 (-14.3%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 15 (-80.8%)
Porsche Taycan: 8 (-52.9%)
Genesis G80: 2 (-33.3%)
Audi e-tron GT: 1 (-80.0%)
Audi A6: 1 (-88.9%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 1 (-66.7%)
Audi A7: 0 (-100.0%)
BMW i5: 0 (-100%)
Maserati Ghibli: 0 (0.0%)
Toyota Mirai: 0 (0-100%)

Lastly for the main passenger sedans and wagons, the upper large above $100,000 segment was led by the Porsche Panamera. Class sales reached 24 units, and that’s down 27.3 per cent on last April. See below for the full results for this class in April 2026, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Porsche Panamera: 8 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 6 (+20.0%)
BMW 7 Series: 3 (-25.0%)
BMW i7: 2 (0.0%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 2 (0.0%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 2 (-50%)
Lexus LS: 1 (-75.0%)
Audi A8: 0 (0.0%)
Bentley sedan: 0 (-100.0%)
Lotus Emeya: 0 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz GT 4D: 0 (0.0%)

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Into the fun cars, starting with the sports below $80,000 class, and it’s the Ford Mustang still in the lead. Interestingly, it was only just the best-selling sports car overall, with the Porsche 911 getting quite close due to a slip in Mustang numbers.

Total sales reached 343 units, down 54.9 per cent on last April. See below for the full results for April, with the percentage change compared with the same month in 2025 in brackets:

Ford Mustang: 121 (-78.6%)
Mazda MX-5: 73 (+204.2%)
Subaru BRZ: 46 (-30.3%)
Toyota GR86: 45 (+9.8%)
MINI Cabrio: 37 (-24.5%)
Nissan Z: 21 (+50%)

In the sports above $80,000 class, and the BMW 2 Series and 4 Series were neck and neck, leaving the Mercedes CLE to third spot. Combined efforts reached 153 for the class, down 48 per cent. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with April 2025 in brackets:

BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 44 (-50%)
BMW 4 Series coupe/convertible: 42 (-14.3%)
Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 33 (-57.7%)
Toyota GR Supra: 16 (-38.5%)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 9 (-18.2%)
BMW Z4: 7 (+16.7%)
MG Cyberster: 2 (-50.0%)
Audi A5: 0 (-100.0%)
Lotus Emira: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar F-Type: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Porsche Cayman: 0 (-100%)
Porsche Boxster: 0 (-100%)

And then lastly the sports above $200,000 segment, Porsche 911 sales led the charge. All rivals trickled way behind. The class reported 124 units overall, up 10.7 per cent for the month. See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with April last year in brackets:

Porsche 911: 86 (+104.8%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 7 (-36.4%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 6 (-33.3%)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 6 (-53.8%)
Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 6 (+20%)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 4 (-50.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 3 (-50.0%)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 3 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 2 (+100%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 1 (0.0%)
BMW 8 Series: 0 (-100%)
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 0 (0.0%)
Lexus LC: 0 (-100%)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 0 (0.0%)

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As for the SUV frenzy. In terms of the most popular segment, it was the SUV Medium below $60,000 with 21,392 sales (up 26.9 per cent for the month, followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 segment with 13,754 sales (up 13.9 per cent), and then the SUV Large below $80,000 segment with 10,209 (down 4.1 per cent).

Keeping in mind Tesla and Polestar chooses not to be included in VFACTS, the best-selling SUV outright was the Toyota RAV4, while the most popular premium SUV was the Zeekr 7X.

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

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 950 (-9.8%)
Hyundai Venue: 586 (-7.0%)
Suzuki Jimny: 579 (-15.5%)
Kia Stonic: 460 (+3.4%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 275 (-67.0%)
Suzuki Fronx: 191 (new model)
Hyundai Inster: 100 (new model)
Suzuki Ignis: 37 (-41.3%)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 24 (-68.8%)
Nissan Juke: 23 (-66.2%)
Jeep Avenger: 15 (+114.3%)
Alfa Romeo Junior: 12 (new model)
Renault Captur: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 2379 (+104.2%)
Hyundai Kona: 2158 (+34.5%)
GWM Haval Jolion: 1754 (+23.3%)
MG ZS: 1521 (-4.2%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 1152 (-4.2%)
Mazda CX-30: 795 (-6.8%)
Jaecoo J5: 692 (new model)
BYD Atto 2: 660 (new model)
Kia Seltos: 550 (-20.1%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 489 (-24.1%)
MG S5: 408 (new model)
Honda HR-V: 348 (+9.4%)
Chery Omoda 5: 341 (-29.4%)
Nissan Qashqai: 115 (-76.0%)
Mitsubishi ASX: 105 (-90%)
Skoda Kamiq: 67 (+48.9%)
Renault Duster: 62(new model)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 58 (-81.9%)
Leapmotor B10: 50 (new model)
Suzuki Vitara: 34 (-76.9%)
Renault Arkana: 10 (-54.5%)
Suzuki S-Cross: 3 (-88.5%)
Jeep Compass: 3 (-84.2%)
Mazda MX-30: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

Kia EV3: 445 (+32.4%)
BMW X1/iX1: 353 (-38.2%)
Audi Q3: 292 (+139.3%)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 283 (+26.3%)
Volvo EX30: 219 (+177.2%)
BMW X2/iX2: 215 (-3.2%)
Volvo XC40: 173 (+36.2%)
Toyota C-HR: 123 (-55.9%)
Lexus LBX: 109 (-50.2%)
Lexus UX: 106 (+53.6%)
Volkswagen T-Roc: 99 (-73.6%)
MINI Countryman: 94 (-45.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 79 (+41.1%)
Audi Q2: 67 (+15.5%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 67 (+252.6%)
Zeekr X: 27 (-40%)
Cupra Formentor: 20 (-82.0%)
Peugeot 2008: 10 (-54.5%)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 9 (-62.5%)
Cupra Ateca: 7 (-46.2%)
Genesis GV60: 0 (-100.0%)
Jaguar E-Pace: 0 (-100%)
Kia Niro: 0 (-100%)
Volvo C40: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

Toyota RAV4: 3729 (-2.1%)
BYD Sealion 7: 1780 (+139.6%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 1540 (+16.1%)
Kia Sportage: 1421 (-16.5%)
Nissan X-Trail: 1404 (-13.1%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1366 (-3.1%)
Mazda CX-5: 1230 (-23.5%)
GWM Haval H6: 1219 (+23.6%)
Geely EX5: 1202 (+271%)
Subaru Forester: 956 (+21.3%)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 885 (+143.8%)
Geely Starray: 804 (new model)
BYD Atto 3: 663 (+87%)
BYD Sealion 6: 476 (+73.1%)
BYD Sealion 5: 464 (new model)
Honda CR-V: 456 (-6.7%)
Jaecoo J7: 348 (new model)
MG HS: 315 (-6.8%)
Honda ZR-V: 241 (+12.1%)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 209 (-36.7%)
Deepal S07: 179 (new model)
Hyundai Elexio: 158 (new model)
Leapmotor C10: 93 (+66.1%)
GWM Haval H7: 77 (new model)
Skoda Elroq: 58 (+999%)
Renault Koleos: 43 (+10.3%)
SsangYong KGM Torres: 25 (+8.7%)
SsangYong KGM Actyon: 19 (new model)
Skoda Karoq: 18 (-33.3%)
Peugeot 3008/E3008: 9 (-59.1%)
SsangYong KGM Korando: 4 (-63.6%)
Ford Escape: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

Zeekr 7X: 973 (new model)
Kia EV5: 794 (+132.2%)
Lexus NX: 508 (+10%)
Mazda CX-60: 504 (+33.7%)
Toyota bZ4x: 483 (+442.7%)
Volkswagen ID.4: 351 (+515.8%)
BMW X3/iX3: 301 (-39.4%)
Audi Q5: 224 (+29.5%)
Subaru Solterra: 175 (+600%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 158 (+47.7%)
Volkswagen ID.5: 111 (+404.5%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 101 (+129.5%)
Cupra Tavascan: 100 (+999%)
Porsche Macan: 82 (-65.8%)
Volvo XC60: 82 (-37.4%)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 72 (+56.5%)
Audi Q6 e-tron: 68 (+277.8%)
Mercedes-Benz GLB: 63 (-18.2%)
Genesis GV70: 62 (-28.7%)
Audi Q4 e-tron: 61 (-3.2%)
Nissan Ariya: 53 (new model)
Range Rover Evoque: 51 (-31.1%)
Skoda Enyaq: 39 (+56.0%)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 34 (+183.3%)
Cupra Terramar: 30 (new model)
Maserati Grecale: 8 (-33.3%)
Peugeot 408: 5 (-37.5%)
Renault Scenic E-Tech: 3 (new model)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 2 (-83.3%)
BMW X4: 1 (-94.1%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

Toyota Prado: 1870 (-16.3%)
Ford Everest: 1585 (-29.1%)
Isuzu MU-X: 1252 (+2.4%)
BYD Sealion 8: 929 (new model)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 544 (+97.1%)
Toyota Kluger: 496 (+53.6%)
GWM Tank 300: 495 (+18.1%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 439 (-2.9%)
Kia Sorento: 355 (-55.7%)
Hyundai Palisade: 268 (+65.4%)
Mazda CX-80: 247 (+20.5%)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 223 (-42.8%)
LDV D90: 199 (-18.1%)
Denza B5: 183 (new model)
Chery Tiggo 9: 173 (new model)
Subaru Outback: 153 (-75.2%)
GWM Tank 500: 129 (+30.3%)
Volkswagen Tayron: 128 (new model)
Toyota Fortuner: 125 (-53.5%)
MG QS: 108 (new model)
Jaecoo Omoda 9: 91 (new model)
Skoda Kodiaq: 68 (-28.4%)
Jaecoo J8: 50 (new model)
Jeep Wrangler: 36 (+16.1%)
SsangYong KGM Rexton: 32 (-61.9%)
Deepal E07: 11 (new model)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 7 (-97.3%)
Nissan Pathfinder: 6 (-97.4%)
Subaru Trailseeker: 5 (new model)
Peugeot 5008: 2 (new model)
Mazda CX-8: 0 (0.0%)
Mazda CX-9: 0 (0.0%)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

Land Rover Defender: 368 (+5.1%)
Lexus RX: 206 (+8.4%)
BMW X5: 192 (-51.1%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE: 158 (+30.6%)
Range Rover Sport: 112 (-42.3%)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 107 (+55.1%)
Audi Q7: 78 (+14.7%)
Mazda CX-90: 65 (+54.8%)
Porsche Cayenne: 65 (+30.0%)
MG IM6: 48 (new model)
BMW X6: 46 (-17.9%)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 38 (+58.3%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 38 (-53.7%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 35 (-14.6%)
Volvo XC90: 33 (+13.8%)
BMW iX: 22 (+83.3%)
Mazda CX-70: 22 (-35.3%)
Genesis GV80: 17 (0.0%)
Volvo EX90: 17 (-19%)
Range Rover Velar: 14 (-46.2%)
Audi Q8: 11 (-47.6%)
Kia EV6: 7 (-82.1%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 4 (-42.9%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 2 (-98.1%)
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: 1010 (-1.2%)
Nissan Patrol: 402 (-25.7%)
Denza B8: 319 (new model)
Land Rover Discovery: 26 (-29.7%)
Hyundai IONIQ 9: 6 (new model)
Kia EV9: 16 (-44.8%)

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

BMW X7: 60 (-48.3%)
Lexus LX: 53 (-25.4%)
Lexus GX: 51 (-44.0%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 33 (+37.5%)
Range Rover: 26 (-27.8%)
Mercedes-Benz GLS: 23 (-54.0%)
GMC Yukon: 20 (new model)
Lamborghini Urus: 11 (-38.9%)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 7 (+16.7%)
Aston Martin DBX: 5 (0.0%)
BMW XM: 4 (-76.5%)]
Bentley Bentayga: 3 (0.0%)
Lotus Eletre: 2 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 2 (-50.0%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 0 (0.0%)

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And then finally, the utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the sales results for all utes in Australia for April 2026, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined: