VFACTS: July 2025 new car sales results for Australia

The latest new vehicle registration figures are out, in the form of the VFACTS report for July 2025, and it looks like sales are still heading down so far this year. However, sales are up for the month of July. In fact, it was the best July ever recorded.

According to the report, which doesn’t include Tesla and Polestar figures, there were 103,097 sales (new registrations) in July. That’s up 3.6 per cent on July last year. That means the total for the first seven months lands at 711,908 units, down 2.7 per cent.

In terms of the most popular new vehicle brands, Toyota remains in the lead, setting the pace for the month with 21,722 units. As for the other front-runners, we see BYD has dropped compared with June 2025, from fifth place to eighth, and Ford dropped from second to fourth.

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

Toyota: 21,722 (-4.3% on July 2024)
Mazda: 7452 (-12.1%)
Kia: 7402 (+11.8%)
Ford: 7279 (-6.1%)
Hyundai: 6687 (+11.1%)
Mitsubishi: 4983 (-12.9%)
GWM: 4721 (+42.2%)
BYD: 4607 (+158%)
Isuzu: 3986 (+4.3%)
Subaru: 3264 (+3.4%)

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What were the best-selling vehicles in Australia in July? The Toyota HiLux is back at the top, with the RAV4 up there in second spot following its eighth-place effort in June. Ford Ranger sales continue to push at the top.

Interestingly, the BYD Shark 6 is nowhere to be seen in the top 10, following its fourth position in June. In its place – kind of – the Chery Tiggo 4 jumps into the list.

See below for the top 10 best-selling vehicles during July 2025, including the percentage change compared with the same month last year:

Toyota HiLux: 4676 (-1.5% on July 2024)
Toyota RAV4: 4415 (-25.6%)
Ford Ranger: 3930 (-20.0%)
Ford Everest: 2425 (+12.2%)
Isuzu D-Max: 2351 (-0.8%)
Toyota Prado: 2339 (+1000%)
Toyota LandCruiser: 2322 (-5.8%)
Chery Tiggo 4: 2065 (new model)
Toyota Corolla: 1963 (-27.0%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1914 (+18.0%)

Kicking off the segments with the micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes, and it wasn’t the MG3 at the top, for a change. Instead, the mighty Kia Picanto led the field.

Overall sales in July 2025 were as follows, with the percentage change from July last year in brackets.

Micro

Kia Picanto: 607 (+37.0% from July 2024)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 30 (-21.1%)

Light under $30,000

MG MG3: 484 (-67.2%)
Suzuki Swift: 326 (-46.3%)
Toyota Yaris: 292 (+35.8%)
Mazda2: 203 (-56.6%)

Light under $30,000

MINI hatch: 181 (+13.1%)
Hyundai i20: 119 (+65.3%)
Volkswagen Polo: 87 (-5.4%)
MINI Aceman: 60 (new model)
Audi A1: 30 (+150.0%)
Skoda Fabia: 20 (+17.6%)
Citroen C3: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 208/e208: 0 (new model)

Over in the small under $40,000 class, the Toyota Corolla had a good month, easily outselling all competitors. The Mazda3 and Hyundai i30 were very close, leaving the new Kia K4 in fourth.

This segment reported 4847 sales overall for the month, down 26.5 per cent on the same month last year. Year-to-date sales are also down, by 26.7 per cent. See below for the full results for this class in July 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 1963 (-27.0%)
Hyundai i30: 893 (+34.7%)
Mazda3: 844 (-16.8%)
Kia K4: 658 (new model)
BYD Dolphin: 275 (+21.7%)
MG MG5: 109 (-57.6%)
Subaru Impreza: 92 (-34.8%)
Skoda Scala: 13 (-7.1%)
Kia Cerato: 0 (-100%)

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Stepping up to the small above $40,000 segment, and we see the Audi A3 jumped into the lead, leaving its cousin, the VW Golf, in second place. Mercedes A-Class sales were very close in third.

Overall, this class reported 1570 sales for the month, and that’s down 3.4 per cent. The YTD figure of 10,847 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:

Audi A3: 326 (+53.1%)
Volkswagen Golf: 296 (-10.6%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 240 (+27.7%)
BMW 1 Series: 161 (+46.4%)
MG MG4: 161 (-47.6%)
Subaru WRX: 133 (-26.5%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 103 (+415.0%)
GWM Ora: 68 (-18.1%)
Honda Civic: 55 (-36.8%)
Cupra Leon: 18 (-41.9%)
Peugeot 308: 6 (-64.7%)
Cupra Born: 3 (-78.6%)
Nissan Leaf: 0 (-100%)
Renault Megane: 0 (-100%)
MINI Clubman: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)

Over in the medium below $60,000 class, the Toyota Camry isn’t budging, easily outselling all rivals. BYD Seal sales appear to have dropped from previous months, while all others couldn’t hit triple-figures.

Combined, this segment reported 1575 sales for the month and has recorded 8901 units so far this year. That’s down 31.6 per cent and down 52.9 per cent, respectively. See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with July 2024 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 1156 (-22.8%)
BYD Seal: 273 (-52.1%)
Skoda Octavia: 68 (+3.0%)
Mazda6: 37 (-63.4%)
Hyundai Sonata: 29 (-35.6%)
Honda Accord: 12 (-7.7%)
Volkswagen Passat: 0 (-100%)

Jumping to the medium above $60,000 class, and it’s back to the BMW 3 Series in the lead. Lexus ES sales pushed it up into second, ahead of the Merc C-class.

Combined sales for the segment reached 606 units, which is down 31.8 per cent. Year-to-date, the segment has reported 4099 sales, down 77.3 per cent on the same period last year. See below for the full results in this class in July 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

BMW 3 Series: 155 (-23.6%)
Lexus ES: 111 (+24.7%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 105 (-35.2%)
Audi A5: 81 (+189.3%)
BMW i4: 68 (-57.0%)
Mercedes-Benz CLA: 55 (-3.5%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 12 (0.0%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 9 (-50.0%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 6 (-87.8%)
Genesis G70: 2 (0.0%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 1 (-96.6%)
Audi A4: 1 (-98.1%)
Jaguar XE: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (-100.0%)
Volkswagen Arteon: 0 (-100%)
Volvo S60: 0 (-100.0%)

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As for the large below $70,000 class, the Skoda Superb reported 17 sales, with the segment now at 97 units YTD, down 34.0 per cent. See below for the full results for July 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Skoda Superb: 17 (+6.3%)
Citroen C5 X: 0 (-100%)

In the large above $70,000 segment, the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes E-Class were exactly even in July. However, the E-Class has the Bavarian so far this year, with 335 sales YTD against 272 5 Series units.

The class saw 148 sales over for the month, down 5.7 per cent, with YTD sales up 8.5 per cent with 1253 units. See below for the complete results for this segment, with the percentage change compared with July last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 38 (-13.6%)
BMW 5 Series: 38 (+100%)
IM IM5: 18 (new model)
BMW i5: 15 (+275%)
Audi A6: 13 (-68.3%)
Porsche Taycan: 10 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 8 (-38.5%)
Audi A7: 4 (-55.6%)
Genesis G80: 3(-66.7%)
Audi e-tron GT: 1 (-66.7%)
Maserati Ghibli: 0 (-100.0%)
Jaguar XF: 0 (-100%)
Toyota Mirai: 0 (-100.0%)

And then rounding out the passenger sedans, wagons and hatchbacks, the upper large above $100,000 class was led by the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, followed by the usual best-seller, the Porsche Panamera.

Combined, the class saw 27 sales, up 12.5 per cent on last July. See below for the full results for this class in July 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 9 (+800%)
Porsche Panamera: 8 (+100%)
BMW 7 Series: 6 (+100%)
BMW i7: 2 (0.0%)
Lexus LS: 1 (0.0%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 1 (-66.7%)
Audi A8: 0 (0.0%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 0 (-100%)
Bentley sedan: 0 (-100%)
Lotus Emeya: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 0 (-100.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS: 0 (-100%)

Into the sports cars, starting with the sports below $80,000 class, and yes, again, the Ford Mustang leads the charge as the overall best-seller.

Combined, the entry class reported 688 sales, up 251 per cent on last July. The YTD figure of 5016 units is also up, by an impressive 186 per cent. See below for the full results for July, with the percentage change compared with the same month in 2024 in brackets:

Ford Mustang: 429 (+999%)
Toyota GR86: 94 (+141%)
Mazda MX-5: 83 (+88.6%)
Subaru BRZ: 53 (-24.3%)
MINI Cabrio: 24 (+500%)
Nissan Z: 5 (-82.1%)

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Moving up, the sports above $80,000 category had the Mercedes CLE-Class set the pace in July. Both of the rival Beemers couldn’t keep up, leaving the Chevy Stingray in fourth.

The segment reported 324 sales for the month, down 23.9 per cent, and the YTD figure of 2177 is down 19.7 per cent. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with July 2024 in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 101 (+46.4%)
BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 79 (-36.8%)
BMW 4 Series Coupe/Conv: 66 (+4.8%)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 22 (+4.8%)
Toyota GR Supra: 18 (-14.3%)
Porsche Cayman: 16 (-68.0%)
Porsche Boxster: 12 (-70.7%)
BMW Z4: 3 (-70%)
Jaguar F-Type: 3 (+50%)
Lotus Emira: 3 (-62.5%)
MG Cyberster: 1 (new model)
Audi A5: 0 (-100.0%)
Audi TT: 0 (-100.0%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)

And the last of the driver’s cars, the Porsche 911 remains the best-seller in the sports above $200,000 class. This segment experienced 142 sales overall, down 1.4 per cent on last July, with 890 sales YTD, down 12.7 per cent.

See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with July last year in brackets:

Porsche 911: 77 (+22.2%)
Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 19 (new model)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 17 (-15.0%)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 9 (-43.8%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 5 (-61.5%)
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 5 (new model)
Lexus LC: 5 (-16.7%)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 2 (-33.3%)
BMW 8 Series: 1 (-50%)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 1 (-80%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 1 (-75.0%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 0 (-100.0%)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 0 (-100.0%)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)

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Everyone’s favourite, the SUVs. The best-selling model was the Toyota RAV4 in July, while the best-selling luxury SUV was the BMW X1.

As for the most popular segments, the SUV Medium below $60,000 saw the most demand with 21,111 sales (up 8.5 per cent for the month), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 segment with 13,411 sales (up 15 per cent). The SUV Large below $70,000 class finished in third with 11,944 sales (up 17.8 per cent).

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

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 1293 (-19.6%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 958 (+189.4%)
Hyundai Venue: 655 (+3.5%)
Suzuki Jimny: 556 (-19.5%)
Kia Stonic: 489 (+43.0%)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 160 (+56.9%)
Suzuki Ignis: 68 (-37.6%)
Nissan Juke: 64 (-20%)
Hyundai Inster: 38 (new model)
Jeep Avenger: 24 (new model)
Renault Captur: 0 (-100%)
Ford Puma: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 2065 (new model)
Hyundai Kona: 1903 (+29.5%)
GWM Haval Jolion: 1687 (+50.8%)
MG ZS: 1562 (-13.9%)
Mazda CX-30: 1264 (+0.1%)
Mitsubishi ASX: 840 (-28.3%)
Kia Seltos: 830 (+43.4%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 760 (28.8%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 533 (-38%)
Honda HR-V: 414 (+101%)
Chery Omoda 5: 392 (+13.3%)
Nissan Qashqai: 321 (-34.4%)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 262 (-58.9%)
MG S5: 237 (new model)
Suzuki Vitara: 138 (-52.2%)
Skoda Kamiq: 84 (-56.5%)
Renault Duster: 54 (new model)
Suzuki S-Cross: 37 (-2.6%)
Renault Arkana: 17 (-77.0%)
Jeep Compass: 11 (-67.6%)
Mazda MX-30: 0 (-90.5%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

BMW X1: 554 (+35.5%)
Toyota C-HR: 506 (+39.0%)
Volkswagen T-Roc: 458 (-26.7%)
Audi Q3: 387 (+32.1%)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 373 (+61.5%)
Kia EV3: 251 (new model)
MINI Countryman: 221 (-17.8%)
Volvo XC40: 202 (+10.4%)
BMW X2: 165 (-7.8%)
Lexus UX: 156 (+155.7%)
Lexus LBX: 129 (-9.8%)
Volvo EX30: 101 (-67.7%)
Zeekr X: 64 (new model)
Audi Q2: 62 (-68.8%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 52 (-32.5%)
Cupra Formentor: 36 (-47.1%)
Jaguar E-Pace: 11 (+22.2%)
Kia Niro: 10 (-92.3%)
Peugeot 2008: 10 (+42.9%)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 7 (-63.2%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 5 (-58.3%)
Cupra Ateca: 3 (-70.0%)
Genesis GV60: 2 (-50%)
Volvo C40: 0 (-100%)

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Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

Toyota RAV4: 4415 (-25.6%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1914 (+18.0%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 1869 (-11.4%)
Mazda CX-5: 1821 (-10.3%)
Subaru Forester: 1676 (+33.3%)
Kia Sportage: 1464 (-3.4%)
BYD Sealion 7: 1427 (new model)
GWM Haval H6: 1168 (+37.6%)
BYD Sealion 6: 1123 (+102)
Nissan X-Trail: 1095 (-10.8%)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 522 (+74.0%)
Geely EX5: 490 (new model)
Honda CR-V: 372 (-21.0%)
Jaecoo J7: 334 (new model)
Honda ZR-V: 305 (-18.7%)
BYD Atto 3: 276 (-36.4%)
MG HS: 276 (+12.7%)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 202 (-37.7%)
Renault Koleos: 164 (+76.3%)
Leapmotor C10: 43 (new model)
Deepal S07: 40 (new model)
SsangYong Torres: 33 (new model)
Skoda Karoq: 25 (-62.1%)
Ford Escape: 22 (+46.7%)
SsangYong Actyon: 13 (new model)
SsangYong Korando: 12 (-58.6%)
GWM Haval H7: 10 (new model)
Citroen C5 Aircross: 0 (-100%)
Skoda Elroq: 0 (new model)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

Lexus NX: 552 (-10.1%)
BMW X3: 484 (+104.2%)
Kia EV5: 462 (new model)
Mazda CX-60: 409 (-23.4%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC: 368 (+42.6%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 168 (+55.6%)
Porsche Macan: 166 (-18.6%)
Volkswagen ID.4: 149 (new model)
Volvo XC60: 148 (+3.5%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 146 (+247.6%)
Audi Q5: 111 (+3.7%)
Genesis GV70: 109 (+51.4%)
Mercedes-Benz GLB: 89 (-21.9%)
Audi Q4 e-tron: 85 (+999%)
Toyota bZ4x: 55 (-40.2%)
BMW X4: 44 (-48.8%)
Audi Q6 e-tron: 41 (new model)
Cupra Terramar: 41 (new model)
Cupra Tavascan: 39 (new model)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 39 (-69.5%)
Volkswagen ID.5: 30 (new model)
Range Rover Evoque: 29 (-46.3%)
Peugeot 3008: 26 (-49.0%)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 19 (-32.1%)
Maserati Grecale: 19 (-36.7%)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 12 (+200%)
Skoda Enyaq: 11 (new model)
Subaru Solterra: 11 (-57.7%)
Peugeot 408: 3 (0.0%)
Hyundai Nexo: 0 (0.0%)
Peugeot 5008: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz EQC: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

Ford Everest: 2425 (+12.2%)
Toyota Prado: 2339 (+999%)
Isuzu MU-X: 1635 (+12.6%)
Toyota Kluger: 736 (-56.8%)
Kia Sorento: 662 (-14.4%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 552 (-13.2%)
Subaru Outback: 539 (-37.2%)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 472 (-4.3%)
GWM Tank 300: 424 (+58.2%)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 328 (+50.5%)
LDV D90: 270 (+27.4%)
Mazda CX-80: 267 (new model)
Toyota Fortuner: 205 (+9.0%)
Hyundai Palisade: 179 (-35.1%)
GWM Tank 500: 172 (-25.5%)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 170 (-19.4%)
MG QS: 125 (new model)
SsangYong Rexton: 122 (+8.0%)
Jaecoo J8: 100 (new model)
Skoda Kodiaq: 90 (0.0%)
Nissan Pathfinder: 74 (+89.7%)
Jeep Wrangler: 44 (+7.3%)
Peugeot 5008: 14 (new model)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (-100%)
Mazda CX-8: 0 (-100%)
Mazda CX-9: 0 (-100%)
Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

Land Rover Defender: 429 (+21.2%)
BMW X5: 254 (-5.2%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE: 203 (+222.2%)
Lexus RX: 202 (-2.9%)
Range Rover Sport: 159 (-18.0%)
Audi Q7: 118 (+100%)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 99 (+102%)
BMW iX: 88 (+193.3%)
Mazda CX-90: 74 (-30.8%)
BMW X6: 63 (-3.1%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 55 (-31.3%)
Porsche Cayenne: 54 (+20.0%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 50 (-16.7%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 50 (+8.7%)
Volvo XC90: 49 (-24.6%)
Audi Q8: 43 (+48.3%)
IM IM6: 35 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 29 (+26.1%)
Range Rover Velar: 27 (-18.2%)
Mazda CX-70: 25 (new model)
Kia EV6: 21 (-86.7%)
Jaguar F-Pace: 20 (-37.5%)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 18 (-71.0%)
Volvo EX90: 16 (new model)
Genesis GV80: 14 (-33.3%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 5 (-64.3%)
Lexus RZ: 5 (-64.3%)
Audi Q8 e-tron: 1 (-88.9%)
Maserati Levante: 0 (-100.0%)
Jaguar I-Pace: 0 (0.0%)

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

Toyota LandCruiser: 1406 (-8.7%)
Nissan Patrol: 508 (-23.5%)
Kia EV9: 25 (-54.5%)
Land Rover Discovery: 24 (-20%)
Hyundai IONIQ 9: 14 (new model)

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

Lexus GX: 106 (+30.9%)
BMW X7: 90 (-1.1%)
Lexus LX: 72 (+100%)
Mercedes-Benz GLS: 57 (+35.7%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 53 (+112%)
GMC Yukon: 48 (new model)
Range Rover: 26 (-72.9%)
BMW XM: 15 (-6.3%)
Lamborghini Urus: 12 (-20%)
Bentley Bentayga: 4 (+100%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 4 (-20.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 4 (-63.6%)
Aston Martin DBX: 2 (-50%)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 2 (-50.0%)
Lotus Eletre: 0 (-100%)

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And then lastly, the utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the top 20 best-selling utes in Australia for July 2025, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined: