VFacts Jan 2018.

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"The first month of new car sales figures of 2018 released by the federal chambers of automotive industries tells a very familiar story.
Toyota's HiLux was again the top selling vehicle with 3860 units moved, while the Ford Ranger was again second best with 3260 sales.
While no other dual-cab ute managed to make the top 10, the light commercial segment still enjoyed a strong start to the year with whole market up by just more than 20 per cent compared to the same month last year. This was due to several large improvements by the Nissan Navara, Mitsubishi Triton as well as the two sales leaders.
The Mazda3 (3201) took the early bragging rights in the passenger car stakes leading the Toyota Corolla (2776) and Hyundai i30 (1850).
Mazda's SUVs had a strong month with the mid-size Mazda CX-5 (2152) and CX-3 (1582) city SUV both appearing in the top 10 and topping the respective segments.
SUVs as whole had a strong month in January with a 10.9 per cent increase on last January, this continues the trend seen throughout the last few years as buyers shed traditional passenger cars in favour of high-riding wagons.
On the back of this strong growth were solid sales of the Toyota RAV4 (1780) and Nissan X-Trail (1668). Hyundai's Tucson (1420) and Honda CR-V (1474) were also both knocking on the door of the top 10 sellers.
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The Volkswagen Golf (1629) improved its performance compared to January last year with almost 25 per cent more sales.
Two notable absentees from the first top 10 sellers of the year were two former locally-made stalwarts: the Holden Commodore and the Toyota Camry with each falling well short of 1000 sales with 871 and 754 registrations respectively.
Both large and medium car segments are down considerably which continues the decline of nthe traditional family car in Australia.
Luxury carmaker has mixed success in January with Mercedes-Benz and Lexus both up about 9 and 7 per cent respectively, but Audi was down by more than 20 per cent from last year, while BMW was flat.
Top selling vehicles January 2018
Toyota HiLux – 3860
Ford Ranger – 3260
Mazda3 – 3201
Toyota Corolla – 2776
Mazda CX-5 – 2152
Hyundai i30 – 1850
Toyota RAV4 – 1780
Nissan X-Trail – 1668
Volkswagen Golf – 1629
Mazda CX-3 – 1582 "
https://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/...rticleResults3

[Sorted]

Also no dodgy Astra sales up there

Where is the write up advising consumers the Astra numbers were dodgy last month ???

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by Sorted

Also no dodgy Astra sales up there

Where is the write up advising consumers the Astra numbers were dodgy last month ???

Or Colorado’s

[au2000]

Does it really matter ? Is there a bonus payment to the manufacturer for being no 1?
It's interesting to see what the pattern is in relation to the types of vehicles sold as a comparison to styles but in the real world it's not like a new car buyer is going to base their purchase on where their car lands in the top 10 list. For example the Camry / commodore numbers would be very low as both company's are only clearing remaining stock before selling their new models so makes perfect sence their numbers will drop dramatically,
In victoria, Camry and Colorado numbers are going to jump significantly over the coming months as they are now the replacement general duties police vehicles. There's my prediction for February, March and April

[EFFalcon]

Terms like "Australias best selling XXXXX" helps sell cars... so yep

[au2000]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

Terms like "Australias best selling XXXXX" helps sell cars... so yep

Tbh I've never known anyone to buy a car based on that, I have heard of people look at a car as it's won a car of the year award though

[EFFalcon]

i've never known anyone who buys a car based on if its won car of the year, but that says more about my circle of friends then it does about what the general population does.

[au2000]

not really ef falcon, just means that for both our comments, my previous point is probably closer to the truth, in a real world purchase, a small minority care if the car they are buying is a top seller or has won a award, they buy what they like, what suits their lifestyle, needs & affordability, awards & being the top seller are not as important.
If I was going out to by a car tomorrow, I'd want a 5.0 Mustang, crash rating, sales performance or awards mean nothing to me, my happiness behind the wheel does.

[danzvtil]

The vast majority of car buying public are not car people, they have no idea of what's good, bad or indifferent. Make no mistake, when ranger for corolla or 3 makes number 1 for the month wine corks pop in the head office, as your brand is afforded credibility, as a consumer we see there is safety in numbers.

[jpd80]

Focus 512
Mondeo 133
Mustang 440

[RHR]

Pretty poor

[vztrt]

I'm amazed the escape isn't number one. I mean that name change should have sold massive amounts of units.

[Hemihunter]

that's a big drop in sales numbers for the mustang

[Sprint XR8]

Originally Posted by Hemihunter

that's a big drop in sales numbers for the mustang

Not surprising considering RHD production finished in September.

[b0son]

Originally Posted by au2000

Tbh I've never known anyone to buy a car based on that, I have heard of people look at a car as it's won a car of the year award though

It meant something in the 80s/90s when there was just Wheels or NRMAs COTY competition. But there are so many online car review sites and mags are a thing of the past pretty much, that awards are rather meaningless now. Other than JD Power (which isnt particularly relevant to us), there probably isnt any organisation that stands out as any sort of yardstick.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by Hemihunter

that's a big drop in sales numbers for the mustang

Mustang will dwindle away for a while now.

[russellw]

The Graphical Stats for January are uploaded now.

Regards
Russ

[mr smith]

Originally Posted by Hemihunter

that's a big drop in sales numbers for the mustang

Word is no one wants the current model as the update will soon be available. A friend in the auto business told me that Ford offered up cheap lease rates on Mustangs to employees to clear the back log.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by mr smith

Word is no one wants the current model as the update will soon be available. A friend in the auto business told me that Ford offered up cheap lease rates on Mustangs to employees to clear the back log.

440 sales is still pretty good remembering that Falcon was around that level in the last few years.

Ford has some inventory to see it through to the new car in the second half of this year,
there are discounts to keep interest there but most certainly, buyers are holding off
for the 2018 Mustang.

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by Sorted

Also no dodgy Astra sales up there

Where is the write up advising consumers the Astra numbers were dodgy last month ???

Why were they supposedly dodgy?
Did GM have a clearance?

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by MethodX

Why were they supposedly dodgy?
Did GM have a clearance?

Holden gave dealers big bonuses to register demos.

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by Smoke Pursuit

Holden gave dealers big bonuses to register demos.

Ah.... so same ole they all do.