Snapshot

  • Toyota HiLux continues to dominate new car market
  • However Ranger outsells HiLux for 4×4 utes
  • Overall new car sales up 33 per cent from same time 12 months ago

The Toyota HiLux has dominated sales figures in August 2021 across the board, selling more than any other model on sale in Australia.

However, if you look purely at 4×4 utes, the Ford Ranger has outperformed the HiLux – selling 3609 units to Toyota’s 3324.

Rounding out the top three 4×4 utes – Isuzu has sold 1187 units of its 4×4 D-Max in this period, while Mazda is close behind selling 1037 4×4 BT50s.

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VW’s Amarok has been consistent, selling 986, meanwhile the Nissan Navara has outsold the Mitsubishi Triton 4×4 models – shifting 662 compared to 624 from Mitsubishi.

LDV sold just one unit less than Mitsubishi, with 623 T60 4×4 ute sales proving the budget-friendly option is increasing in popularity with the Australian 4×4 market.

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New vehicles sales are up 33 per cent over results from the same month last year, with a total of 81,199 sold in August.

So, despite COVID-19 restrictions in place for many parts of the country, this hasn’t hampered enthusiastic buyers looking to snap up a new 4×4.

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NSW is leading the charge with new vehicle purchases – 21,794 new vehicles were sold in August 2021. Victoria isn’t far behind with 21,167 sales recorded in total, with QLD taking third place with 19,139 units.

If you look at increases from this same period last year though, Victoria has seen a huge 153.6 per cent jump compared to last year – whereas NSW has seen a decline of 7 per cent.

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When it comes to large wagons, it’s not surprising Nissan has outsold Toyota in the large 4×4 category. There were 506 Y62 Patrols shifted compared to 311 LandCruisers. In the mid-size wagon category, Toyota Prado sales have been impressive at 2731 units. That’s an increase of 452.8 per cent over last year, according to official VFACTS figures.

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