VFACTS June 2024: Ranger 4x4 surpasses 30,000 year-to-date sales in June

The Ranger juggernaut continues to steamroll Australian sales charts, with the Blue Oval passing 30,000 year-to-date deliveries of 4×4 variants at just the halfway point of 2024.

Ford ended the month of June with a total of 30,620 Ranger 4×4 units delivered to customers, forging ahead of the Toyota HiLux 4×4 (24,980) and Isuzu D-MAX 4×4 (12,441). The Ranger again eclipsed the HiLux on the monthly 4×4 sales charts, registering 866 more sales in June (5842 vs 4976). The D-MAX notched up 2222 4×4 sales.

It’s a similar story when combining 4×4 and 4×2 variants, with the Ford Ranger remaining the best-selling overall vehicle in Australia with 6289 sales in June. It was followed by the HiLux (5630), Toyota RAV4 (3907), Mitsubishi Outlander (3045), Tesla Model Y (2906) and Isuzu D-MAX (2881).

Both the Ranger and D-MAX have seen a dramatic increase in sales in June 2024 compared to June 2023 – the Ranger up 17.9 per cent; the D-MAX up 15.2 per cent. However, HiLux sales have dipped by 8.3 per cent.

The large SUV segment saw the Everest and MU-X continue to sell well, with both vehicles surpassing 10,000 year-to-date sales in June. The Everest ended the month with 11,276 YTD sales; the MU-X with 10,083. The Everest also edged out the MU-X to remain Australia’s most popular wagon for the month (2267 vs 1564). Compared to June 2023, Everest sales were up a whopping 96.6 per cent last month (2267 vs 1153).

Sales of all three budget brawlers – LDV T60, GWM Ute and SsangYong Musso – were up in June (726, 890 and 511) compared to May (510, 685 and 420), with the thrifty GWM once again the most popular. At the heavy-hitting end of the market, the Chevrolet Silverado (368) outsold the Ram 1500 (341) and Ford F-150 (112).

The SUV and Light Commercial (LCV) segments of the Australian market remain the most popular, representing 54.5 per cent and 23.3 per cent respectively of the monthly sales figures. The Medium SUV segment heads the pack with 142,307 YTD sales (22.5 per cent of the market), with the PU/CC 4×4 segment in second spot with a total of 108,062 YTD sales (17.1 per cent of the market).

Best-selling 4x4s in June 2024

Best-selling 4x4s so far in 2024