FCAI Annual Report 2023
14 October 2024The Australian automotive market has achieved an unprecedented milestone, breaking all-time records for new vehicle sales in 2023. A total of 1,216,780 vehicles were delivered during the year, the previous highest sales result of 1,189,116 was achieved in 2017. Toyota was the top selling car brand with 17.7 per cent of the market while the top selling vehicle was the Ford Ranger (63,356). SUVs and light commercials accounted for 78.4 per cent of sales and comprise all the top 10 vehicles sold in 2023. Battery electric vehicles accounted for 7.2 per cent of sales with combined battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles achieving 196,868 sales or 16.2 per cent of new vehicle sales.
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14 October 2023Australia’s automotive industry delivered more than one million new vehicles to drivers around the country in 2022, despite post-pandemic supply chain challenges and delivery delays. A total of 1,081,429 vehicles were delivered during an unusual year when demand exceeded supply. The pathway through COVID recovery, microprocessor shortages and bottlenecks due to global shipping issues had created great challenges for car makers and their dealer networks in 2022. Battery electric vehicles accounted for 3.1 per cent of sales. The preference for SUVs and light commercial vehicles continued to increase throughout 2022. A total of 574,632 SUVs were sold, representing a substantial rise in popularity within this segment. Light commercial vehicles saw an increase in sales as well, with a total of 256,382 vehicles sold for the year. Passenger vehicle sales totalled 203,056, while heavy commercial vehicles accounted for 47,359 units sold. Toyota remained the highest-selling brand for the year, with 231,050 vehicles sold, capturing a significant portion of the market. Toyota's result was followed by Mazda, which sold 95,718 vehicles, Kia with 78,330 vehicles, Mitsubishi with 76,991 vehicles, and Hyundai with 73,345 vehicles.
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13 November 2022A total of 1,049,831 vehicles were sold in Australia during 2021, which represents a 14.5 per cent increase on 2020. In the context of pandemic restrictions limiting access to dealerships and international supply issues, the new vehicle market in Australia remained positive.
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13 November 2021A total of 916,968 vehicles were sold in 2020, down 13.7 per cent on calendar year 2019 when 1,062,867 vehicles were sold. The decline of 13.7 per cent was not unexpected and is attributed to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the new vehicle market in Australia is now showing positive signs of growth. December 2020 recorded 95,652 sales, a 13.5 per cent increase over the same period in December 2019 when 84,239 were sold. This result follows a similar upturn in November 2020, when sales of 95,205 vehicles, a 12.4 per cent gain over November 2019, were recorded.
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