Australian's have been very busy in 2013 with 1,136,227 cars sold over the course of the year. Small cars once again dominated the charts with the Toyota Corolla taking the number one spot with 43,498 vehicles sold, just pipping the Mazda3 which sold 42,082 units for the year.
'Corolla takes the title of Australia’s best-selling car with local motorists buying well over 1.25 million Corollas in a period spanning almost half a century,” Mr Cramb said.
“This long-term success demonstrates clearly that each new generation of Corolla has addressed the needs of the customer at the time – and today’s customers have made it clear the current 11th generation is the best Corolla ever,” he said.
In the hotly contested premium European segment Mercedes-Benz came out on top with 27,547 car sold, BMW ran second with 20,522 and Audi third with 16,009 cars sold.
Biggest winners for include Fiat up 651.3% to 3,854 sales and Alfa Romeo up 161.9% with 2,373 sales.
Australian's have fallen out of love with Great Wall with sales falling 44.5% to 6105, down from 11,006 in 2012. Proton also saw sales drop under 1000 units for the year, down by 39.2% to 611.
Considering that there are 67 manufactures vying for your new car dollars, Australian's are still spending their money with trusted brands, the top 10 manufactures sold 79% or 896,686 units of all sales in Australia.
Top 10 manufacturers by sales volume in Australia during 2013 were:
1 Toyota - 214,630
2 Holden - 112,059
3 Mazda - 103,144
4 Hyundai - 97,006
5 Ford - 87,236
6 Nissan - 76,733
7 Mitsubishi - 71,528
8 Volkswagen - 54,892
9 Subaru - 40,200
10 Honda - 39,258
Top 10 Cars Sold In 2013
1 Toyota Corolla - 43,498
2 Mazda3 - 42,082
3 Toyota HiLux - 39,931
4 Hyundai i30 - 30,582
5 Holden Commodore - 27,766
6 Toyota Camry - 24,860
7 Mitsubishi Triton - 24,512
8 Holden Cruze - 24,421
9 Nissan Navara - 24,108
10 Ford Ranger - 21,572
Top 10 light cars Sold In 2013
1 Mazda2 - 15,167
2 Toyota Yaris - 14,437
3 Hyundai i20 - 14,100
4 Suzuki Swift - 11,792
5 Mitsubishi Mirage - 9549
6 Holden Barina - 9135
7 Ford Fiesta - 8262
8 Hyundai Accent - 5937
9 Honda Jazz - 5726
10 Nissan Micra - 4326
Top 10 small cars Sold In 2013
1 Toyota Corolla - 43,498
2 Mazda3 - 42,082
3 Hyundai i30 - 30,582
4 Holden Cruze - 24,421
5 Ford Focus - 19,180
6 Volkswagen Golf - 17,342
7 Honda Civic - 14,261
8 Nissan Pulsar - 14,065
9 Mitsubishi Lancer - 11,408
10 Subaru Impreza - 6871
Top 10 small SUVs Sold In 2013
1 Hyundai ix35 - 19,098
2 Nissan Dualis - 12,434
3 Subaru XV - 10,764
4 Mitsubishi ASX - 7721
5 Volkswagen Tiguan - 6441
6 Jeep Compass - 3670
7 Audi Q3 - 2897
8 Jeep Patriot - 2592
9 BMW X1 - 2108
10 Holden Trax - 1522
Top 10 medium cars Sold In 2013
1 Toyota Camry - 24,860
2 Mazda6 - 7701
3 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - 5963
4 BMW 3 Series - 5562
5 Volkswagen Passat - 3280
6 Ford Mondeo - 3089
7 Honda Accord - 3006
8 Lexus IS - 2843
9 Hyundai i40 - 2699
10 Subaru Liberty - 2613
Top 10 medium SUVs Sold In 2013
1 Mazda CX-5 - 20,129
2 Toyota RAV4 - 16,983
3 Subaru Forester - 13,649
4 Honda CR-V - 12,510
5 Nissan X-Trail - 10,701
6 Mitsubishi Outlander - 9382
7 Holden Captiva 5 - 6751
8 Kia Sportage - 6348
9 Ford Kuga - 3874
10 Suzuki Grand Vitara - 3222
Top 10 large cars Sold In 2013
1 Holden Commodore - 27,766
2 Ford Falcon - 10,610
3 Toyota Aurion - 6839
4 Mercedes-Benz E-Class - 1451
5 BMW 5-Series - 1108
6 Jaguar XF - 874
7 Nissan Maxima - 748
8 Peugeot 508 - 667
9 Lexus GS - 494
10 Audi A6 - 493
Top 10 large SUVs Sold In 2013
1 Toyota Prado - 14,568
2 Ford Territory - 14,261
3 Holden Captiva 7 - 13,282
4 Jeep Grand Cherokee - 12,931
5 Toyota Kluger - 12,668
6 Mitsubishi Pajero - 6705
7 Hyundai Santa Fe - 6148
8 Mazda CX-9 - 4184
9 Subaru Outback - 3,934
10 Jeep Wrangler - 2895
Top 10 luxury SUVs Sold In 2013
1 BMW X5 - 3302
2 Audi Q5 - 3044
3 BMW X3 - 2855
4 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class - 2848
5 Range Rover Evoque - 2595
6 Lexus RX - 2188
7 Land Rover Discovery - 2173
8 Volkswagen Touareg - 1755
9 Audi Q7 - 1452
10 Porsche Cayenne - 1120
Top 10 people-movers Sold In 2013
1 Kia Grand Carnival - 2847
2 Hyundai iMax - 1455
3 Honda Odyssey -1001
4 Volkswagen Multivan - 725
4 Toyota Tarago - 960
5 Kia Rondo - 490
=6 Ssangyong Stavic - 338
=6 Mercedes-Benz Valente - 338
8 Volkswagen Caddy Camper - 296
9 Mercedes-Benz Viano - 248
10 Chrysler Voyager - 168
Top 10 sports cars under $80,000 Sold In 2013
1 Toyota 86 - 6706
2 Hyundai Veloster - 3928
3 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe - 2043
4 Subaru BRZ - 1411
5 BMW 1 Series - 1070
6 Volkswagen Beetle - 799
7 Renault Sport Megane - 520
8 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet - 476
9 Volkswagen Scirocco - 445
10 Volkswagen Eos - 404
Top 10 sports cars over $80,000 Sold In 2013
1 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe - 1114
2 BMW 3-Series Coupe - 738
3 Audi A5 - 689
4 Mercedes-Benz SLK - 521
5 BMW 4-Series - 341
6 Porsche 911 - 276
7 Porsche Boxster - 249
8 BMW 6-Series - 240
9 Audi TT - 184
10 Porsche Cayman - 179
Top 10 utes Sold In 2013
1 Toyota Hilux - 39,931
2 Mitsubishi Triton - 24,512
3 Nissan Navara - 24,108
4 Ford Ranger - 21,752
5 Holden Colorado - 17,203
6 Mazda BT-50 - 13,702
7 Isuzu D-Max - 10,089
8 Volkswagen Amarok - 7522
9 Holden Commodore Ute - 5941
10 Ford Falcon Ute - 4679
