Toyota’s dominance of Australian new vehicle race continued in May with Corolla and HiLux our top-selling vehicles as the Japanese giant notched-up sales of 17,246 vehicles – 91.4 per-cent better than any other brand.
May was the fifth time in the last 14 months Toyota Corolla and HiLux were number one and number two best-sellers for the month. And it was the third consecutive month for Corolla to be number one with sales of more 3,871 vehicles.
It was good month too for Toyota’s RAV4 SUV with 1,522 sold in the month – the best May on record.
Toyota has sold 80,300 vehicles this year with second-placed Holden racking-up just 44,441.
Overall in May, new Australian new vehicle sales were down by 2.3 per-cent or 2,226 vehicles on the corresponding month last year.
Once again the SUV segment was the only one to shine with sales up by 5.4 per-cent (1,578 vehicles) on May 2013. Jeep Grand Cherokee was again the best-selling large SUV, recording sales of 1,694 (its best month of sales on record).
Year-to-date, Mazda is third overall with total sales so far of 42,536 vehicles, ahead of fourth-placed Hyundai (39,589) and Ford (33,527).
Top 10 Best-selling Vehicles – May 2014
Toyota Corolla – 3871
Toyota HiLux – 3313
Mazda 3 – 3291
Holden Commodore – 2648
Hyundai i30 – 2553
Ford Ranger – 2317
Volkswagen Golf – 2301
Mitsubishi Triton – 2254
Mazda CX-5 – 1715
Jeep Grand Cherokee – 1694
Top 10 Best-selling Vehicles – Year To Date 2014
Mazda 3 – 18,465
Toyota Corolla – 17,518
Toyota HiLux – 14,884
Holden Commodore – 13,199
Hyundai i30 – 12,449
Ford Ranger – 10,229
Mazda CX-5 – 8795
Volkswagen Golf – 8263
Toyota RAV4 – 7976
Toyota Camry – 7740
Top 10 Best-selling Brands – May 2014
Toyota – 17,246
Holden – 9012
Hyundai – 8403
Mazda – 7751
Ford – 6950
Nissan – 6281
Mitsubishi – 5780
Volkswagen – 4918
Subaru – 3302
Honda – 2539
Top 10 Best-selling Brands – Year To Date 2014
Toyota – 80,297
Holden – 44,441
Mazda – 42,536
Hyundai – 39,589
Ford – 33,527
Nissan – 25,163
Mitsubishi – 24,395
Volkswagen – 21,974
Subaru – 16,189
Honda – 12,328
