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Overall new car market slows as supply stays tight, but there were some winners: Namely brand Kia, the Toyota HiLux, and Hyundai Tucson.
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New car sales dipped 9.7 per cent in June on the back of ongoing tight supply – and Australia’s car brands say we’ll be stuck in this holding pattern for some time yet.
The June sales figure according to today’s VFACTS data – checked against registrations – was 99,974 cars, against 110,664 units in the same month last year. There were 25 selling days in both June 2022 and June 2021, resulting in a decrease of 424 vehicle sales per day.
At the half-year mark, sales are 537,858 cars, down 5.2 per cent on the 2021 tally. It still puts the market easily on track to top one-million annual sales though, so the sky isn’t falling…
It’s a supply-side issue, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), rather than reflective of dwindling demand as Aussies prepare for rate hikes and suffer inflation.
“Globally, car makers are continuing to suffer from plant shutdowns. In Europe we have component supply heavily impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Microprocessors continue to be in short supply and global shipping remains unpredictable,” said FCAI CEO Tony Weber.
“While demand for new cars remains strong in Australia, it is unlikely we will see supply chain issues resolve in the near future.”
There’ll probably be some lag between any future dwindling in demand and its reflection on the sales charts, because many of the vehicles counted as sold each month will be satisfying existing orders made months back.
It wasn’t all bad news though. Take Kia, which set a new market-share record and finished second overall – extending its YTD lead over Hyundai and banishing Mazda to fourth for June.
On the model front, the top-selling Toyota HiLux also set a new sales record, outgunning its three main ute rivals combined.
Toyota was miles out in front with a massive 22.6 per cent market share, and topping nine separate market segments.
Kia grabbed an all-time high 8.5 per cent share, and finished second in market ahead of Hyundai, which relegated usual number-two Mazda (down nearly 50 per cent as supply dried up) into fourth spot.
Mitsubishi grabbed fifth, pushing Ford to sixth as it awaits deliveries of the new Ranger and Everest – about 20,000 pre-orders and counting. Next was China’s MG, though its sales appear to be hitting a plateau after a few years of massive growth from relatively low bases.
Mercedes-Benz nabbed its best order intake for the year, and separately finished eighth in the market, ahead of Subaru and Isuzu Ute to round off the top 10.
Brands whose deliveries tumbled at a rate greater than the market included Volkswagen (down 36 per cent), BMW (24.4 per cent), Nissan (52.8 per cent as it awaits a glut of new models), LDV (40.1 per cent), Skoda (21.4 per cent), Jeep (24.6 per cent), Lexus (37.8 per cent), and Land Rover (55.5 per cent).
It wasn’t all doom and gloom. GWM (Great Wall Motor including Haval) grabbed its best market share tally to date, at 2.4 per cent, and a 13th-place finish. Suzuki also had a cracker, up 35.3 per cent, as did Porsche to be up 53 per cent.
Brand | Sales | Change* |
---|---|---|
Toyota | 22,561 | 7.0% |
Kia | 8480 | 7.5% |
Hyundai | 8259 | 12.3% |
Mazda | 6245 | -48.9% |
Mitsubishi | 5846 | 3.6% |
Ford | 4972 | -41.2% |
MG | 4403 | 2.3% |
Mercedes-Benz | 4267 | 10.4% |
Subaru | 3575 | 18.3% |
Isuzu Ute | 3457 | -12.8% |
Volkswagen | 2993 | -36.0% |
Suzuki | 2536 | 35.3% |
GWM | 2440 | 17.6% |
BMW | 2327 | -24.4% |
Nissan | 1907 | -52.8% |
Audi | 1618 | 0.6% |
Volvo Car | 1174 | 8.4% |
Renault | 1080 | -8.9% |
Honda | 1036 | 6.0% |
LDV | 1033 | -40.1% |
Skoda | 692 | -21.4% |
Jeep | 659 | -24.6% |
Ram Trucks | 633 | 9.0% |
Porsche | 629 | 53.0% |
Lexus | 617 | -37.8% |
Land Rover | 404 | -55.5% |
Mini | 323 | -43.3% |
SsangYong | 308 | 4.4% |
Polestar | 201 | – |
Peugeot | 173 | -30.8% |
Tesla | 172 | – |
Chevrolet | 147 | -53.3% |
Genesis | 120 | 41.2% |
Fiat | 81 | -27.0% |
Maserati | 79 | 19.7% |
Jaguar | 71 | -71.5% |
Alfa Romeo | 59 | -18.1% |
Bentley | 24 | 14.3% |
Ferrari | 20 | 53.8% |
Aston Martin | 19 | 171.4% |
Citroen | 14 | -36.4% |
Lamborghini | 12 | -25.0% |
Rolls-Royce | 8 | 100.0% |
Chrysler | 7 | -12.5% |
McLaren | 7 | -30.0% |
Lotus | 2 | -60.0% |
There were some standouts from among the top-sellers list, beyond the HiLux’s sheer dominance.
For example the Hyundai Tucson finished second, its best ladder result to date, and sufficient to banish the supply-constrained Toyota RAV4 to second-in-segment.
The MG HS grabbed its first top 10 finish, and for the first time the company’s biggest and most expensive car was also its most popular.
The GWM Ute outsold the Mazda BT-50 and Nissan Navara for the month thanks to some overdue arrivals.
Sales by region
Category breakdown
Top segments by market share
Sales by buyer type
Sales by propulsion or fuel type
Sales by country of origin
Got any questions about car sales? Ask away in the comments and I’ll jump in!
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