VFACTS May 2025: HiLux outsells Ranger, Model Y pushes past Prado

A total of 109,425 new vehicles were delivered in Australia in May 2025, down 1.6 per cent year-on-year, with the Toyota HiLux taking back the top spot last month.

According to data compiled by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC), the HiLux, Ford Ranger and Toyota RAV4 took the podium spots, with the updated Tesla Model Y storming back up the sales charts to take fourth spot overall.

The Model Y helped boost electric vehicle (EV) deliveries by 10.4 per cent over May 2024 to 10,065 units. While this fell short of hybrids, the rate of growth wasn’t as steep; a total of 17,089 hybrids were delivered, up 5.5 per cent.

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Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) beat them both in terms of the rate of growth, rising 117.6 per cent on May 2024 despite the end of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for this powertrain type. A total of 3081 PHEVs were delivered last month.

Private, business and government deliveries were all down, with only rental car deliveries providing some relief, climbing 15.1 per cent over May 2024.

Deliveries were also down in every state and territory compared to May 2024.

Some new brands appeared on the charts this month, including Omoda Jaecoo (310 deliveries), Deepal (67) and GMC (29)

Brands

Toyota held the top spot as usual, though its sales were essentially flat with only a 0.8 per cent year-over-year rise.

That was still better than most brands in the top 10, with the exception of Hyundai (6708 deliveries, up 3.3 per cent), GWM (4272, up 11.8 per cent) and Tesla (3897, up 9.2 per cent).

There were no surprises in the top three, with Toyota once again being followed by Ford and Mazda, ahead of Kia and Hyundai.

Hyundai was fewer than 200 units behind sister brand Kia (6903), though Kia is over 2000 units ahead year-to-date and the launch of the Tasman ute later this year should put even more daylight between them. Kia is sitting at 32,940 deliveries year-to-date, with Hyundai at 30,541 units.

Sixth-place Mitsubishi recorded a significant 25.6 per cent year-over-year drop, likely as stock of discontinued or previous-generation models dries up.

GWM finished ahead of MG in May, which was down 21.4 per cent to 3270 deliveries but still finished within the top 10.

Just a few dozen units separated the Chinese brand from 11th and 12th-place finishers Subaru (3233) and BYD (3225).

The biggest gains this month were recorded by Chery (up 283.7 per cent to 2755 units, just 18 shy of Nissan), BYD (3225, up 68.5 per cent), and Mini (487, up 126.5 per cent).

Various luxury brands had a good month, including Lexus (1376, up 34.9 per cent), Land Rover (811, up 18 per cent), and Genesis (142, up 35.2 per cent).

Models

While the Ford Ranger 4×4 outsold the Toyota HiLux 4×4, the much wider gulf between Ranger 4×2 and HiLux 4×2 deliveries saw the Japanese brand claim the top spot.

Year-to-date, however, the HiLux is sitting at 20,072 deliveries, below not only the Ranger (22,018) but also its RAV4 showroom-mate (21,613).

In May, Ford had two vehicles in the top 20, while Toyota had six. Both of Isuzu Ute’s models finished in the top 20 as usual, while Mazda, GWM, Kia, MG and Chery had only one top 20 finisher each, and Hyundai and Mitsubishi had two each.

After notching 19th overall in April, the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro small SUV has continued its climb up the sales charts. It placed 12th, pushing past the MG ZS and bearing down on the Hyundai Kona.

Segments

• Micro cars: Kia Picanto (551), Fiat/Abarth 500 (27)
• Light cars under $30,000: MG 3 (723), Mazda 2 (361), Suzuki Swift (334)
• Light cars over $30,000: Mini Cooper (208), Hyundai i20 (121), Volkswagen Polo (94)
• Small cars under $45,000: Toyota Corolla (1576), Hyundai i30 (909), Mazda 3 (735)
• Small cars over $45,000: MG 4 (319), Volkswagen Golf (290), Subaru WRX (285)
• Medium cars under $60,000: Toyota Camry (919), BYD Seal (355), Mazda 6 (107)
• Medium cars over $60,000: Tesla Model 3 (317), Mercedes-Benz C-Class (166), BMW 3 Series (146)
• Large cars under $70,000: Skoda Superb (17)
• Large cars over $70,000: BMW 5 Series (47), Mercedes-Benz E-Class (44), Mercedes-Benz EQE (34)
• Upper large cars: Mercedes-Benz S-Class (8), Porsche Panamera (8), BMW 7 Series (4), BMW i7 (4)
• People movers under $70,000: Kia Carnival (987), Hyundai Staria (139), Ford Tourneo (69)
• People movers over $70,000: Volkswagen ID. Buzz (75), Volkswagen Multivan (36), Mercedes-Benz V-Class (22)
• Sports cars under $90,000: Ford Mustang (720), Subaru BRZ (89), Mazda MX-5 (67)
• Sports cars over $90,000: BMW 2 Series two-door (163), Mercedes-Benz CLE (84), BMW 4 Series two-door (26), Porsche Boxster (26)
• Sports cars over $200,000: Porsche 911 (57), Mercedes-AMG GT (15), Ferrari two-door range (13)

• Light SUVs: Mazda CX-3 (1254), Toyota Yaris Cross (1076), Suzuki Jimny (719)
• Small SUVs under $45,000: Hyundai Kona (1951), Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (1725), MG ZS (1693)
• Small SUVs over $45,000: BMW X1 (511), Volkswagen T-Roc (433), Audi Q3 (351)
• Medium SUVs under $60,000: Toyota RAV4 (4003), Mazda CX-5 (2264), Hyundai Tucson (1794)
• Medium SUVs over $60,000: Tesla Model Y (3580), Kia EV5 (703), BMW X3 (618)
• Large SUVs under $80,000: Toyota Prado (2732), Ford Everest (2369), Isuzu MU-X (1643)
• Large SUVs over $80,000: BMW X5 (475), Land Rover Defender (365), Range Rover Sport (225)
• Upper large SUVs under $120,000: Toyota LandCruiser (2040), Nissan Patrol (661), Land Rover Discovery (41)
• Upper large SUVs over $120,000: BMW X7 (108), Lexus GX (85), Mercedes-Benz GLS (78)

• Small vans: Volkswagen Caddy (78), Renault Kangoo (24), Peugeot Partner (20)
• Medium vans: Toyota HiAce (960), Ford Transit Custom (295), Hyundai Staria Load (279)
• 4×2 utes: Toyota HiLux (744), Isuzu D-Max (621), Ford Ranger (280)
• 4×4 utes: Ford Ranger (4481), Toyota HiLux (4208), Isuzu D-Max (2022)
• Large pickups: Ram 1500 (223), Chevrolet Silverado (136), Chevrolet Silverado HD (111)

Sales by category

Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.

Top segments by market share

Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.

Sales by region

Excludes Tesla and Polestar sales.

Sales by buyer type

Excludes Tesla, Polestar and heavy commercial sales.

Sales by fuel or propulsion type

Excludes heavy commercial sales.

Sales by country of origin

Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.

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