Australian July 2008 Sales Results
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
5 August 2008
www.fcai.com.au
Australian new vehicle sales softened in July, reflecting broader economic conditions and the impact of the proposed luxury car tax increase.
Official VFACTS figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that 83,976 cars, trucks and buses were sold in July - down 2,315 vehicles (2.7%) compared to the same month last year.
Year-to-date the car market is up 2.6 per cent on the same time last year, which was an all-time record year.
"Higher fuel prices, interest rates and the wider economic uncertainty have resulted in a slowing of people heading to showrooms," FCAI chief executive Andrew McKellar said.
The figures also show that sales of so-called ‘luxury' cars fell by 33 per cent in July, compared to the previous month.
"The proposed tax hike has had a devastating impact on new car sales," Mr McKellar said.
"It is clear that the downturn has been exacerbated by the impact of this unfair tax hike, and the industry has significant concerns that orders will continue to be affected in coming months," he said.
"If this situation continues, the government will not receive the additional revenue it had projected and there is a real risk that it will cost jobs," Mr McKellar said.
"In these circumstances, one would have to question why the government would pursue this tax increase," he said.
Sales in most of the passenger car and Sports Utility Vehicle segments (SUV) were down except for light cars (up 1.0%), SUV medium (up 8.1%) and SUV large (up 7.4%).
Light commercial vehicle sales held up well in July, with an increase of 897 vehicles or 6.3 per compared to the same month last year.
Toyota remained the top selling marque in July with 24.4 per cent of the market, followed by Holden with 13.3 per cent and Ford with 11.3 per cent.
Year-to-date, Toyota leads the sales race with 147,961 vehicles sold, followed by Holden with 78,271 and Ford with 63,933 vehicles.
Top Australian Brands July 2008
Brand - Sales - YTD
1. Toyota - 20,521 - 147,961
2. Holden - 11,148 - 78,271
3. Ford - 9464 - 63,933
4. Mazda - 6508 - 49,001
5. Nissan - 5261 - 36,061
6. Mitsubishi - 4277 - 39,444
7. Hyundai - 3759 - 28,176
8. Honda - 3566 - 33,734
9. Subaru - 2816 - 23,622
10. Volkswagen - 2634 - 19,041
Top Australian Vehicles July 2008
Vehicle - Sales
1. Holden Commodore – 4906
2. Toyota Corolla – 4476
3. Toyota Hilux - 3553
4. Ford Falcon – 3448
5. Mazda 3 – 2839
Toyota Yaris – 2401
Toyota Camry – 1912
Hyundai Getz – 1574
Holden Astra – 1488
Mazda 2 – 1447
Mitsubishi Lancer - 1,395
Toyota Aurion - 1,376
Ford Focus - 1243
Toyota Prado – 1404
Toyota Aurion – 1376
Ford Falcon Ute - 1328
Subaru Forester – 1226
Mitsubishi Triton - 1151
Toyota RAV4 – 1114
Ford Territory – 1028
Honda Civic - 1,007
Toyota Kluger – 970
Honda Accord Euro – 894
Holden Commodore Ute - 864
Nissan X-Trail – 839
Subaru Impreza - 796
Honda Accord 788
Mazda 6 – 772
Mazda BT-50 - 755
Holden Barina - 750
Holden Captiva - 738
Toyota Landcruiser Wagon – 712
Holden Rodeo - 680
Mitsubishi Outlander - 599
Holden Viva - 554
Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC - 632
Honda CR-V - 582
Subaru Liberty 477
Holden Colorado - 346
Mitsubishi Pajero - 339
Ford Mondeo -309
Holden Statesman – 294
Mitsubishi 380 - 264
Holden Epica - 259
Subaru Outback - 252
Holden Caprice – 98
Chrysler 300C – 78
New Zealand July 2008 Sales Results
Motor Industry Association New Zealand
5 August 2008
www.mia.org.nz
July Sees Big Drop in New Vehicle Sales.
July has seen the biggest seasonal drop in new vehicle sales since the nineties, but the 15.7% reduction in combined new car and commercial vehicle sales against July 2007 compares with a 36.8% fall in sales of used imported vehicles.
5429 new cars were sold in July compared with 6382 for the same month last year, and 2059 new commercial vehicles were sold against 2497 for July 2007.
“It’s certainly been a roller-coaster winter so far,” said Perry Kerr, CEO of the Motor Industry Association. “There were signs of a slowdown in new vehicle sales in May, then June bounced back strongly, followed by a July which has reflected most of the recent negative economic data.”
For the seven months year to date, new car sales are running at virtually the same level as the equivalent period last year, and new commercial vehicle sales are 4.3% ahead.
Toyota continue to extend their lead over Ford and Holden in new vehicle sales, while Corolla maintains the year to date lead over Commodore as the country’s top selling car model.
Top New Zealand Brands July 2008
Brand - Sales
1. Toyota - 1561
2. Ford - 990
3. Holden - 761
4. Mazda - 577
5. Mitsubishi - 534
6. Honda - 460
7. Nissan - 404
8. Suzuki - 402
9. Hyundai - 365
10. Volkswagen - 191
11. Subaru - 143
12. Daihatsu - 140
13. Kia - 137
14. Audi - 85
15. Peugeot - 75
16. BMW - 66
17. Mercedes Benz - 61
18. FIAT - 48
19. Land Rover - 25
20. Jeep - 24
Top New Zealand Vehicles July 2008
Vehicle - Sales
1. Holden Commodore - 340
2. Toyota Corolla - 335
3. Ford Falcon - 334
4. Suzuki Swift - 241
5. Honda Accord - 231
6. Mazda6 - 191
7. Mazda3 - 178
8. Ford Mondeo - 119
9. Toyota Camry - 115
10. Mitsubishi Outlander - 111