Australian & New Zealand May 2009 Sales Results: Commodore Leads Stabilising Market

[JoeT]

Australian May 2009 Sales Results

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
3 June 2009
www.fcai.com.au

There is positive news in the latest vehicle sales figures with increased business purchases providing a much-needed confidence boost to the market.

Official VFACTS data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 75,439 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold in May 2009 – down 14.9 per cent (13,201 vehicles) compared to the same month in 2008.

“The May figures provide a tangible indication that new vehicle sales have stabilised and indeed there are even grounds to suggest we may see signs of improvement in coming months,” FCAI Chief Executive Andrew McKellar said.

Sales to business buyers in May were only down 7.2 per cent on a year ago.

“There is clear evidence that the Federal Government’s business tax break is providing the market with a renewed sense of optimism and confidence,” Mr McKellar said.

“The business tax break is proving extremely effective, providing a much needed boost to vehicle sales and stimulating economic activity,” he said.

“Vehicle brands have been promoting this incentive heavily in recent few months and since the legislation has been passed there has been a perceptible increase in business sales,” he said.

Year-to-date 352,374 new vehicles have been sold, down 19.2 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Toyota continued in the top sales position in May with 15,481 vehicle sales, ahead of Holden with 9,177 and Ford with 8,440.


Top Australian Brands May 2009

Brand - Sales
1. Toyota - 15481
2. Holden - 9177
3. Ford - 8440
4. Mazda - 6052
5. Hyundai - 5178
6. Nissan - 4582
7. Mitsubishi - 3921
8. Honda - 3189
9. Subaru - 2965
10. Volkswagen - 2612


Top Australian Vehicles May 2009

Vehicle - Sales
1. Holden Commodore - 3683
2. Toyota Hilux - 3180
3. Mazda 3 - 3038
4. Ford Falcon - 2846
5. Toyota Corolla - 2583
6. Hyundai i30 - 1959
7. Nissan Navara - 1946
8. Toyota Yaris - 1655
9. Mitsubishi Triton - 1538
10. Hyundai Getz - 1429

Toyota Camry - 1355
Toyota Aurion - 1344
Subaru Forester - 1282
Holden Colorado - 1243
Holden Commodore Ute - 1221
Mitsubishi Lancer - 1188
Ford Ranger - 1078
Toyota RAV4 - 1075
Ford Falcon Ute - 1050
Toyota Kluger - 1049

Toyota Prado - 1032
Subaru Impreza - 1008
Ford Territory - 961
Volkswagen Golf - 953
Holden Barina - 942
Ford Focus - 939
Mazda 2 - 905
Hyundai Tucson - 866
Holden Astra - 841
Honda Civic - 774

Ford Fiesta - 753
Mazda 6 - 725
Holden Captiva - 701
Mazda BT-50 - 682
Honda Jazz - 620
Toyota Landcruiser Wagon - 593
Nissan X-Trail - 587
Volkswagen Tiguan - 581
Honda Accord - 505
Honda Accord Euro - 483

Toyota Landcruiser Ute - 450
Honda CR-V - 424
Mitsubishi Outlander - 412
Mitsubishi Pajero - 393
Nissan Tiida - 377
Ford Mondeo - 352
Nissan Micra - 341
Mazda CX-9 - 313
Mazda CX-7 - 299
Holden Epica - 170

Holden Caprice - 129
Holden Viva - 66
Holden Statesman - 54



New Zealand May 2009 Sales Results

Motor Industry Association New Zealand
3 June 2009
www.mia.org.nz

The New Zealand new car market, in line with overseas trends, now seems to be turning the corner,” said Perry Kerr, CEO of the Motor Industry Association.

“Despite the sharp reversals of the last few months, May’s new car sales were up on April registrations which is an encouraging sign.” he said

3979 new cars were registered in May, a 12.9% lift on April’s result, while the new commercial vehicle tally of 1314 represented a 9.1% increase on April.

Year to date, the new vehicle market is running at approximately two-thirds the level of the same period last year, but recent trends would suggest that this is as low as it will go.

Toyota remains in control of the market share stakes for both passenger and commercial vehicles, helped by an impressive performance in the commercial vehicle market.

The small car segment dominated May sales with the Suzuki Swift taking the honours, followed by Toyota Corolla, Mazda3 and Hyundai Getz. Year to date Corolla has opened up a lead over Commodore.


Top New Zealand Brands May 2009

Brand - Sales
1. Toyota - 1060
2. Ford - 634
3. Hyundai - 443
4. Nissan - 421
5. Mazda - 420
6. Holden - 400
7. Suzuki - 369
8. Honda - 221
9. Kia - 175
10. Mitsubishi - 165
11. Volkswagen - 126
12. Subaru - 100
13. Mercedes Benz - 99
14. Audi - 90
15. BMW - 82


Top New Zealand Vehicles May 2009

Vehicle - Sales
1. Suzuki Swift
2. Toyota Corolla
3. Mazda3
4. Hyundai Getz
5. Holden Commodore
6. Ford Falcon
7. Ford Mondeo
8. Mazda6
9. Ford Focus
10. Toyota Yaris
11. Honda Jazz
12. Honda Accord
13. Hyundai i30
14. Nissan Tiida
15. Toyota Highlander

Australian & New Zealand April 2009 Sales Results

[Aych Es Vee]

glad to see the Falcon is doing better than the Corolla at least.

[Masynee]

Falcon getting some traction at last. If Sportwagon hadn't been a hit, Commodore would be in trouble.

[mattyman1010]

Whys the Hilux doing now outselling the rolla? I mean its a good ute and all and deserves a high market share but really #2 is pretty hard out. Is it all the commercial sales as I suspect?

[mikmak]

I've heard that Toyota is pretty competitive with their fleet deals and when you consider that a large bulk of the budget is aimed at boosting construction and civil engineering work (nation building), Hilux was always going to capitalise on that development.

Good to see that combined, Ford and Holden finally beat Toyota for market share Nice work fellas.

[Ssom]

Without having any model sales, the NZ manufacturers sales looked like:

1. Toyota - 1060
2. Ford - 634
3. Hyundai - 443
4. Nissan - 421
5. Mazda - 420
6. Holden - 400
7. Suzuki - 369
8. Honda - 221
9. Kia - 175
10. Mitsubishi - 165
11. Volkswagen - 126
12. Subaru - 100
13. Mercedes Benz - 99
14. Audi - 90
15. BMW - 82

Toyota were about 60:40 Cars:Commercials, hence it seems the Hilux/Hiace market has recovered. Nissan look to be on the recovery track now that the Qashqai is finally here. The big winner is still Hyundai, can't really blame people for going that way when they promise to buy back your car if you get made redundant.

[mattyman1010]

Oh snap. Holdens got some real problems usually 3rd now falling to 6th how far can they go? Its no GST and Field-days promos haven't exactly worked any wonders, but hopefully the arrival of Cruze will push it back up into top 3, hopefully. However if Commodore sales continue to slow then I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Suzuki overtook them with the introduction of the Alto (I think its called).

[Robert Ryan]

Vehicle - Sales
1. Holden Commodore - 3683
2. Toyota Hilux - 3180
3. Mazda 3 - 3038
4. Ford Falcon - 2846

So much for small cars leading the charge. Nos 1,2 and 4 are not small

[Rick_VT]

Camry at 10 and Aurion still out of the top 10 toyota wont be happy bout that

Holden will be desperate for the Cruze to get up to at least 1000-1500 a month as soon as possible and crack the top 10.

[ausrutherford]

Ford seems closer to holden than usual. Just wondering, when was the last time Ford outsold them?

[nota]

Originally Posted by ausrutherford

Ford seems closer to holden than usual. Just wondering, when was the last time Ford outsold them?

The last time Falcon was Australia's best-selling car was in 1995.

[Aych Es Vee]

Originally Posted by Robert Ryan

So much for small cars leading the charge. Nos 1,2 and 4 are not small

Its totally a load of bull hey?


Australians dont WANT small cars, they need them because of costs.
Australians want large rwd cars.

[Ssom]

Found the top 15 models for the month in NZ, Suzuki Swift took the honours for the first time ever

1. Suzuki Swift - 253
2. Toyota Corolla - 196
3. Mazda3 - 172
4. Hyundai Getz - 169
5. Holden Commodore - 167
6. Ford Falcon - 137
7. Ford Mondeo - 121
8. Mazda6 - 94
9. Ford Focus - 87
10. Toyota Yaris - 85
11. Honda Jazz
12. Honda Accord
13. Hyundai i30
14. Nissan Tiida
15. Toyota Highlander

[mattyman1010]

Im still rather surprised the the Corolla is still selling well with its around 10% Price increase it makes it a little bit more expensive than other 2.0L which are all around better cars. I guess I should reserve judgment until I see the discount fleets would get. The cruze couldn't have come at a more desperate time for Holden NZ.

[JoeT]

I just added a shipload more car sales results to the Aussie list.

The original list didn't include the Mitsubishi Triton in the Top 10, pushing the Camry out.