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For the month of June
Nationally, there were 124,926 new vehicles delivered in June 2023, an increase of 24,952 vehicles or 25 per cent over June 2022. This represents the highest June result since 2018.
Year to date, 581,759 new vehicles have been delivered, which is 43,901 more vehicles or 8.2 per cent ahead of last year.
All market segments were up in June, with the following sales breakdowns:
- Passenger vehicles up 10.6 per cent
- SUVs up 31.5 per cent
- Light commercial vehicles up 20.9 per cent
- Heavy commercial vehicles up 28.5 per cent.
State numbers
All states and territories recorded increased sales in June 2023, except for the Northern Territory whose sales went backwards (-2.7 per cent). The respective sales results are as follows:
- ACT up 24.9 per cent
- NSW up 15.6 per cent
- NT down -2.7 per cent
- Queensland up 27.5 per cent
- SA up 28.3 per cent
- Tasmania up 22.3 per cent
- Victoria up 31.8 per cent
- WA up 33.2 per cent.
Commercial vehicles
Heavy commercial vehicles continue their long running growth trend. A total of 6,637 heavy commercial vehicles were sold in June 2023, an increase of 28.5 per cent over June 2022. Year to date sales are up 19 per cent.
A total of 28,833 light commercial vehicles were sold in June 2023, an increase of 4,981 vehicles or 20.9 per cent over June 2022.
Sales by vehicle category and fuel type
Battery electric vehicles
June 2023 sales
11,042 battery electric vehicles were sold in June 2023. Year to date, there have been 43,092 battery electric vehicles sold, accounting for 7.4 per cent of the new vehicle market.
Tesla recorded 7,018 sales, accounting for 63.6 per cent of all battery electric vehicles sold for the month.
The highest selling battery electric vehicle was the Tesla Model Y (5,560 sales). The BYD Atto 3 edged out the Tesla Model 3 for second place with 1,532 sales, while the Tesla Model 3 came third with 1,458 sales.
Plug-in-hybrids
735 plug-in-hybrids were sold in June 2023, an increase of 165 vehicles or 28.9 per cent over June 2022. Year to date sales are up 20.1 per cent over last year.
Hybrids, petrol & diesel
9,020 conventional hybrid vehicles were sold in June 2023, an increase of 40.6 per cent or 2,606 vehicles over June 2022. Year to date hybrid sales are down -6.7 per cent.
59,995 petrol vehicles were sold in June 2023, representing an increase of 8,614 vehicles or 16.8 per cent over June 2022. Year to date petrol vehicle sales are up 6.6 per cent.
37,497 diesel vehicles were sold in June 2023, an increase of 2,191 vehicles or 6.2 per cent over June last year. Year to date diesel vehicle sales are down -5.3 per cent.
Sales results by segment and vehicle brand
Micro vehicles were the best performing market segment for the month (up 383 per cent), followed by sports vehicles less than $80,000 (up 131 per cent) and medium size vehicles over $60,000 (up 102 per cent).
Some of the best performing vehicle models for the month included:
- Kia Picanto (673 sales, 875.4 per cent)
- BMW 3 series (478 sales, up 135.5 per cent)
- Ford Ranger 4x4 (4,895 sales, up 92.2 per cent)
- GWM Haval Jolion (1,065 sales, up 89.2 per cent)
- Lexus NX (646 sales, up 138.4 per cent)
- MG ZS (3,756 sales, up 167.9 per cent)
- RAM 1500 (992 sales, up 91.9 per cent)
- Subaru Forester (1,436 sales, up 69.3 per cent).
Sales of luxury/sports vehicles recorded mixed results in June 2023. The luxury brands that recorded increased sales for the month included:
- Aston Martin (27 sales, up from 19 sales in June 2022)
- Lamborghini (22 sales, up from 12 sales in June 2022)
- Lotus (14 sales, up from 2 last June)
- Maserati (105 sales, up from 79 last June)
- McLaren (10 sales, up from 7 last June)
- Porsche (726 sales, up from 629 last June).
The luxury brands that recorded sales declines in June 2023 were:
- Bentley (15 sales, down from 24 sales in June 2022)
- Ferrari (14 sales, down from 20 last June)
- Jaguar (47 sales, down from 71 last June)
- Rolls-Royce (five sales, down from eight last June).
Overall, Toyota led the market with a total of 20,948 vehicles sold. Mazda recorded 9,706 sales, followed by Hyundai (8,215), Ford (7,753) and Kia (7,551). The Toyota Hi-Lux was the highest selling model with 6,142. Tesla Model Y recorded 5,560 sales, followed by Ford Ranger (5,334), MG ZS (3,756) and Toyota RAV 4 (2,858).
Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
Words: VACC Senior Analyst, Research and Policy Steve Bletsos.