The latest VFacts car sales report shows a slump in the car market which is down 6.4% on this time last year. Around 37 brands are sold in Australia

The luxury car market is a mix of winners and losers, keeping in mind the world-wide shortages of parts as the semiconductor supply wreaks havoc. At the top end Rolls Royce is up 31.6%, selling 25 cars for the 1st 5 months with the Cullinan SUV almost 50% of those sales. Bentley is up 9.2% with Bentayga being the biggest mover.

Audi is having a tougher time, moving 4,690 units compared to 7,405 this time last year. That’s a drop of 36%.

BMW is down 13% with 9,566 sales, Landrover saw a 25.8% slump, LEXUS is down 24.5%, Mercedes Benz is also down 17.7%. Mercedes Vans is down 10.5% and trucks division down 35.4%.

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Of the mass-market brands those car sales down are:

brand sales % down
Ford 23,590 -19.8%
honda 6,585 -32.8%
Mazda 43,687 -9.4%
Volkswagen 10,062 -38.0%
Subaru 13,422 -21.4%
Nissan 13,342 -33.1%
Hyundai 29,908 -4.4%

Mass Market Brands who saw an increase in car sales:

Brand sales % up
MG 20,104 31.9%
Mitsubishi 35,902 12.9%
Volvo 4,598 5.6%
toyota 98,816 1.0%
Kia 30,939 3.1%
Suzuki 8,710 17.6%

Top Ten car sales Brands

Toyota 98,816 ▲
Mazda 43,687 ▼
Mitsubishi 35,902 ▲
Kia 30,939 ▲
Hyundai 29,908 ▼
Ford 23,590 ▼
MG 20,104 ▲
Isuzu Ute 15,332 ▲
Subaru 13,422 ▼
Nissan 13,342 ▼

Top Ten car sales Models

Toyota Hi-Lux 5178
Toyota RAV4 3925
Ford Ranger 3751
Toyota Corolla 3310
Toyota Landcruiser 2667
Isuzu Ute D-Max 2433
Toyota Prado 2195
Mitsubishi Triton 2054
Hyundai i30 2027
Mazda CX-5 1947

We can’t draw too many conclusions from the car sales figures. There are long waits for some models, shortages in parts, and the semiconductor crisis showing no signs of letting up.

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