VFacts: Aussie market continues up despite lockdowns

DESPITE a number of key states having been plunged into lockdown, the Australian new automotive trade has continued to submit optimistic progress this yr with 84,161 automobiles bought final month, marking a 16.1 per cent enchancment on July 2020.

Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory had been the front-runners of this success, all recording enhancements of greater than 20 per cent whereas New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) went within the different route, particularly NSW (-11.2%).

However, the opposite states’ and territory’s performances have ensured 2021’s upward trajectory has continued with the yearly tally now sitting at 651,629, equating to a 26.5 per cent enchancment on the primary seven month of 2020.

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) chief govt Tony Weber mentioned the market’s progress confirmed the “underlying power, confidence and resilience out there” regardless of the lockdowns and ongoing supply points.

“We’re additionally seeing the development of restocking within the rental section, with progress of 231.4 per cent reflecting the rising demand for native tourism and journey,” he mentioned.

“Additionally important this month is the robust demand for Electrical (EV) and plug-in hybrid automobiles (PHEV) in Victoria and NSW the place the State Governments have launched a highway person cost offset by shopper grants and persevering with infrastructure funding.”

Given its dominance all via the earlier months, it ought to come as no shock that Toyota boasted the largest share (21%) of the market in July, shifting 17,643 automobiles – nearly double the quantity Mazda did in second (8919/10.6%).

Behind the leaders, Ford rounded out the rostrum with 5569 gross sales (6.6%), just some hundred items away from Mitsubishi in fourth (5302/6.3%).

Because of the triple diamond’s robust displaying, Kia was bumped all the way down to fifth (5202/6.2%) nonetheless it nonetheless managed to get the higher of its sister firm, Hyundai, which completed July with 5062 deliveries and a 6.0 per cent market share.

The one European model to crack the highest 10 final month, Volkswagen maintained its consistency to as soon as once more declare seventh spot because of its 3840 gross sales (4.6%).

Even with the Victorian and New South Wales lockdowns, Isuzu Ute managed to enhance on June’s tenth place with an eighth in July, chalking up 3403 deliveries (4.0%).

Chinese language challenger MG completed ninth with 3313 new registrations (3.9%) whereas Nissan rounded out the highest 10 (2691/3.2%).

Loads just like the decrease ranks of the producer’s high 10, the raging battle for particular person supremacy between the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux took one other flip final month, this time in favour of the Japanese ute, of which Toyota bought 4610 in comparison with Ford’s 4064 Ranger gross sales.

In a shock upset, the Toyota Corolla claimed third with 2535 deliveries, denying the Isuzu D-Max (2427) a second consecutive month within the high three by simply 108 items.

Mazda’s ever-popular CX-5 (2389) was the fifth-most fashionable mannequin, narrowly besting one in every of its chief rivals, within the kind the Toyota RAV4 (2345), by 44 registrations.

The fourth of 4 Toyotas inside the high 10, the Prado notched up 2251 gross sales final month to complete in seventh whereas the Hyundai i30 took eighth with 1914 gross sales.

The growing old however nonetheless fashionable Mitsubishi Outlander got here dwelling ninth because of its 1792 deliveries, simply six solitary items away from the MG ZS (1786) in tenth.

By way of segmentation, the passenger automobile market has continued its gradual decline in recognition with gross sales down 3.0 per cent final month compared with July 2020 (17,619 vs 18,157), regardless of the surge in recognition of the Corolla and consistency of the i30.

The SUV market predictably continued its march upwards, posting a 15 per cent year-on-year enchancment (42,020 vs 36,553), nonetheless it was the sunshine industrial automobiles that had been the reals winners with gross sales up 40.9 per cent to twenty,994, of which 16,147 had been 4×4 pick-ups.

Regardless of the rise in recognition of electrical (515, +273.3%) and plug-in hybrid (325, +146.2%) automobiles, gross sales of electrified automobiles as an entire really declined by nearly 1000 items final month compared to July 2020, all on the account of hybrid automobiles.

Final month, 5152 new hybrids had been bought – greater than 1500 lower than within the corresponding month final yr.

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