VFACTS: 2021 bounce-back continues in February

AUSTRALIAN new-car gross sales seem like exhibiting regular indicators of restoration with a fourth consecutive month of elevated year-on-year development recorded in February.

In response to the newest spherical of VFacts figures printed by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), the native market was up 5.1 per cent for the month over February 2020, with a complete of 83,997 autos offered throughout the nation.

The expansion was attributed primarily to non-public patrons whose purchases had been up 15.3 per cent year-on-year, whereas gross sales to companies fell 4 per cent and authorities gross sales had been down 13.8 per cent.

Western Australia’s 8557 gross sales (+21.7%) and 18,276 models from Queensland (+14.8%) cleared the path for gross sales development, with NSW (27,302, +10.8%), South Australia (5337, +4.7%) and the Northern Territory (747, +32.7%) all experiencing will increase.

In the meantime, Victoria (21,027, -8.7%), Tasmania (1339, -3.9%) and the ACT (1392, -38.3%) all skilled gross sales retractions, the previous of which was attributed by FCAI chief govt Tony Weber to a COVID-19 snap lockdown.

“In the course of the previous 4 months we have now seen a rise of 10.6% in new autos and this has been mirrored with robust development in NSW, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory in February 2021,” he stated.

“The gross sales discount in Victoria might be attributed to the COVID-19 restrictions that had been put in place in the course of the month.

“We stay assured that this development of development will proceed in an surroundings the place enterprise working circumstances proceed to normalise.”

SUVs made up greater than half of general gross sales at 50.8 per cent of the market, adopted by light-commercial autos (LCVs) at 23.0 per cent, passenger vehicles with 22.9 per cent and heavy-commercial autos with the remaining 3.3 per cent.

The persevering with decline in reputation of passenger vehicles was on present with a 15.3 per cent fall, in comparison with SUV gross sales and LCVs being up 8.6 per cent and 24.3 per cent respectively.

As typical, Toyota led the market with 18,375 gross sales for a beneficiant 21.9 per cent share, with a lot of fashions showing within the high 10 beginning with the HiLux pick-up, which was comfortably the nation’s hottest mannequin with 4808 gross sales – a 40.5 per cent carry in comparison with February 2020.

Toyota occupied 4 of the 5 top-selling spots with the RAV medium SUV putting third (2750 models, -18.5%), the LandCruiser 200/70 Sequence in fourth (2521, +37.1%) and Corolla small automotive ending fifth (2427, -3.7%).

Mazda completed second with 8332 models for a 9.9 per cent share, represented within the high 10 by the ever-popular CX-5 medium SUV which positioned seventh general (2048, +4.0%).

The highest three was rounded out by Hyundai with 6252 models (7.4% share), thanks primarily to the i30 small automotive which netted sixth place (221, +2.7%).

Trailing shut behind Hyundai on 6202 models was Mitsubishi in fourth, with two top-10 finishers within the Triton pick-up (1761, +5.3%) and venerable ASX small SUV (1489, +10.2%) which positioned ninth and tenth respectively.

Kia completed fifth on 5871 models (7.0% share) regardless of no top-10 fashions, whereas Ford’s volume-selling Ranger pick-up truck (2900, -9.4%) was the second-best promoting mannequin for the month, affording the Blue Oval a sixth-place end with 4712 gross sales (5.6% share).

Nissan was seventh with 3824 gross sales (4.6% share) whereas Chinese language model MG cracked the Australian high 10 for the primary time ever, with 3017 gross sales handing it eighth place and a 3.6 per cent share. 

MG Motor Australia CEO Peter Ciao stated the model’s worth and customer-focused method helped it obtain the brand new milestone.

“We’re humbled to make it into the highest 10 automotive producers by gross sales based on VFacts, however this isn’t by way of our efforts alone,” he stated.

“This can be a momentous milestone for MG in Australia – and it’s all due to our prospects. MG is constructed on the premise of listening to our prospects at the beginning.

“Whether or not it’s about worth, or the expertise they need of their new automotive, they’re on the forefront of all the pieces we do. Our complete focus is giving worth to our buyer.”

Rounding out the highest 10 was Volkswagen in ninth (3009, 3.6% share) and Mercedes Benz Automobiles in tenth (2815, 3.4% share), which as soon as once more bested German rivals BMW (1941, 2.3%) and Audi (1181, 1.4%).

Regardless of the model lacking out on a top-10 end, Isuzu Ute’s D-Max pick-up nabbed an eighth-place end, with 1765 gross sales marking an enchancment of 68.6 per cent.

High 10 Manufacturers February 2021

High 10 Fashions February 2021

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