VFACTS: 2022 sales top the million mark

AUSTRALIA’S automotive business delivered multiple million new automobiles to clients nationally in 2022 regardless of ongoing provide chain and supply points attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In accordance with the FCAI, a complete of 1,081,429 automobiles had been delivered throughout a 12 months the place demand exceeded provide – a lot the identical because it did in 2021.

Toyota stays Australia’s top-selling automotive model with 21.4 per cent of the market.

Toyota offered 231,050 automobiles throughout the 2022 calendar 12 months, greater than doubling second place Mazda’s 95,718 unit gross sales. Kia ranked third general in 2022 with 78,330 unit gross sales forward of Mitsubishi (76,991) and Hyundai (73,345).

The highest-selling mannequin once more in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux, amassing a formidable 64,391 unit gross sales. The HiLux beat Ford’s Ranger (47,479) and the Toyota RAV4 (34,845) to the rostrum’s high place with Mitsubishi’s Triton rating fourth (27,436) and Mazda’s CX-5 in fifth (27,062).

Expectedly, SUV and lightweight industrial automobiles accounted for almost all of car gross sales in 2022 (76.8 per cent) and comprised eight of the highest 10 slots by automobile class.

Passenger automobile gross sales totalled 203,056 models (18.8 per cent), effectively behind SUV gross sales of 574,632 models (53.1 per cent), additionally behind gentle industrial automobiles with 256,382 unit gross sales (23.7 per cent). Heavy automobile gross sales of 47,321 models (4.4 per cent) spherical out the distinction.

Gross sales of battery electrical automobiles (BEVs) proceed to advance, now accounting for 3.1 per cent of all new automotive gross sales.

Petrol-powered automobiles stay within the majority, nonetheless, with 551,556 unit gross sales (51 per cent) forward of diesel (361,366 and 33.4 per cent), hybrid (81,786 and seven.6 per cent), electrical (33,410 and three.1 per cent), and eventually plug-in hybrid (5937 and 0.5 per cent) powered automobiles.

For the month of December, a year-on-year improve of 9518 models (or 12.1 per cent) was famous with a complete of 87,920 new automobile gross sales accrued.

There have been 25 promoting days in December in opposition to 24 in 2022, leading to a rise of 250.1 automobile gross sales per day in response to the FCAI.

Curiously, the passenger automobile market is up by 445 automobile gross sales (3.1 per cent) over the identical month final 12 months, whereas the SUV market grew 8746 models (or 21.7 per cent).

Mild industrial automobile gross sales had been down barely (-371 models and -1.9 per cent), whereas heavy industrial automobile gross sales rose significantly, up 698 models (or 19.2 per cent). Versus December 2021.

Toyota was once more Australia’s hottest automobile model in December, main Mazda by 7774 models and eight.8 market share factors. Nonetheless, the Toyta HiLux was crushed by Ford’s Ranger in December, the Blue Oval recording 4663 unit gross sales over the Massive T’s 4271.

Talking on the success of gross sales by 2022, FCAI chief government, Tony Weber, stated the pathway by the pandemic restoration, microprocessor scarcity and provide bottlenecks had posed nice challenges for producers and their vendor networks.

“Whereas 2022 has been a 12 months of resilience and restoration, 2023 is shaping up as one of the important in latest historical past, significantly by way of the event of insurance policies that set the path for the long run decarbonisation of the sunshine automobile fleet,” he stated.

“As the height consultant physique for automobile distributors, FCAI has advocated for a gasoline effectivity customary for a few years.

“We’re optimistic that the Federal Authorities will take motion in 2023 and introduce an ordinary that achieves the coverage outcomes that result in emission reductions whereas enabling Australians to drive the automobiles that they want and wish.

“The FCAI and its members will do all it could possibly to advertise the event of sound coverage, based mostly on strong knowledge and within the context of the distinctive nature of the Australian market.”

Persevering with, Mr Weber stated that past the gasoline effectivity customary, a expertise combine, infrastructure funding and behavior change initiatives had been additionally wanted to cut back emissions to create a cleaner fleet and guarantee a sustainable automotive business.

“We have to use the total vary of low emission applied sciences which might be out there and inexpensive for almost all of Australians, not simply those that can afford premium automobiles,” he stated.

“As automobile expertise develops past issues of security and efficiency, the business is coping with the complexities of elevated connectivity of automobiles to broader infrastructure and knowledge networks.

“Different areas of focus embrace ports and logistics, design laws and issues referring to future street person expenses as gasoline excise begins to fall with the rise of zero and low emission automobiles on our roads.

“The FCAI recognises there can be important challenges and alternatives within the 12 months forward and can be working with authorities, shoppers and our members to beat the challenges and capitalise on the alternatives in a approach that advantages our planet, business and drivers.”

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