New vehicle sales for February were released this week and the industry has a strong month selling a total of 85,340 vehicles which represents a slight increase over February 2021 figures.
Business, Government and Rental sales (fleet sales) are all down compared to 2021 with retail buyers driving the strong market. Sales of electric, hybrid and PHEV continue to grow with more models on the market and a growing consumer acceptance. The
FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber said the news was positive given supply chains are still not fully stabilised from the impacts of the pandemic.
“Global supply chains for microprocessor units are still some distance from full recovery, so we are pleased to see this small increase on 2021 figures. The consumer demand for new cars in Australia remains strong, and manufacturers are continuing to work hard to get cars into the hands of motorists,” Mr Weber added.
Sales in the Australian Capital Territory were down 2.6 per cent compared with the same period in 2021, with 1,356 vehicles sold. New South Wales sales were down 3.5 per cent with 26,360 sold. Northern Territory sales decreased by 5.6 per cent with 705 vehicles sold. Queensland sales were up 3.8 per cent with 18,962 vehicles sold. South Australian sales increased by 8.9 per cent with 5,810 vehicles sold. Tasmanian sales increased by 16.6 per cent with 1,561 vehicles sold. Victorian sales increased by 5.5 per cent with 22,177 vehicles sold. Sales in Western Australia were down 1.7 per cent with 8,409 vehicles sold.
Toyota was the market leader in February 2022 with 20,886 vehicles sold. Toyota was followed by Mazda with 8,782, Mitsubishi with 7,813, Kia with 5,881 and Hyundai came in fifth place with 5,649.
Top 10 models sold in February
- Toyota’s Hilux – 4,803
- Toyota RAV4 – 4,454
- Mitsubishi’s Triton – 3,811
- Ford Ranger – 3,455
- Toyota’s Prado – 2,778
- MG ZS – 1,953
- Isuzu D-MAX – 1,930
- Mazda CX-30 – 1,819
- Hyundai i30 – 1,756
- Mitsubishi Outlander – 1,673
