There’s no surprises in the November 2021 new car sales result for Australia with total sales dropping 15.3% compared to November 2020. Every manufacturer is reporting delays and fleet management/leasing organisations are reporting record new car order books. There are estimates of 30,000+ vehicles currently on order with no delivery date.
The total number of new car sold in Australia during November 2021 was 80,639.
“Demand across the sector remains strong with the drop in sales reflecting well recognised international supply chain issues,” FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber said.
“This includes constraints around microprocessor supplies as well as the ongoing impact of the pandemic restricting factories.”
Sales in Western Australia were down by 19.8 per cent with 7,081 vehicles sold. Queensland saw 16,001 vehicles sold which is a decline of 19.5 per cent. Victorian sales decreased by 19.4 per cent with 21,445 new cars leaving showrooms. Sales in Tasmania were down by 12.8 per cent with 1,450 vehicles sold. South Australia saw 5,052 vehicles sold which represents a decrease of 10.6 per cent. The Northern Territory was down 8.5 per cent with 714 vehicles sold. Finally, the ACT recorded 1,406 new cars sold which was down 3.1 per cent on last year’s figures.
“Car makers are competing with many other sectors, such as white goods manufacturers, for microprocessors across the globe. Some new vehicles sold in the Australian market can require up to 3,000 of these parts, so this shortage is definitely being felt by the industry.”
“Challenges aside, we are less than 29,000 vehicles away from 1 million new cars being put into the hands of Australian motorists in 2021,” Mr Weber said.
Sales of rental and hire fleets continued to grow off the back of October 2021 sales. An increase of 90.7% per cent year to date on 2020 figures has been recorded which shows rental providers are continuing to prepare for an increase in travel as pandemic restrictions continue to ease.
Toyota was the market leader in November recording 15,239 sales. This was followed by Hyundai with 6,854 sales. Third place went to Ford with 6,215 sales. Mitsubishi sold 5,720 vehicles and Mazda came in fifth with 5,295 vehicles sold.
The top 5 selling cars in November were:
- Ford Ranger – 4,429
- Toyota Hilux – 4,228
- Hyundai i30 – 2,254
- Toyota Corolla – 2,104
- Toyota RAV 4 – 1,820
