MG breaks records again, places all three models inside Top 20 for 1st time, sales down -12.2% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The MG HS breaks into the Australian Top 20 for the first time in April at #16.
81,065 new vehicles hit Australian roads in April, that a -12.2% year-on-year fall and, when removing pandemic-hit 2020 (38,322), the worst April result in 8 years: since 2014 (80,710). This follows two months in positive as global supply chain issues and delivery delays going from 3 to 14 months continue to plague the industry. This situation is expected to continue well into 2023. The year-to-date volume now stands at 343,501 units, off 3.5% over the same period in 2021. Private sales resist relatively well at -8.9% to 43,237 while business fleets are down -17.6% to 27,157 and sales to rental company fall -20.4% to 4,976. Government fleets also outpace the market slighted at -9.8% to 2,080.
All States and Territories are down year-on-year this month. New South Wales is at -12.7% to 25,432, Victoria at -11% to 21,339, Queensland at -11.2% at 17,424, Western Australia at -20.4% to 7.896, South Australia at -6.2% to 5,459, Tasmania at -7.9% to 1,466, ACT at -14.1% to 1,201 and Northern Territory at -4.8% to 848. SUVs skid -13.8% to 42,370 and 52.3% share vs. 53.3% a year ago and 46.3% two years ago, light commercials are off -9.6% to 19,636 and 24.2% share vs. 23.5% in 2021 and 24.2% in 2020. Passenger cars keep on freefalling at -14.5% to 15,444 and 19.1% share vs. 19.6% a year ago and 23.5% two years ago. Looking at sales by country of production, Japan is down a steep -30.1% to 24,353 sales, Thailand down -8.6% to 19,271, South Korea dips -2.2% to 12,137, China continue to grow spectacularly at +47% to 8,284 units similarity to the USA up 32,3% to 2,959.
The Toyota Hilux remains the best-selling vehicle in Australia.
Over in the brands ranking, Toyota (-11.1%) almost matches the market on its way to a 22.2% share, in line with the 22.1% it commands year-to-date. Mazda (-26.6%) is in difficulty at 9.1% share vs. 10.8% YTD while Mitsubishi is off -14% in third place to 8% share vs. 8.7% YTD. In 4th place, Kia (+8.3%) posts the only year-on-year gain in the Top 6 and overtakes sister brand Hyundai (-3.8%) as it also does YTD. Ford (-30.4%) is stuck in 6th place while the hero of the month, again, is MG (+58.7%) equalling its best-ever ranking at #7, a position it has held continuously since last November. MG also smashes its volume record at 4,773 (previous best 4,303 in June 2021) and its share record at 5.9% (previous best 4.6% in November 2021). The brand seems unstoppable at the moment in Australia. Isuzu Ute (+6.4%) and Mercedes (+3.8%) also sign market-defying gains in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Nissan (-41.4%) is in freefall at #10. Notice also Suzuki (+36.5%), GWM Haval (+1.2%), LDV (+16.5%), Volvo (+7.6%), Renault (+103.4%), Porsche (+35.9%), Ram (+86.4%) and Chevrolet (+62.2%) also posting upticks in the remainder of the Top 25.
The Toyota Hilux (+6.4%) defies the market slump to cement its pole position with 5.5% share vs. 5.6% so far this year. The Ford Ranger (-28.7%) rallies back up four spots on March to #2 but freefalls year-to-date as the new generation’s launch is imminent. At #4, the Toyota RAV4 (-25.1%) remains the best-selling SUV in the country above the Mazda CX-5 (+14.8%) very strong at #4. The Isuzu D-Max (+18.8%) and Mitsubishi Triton (-4.1%) both outpace the market and make it four pickups in the April Top 6. The Toyota Corolla (+6.2%) reclaims the passenger car top spot off the Hyundai i30 (+3.3%) while the MG ZS (+42.4%) is back inside the Top 10 at #9. The Toyota Prado (+19.1%) rounds out the Top 10 with a splendid year-on-year score. The MG3 (+40.3%) is up six ranks on last month to end April just 16 sales off a new Top 10 finish. In fact MG places all its three models indie the Top 20 for the very first time, with the MG HS (+143.6%) up 23 spots on March to #16. Notice also the Toyota Kluger up 1323.7% on a very low base and due to the arrival of the new generation, the Kia Sportage (+116.1%) also helped by a new generation, the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (+110.5%), Suzuki Baleno (+275.4%) up to 21 and the Hyundai Tucson (+59.5%) back up to #24.
Previous month: Australia March 2022: Tesla Model 3 lands at #5 in market up 1.2%
One year ago: Australia April 2021: Ford Ranger tops charts, Toyota Land Cruiser #4 in all-time record April volume
Full April 2022 Top 47 All-brands and Top 25 models below.
Australia April 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-22 | % | /21 | Mar | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 17,956 | 22.2% | -11.1% | 1 | 76,003 | 22.1% | -0.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mazda | 7,378 | 9.1% | -26.6% | 2 | 37,213 | 10.8% | -1.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | 6,463 | 8.0% | -14.0% | 3 | 29,816 | 8.7% | 17.7% | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Kia | 6,180 | 7.6% | 8.3% | 5 | 23,632 | 6.9% | 3.3% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 5,552 | 6.8% | -3.8% | 4 | 22,845 | 6.7% | -8.0% | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Ford | 4,974 | 6.1% | -30.4% | 6 | 18,357 | 5.3% | -20.0% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | MG | 4,773 | 5.9% | 58.7% | 7 | 16,040 | 4.7% | 36.7% | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Isuzu Ute | 3,032 | 3.7% | 6.4% | 8 | 11,838 | 3.4% | 8.7% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 2,682 | 3.3% | 3.8% | 12 | 9,481 | 2.8% | -18.7% | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | Nissan | 2,050 | 2.5% | -41.4% | 9 | 10,372 | 3.0% | -33.7% | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Suzuki | 1,786 | 2.2% | 36.5% | 14 | 6,491 | 1.9% | 11.7% | 14 | 16 |
| 12 | Volkswagen | 1,721 | 2.1% | -44.9% | 11 | 7,846 | 2.3% | -35.8% | 12 | 8 |
| 13 | BMW | 1,663 | 2.1% | -22.8% | 15 | 7,032 | 2.0% | -15.5% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Subaru | 1,644 | 2.0% | -52.4% | 13 | 9,796 | 2.9% | -27.6% | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | GWM Haval | 1,353 | 1.7% | 1.2% | 20 | 4,239 | 1.2% | 6.1% | 18 | 14 |
| 16 | LDV | 1,265 | 1.6% | 16.5% | 17 | 4,818 | 1.4% | 13.7% | 16 | 18 |
| 17 | Honda | 1,073 | 1.3% | -37.2% | 16 | 5,162 | 1.5% | -38.5% | 15 | 15 |
| 18 | Audi | 1,036 | 1.3% | -19.1% | 18 | 3,749 | 1.1% | -34.0% | 19 | 17 |
| 19 | Volvo | 854 | 1.1% | 7.6% | 19 | 3,477 | 1.0% | 1.9% | 20 | 22 |
| 20 | Renault | 606 | 0.7% | 103.4% | 21 | 3,151 | 0.9% | 98.6% | 21 | 24 |
| 21 | Skoda | 596 | 0.7% | -36.3% | 25 | 2,066 | 0.6% | -44.2% | 24 | 21 |
| 22 | Land Rover | 585 | 0.7% | -9.3% | 24 | 1,788 | 0.5% | -25.2% | 26 | 25 |
| 23 | Lexus | 552 | 0.7% | -39.3% | 22 | 2,640 | 0.8% | -21.7% | 22 | 20 |
| 24 | Porsche | 481 | 0.6% | 35.9% | 23 | 2,057 | 0.6% | 19.5% | 25 | 26 |
| 25 | Ram | 466 | 0.6% | 86.4% | 27 | 1,429 | 0.4% | 36.9% | 27 | 27 |
| 26 | Jeep | 377 | 0.5% | -42.4% | 26 | 2,161 | 0.6% | -11.9% | 23 | 23 |
| 27 | Mini | 202 | 0.2% | -26.8% | 30 | 878 | 0.3% | -20.5% | 29 | 28 |
| 28 | Chevrolet | 180 | 0.2% | 62.2% | 32 | 623 | 0.2% | 51.2% | 31 | 31 |
| 29 | Ssangyong | 164 | 0.2% | -23.7% | 28 | 888 | 0.3% | 0.8% | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | Peugeot | 105 | 0.1% | -44.4% | 29 | 647 | 0.2% | 1.9% | 30 | 30 |
| 31 | Jaguar | 93 | 0.1% | -1.1% | 34 | 271 | 0.1% | -12.3% | 33 | 33 |
| 32 | Polestar | 93 | 0.1% | new | 33 | 208 | 0.1% | new | 35 | – |
| 33 | Fiat | 90 | 0.1% | -32.3% | 31 | 505 | 0.1% | -2.9% | 32 | 32 |
| 34 | Tesla | 52 | 0.1% | n/a | 10 | 4,469 | 1.3% | n/a | 17 | 19 |
| 35 | Genesis | 43 | 0.1% | 38.7% | 36 | 258 | 0.1% | 101.6% | 34 | 34 |
| 36 | Maserati | 41 | 0.1% | -12.8% | 37 | 188 | 0.1% | 6.8% | 37 | 36 |
| 37 | Alfa Romeo | 31 | 0.0% | -38.0% | 35 | 193 | 0.1% | 4.9% | 36 | 35 |
| 38 | Citroen | 23 | 0.0% | 666.7% | 38 | 119 | 0.0% | 221.6% | 38 | 39 |
| 39 | Bentley | 23 | 0.0% | 91.7% | 39 | 74 | 0.0% | 15.6% | 39 | 37 |
| 40 | Ferrari | 15 | 0.0% | -34.8% | 40 | 72 | 0.0% | 10.8% | 40 | 38 |
| 41 | Chrysler | 13 | 0.0% | 116.7% | 41 | 55 | 0.0% | -14.1% | 42 | 40 |
| 42 | Aston Martin | 11 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 43 | 38 | 0.0% | -26.9% | 43 | 41 |
| 43 | Lamborghini | 9 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 44 | 32 | 0.0% | -42.9% | 44 | 42 |
| 44 | Rolls-Royce | 6 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 45 | 21 | 0.0% | 23.5% | 45 | 45 |
| 45 | Lotus | 5 | 0.0% | -16.7% | 42 | 58 | 0.0% | 176.2% | 41 | 44 |
| 46 | McLaren | 4 | 0.0% | -42.9% | 46 | 13 | 0.0% | -53.6% | 46 | 43 |
| 47 | Alpine | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 4 | 0.0% | 300.0% | 47 | 46 |
Australia April 2022 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-22 | % | /21 | Mar | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 4,493 | 5.5% | 6.4% | 1 | 19,211 | 5.6% | 5.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 3,581 | 4.4% | -28.7% | 6 | 13,241 | 3.9% | -11.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota RAV4 | 3,373 | 4.2% | -25.1% | 2 | 13,862 | 4.0% | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Mazda CX-5 | 2,701 | 3.3% | 14.8% | 4 | 10,951 | 3.2% | 15.2% | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Isuzu D-Max | 2,374 | 2.9% | 18.8% | 8 | 8,646 | 2.5% | 14.1% | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Triton | 2,357 | 2.9% | -4.1% | 3 | 12,852 | 3.7% | 49.1% | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 2,202 | 2.7% | 6.2% | 10 | 7,239 | 2.1% | -23.4% | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | Hyundai i30 | 2,071 | 2.6% | 3.3% | 7 | 7,924 | 2.3% | -8.7% | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | MG ZS | 1,923 | 2.4% | 42.4% | 12 | 7,220 | 2.1% | 33.3% | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Toyota Prado | 1,631 | 2.0% | 19.1% | 9 | 9,205 | 2.7% | 72.2% | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | MG3 | 1,615 | 2.0% | 40.4% | 17 | 6,131 | 1.8% | 34.5% | 12 | 20 |
| 12 | Toyota Kluger | 1,381 | 1.7% | 1323.7% | 34 | 3,054 | 0.9% | 346.5% | 27 | 32 |
| 13 | Mazda BT-50 | 1,333 | 1.6% | -7.6% | 14 | 5,811 | 1.7% | 15.1% | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Kia Sportage | 1,327 | 1.6% | 116.1% | 16 | 5,263 | 1.5% | 86.6% | 15 | 35 |
| 15 | Mitsubishi ASX | 1,300 | 1.6% | -35.9% | 24 | 4,178 | 1.2% | -25.8% | 19 | 14 |
| 16 | MG HS | 1,235 | 1.5% | 143.6% | 39 | 2,689 | 0.8% | 52.8% | 30 | 42 |
| 17 | Mazda CX-30 | 1,175 | 1.4% | 13.5% | 11 | 6,211 | 1.8% | 53.4% | 11 | 21 |
| 18 | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport | 1,124 | 1.4% | 110.5% | 13 | 3,360 | 1.0% | 57.6% | 24 | 43 |
| 19 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,086 | 1.3% | -19.1% | 15 | 5,730 | 1.7% | 25.0% | 14 | 15 |
| 20 | Kia Cerato | 1,007 | 1.2% | -34.1% | 20 | 4,641 | 1.4% | -22.6% | 17 | 11 |
| 21 | Suzuki Baleno | 991 | 1.2% | 275.4% | 26 | 2,712 | 0.8% | 83.4% | 29 | 71 |
| 22 | Hyundai Kona | 980 | 1.2% | -35.9% | 19 | 4,118 | 1.2% | -23.8% | 20 | 24 |
| 23 | Kia Stonic | 949 | 1.2% | 23.4% | 36 | 2,569 | 0.7% | 46.5% | 33 | 39 |
| 24 | Hyundai Tucson | 882 | 1.1% | 59.5% | 60 | 2,804 | 0.8% | -21.6% | 28 | 17 |
| 25 | Nissan Navara | 869 | 1.1% | -18.9% | 18 | 4,856 | 1.4% | 24.7% | 16 | 13 |
Source: FCAI