VFACTS June 2026: New-vehicle sales set all-time monthly record as BYD and Tesla surge

Electric vehicles (EVs) helped power the Australian new-vehicle market to an all-time sales high last month.

Per VFACTS data obtained by CarExpert and the Electric Vehicle Council's published monthly sales report, a total of 140,058 new vehicles were delivered to Australian customers in June. This was the highest monthly tally for the Australian new-vehicle market since 2017.

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has opted to make available only limited VFACTS sales data for June 2026. CarExpert has asked auto brands to provide the data individually and will update this article and our New Car Sales Atlas in the near future.

It was a huge month for BYD, which as we reported earlier today fell just 243 units behind market-leader Toyota. For the third month ever, it was Australia's second-best-selling brand, and its sales were more than double those of third-placed Ford – it recorded 18,881 deliveries, a new record.

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Not only did BYD knock off every other brand besides Toyota, but its Sealion 7 mid-size electric SUV was the fourth best-selling vehicle overall behind the Tesla Model Y, Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux, toppling the Toyota RAV4.

The Sealion 7 couldn't take down Tesla's dominant mid-size SUV, however.

Tesla had a huge month, coming in fourth overall with 8670 deliveries, up 88.9 per cent year-on-year. This was well above its previous monthly record of 6433 deliveries, set just a month prior in May, and is the highest Tesla has ever ranked in the top 10. It previously reached sixth position in June 2023 and May 2026.

The Model Y accounted for 8072 of Tesla's deliveries, comfortably making it Australia's best-selling vehicle.

This year has proved an ideal environment for EVs to thrive, amid spikes in fuel prices and uncertainty over fuel supply. They accounted for 23.3 per cent of the total market in June, beating the previous market share record of 19.9 per cent set just a month prior.

Hybrids and PHEVs also flourished, with sales up 35 per cent and 158 per cent YoY.

Brands

Toyota held onto the top spot... just. However, BYD has said its massive month was “a feat unlikely to be repeated for some time”, and Toyota has a much more comfortable lead in year-to-date sales (95,141 vs 52,335).

Ford remained a podium finisher despite a 9.1 per cent year-on-year drop to 9181 units. It managed to fend off a surging Tesla, as well as Kia (8005, up 2.5 per cent), and Hyundai (7480, down 11.0 per cent).

Mazda sat in seventh place with 7278 deliveries, down 22.6 per cent.

The top 10 was rounded out by a trio of Chinese brands: GWM (6104, up 11.7 per cent), MG (5001, up 28.4 per cent) and Chery (4505, up 49.0 per cent).

Models

As mentioned, the Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7 managed to topple the Toyota RAV4 to become Australia's two best-selling SUVs, but the top three was otherwise familiar with the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux utes taking the silver and bronze.

Australia's third-best-selling ute wasn't the Isuzu D-Max, but rather the BYD Shark 6.

The small SUV segment was extremely competitive. The petrol, hybrid and electric Hyundai Kona remained on top with 2505 deliveries, but was closely followed by the electric BYD Atto 2 (2482), the petrol and hybrid GWM Haval Jolion (2446), and the petrol and hybrid Chery Tiggo 4 (2329).

You can access our coverage of previous months below:

• May 2026
• April 2026
• March 2026
• February 2026
• January 2026