What are Australia's top-selling cars in each segment?

The Australian new car market is divided into ‘segments’ by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), making it simpler to work out how a given vehicle is performing against its closest competitors.

With the halfway point of the year well and truly in the rear-view mirror now, it seems like a good time to evaluate which models sit atop each of these segments year-to-date – giving you an insight into the vehicles most favoured by Australians across the board.

The wider new car market is broken up into three subsets called passenger cars (hatchbacks, sedans, wagons, coupes, convertibles, people-movers); SUVs; and light commercials (utes, vans and buses). Within each subset are smaller clusters organised by size and price.

Where appropriate I’ll describe both the premium and mainstream ends of a given vehicle segment, but for smaller-scale corners of the market I’ll combine the two. Also, if any of these segments seem strange to you, blame the FCAI.

Passenger cars

Micro cars

1. Kia Picanto: 2556 sales
2. Mitsubishi Mirage: 756 sales
3. Fiat 500: 314 sales

Light cars

1. MG 3: 9480 sales
2. Suzuki Baleno: 5028 sales
3. Mazda 2: 2782 sales

Small cars

1. Toyota Corolla: 15,146 sales
2. Hyundai i30: 13,510 sales
3. Kia Cerato: 8421 sales

Premium small cars

1. Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 1740 sales
2. Audi A3: 962 sales
3. BMW 1 Series: 799 sales

Medium cars

1. Toyota Camry: 6226 sales
2. Skoda Octavia: 724 sales
3. Mazda 6: 680 sales

Premium medium cars

1. Tesla Model 3: 4657 sales
2. Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 2096 sales
3. BMW 3 Series: 1586 sales

Large cars

1. Kia Stinger: 1795 sales
2. Skoda Superb: 490 sales
3. Porsche Taycan: 349 sales

Upper large cars

1. Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 117 sales
2. Chrysler 300: 77 sales
3. BMW 7 Series: 38 sales

People movers

1. Kia Carnival: 4777 sales
2. Hyundai Staria: 869 sales
3. Honda Odyssey: 413 sales

Sports cars

1. Ford Mustang: 959 sales
2. Subaru BRZ: 632 sales
3. BMW 4 Series: 531 sales

Exotica

1. Porsche 911: 388 sales
2. Ferrari range: 121 sales
3. Bentley Continental: 52 sales

SUVs

Light SUV

1. Mazda CX-3: 6138 sales
2. Kia Stonic: 5342 sales
3. Toyota Yaris Cross: 4942 sales

Small SUV

1. MG ZS: 11,609 sales
2. Mazda CX-30: 9520 sales
3. Hyundai Kona: 7572 sales

Premium small SUV

1. Volvo XC40: 3030 sales
2. Audi Q3: 2338 sales
3. Mercedes-Benz GLA: 2186 sales

Medium SUV

1. Toyota RAV4: 22,810 sales
2. Mazda CX-5: 16,360 sales
3. Kia Sportage: 10,608 sales

Premium medium SUV

1. Mercedes-Benz GLC: 3065 sales
2. BMW X3: 2905 sales
3. Volvo XC60: 2262 sales

Large SUV

1. Toyota Prado: 14,025 sales
2. Toyota Kluger: 7972 sales
3. Isuzu MU-X: 6145 sales

Premium large SUV

1. BMW X5: 1906 sales
2. Mercedes-Benz GLE: 1687 sales
3. Lexus RX: 1004 sales

Upper large SUV

• Toyota LandCruiser 76/300: 7067 sales
• Nissan Patrol: 3524 sales
• BMW X7: 580 sales

Light commercials

Small vans

1. Renault Kangoo: 469 sales
2. Volkswagen Caddy: 371 sales
3. Peugeot Partner: 186 sales

Medium vans

1. Toyota HiAce: 5558 sales
2. Hyundai Staria Load: 2277 sales
3. LDV G10: 1837 sales

Big vans

1. LDV Deliver 9: 1653 sales
2. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: 1417 sales
3. Renault Master: 996 sales

Light buses

1. Toyota HiAce: 1717 sales
2. Toyota Coaster: 135 sales
3. LDV Deliver 9: 121 sales

4×2 utes

1. Toyota HiLux: 9719 sales
2. Isuzu D-Max: 3355 sales
3. Mitsubishi Triton: 2248 sales

4×4 utes

1. Toyota HiLux: 28,693 sales
2. Ford Ranger: 20,978 sales
3. Mitsubishi Triton: 16,551 sales

Some previous monthly reports

• June 2022 Australian new vehicle sales (VFACTS)
• May 2022 Australian new vehicle sales (VFACTS)
• April 2022 Australian new vehicle sales (VFACTS)
• March 2022 Australian new vehicle sales (VFACTS)
• February 2022 Australian new vehicle sales (VFACTS)
• January 2022 Australian new vehicle sales (VFACTS)
• December 2021 Australian new vehicle sales (VFACTS)

Got any questions about car sales? Ask away in the comments and I’ll jump in!