May 2020 New Car Sales Figures

Sales of new vehicles in Australia have rebounded as COVID-19 restrictions continued to be eased, according to official new-car sales figures for May 2020. May has seen a 54.5 per cent increase in sales from the April this year. 

Whilst new-car sales dropped by 48.5 per cent in April, the largest decline we’ve seen in at least 30 years, May’s 35.3 per cent decrease in sales on last year is clear evidence that sales of new vehicles in Australia are starting to ramp up again.

Figures from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries show that a total of 59,894 vehicles were sold in May 2020, which is still severely down on the 92,961 cars sold in May 2019. Toyota still leads the pack by a healthy margin.

Toyota continued to hold gold, with half of the top 10 cars coming from the company. 

Best-selling Brands

1. Toyota – 14,466 (up from 10325 in April 2020 sales)
2. Mazda – 5661 (up from 3022)
3. Hyundai – 4109 (up from 2247)
4. Ford – 3894 (up from 2251)
5. Mitsubishi – 3010 (up from 1734)
6. Volkswagen – 2781 (up from 1328)
7. Kia – 2760 (up from 2492)
8. Nissan – 2216 (up from 1468)
9. Subaru – 2023 (up from 1282)
10. BMW – 2013 (up from 1703)

Best-selling Vehicle Models

1. Toyota HiLux – 3527 (up from 2339 in April 2020 sales)
2. Ford Ranger – 2663 (up from 1540)
3. Toyota RAV4 – 2345 (up from 1911)
4. Toyota Corolla – 1626 (up from 1195)
5. Mazda CX-5 – 1479 (up from 648)
6. Toyota LandCruiser Prado – 1358 (up from 947)
7. Toyota LandCruiser – 1260 (up from 924)
8. Hyundai i30 – 1191 (up from 695)
9. Mazda3 – 1052 (up from 458)
10. Hyundai Tucson – 1019 (up from 648)

Passenger cars: Top Three in each segment

Micro: Kia Picanto (203), Mitsubishi Mirage (42), Fiat 500 (37)

Light less than $25k: Suzuki Swift (313), MG MG3 (302), Kia Rio (271)

Light more than $25k: Mini hatch (111), Audi A1 (36), Citroen C3 (4)

Small less than $40k: Toyota Corolla (1626), Hyundai i30 (1191 + 122 Elantras), Mazda3 (1052)

Small more than $40k: Mercedes-Benz A-Class (352), BMW 1 Series (194), Audi A3 (168)

Medium less than $60k: Toyota Camry (911), Mazda6 (125), Skoda Octavia (94)

Medium more than $60k: BMW 3 Series (268), Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class (174), Mercedes-Benz C-Class (139)

Large less than $70k: Kia Stinger (93), Holden Commodore (40), Skoda Superb (15)

Large more than $70k: BMW 5 Series (57), Mercedes-Benz E-Class (29), Audi A6 (11)

Upper Large: BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe (14), BMW 7 Series (10), Chrysler 300 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class (7)

People Movers: Kia Carnival (190), Hyundai iMax (68), Honda Odyssey (46)

Sports less than $80k: Ford Mustang (257), Toyota 86 (40), BMW 2 Series (38)

Sports more than $80k: Mercedes-Benz C-Class (75), BMW Z4 (39), BMW 4 Series (18)

Sports more than $200k: Porsche 911 (30), Ferrari range (20), BMW 8 Series (9)

SUVs: Top Three in each segmentLight SUV: Mazda CX-3 (883), Hyundai Venue (246), Holden Trax (225)

Small SUV less than $40k: Toyota C-HR (789), Hyundai Kona (737), Mitsubishi ASX (725)

Small SUV more than $40k: Audi Q3 (329), Volvo XC40 (209), BMW X1 (199)

Medium SUV less than $60k: Toyota RAV4 (2345), Mazda CX-5 (1479), Hyundai Tucson (1019)

Medium SUV more than $60k: BM X3 (404), Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class (348), Lexus NX (246)

SUV Large less than $70k: Toyota Prado (1358), Toyota Kluger (541), Mazda CX-9 (453)

SUV Large more than $70k: BMW X5 (254), Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class (195), Lexus RX (142)

SUV Upper Large: Toyota LandCruiser Wagon (1260), Nissan Patrol Wagon (219)

SUV Upper Large more than $100k: Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class (77), BMW X7 (75), Land Rover Discovery (46)

Utes and vansVans over 2.5t: Volkswagen Caddy (133), Renault Kangoo (35), Peugeot Partner (11)

Vans 2.5t to 3.5t: Toyota Hiace (615), Hyundai iLoad (239), Ford Transit Custom (219)

4×2 Utes: Toyota HiLux (727), Isuzu D-Max (348), Mazda BT-50 (246)

4×4 Utes: Toyota HiLux (2800), Ford Ranger (2499), Toyota LandCruiser (872)