New car sales July 2015: Another record, with Toyota Corolla back on top - Wheels Magazine
TWO months, two milestones: record sales for July saw Australians buy 92,308 vehicles, extending the new-car frenzy that generated historically high figures in June. That was an increase of 2. 7 percent on July last year, or 2443 vehicles – more than 90 additional cars sold per day. The Toyota Corolla resumed its position as the best-selling car for the month with 3573 sales, shadowed by the Mazda 3 (2825) and Hyundai i30 (2750). A shake-up in June had seen the i30 on top by some margin, but in July sales settled into more... But the total new vehicle market is up 3. 2 percent for the year, driven by SUVs and commercial vehicles. The top two commercials, the Toyota HiLux and Mitsubishi Triton , stand in fourth and fifth place for sales of all vehicles. Every other passenger car segment has sold fewer cars this year than last year. Toyota remains Australia’s best-selling brand, with 118,554 sales for the first seven months of the year, well ahead of next-best Mazda (65,947), third-placed Holden (59,632) and fourth-placed Hyundai (58,610). Holden slipped to fourth overall... The Commodore was outsold by the Mazda CX-5 (2223) and the Toyota Camry (2124), as well as the Corolla, Mazda 3 and Hyundai i30. Ford placed fifth, with 40,557 sales for the year and 5747 for the month. Source: www.wheelsmag.com.au
