Car Sales June 2017

[bobthebilda]

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/a...=homePageNews1

New car sales bounce back to an all-time high
Australians went on a new car buying spree last month.
According to official sales figures released today, more new cars were purchased in June than in any single month before with an all-time high of 134,171 sales re-igniting the automotive economy and putting the industry back on track for a third consecutive annual record.
The June total was 5602 sales better than last June's previous record monthly figure, and inched the year-to-date overall number into positive territory for the first time this year, with 599,552 new cars sold so far in the first six months equating to a 0.2 percent rise for the total market in 2017.
With most leading brands offering significant discounts in line with the end of financial year, it was a month that simply amplified recent industry trends with the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger utes setting the pace as the most popular new vehicles and SUVs continuing to increase their role as the preferred family transport over regular passenger cars.
In a sign of the times, traditional family favourites such as the locally-built Holden Commodore and Toyota Camry - both of which are months away from being replaced by fully-imported models - were outside of the top 10 best-selling models, which consisted only of utes, SUVs and small cars.
In a tight race for the final podium position, the Toyota Corolla just edged out the Hyundai Tucson as Australia's favourite conventional passenger car, leaving small car rivals, the Mazda3 and Hyundai i30, separated by just 19 units in a battle for fifth and sixth places.
Unsurprisingly, Toyota was the best-selling brand for June with 24,546 sales, almost double that of next-best Mazda and Hyundai which both sold over 12,000 vehicles for the first time in a single month. Holden bounced back from a poor start to the year with 9273 sales in June but still sits 12.3 percent lower than last year to the same date while arch rival Ford remains static on the strength of the Ranger and Mustang. Of the mainstream brands, Kia is the biggest mover so far in 2017 with total sales up 35 percent over the same period last year.
At the other end of the scale, Australians continue to buy more luxury cars than ever before with Mercedes-Benz selling almost 5000 new cars in June, with nearly one in five of its cars being from the high-performance AMG brand. Similarly, brands such as Porsche, McLaren, Ferrari and Aston Martin are all sitting on record sales results so far in 2017.
Top 10 selling new vehicles - June 2017
1. Toyota HiLux - 5461
2. Ford Ranger - 5051
3. Toyota Corolla - 3830
4. Hyundai Tucson - 3741
5. Mazda3 - 3490
6. Hyundai i30 - 3471
7. Toyota Camry - 3191
8. Mitsubishi Triton - 2995
9. Mazda CX-5 - 2487
10 Toyota RAV4 - 2460
Top 10 selling vehicle brands - June 2017
1. Toyota - 24,546
2. Mazda - 12,501
3. Hyundai - 12,251
4. Holden - 9273
5. Mitsubishi - 9266
6. Ford - 8853
7. Kia - 6737
8. Nissan - 6690
9. Volkswagen - 6447
10. Subaru - 5201

[Pepscobra]

That is a staggering month for Toyota, how do the keep doing it?
Four Toyotas in the Top 10, that's impressive.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by Pepscobra

That is a staggering month for Toyota, how do the keep doing it?
Four Toyotas in the Top 10, that's impressive.

Fleet sales...

All 4 are big fleet buys at the moment.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Also the Camry was in the top ten.. Great work there Drive. I wonder how many Ranger buyers are ex Falcon buyers...

[MITCHAY]

I'd guess EOFY has a lot to do with it.

[GASWAGON]

Thers been a new Toyota add on t.v for the new Corolla Hybrid Hatchback.

Not sure how much they are though?

[X-AHH]

It would have only been 5050 if I hadn't bought that new Ranger.

Doing my best for the Ford brand.

What's everyone else bought?

[Smoke Pursuit]

Ranger in June here too

[jpd80]

Wow, over 5,000 Rangers and 5.400 Hilux... EOFY of course...

Anyone know how Colorado went?
Anyone care?

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Wow, over 5,000 Rangers and 5.400 Hilux... EOFY of course...

Anyone know how Colorado went?
Anyone care?

Nope. Colorado is junk ....

[Chopped]

Surely with that many new Rangers and Hiluxes being sold the resale value of the 2nd hand ones will start to drop.

[stock1991]

Originally Posted by Chopped

Surely with that many new Rangers and Hiluxes being sold the resale value of the 2nd hand ones will start to drop.

surely!

[stock1991]

cars go down in value, unless they are valuable

[Chopped]

Originally Posted by stock1991

cars go down in value, unless they are valuable

Well yes but 2nd hand crew cab ute prices, particularly Hilux and Ranger, have been unrealistically high for some time now. The last two years have seen a lot of new ones sold, so expect a glut of 2nd hand ones over the next 12-24 months as a lot of them come off lease or are traded after 3 years for a new one.

[Vesper Martini]

Commodore now missing from the top 10 but Holden still hold 4th spot with Brands?
what else do they sell in big numbers?

Toyota Miles ahead ATM

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Wow, over 5,000 Rangers and 5.400 Hilux... EOFY of course...

Anyone know how Colorado went?
Anyone care?

2500ish. Half of what Ranger sells

It's all that piece of junk deserves.

Originally Posted by Chopped

Surely with that many new Rangers and Hiluxes being sold the resale value of the 2nd hand ones will start to drop.

Resale values are rock solid on these things. If they are in such demand new it also means they are in high demand used as well it seems.

[Windsor220]

Originally Posted by Bevsta007

Commodore now missing from the top 10 but Holden still hold 4th spot with Brands?
what else do they sell in big numbers?

Toyota Miles ahead ATM

Colorado would have sold over 2000 units
Captiva probably sold a bit because its cheap
Commodore still may have sold close to 2000 plus add to that the ute for the tradies since its EOFY.

[russellw]

The first set of Graphical Stats are now uploaded to the Tech Portal.

Cheers
Russ

[stock1991]

export? yeah good

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by xahh

It would have only been 5050 if I hadn't bought that new Ranger.

Doing my best for the Ford brand.

What's everyone else bought?

Bought a CX3 in June for the wife. Great car actually, I think I've done more K's in it than her so far.

[kevino]

Originally Posted by Windsor220

Colorado would have sold over 2000 units
Captiva probably sold a bit because its cheap
Commodore still may have sold close to 2000 plus add to that the ute for the tradies since its EOFY.

1580 from Astra pretty good as Focus was 607.

[kevino]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Bought a CX3 in June for the wife. Great car actually, I think I've done more K's in it than her so far.

Why do you like it?
Higher entry /exit?
2 litre motor?
6 speed torque converter auto?

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by kevino

Why do you like it?
Higher entry /exit?
2 litre motor?
6 speed torque converter auto?

All of the above really.

Choices were only between the CX3 or the Mazda 3. Although the CX3 is based on the Mazda 2 chassis, it has the bigger 2.0l, disc brake rear end and more interior space (as opposed to the 1.5l and drum rear in the 2).

Decided on the CX3 because in the end she just preferred the way it felt to drive and the fact it was a little smaller.

Didn't really consider any other options, she liked the Mazdas and that was that. She drives a new corolla hatch for work and says she much prefers the Mazda. Since I wasn't going to be the main driver, and because it's "hers" I wasn't going to argue.

I was skeptical about the iStop (engine stop start system) and didn't like it at first but amazingly have come to love it. Despite what most people think, it does not rely on the starter motor to restart the engine. It ignites a fuel mix in a cylinder to fire it back up and it's very quick to fire back up.

[russellw]

The Segment Analysis for Q2 is now uploaded into the Tech portal.

Cheers
Russ

[SpoolMan]

Originally Posted by kevino

1580 from Astra pretty good as Focus was 607.

Focus has a long recovery, the badge tarnished by the previous models DSG drama's.
customers still in the press with issues.

[russellw]

The Supplementary Stats for Quarter 2 are now uploaded.

Cheers
Russ

[Brazen]

Interesting to see cars back above the 5,000 a month mark. Like the old Falcon and Commodore days.

[jimt3te50]

There'd be a rush on businesses buying to claim a $20k straight up deduction too I'd think

[russellw]

The Truck Sales for the First Half of 2017 have also now been uploaded to the Tech Portal.

Cheers
Russ

[SumoDog68]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

All of the above really.

Choices were only between the CX3 or the Mazda 3. Although the CX3 is based on the Mazda 2 chassis, it has the bigger 2.0l, disc brake rear end and more interior space (as opposed to the 1.5l and drum rear in the 2).

Decided on the CX3 because in the end she just preferred the way it felt to drive and the fact it was a little smaller.

Didn't really consider any other options, she liked the Mazdas and that was that. She drives a new corolla hatch for work and says she much prefers the Mazda. Since I wasn't going to be the main driver, and because it's "hers" I wasn't going to argue.

I was skeptical about the iStop (engine stop start system) and didn't like it at first but amazingly have come to love it. Despite what most people think, it does not rely on the starter motor to restart the engine. It ignites a fuel mix in a cylinder to fire it back up and it's very quick to fire back up.

Starter motor assists with a restart in i-stop system . Amount of assistance depends on engine oil temperature - if engine is cold starter motor does more work.