Vfacts may 2014

[bobthebilda]

http://www.caradvice.com.au/289287/c...rs-and-losers/


Australia’s love affair with SUVs continues to bloom, with 4WDs and crossover vehicles accounting for almost one third of all new vehicle purchases in May.

The SUV class was the only one to grow last month, up 1.8 per cent in a market that was down 2.9 per cent overall to 94,562 sales, and also saw passenger cars (-3.7 per cent) and light-commercial vehicles (-8.0 per cent) lose ground compared with 2013.

Most of the growth came in the small SUV segment, which was up 14.4 per cent to 7444 units – the Hyundai ix35 (1405), Nissan Dualis (1187) and Subaru XV (942) leading the way.

The Mazda CX-5 (1715) and Jeep Grand Cherokee (1694) cracked the overall top 10 in May, while the Toyota Prado (1460) and RAV4 (1522), Nissan X-Trail (1448) and Hyundai ix35 (1405) joined them inside the top 20.



The Toyota Corolla (3871) topped the sales charts again last month. It outsold its archrival, the Mazda 3 (3291), by 580 units, and narrowed the year-to-date gap to under 1000 vehicles.

The Hyundai i30 (2553) held its usual place in the top five, while a strong month saw the Volkswagen Golf (2301) climb into seventh place overall.

Utes claimed three of the top eight spots, with the Toyota HiLux (3313) in third, Ford Ranger (2317) in sixth and the Mitsubishi Triton (2254) eighth.

The Holden Commodore (2648) enjoyed another consistent month to claim fourth overall. Its year-to-date sales are up 61.8 per cent, or more than 5000 units compared with the same time in 2013.

The top five brands held their positions, with Toyota maintaining its commanding lead over Holden and Hyundai, with Mazda and Ford trailing behind.

A strong month from Nissan, in which it sold 2124 more cars than it did in April, saw it climb back into sixth position ahead of Mitsubishi and Volkswagen, while Subaru and Honda rounded out the top 10.



An uncharacteristically low month from the Mitsubishi Mirage (213) saw it slip to second behind the Fiat 500 (236) in the micro segment.

The Hyundai i20 (1406) dominated the light segment, beating the Suzuki Swift (1046) and Toyota Yaris (1043), and has now surged past the Mazda 2 (5903 vs 5600) to lead the segment for 2014.

The best selling small cars to miss the overall top 10 included the Holden Cruze (1346), Ford Focus (1127), Hyundai Elantra (832) and Honda Civic (713).

The Toyota Camry (1522) topped the medium segment ahead of the Mazda 6 (544), Mercedes-Benz C-Class (466) and BMW 3 Series (458).



The Ford Falcon came within a whisper of beating May 2013’s total, but fell one short at 706 sales.

Four medium SUVs cracked four figures, with the CX-5, RAV4, X-Trail and Subaru Forester (1174) selling in large numbers, and the Mitsubishi Outlander (991) falling just short.

The Grand Cherokee and Prado led a two-horse race in the large SUV segment, with the Ford Territory (877), Toyota Kluger (874) and Holden Captiva 7 (748) following a long way back.

The HiLux (886), Ranger (583) and Holden Ute (496) filled the 4×2 ute podium, with the HiLux (2427), Triton (1959) and Ranger (1734) claiming the top three places in among the 4×4 utes.



Top 10 Best-selling Vehicles – May 2014
1.Toyota Corolla – 3871
2.Mazda 3 – 3291
3.Toyota HiLux – 3313
4.Holden Commodore – 2648
5.Hyundai i30 – 2553
6.Ford Ranger – 2317
7.Volkswagen Golf – 2301
8.Mitsubishi Triton – 2254
9.Mazda CX-5 – 1715
10.Jeep Grand Cherokee – 1694

Top 10 Best-selling Vehicles – 2014
1.Mazda 3 – 18,465
2.Toyota Corolla – 17,518
3.Toyota HiLux – 14,884
4.Holden Commodore – 13,199
5.Hyundai i30 – 12,449
6.Ford Ranger – 10,229
7.Mazda CX-5 – 8795
8.Volkswagen Golf – 8263
9.Toyota RAV4 – 7976
10.Toyota Camry – 7740

Top 10 Best-selling Brands – May 2014
1.Toyota – 17,246
2.Holden – 9012
3.Hyundai – 8403
4.Mazda – 7751
5.Ford – 6950
6.Nissan – 6281
7.Mitsubishi – 5780
8.Volkswagen – 4918
9.Subaru – 3302
10.Honda – 2539

Top 10 Best-selling Brands – 2014
1.Toyota – 80,297
2.Holden – 44,441
3.Mazda – 42,536
4.Hyundai – 39,589
5.Ford – 33,527
6.Nissan – 25,163
7.Mitsubishi – 24,395
8.Volkswagen – 21,974
9.Subaru – 16,189
10.Honda – 12,328

[Polyal]

Im ok with the Falcon sales being what they are but the Tez is not fairing to well it seems? Age of the general design catching up I guess.

[Dr Smith]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Im ok with the Falcon sales being what they are but the Tez is not fairing to well it seems? Age of the general design catching up I guess.

I actually think the Territory interior looks more up to date then the FG atm... and it's got proper interior door handles, lol. If it was engineered for the 3.0L V6 tdi then we all would have been happier. I also think it needs some rear end bling. The SY/SX had some chrome, the SZ has nothing on the tailgate.

[rdmr]

At least falcon and tez sales are up for the month. And another poor showing for focus and fiesta. Perhaps their horrible ads had a role to play.

[Dauphin]

Thanks, bobthebilda.

Wish we somehow had used car sales numbers, just out of curiosity, maybe compiled from change of registrations.

[MrZ]

Originally Posted by Dauphin

Thanks, bobthebilda.

Wish we somehow had used car sales numbers, just out of curiosity, maybe compiled from change of registrations.

What on earth would be the point of obtaining those figures? What would they tell us?

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by MrZ

What on earth would be the point of obtaining those figures? What would they tell us?

They would be Rubbish and worth nothing.

If they were, you may as well publish the eBay stats for car sale scams.

[Syndrome]

VF is doing poorly.

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

VF is doing poorly.

The Holden Commodore (2648) enjoyed another consistent month to claim fourth overall. Its year-to-date sales are up 61.8 per cent, or more than 5000 units compared with the same time in 2013

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by DanielXR8

The Holden Commodore (2648) enjoyed another consistent month to claim fourth overall. Its year-to-date sales are up 61.8 per cent, or more than 5000 units compared with the same time in 2013

That's due to the VE drying up and people holding out for VF, these were changeover months.

[BENT_8]

It must be terrible selling 4x as many units as your direct competitor in a dieing segment.

Then again, add in the other figures from both local built products and the ratio looks slightly better for team blue at 3 Holden's for every 1 Ford built and sold locally.

[timeout]

How things change in 10 years.
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...256E90000F9A9C

Commodore won the battle to be market leader by less than 300 sales over Falcon - 5419 to 5154. Sales of both staple vehicles are down year-on-year. For Commodore the figure is 24,489 versus 27,605, while for Falcon it is 21,579 against 22,188.

[Nikked]

inB4howcrapfordisdoingflaconneedsadversingismuchbetterthenall thoseothercars2014falconwonthappenwiththosenumbers

[Bossxr8]

Go back to 2012 and earlier, then tell me VF numbers are good.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Go back to 2012 and earlier, then tell me VF numbers are good.

And compared to 98-2000 they are diabolical, but this is May 2014 and 2600 units is where its at.
How do Falcons compare?

Cant wait for FH.

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Go back to 2012 and earlier, then tell me VF numbers are good.

Its a dieing market for sure, but to suggest VF is doing poorly is to also say Falcon is the equivalent of the parrot in the Monty Python sketch.

[Polyal]

Im with Bent8, the locals have everything going against them I cant see how +2000 p/m is actually that bad. The figures surely wouldnt have been done based on sales results from 10 years ago..and doe these figures include any export commies?

[Nikked]

VFacts are registrations only I thought...

[Crazy Dazz]

Originally Posted by bobthebilda

The Ford Falcon came within a whisper of beating May 2013’s total, but fell one short at 706 sales.

I realise that some people are waiting for the FH, but that is just ridiculous.
Hard to see the Falcon making it to 2016.

[russellw]

The first set of graphical stats for May is now available in the Tech portal.

Cheers
Russ