May 2007 new car sales

[Falcon Freak]

I'm back after my self-imposed hiatus. So are my regular threads. Sales data should be released on Tuesday. Does anybody have any preliminary figures?

FF

[BadMac]

Missed your threads, was hard to find the data in a timely fashion without your posts.

[ClevlndStemer]

Commodore i'd say 5000 or so, Aurion/Camry 3000+, Falcon 2500+, Mazda 3 3000+, Corolla 2800+ and Focus 1800

[Smoke Pursuit]

Dont think Falcon or Focus will be that high, both have dropped off..

Territory is the same, should see a better month in June tho with EOFY and SR / ES pack availability.

[Falcon Freak]

Link to May 2006 data

FF

[T3ts50]

Not a bad month for ford, 1000 Falcons less than commodore 100 Fairlanes/LTDs less than Statemans and Caprice, and Focus is up on Astra.

[Ghiadude]

Originally Posted by T3ts50

Not a bad month for ford, 1000 Falcons less than commodore 100 Fairlanes/LTDs less than Statemans and Caprice, and Focus is up on Astra.

you do realise the last link was 06??? or do you know the 07 numbers already?

[T3ts50]

Originally Posted by tx3dude

you do realise the last link was 06??? or do you know the 07 numbers already?

Sorry, didnt see that.

[Dave_au]

Preliminary Aussie Built:

Ford 5,722
Holden 6,525
Mitsubishi 841
Toyota 3,982
Total Locally Manufactured 17,070

[AEF_Silver94]

mitsubishi only 841?, damnnn, they my second fav next to Ford, thats crap

[perrys]

Toyota's "camry V6" is actlly the MAJOR reason that the large car sales is up... how ironic!

[AEF_Silver94]

how are Mitsubishi surviving? o_o, overseas funding?

[pb02]

Originally Posted by AU_Carlos88

how are Mitsubishi surviving? o_o, overseas funding?

It's a concern. I've been looking at a Triton, love the car, all the reviews are good, I've spoken with a few owners that are really happy, but I'm still concerned over the future of the company....

[Fairlane]

Originally Posted by pb02

It's a concern. I've been looking at a Triton, love the car, all the reviews are good, I've spoken with a few owners that are really happy, but I'm still concerned over the future of the company....

Dont be the company will still be herem its just a matter of whether they will build em here or not. Mitsu worldwide is having a nice turnaround and is probably in better shape than GM/Ford.

[Dave_au]

Yeah Mitsubishi Motors is gaining quite a strong growth rate. Once the new Lancer comes out it will probably pummel Subaru's awkward Impreza into the ground.

Additionally the 380 is in run-out mode for the new series three due second half this year.

[Dave_au]

The Age

Car sales stay at record levels


Ian Porter
June 5, 2007 - 1:04PM

Sales of large cars lifted in May as the national vehicle market stayed at record levels, offering the local manufacturers some respite from the recent downturn in demand for the traditonal Aussie six.

The Commodore remained the best selling car on the market and Toyota's Aurion continued to accelerate, finishing less than 100 units behind its four cylinder sibling the Camry, which has traditionally been the better seller.

Ford's Falcon and Mitsubishi's 380 both improved from poor performances in April, although both were still short of the sales posted in the previous May.

Buyers appear to have come to grips with higher petrol prices as sales of sports utility vehicles were up 14 per cent over the same month in 2006. New models in the compact segment, including the Honda CR-V, the Mazda CX7 and the Mitsubishi Outlander all showed strong increases, closing the gap to Toyota's RAV4 segment leader.

Holden's Captiva has come from nowhere to snare a 17 per cent share of the medium SUV market, taking sales off long-time segment leader the Ford Territory and Toyota's Kluger.

"It's encouraging to see a consolidation in the large car and upper large segments," said Andrew McKellar, the chief executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, which produces the monthly VFacts registration figures.

"(This) reflects both the introduction of exciting new product and the response of brands to the competitive challenges in the market."

After five months, new vehicle sales were up 32,567 or 5.4 per cent at 419,279 cars and trucks - at that rate the market would hit a record level and exceed 1 million sales in a year for the first time.

theage.com.au

[teamkiwiracing]

http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2667292.aspx

Words - Ken Gratton



2007 shaping up to be a 'mega' year for local vehicle sales


Could 2007 be the first year of one million vehicle sales locally? It's been asked before, but consumers appear to have adjusted to higher petrol prices and even the large car segment is showing signs of improvement.

Don't read too much into the May sales figures, although they did show a marked improvement over the May figures for 2006 -- the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) put the monthly improvement over the previous year's at an additional 5140 units.

The year-to-date figures tell the big story. An extra 32,567 vehicles were sold YTD and that would be almost enough in itself to hit the magic million, even if sales for the latter half of '07 slump to the same levels as for '06. Total sales last year were 962,666 units, so it's close.

Looking at the individual market segments, the large cars are interesting, but in a 'Holden and daylight' sort of way. The Commodore (5001 units) outsold Falcon (2801) by 2200. Ford's market share actually improved slightly for the month, but to put that in perspective, the monthly market share was worth about eight cars' variation from the YTD share.

Aurion's market share improved substantially during May. The V6-engined Toyota rose from 15.7 per cent share for YTD to 17.2 for the month. Mitsubishi's 380 sold 841 units for the month. This is 360 less than for May 2006 and also indicates a loss of one per cent market share, relative to YTD figures. Again, don't draw too many conclusions from one month's sales, but May '07 was a strong month during a strong year, so the 380 looks to be in further decline.

After the Commodore, the best-selling passenger car was the Toyota Corolla. Helped by a burst of sales from the new 150 Series model, Corolla sold 3558 units for the month and increased market share from an average of 18.6 per cent YTD to 19.1 for the month.

The small car segment is highly competitive and the Mazda3 narrowly missed taking third best-selling car from the Falcon. Ford can take solace from the Focus (1958 units) outselling Holden's Astra (1520) by over 400 units for the month. The Astra, despite being more expensive, continues to trump the Viva stablemate (605 units) by a factor of over two to one.

Other cars in the small car segment going above and beyond the call of duty include the Honda Civic (1472 units), Toyota Prius (380 units) and Volkswagen Golf (1105 units). In the case of the Civic, market share slipped from 8.3 per cent YTD to 7.9 for the month, but it remained ahead of the Mitsubishi Lancer by three whole cars. Prius is outselling a whole raft of cheaper cars and increased market share from 1.5 per cent YTD to 2.0 per cent for the month.

The Golf, with over 1100 units sold despite its pricey-Euro-prestige reputation, is ahead of volume sellers such as the Hyundai Elantra (780 units), Nissan Tiida (934) and Subaru Impreza (859). On top of that, its market share for the month is 5.9 per cent, versus 5.0 per cent for YTD.

In the light car segment below $25,000, the Toyota Yaris (2389 units) remains king of the heap, but monthly market share has slipped from the YTD figure of 25.2 per cent to 24.7. It's still over 600 units clear of the closest competitor, the Hyundai Getz (1757 units).

Other than the Suzuki Swift (1112 units), nothing else in the segment attains four-figure sales, although the Holden Barina is close, at 928 units. Market share for both the light car segments and small cars below $40,000 dropped during the month, relative to YTD figures.

The segment for medium cars below $60,000 continues to be a wasteland, with only the Toyota Camry and Mazda6 exceeding four-figure sales (2027 and 1022 units, respectively). Both these cars lost market share for the month of May too. Holden's Epica (480 units), may have contributed to that loss of market share, in its first full month of sales.

Curiously, in the upper large segment below $100,000, the Holden Statesman (179 units) lost ground, but the Caprice (224 units) picked up share. Caprice has been consistently outselling the cheaper Statesman this year and their aggregate sales for the month nearly accounted for 60 per cent of the segment. Ford's Fairlane (145 units) and LTD (2), despite being pronounced dead, drew level with the Chrysler 300C (147 units) for the month.

Combined sales of the Toyota Avensis (108 units) and the Tarago (312) almost caught the Kia Carnival (466 units) in the segment for people movers below $55,000.

In the sports segment for vehicles below $80,000, only the Holden Astra convertible (123 units) and the Mazda MX-5 (100 units) reached three figures. Astra had a good month, with market share up by 0.8 per cent over the YTD average. The Mazda's share took a dip.

Toyota's RAV4 topped sales in the SUV Compact segment, with sales of 1146 units. Market share slipped from 15.7 per cent YTD to 14.5 for the month. Following close behind were the Nissan X-Trail (1071) and Honda CR-V (1043). Market share held steady for both these vehicles.

No great news in the Medium SUV segment. Ford Territory (1665 units) remains the top seller and betters sales of the Toyota Prado (1234) and Kluger (281) combined.

The Holden Captiva (971 units) has enjoyed increased market share -- up from 14.6 per cent YTD to 17.1 per cent for the month -- possibly attributable to the new diesel variants. It doesn't look as though Captiva is taking sales away from the Territory, however. Mitsubishi's Pajero sold 474 units, which equated to 8.3 per cent market share; down from 11.1 YTD.

For the Luxury SUV segment, BMW's X5 had a huge month, selling 401 units and acquiring 21.3 per cent of the market, nearly doubling the 11.7 per cent market share average, YTD. The additional market share for BMW came at the expense of virtually every competitor -- including BMW's own X3 model -- other than the Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg twins-under-the-skin.

Of the commercial vehicles, Toyota Hiace remained unassailable among the vans. The company's HiLux (1546 units) comprehensively outsold both the Ford Falcon Ute (1109) and the Holden Ute (1035) in the 4x2 Pick-up/Cab Chassis segment. Holden's market share for the Ute improved, with a limited edition model being heavily promoted during the month.

HiLux also topped the 4x4 Pick-up/Cab Chassis segment, with 1955 units sold. Nissan's Navara (1639 units) has been within striking range for most of this year, but market share dropped back alarmingly, from 28.3 per cent YTD to 22.4 for the month.

Holden Commodore - 5001
Toyota Corolla - 3558
Ford Falcon - 2801
Mazda 3 - 2500+
Toyota Yaris - 2389
Toyota HiLux - 2111
Toyota Camry - 2027
Ford Focus - 1958
Toyota Aurion - 1800+
Hyundai Getz - 1757
Ford Territory - 1665
Nissan's Navara - 1639
Holden Astra - 1520
Honda Civic - 1472
Toyota Prado - 1234
Toyota RAV4 - 1146
Volkswagen Golf - 1105
Suzuki Swift - 1112
Ford Falcon Ute - 1109
Nissan X-Trail - 1071
Honda CR-V - 1043
Holden Ute - 1035
Mazda6 - 1022



More results...The focus had a very good month!

[Cuey]

That's not too bad...i'd take that

[The Monty]

Not a bad month at all. Especially Focus and Territory, them coupled with the Falcon, actually make sales look ok.

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by The Monty

Not a bad month at all. Especially Focus and Territory, them coupled with the Falcon, actually make sales look ok.

Still well under 10,000 sales for the month.

It needs to get up to 12,000 with 8,000 locally built cars per month you would think for Ford to get some reasonable profits on their local product.

Toyota are crushing everyone and have a "good sales" in every segment.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Barraxr8

Still well under 10,000 sales for the month.

It needs to get up to 12,000 with 8,000 locally built cars per month you would think for Ford to get some reasonable profits on their local product.

Toyota are crushing everyone and have a "good sales" in every segment.

Hopefully it turns around for orion.
If they can get the fuel economy below 10L (as it'll sound better for the consumer) a good LPG system, and raise there standard in build quality then they should be able to do well.

[csv8]

Wait until the Mondeo is on sale. Things will improve even more. But it is overseas models saving FORD Australia.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by csv8

Wait until the Mondeo is on sale. Things will improve even more. But it is overseas models saving FORD Australia.

lol, the money they make on overseas models is half that of an aussie built ones.

[Fordmuscle1965]

Are these figures for cars that have been sold in Australia only or are exports included?

[Ghiadude]

The Astra, despite being more expensive, continues to trump the Viva stablemate (605 units) by a factor of over two to one.

hmmmmm

[sleekism]

Go the Territory cash cow!!!!

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by Fordmuscle1965

Are these figures for cars that have been sold in Australia only or are exports included?

Only Aussie Registered new cars for May mate.

[Dr Smith]

I have to laugh at the two different perspectives on the Captiva's sales and possible effect on the Territory...which has been minimal at best considering there's no diesel, or price advantage to the Terry

From the Age (Drive)
Holden's Captiva has come from nowhere to snare a 17 per cent share of the medium SUV market, taking sales off long-time segment leader the Ford Territory and Toyota's Kluger.

and from Carpoint:
The Holden Captiva (971 units) has enjoyed increased market share -- up from 14.6 per cent YTD to 17.1 per cent for the month -- possibly attributable to the new diesel variants. It doesn't look as though Captiva is taking sales away from the Territory, however. Mitsubishi's Pajero sold 474 units, which equated to 8.3 per cent market share; down from 11.1 YTD.

[Smoke Pursuit]

opps wrong thread

[Falcon Freak]

Summary for May 2007 (May 2006) {May 2005**:

Ford - Australian manufactured vehicles

Falcon/Fairmont - 2,801 (3,388) {4,530**
Territory - 1,665 (1,809) {2,154**
Utility - 1,109 (1,488) {1,572**
Fairlane/LTD - 147 (73) {209**

Total - 5,722 (6,758) {8,465**

Dark days for Ford Australia as the last two years show a big reduction in sales

Holden - Australian manufactured vehicles

Commodore - 5,001 (4,362) {6,451**
Ute/Crewman - 1,035 (1,317) {1,591**
Statesman/Caprice - 403 (181) {362**
Adventra - 72 (261) {184**
Monaro - 14 (86) {160**

Total - 6,525 (6,207) {8,748**

New VE and WM models have halted the sales slide for Holden. But 2007 figures are well down on 2005 which was when fuel prices were just starting to get silly

FF