New vehicle sales in Australia accelerate their fall in November to -15.3% year-on-year at 80,639 registrations, the weakest November result in 13 years: since 2008 as stock shortages triggered by the microchip crisis start to be really felt across the industry. The year-to-date tally however remains comfortably in positive at +18.3% and 971,429 units. When we exclude covid-gripped 2020, this is the lowest year-to-date volume since 2011. Private sales drop -8.4% year-on-year to 42,138 units, business fleets implode -28.8% to 27,493, rental sales edge up 7.4% to 4,840 and government sales dip -18.2% to 2,316.
All States and Territories are down year-on-year this month. NSW is off -9.4% to 27,940, Victoria is at -19.4% to 21,445, Queensland at -19.5% to 16,001, Western Australia at -19.8% to 7,081, South Australia at -10.6% to 5,052, Tasmania at -12.8% to 1,450, ACT at -3.1% to 1,406 and Northern Territory at -8.5% to 714. Looking at segments, SUV sales skid -20.6% to 39,733 and 49.3% share vs. 52.2% a year ago, light commercials dip -4.8% to 20,222 and 25.1% share vs. 22.3% in November 2020 and passenger cars decline by -18.7% to 16,832 while heavy commercials hold 4.8% of the market at 3,852 sales. As for the country origin of cars sold in Australia this month, Japan leads the way with 22,913 sales (-35.2%) ahead of Thailand at 17,970 (-11.5%), South Korea at 12,493 (-3.4%), China at 7,838 (+88.5%) and the U.S. at 3,796 (+40.8%).
In the brands ranking, Toyota (-34.3%) takes a direct hit due to stock shortages but remains by far the best-selling manufacturer in the country at 18.9% share vs. 21.4% so far this year. Hyundai (-0.7%) is very solid and repeats at #2 with 8.5% of the market vs. 6.9% YTD while Ford (-6%) also beats the market and rounds out the podium. Mitsubishi (+4.2%) defies the negative market and advances two spots on October to #4 whereas Mazda (-41.5%) implodes to #5 vs. #2 year-to-date. Below Kia (-8.6%), Chinese MG (+85.2%) posts by far the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 13 and climbs to a record 7th place with a record 4.6% share. MG ranks #9 year-to-date, just as Nissan (-12.3%), Volkswagen (-5.5%) and Subaru (-15.3%) round out the Top 10. Below, the Chinese continue to impress with GWM up 228.7% to a record 2.4% share also hit last July and LDV gains 30.4% to a record 2.2% share. MG, GWM and LDV add up to a record 9.2% of the Australian market in November. Genesis (+108.3%), Ram (+73.2%), Maserati (+72.7%), Fiat (+57.8%) and Peugeot (+23.7%) stand out further down.
Looking at the best-selling models for the month, the Ford Ranger (+4%) threepeats at #1, something it had never down before, but it’s still the Toyota Hilux (-16.1%) that holds the year-to-date top spot and will win 2021 given its 2,865 unit margin with only one month remaining. The Hyundai i30 (+10.1%) defies the negative context to step up to #3, toppling the Toyota Corolla (-24.2%). The Toyota RAV4 (-52.1%) is hit full frontal by stock shortages but is up one spot on October to #5, distancing the Nissan Navara (+78.1%). The Mitsubishi Outlander (+53.8%) soars 21 spots on October to break its ranking record at #7, while the Mitsubishi ASX (+10.9%) and MG ZS (+39.1%) both post solid gains just below. Note this is the third Australian Top 10 finish for the MG ZS. The Toyota Kluger (+209.3%) stops one spot short off a Top 10 ranking at #11, the MG3 (+116.1%) breaks its ranking record at #13 as does the Ford Everest (+46.2%) at #17.
Previous month: Australia October 2021: Market down -8.1% to lowest October in 19 years, Ford Ranger repeats at #1
One year ago: Australia November 2020: Market ends 31 months of decline with 12.4% surge, Toyota places 4 models in Top 5 again
Full November 2021 Top 45 All-brands and Top 20 models below.
Australia November 2021 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Nov-21 | % | /20 | Oct | 2021 | % | /20 | Pos | FY20 |
| 1 | Toyota | 15,239 | 18.9% | -34.3% | 1 | 207,405 | 21.4% | 14.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 6,854 | 8.5% | -0.7% | 2 | 67,138 | 6.9% | 15.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Ford | 6,215 | 7.7% | -6.0% | 3 | 65,946 | 6.8% | 23.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi | 5,720 | 7.1% | 4.2% | 6 | 62,075 | 6.4% | 19.5% | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Mazda | 5,295 | 6.6% | -41.5% | 4 | 94,041 | 9.7% | 22.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Kia | 4,915 | 6.1% | -8.6% | 5 | 63,084 | 6.5% | 22.8% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | MG | 3,743 | 4.6% | 85.2% | 8 | 35,757 | 3.7% | 168.3% | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | Nissan | 3,509 | 4.4% | -12.3% | 7 | 38,558 | 4.0% | 13.1% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Volkswagen | 3,098 | 3.8% | -5.5% | 9 | 38,325 | 3.9% | 6.5% | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | Subaru | 2,712 | 3.4% | -15.3% | 10 | 34,211 | 3.5% | 21.8% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | BMW | 2,211 | 2.7% | -16.5% | 13 | 23,077 | 2.4% | 7.3% | 13 | 12 |
| 12 | Isuzu Ute | 2,138 | 2.7% | -27.4% | 12 | 32,940 | 3.4% | 74.8% | 11 | 13 |
| 13 | Mercedes | 2,110 | 2.6% | -33.7% | 11 | 30,778 | 3.2% | -5.3% | 12 | 9 |
| 14 | GWM/Haval | 1,972 | 2.4% | 228.7% | 14 | 16,864 | 1.7% | 267.8% | 14 | 30 |
| 15 | LDV | 1,771 | 2.2% | 30.4% | 15 | 13,899 | 1.4% | 75.4% | 18 | 18 |
| 16 | Suzuki | 1,465 | 1.8% | -1.7% | 16 | 15,897 | 1.6% | 13.6% | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Honda | 1,362 | 1.7% | -45.8% | 18 | 15,922 | 1.6% | -39.7% | 15 | 11 |
| 18 | Audi | 1,293 | 1.6% | -28.9% | 17 | 15,046 | 1.5% | 6.5% | 17 | 15 |
| 19 | Renault | 1,028 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 21 | 6,673 | 0.7% | 8.6% | 23 | 21 |
| 20 | Jeep | 632 | 0.8% | -14.9% | 22 | 7,108 | 0.7% | 39.7% | 22 | 24 |
| 21 | Lexus | 628 | 0.8% | -40.4% | 19 | 8,716 | 0.9% | 13.4% | 20 | 19 |
| 22 | Skoda | 560 | 0.7% | -18.6% | 23 | 8,758 | 0.9% | 49.4% | 19 | 22 |
| 23 | Volvo | 554 | 0.7% | -33.7% | 20 | 8,486 | 0.9% | 24.2% | 21 | 20 |
| 24 | Ram | 395 | 0.5% | 73.2% | 26 | 3,577 | 0.4% | 16.9% | 26 | 26 |
| 25 | Ssangyong | 270 | 0.3% | 12.5% | 25 | 2,786 | 0.3% | 87.9% | 28 | 31 |
| 26 | Porsche | 264 | 0.3% | -37.4% | 29 | 3,951 | 0.4% | 2.6% | 25 | 25 |
| 27 | Peugeot | 261 | 0.3% | 23.7% | 28 | 2,496 | 0.3% | 24.3% | 29 | 29 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 253 | 0.3% | -54.8% | 24 | 6,283 | 0.6% | 12.7% | 24 | 23 |
| 29 | Fiat | 221 | 0.3% | 57.8% | 27 | 1,764 | 0.2% | 57.2% | 31 | 32 |
| 30 | Mini | 209 | 0.3% | -36.9% | 30 | 3,395 | 0.3% | 20.5% | 27 | 28 |
| 31 | Chevrolet | 177 | 0.2% | new | 31 | 1,898 | 0.2% | new | 30 | 47 |
| 32 | Genesis | 100 | 0.1% | 108.3% | 33 | 601 | 0.1% | 235.8% | 33 | 36 |
| 33 | Maserati | 57 | 0.1% | 72.7% | 34 | 512 | 0.1% | 31.6% | 35 | 35 |
| 34 | Jaguar | 55 | 0.1% | -40.9% | 32 | 1,200 | 0.1% | -2.5% | 32 | 33 |
| 35 | Alfa Romeo | 41 | 0.1% | -24.1% | 35 | 565 | 0.1% | -16.9% | 34 | 34 |
| 36 | Citroen | 32 | 0.0% | 23.1% | 36 | 144 | 0.0% | -5.3% | 39 | 39 |
| 37 | Ferrari | 26 | 0.0% | 188.9% | 39 | 172 | 0.0% | -9.0% | 37 | 38 |
| 38 | Bentley | 21 | 0.0% | -19.2% | 37 | 215 | 0.0% | 70.6% | 36 | 41 |
| 39 | Aston Martin | 15 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 40 | 125 | 0.0% | 71.2% | 41 | 43 |
| 40 | Chrysler | 10 | 0.0% | -23.1% | 38 | 162 | 0.0% | -18.2% | 38 | 37 |
| 41 | Lamborghini | 10 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 41 | 127 | 0.0% | 36.6% | 40 | 42 |
| 42 | Alpine | 9 | 0.0% | 800.0% | 42 | 27 | 0.0% | 575.0% | 45 | 48 |
| 43 | McLaren | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43 | 79 | 0.0% | 46.3% | 42 | 44 |
| 44 | Rolls-Royce | 4 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 44 | 43 | 0.0% | 48.3% | 44 | 46 |
| 45 | Lotus | 3 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 45 | 65 | 0.0% | 71.1% | 43 | 45 |
Australia November 2021 – models:
| Pos | Model | Nov-21 | % | /20 | Oct | 2021 | % | /20 | Pos | FY20 |
| 1 | Ford Ranger | 4,429 | 5.5% | 4.0% | 1 | 46,115 | 4.7% | 25.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Toyota Hilux | 4,228 | 5.2% | -16.1% | 2 | 48,980 | 5.0% | 23.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hyundai i30 | 2,254 | 2.8% | 10.1% | 4 | 23,334 | 2.4% | 24.5% | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla | 2,104 | 2.6% | -24.2% | 3 | 27,497 | 2.8% | 17.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota RAV4 | 1,820 | 2.3% | -52.1% | 6 | 32,753 | 3.4% | -6.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Nissan Navara | 1,792 | 2.2% | 78.1% | 11 | 13,559 | 1.4% | 31.2% | 16 | 21 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,633 | 2.0% | 53.8% | 28 | 13,230 | 1.4% | 24.4% | 20 | 20 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi ASX | 1,625 | 2.0% | 10.9% | 8 | 13,712 | 1.4% | 11.5% | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | MG ZS | 1,576 | 2.0% | 39.1% | 17 | 16,443 | 1.7% | 266.7% | 11 | 47 |
| 10 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,541 | 1.9% | -22.8% | 7 | 13,149 | 1.4% | -7.4% | 19 | 10 |
| 11 | Toyota Kluger | 1,466 | 1.8% | 209.3% | 13 | 8,654 | 0.9% | 8.5% | 32 | 31 |
| 12 | Isuzu D-Max | 1,407 | 1.7% | -32.8% | 5 | 23,107 | 2.4% | 82.6% | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | MG3 | 1,366 | 1.7% | 116.1% | 14 | 12,911 | 1.3% | 100.1% | 21 | 37 |
| 14 | Nissan X-Trail | 1,328 | 1.6% | -5.5% | 9 | 12,962 | 1.3% | 4.0% | 18 | 14 |
| 15 | Toyota Land Cruiser PU/CC | 1,197 | 1.5% | 23.9% | 12 | 11,346 | 1.2% | 29.9% | 25 | 23 |
| 16 | Subaru Outback | 1,174 | 1.5% | 103.8% | 15 | 9,669 | 1.0% | 114.9% | 28 | 50 |
| 17 | Ford Everest | 1,038 | 1.3% | 46.2% | 36 | 7,727 | 0.8% | 42.9% | 36 | 44 |
| 18 | Mazda CX-30 | 1,027 | 1.3% | -1.1% | 21 | 12,356 | 1.3% | 55.1% | 22 | 29 |
| 19 | Kia Cerato | 1,015 | 1.3% | -37.5% | 10 | 17,198 | 1.8% | 5.9% | 10 | 9 |
| 20 | Hyundai Kona | 1,013 | 1.3% | -30.3% | 19 | 12,170 | 1.3% | 13.4% | 24 | 18 |
Source: VFACTS
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