VFACTS: February 2022 car sales figures released

New car sales increased 1.6 percent in February 2022 from the same month last year, to 85,340 units, with an unusual question poking the model.

Both February 2022 and February 2021 have 24 sales days, so the result is car sales up 56.8 per day.

Toyota led the overall brand rankings and also made the list of two best-selling models: the HiLux kept its usual number one spot, but the RAV4 jumped to second place thanks to landings. satisfy some pent-up need. In the top 3 for the same reasons is the Mitsubishi Triton.

The February inventory puts the year-to-date (YTD) figure two months into the calendar year at 161,203 nationwide sales, down 1.5% from 2021.

“The global supply chain for microprocessors still has a long way to go to full recovery,” said Tony Weber, head of the Federal Automotive Industry Chamber. Federal Automobile, solves the biggest obstacle to sales right now.

Mr Weber added: “Consumer demand for new cars in Australia remains strong and manufacturers are continuing to work hard to get cars into the hands of motorists. Not that this will be any consolation for those waiting many, many months for delivery.

Brand

Toyota is the dominant force despite constant supply headaches for some vehicles (namely the LandCruiser 300), making three of the top five models and topping eight different vehicle segments. Its market share is also at a whopping 24.5%.

Mazda holds second place, ahead of Mitsubishi, which had a bumper month with 26% growth when it finally secured Triton’s reserves. However, once again, Kia overtook the eldest brother Hyundai to enter the top 5 with a unique Korean punch.

Rounding out the top 10 brands are Ford (down 2.2%), MG (up 24.9%), Subaru (up 19.4%), Nissan (up 26.3%), and Isuzu Ute (up 11%). ).

Brands seeing dramatic declines include Volkswagen (down 41.3%) and Mercedes-Benz (52.5% down) – both of which are being affected by supply constraints due to shortages. chips and delays in logistics.

Mercedes is entering the second month of its new ‘dealership’ business model, but it’s probably too early to get a clear assessment of the impact there, given its sample size and presence of vehicles. other mitigating factors.

Honda fell 30.2%, a number that has become familiar since the brand downsized its operations, increased costs and launched a fixed-price model.

Smaller brands struggling – mainly due to a lack of supply – include Audi (down 37.2 per cent), Skoda (down 49.2%) and Land Rover (down 77.3 per cent).

All is not bleak, of course, with many smaller brands having great delivery months.

These include LDV (up 22.1%), Renault (up 248.6% thanks to good supply of Koleos from Korea), Porsche (up 46.0%), Peugeot (up 56.4%). Chevrolet/GMSV (up 100%), Genesis (up 167.9%), and Alfa Romeo (up 80.6%).

Paradigm

The top 20 car list includes 9 SUVs, 7 commercial vehicles and 4 passenger cars.

While the top of the charts should surprise few people, the RAV4 is back in second place thanks to a more liberal supply (at least for a month, wiping out the massive pre-order list to an extent. something). Triton had the best results in a long time, even beating Ranger.

Other notable results were the Prado with a growth of nearly 100%, the MG ZS and MG3 topping the compact SUV and light vehicle segments respectively, the Mazda CX-30 making the top 10 and the Mitsubishi Outlander taking the No. two on the midsize SUV rankings.

Segment

We can also identify the most popular models in each vehicle segment.

• Micro car: Kia Picanto (315), Mitsubishi Mirage (184), Fiat 500 (57)
• Light cars under $25,000: MG 3 (1437), Mazda 2 (387), Suzuki Baleno (379)
• Light cars over $25,000: Mini Hatch (165), Audi A1 (37), Citroen C3 (9)
• Small cars under $40,000: Hyundai i30 (1756), Toyota Corolla (1671), Kia Cerato (1188)
• Small cars over $40,000: BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe (132), BMW 1 Series (128), Mercedes-Benz A-Class (88)
• Midsize cars under $60,000: Toyota Camry (1206), Skoda Octavia (114), Mazda 6 (98)
• Midsize cars over $60,000: BMW 3 Series (291), Mercedes-Benz C-Class (103), Lexus ES (86)
• Large cars under $70,000: Kia Stinger (314), Skoda Superb (57)
• Large cars over 70,000 USD: BMW 5 Series (49), Porsche Taycan (48), Mercedes-Benz E-Class (21)
• On the big Car: Chrysler 300 (11), Mercedes-Benz S-Class (8), BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe, BMW 7 Series, Porsche Panamera (both 5)
• Moving person: Kia Carnival (454), Hyundai Staria (162), Honda Odyssey (132)
• Sports car under $80,000: Ford Mustang (202), BMW 2 Series (81), Subaru BRZ (80)
• Sports cars over $80,000: BMW 4 Series (81), Chevrolet Corvette (28), Mercedes-Benz C-Class (25)
• Sports cars over $200,000: Porsche 911 (37), Ferrari (17), Bentley two-door (13)

• Light SUVs: Mazda CX-3 (1465), Toyota Yaris Cross (1013), Hyundai Venue (714)
• Small SUVs under $40,000: MG ZS (1953), Mazda CX-30 (1819), Kia Seltos (1030)
• Small SUVs over $40,000: Volvo XC40 (493), BMW X1 (272), Audi Q3 (176)
• Midsize SUVs under $60,000: Toyota RAV4 (4454), Mitsubishi Outlander (1673), Kia Sportage (1296)
• Midsize SUVs over $60,000: Lexus NX (398), Mercedes-Benz GLB (320), Audi Q5 (308)
• Large SUVs under $70,000: Toyota Prado (2778), Isuzu MU-X (855), Toyota Kluger (644)
• Large SUVs over $70,000: BMW X5 (307), Mercedes-Benz GLE (151), Lexus RX (116)
• Large SUVs around 100,000 USD: Nissan Patrol (670), Toyota LandCruiser Wagon (612),
• Large SUVs over $100,000: BMW X7 (78), Mercedes-Benz GLS (38), Audi Q8 (17)

• Light Truck: Renault Kangoo (89), Volkswagen Caddy (69), Peugeot Partner (17)
• Average truck: Toyota HiAce (941), LDV G10 (299), Hyundai Staria Load (205)
• Big truck: LDV Deliver 9 (139), Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (115), Renault Master (104)
• Light bus: Toyota HiAce (251), LDV Deliver 9 (14), Toyota Coaster (14)
• 4 × 2 Ute: Toyota HiLux (1226), Isuzu D-Max (354), Mitsubishi Triton (350)
• 4 × 4 Utes: Toyota HiLux (3577), Mitsubishi Triton (3461), Ford Ranger (3196)

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Sales by region

• NSW: 26,360, down 3.5%
• Victoria: 22,177, up 5.5%
• Queensland: 18,962, up 3.8%
• WA: 8409, down 1.7%
• SA: 5810, up 8.9%
• Tasmania: 1561, up 16.6%
• ACT: 1356, down 2.6%
• NT: 705, down 5.6%

Category analysis

• SUV: 44,935 sales, 52.7% market share
• Light advertising: Sales 21,709, accounting for 25.4% market share
• Tourist car: Sales of 15,685 people, accounting for 18.4% market share
• Heavy advertising: 3011 sales, 3.5% market share

Top segments by market share

• 4 × 4 Ute: 19.4%
• Midsize SUV: 18.6%
• Small SUVs: 14.4%
• Large SUV: 12.1%
• Small car: 8.0 percent

Sales by type of buyer

• Private Buyers: 46,867, up 7.9%
• Sales team: 28,736, down 6.9%
• Car rental fleet: 4363, down 3.3%
• Government fleet: 2363, unchanged

Sales by propulsion or fuel type

• Petroleum: 43,644, down 11.2%
• Diesel oil: 29,939, up 11.6%
• Mixture: 8143, up 62.3%
• EV minus Tesla*: 600, 129.0% increase
• PHEV: 305, up 64.9%
• Hydrogen FCEV: 1, down from 4

• No monthly data provided

Sales by country of origin

• Japan: 31,138 units, up 5.8%
• Thailand: 21,086 units, up 20.8%
• South Korea: 12,237 pieces, down 0.6%
• China: 6357 units, up 26.8%
• USA: 2560 units, up 19.3%
• Germany: 2342, down 30.5%

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