For much of our motoring past, local products from Holden and Ford have been the best selling cars in Australia.
Now that our buying habits have diversified and local manufacturing has ended, the top selling cars in Australia these days are generally a mix of light commercial utes, small hatchbacks and mid-size SUVs. So Australia's most popular car or most common car is often not technically even a car.
Each month, the highest selling cars in Australia are highlighted by the VFACTS report. This doesn't mean they're Australia's best cars, however, but you can read learn all about them on CarsGuide's buying guides.
If the wagon's rockin'... the cheapest, sexiest, quickest, most economical, biggest-booty-ed and funnest wagons left in Australia - including one very fast electric car
19 March 2023 by Byron Mathioudakis
Australians love wagons. But the advent of SUVs and their sheer...Read more
They live on! Modern versions of the once-common Toyota Avalon, Hyundai Excel, Holden Captiva, Ford Territory and others that Australians are barred from buying
30 July 2022 by Byron Mathioudakis
Australian roads used to be full of them. Long-gone favourites like the...Read more
Australian car brands: Everything you need to know
10 May 2019 by Tom White
Truly Australian car brands – as in brands that mass manufactured...Read more
New Mazda: Latest model releases
19 March 2019 by Stephen Corby
Australia’s love affair with Mazda is so passionate, and so unique,...Read more
Toyota HiLux wins January 2019 sales race
5 February 2019 by Ron Hammerton
The Australian new-vehicle market declined yet again in January, with...Read more
Toyota HiLux continues market lead in Australia
3 August 2018 by Neil Dowling
Australia's new-car market went into reverse gear in July, dragging...Read more
Toyota HiLux hit record sales in June
4 July 2018 by Ron Hammerton
Australian vehicle sales fell last month, despite the annual June end-of-...Read more
HiLux wins May sales race amid market slowdown
5 June 2018 by Tim Nicholson
Half of Australia’s top 10 best-selling brands recorded a dip in...Read more
Holden sales drop eased by SUV boom
3 May 2018 by Ron Hammerton
In what has been a tough start to 2018 sales-wise, Holden has something to...Read more
Holden decline continues with March sales figures
6 April 2018 by Tim Nicholson
Holden’s sales tumble has continued, with the once-dominant Red Lion...Read more
Holden falls to eighth in February sales race
5 March 2018 by Ron Hammerton
Holden recorded its lowest monthly market share yet last month, dipping to...Read more
Toyota HiLux wins January sales race
5 February 2018 by Justin Hilliard
Australia’s new-vehicle market has started off the new year with a...Read more
SUVs booming, but cars still strong
4 January 2018 by Matt Campbell
Sales of utes and SUVs may have been the big headline-getters on the back...Read more
SUVs overtake cars in sales race
4 January 2018 by Tim Nicholson
SUV sales officially overtook traditional passenger cars in 2017,...Read more
Toyota HiLux is Australia's best-selling vehicle... again
4 January 2018 by Matt Campbell
For the second-straight year the Toyota HiLux ute has been named Australia...Read more
Toyota HiLux wins November sales race
5 December 2017 by Ron Hammerton
According to official VFACTS data released today, Australian new-vehicle...Read more
Hyundai i30 on top in October sales
3 November 2017 by Robbie Wallis
Since being released in new-generation guise in May, Hyundai’s i30...Read more
Ford Ranger wins September sales race
4 October 2017 by Ron Hammerton
Ford's ever-popular Ranger utility eclipsed its main rival, the...Read more
Toyota HiLux wins August sales race
5 September 2017 by Ron Hammerton
According to official VFACTS data released today, the Toyota Hilux and its...Read more