New vehicle registration data for May 2010 shows new car sales continue to improve compared to 2009 figures.
A total of 4616 new cars were registered which is up 16% on May 2009 and ahead of April 2010. For the first five months new car registrations totalled 24,496 units which is a 14% increase over the 2009 period.
Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Industry Association Perry Kerr said "This is now slightly ahead of the industry projection - so we are very happy with these results."
There was also positive news for commercial vehicles which have continued to face a tighter trading market. May registrations of 1,801 vehicles are the best monthly total for the last eleven months and ahead of May 2009 by a massive 37%.
Highlights:
- Ford (571) edged out Toyota (557) for the top spot in passenger car sales.
- Thanks to i30 sales Hyundai claimed third place overall with 486 units.
- YTD positions remain unchanged with Toyota, Holden and Ford the top three brands.
- Monthly commercial vehicle registrations continue to be dominated by Toyota with just over 40% of the market followed by Ford and Nissan.
- The Suzuki Swift (249) regained the top selling position in passenger. models for the month with the Hyundai I30 (217) making a giant leap to achieve second place pushing the Toyota Corolla (199) into third spot.
- Year to date Corolla remains the number one selling passenger model followed by the Suzuki Swift and Holden Commodore.
- In the commercial sector the Toyota Hilux (477) was top followed by the Nissan Navara (233) and the Toyota Hiace (204).
More information
May 2020 new car sales statistics (202 kb PDF)