The new car sales industry experienced a 1.9% decline in vehicle
sales for the October 2014 calendar YTD (924,189 vehicles sold),
compared to the October 2013 calendar YTD (942,547 vehicles sold).
All states suffered a drop in sales with Western Australia and
Tasmania experiencing the largest drop with a 7.7% decrease.
Approximately 59% of the vehicle sales to October 2014 occurred in
New South Wales and Victoria.
Market Share
Toyota continues to hold the largest market share at 18.2%
followed by Holden and Mazda at 9.8% and 9.1% respectively.
The Toyota Corolla was the highest selling new car, overtaking the
Mazda since the June 2014 quarter update with 36,925 units sold to
31 October 2014. The Mazda 3 continued to perform strongly, having
sold 36,011 units. The Toyota Hilux rounds out the top 3 selling
vehicles, with 31,876 units sold to 31 October 2014.
