March Vehicle Sales

[VH-COM]

March 2010 Australian Car Industry Figures

Toyota 20306
Holden 11795
Ford 8092
Hyundai 7797
Mazda 7453
Nissan 6558
Mitsubishi 5556
Honda 4153
Subaru 3679
Volkswagen 3034
Suzuki 2308
Kia 2117
Mercedes-Benz 1799
BMW 1479
Audi 1163
Lexus 730
Great Wall 548
Jeep 517
Peugeot 483
Volvo Car 468
Isuzu Ute 413
Land Rover 412
MINI 249
Proton 188
Renault 160
Citroen 133
Jaguar 127
Fiat 118
Ssangyong 115
Dodge 107
Alfa Romeo 104
Smart 81
Skoda 80
Porsche 70
Chrysler 66
Hummer 14
Aston Martin 12
Maserati 12
Ferrari 8
Lamborghini 6
Bentley 4
Lotus 4
Morgan 1
Rolls-Royce 1
Saab 0

Total 92520

Commodore 4209
HiLux 3935
Mazda3 3562


Captiva 1455
Barina 1213

http://www.caradvice.com.au/64082/new-vehicle-sales-figures-march-2010/

" Today’s monthly sales figures, released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), show Holden sold a total of 11,795 vehicles in March with its popular Commodore model maintaining its position as Australia’s best selling car. The numbers show the Holden Commodore enjoyed its highest March sales volume since 2007.

Strong sellers elsewhere in the Holden lineup include the Captiva SUV, which had its best sales month since being introduced in 2006, and the Holden Barina. "

Holden sold 1455 Captiva models in March, a 153 per cent increase on the same month last year, and 1213 Barinas – the small car’s best sales result since 2006.

[Wezza]

Thought the Cruze would be up there above Barina actually?

[VH-COM]

Thought the Cruze would be up there above Barina actually?

Cruze figures are unknown by the two info sources I accessed.
Anyone know ?

[calaisrat]

Top selling cars for March 2010
1. Holden Commodore 4209
2. Toyota HiLux 3935
3. Hyundai i30 3678
4. Mazda3 3562
5. Toyota Corolla 3555
6. Ford Falcon 2496
7. Mitsubishi Lancer 2245
8. Nissan Navara 2154
9. Holden Cruze 2125
10. Toyota Yaris 2114

[MrT]

Its about profit not so much sales...

Sales are great dont get me wrong but a business can achieve record sales and still record a loss... A 210 million dollar loss..

[185iboy]

Its about profit not so much sales...

Sales are great dont get me wrong but a business can achieve record sales and still record a loss... A 210 million dollar loss..

We're not talking about profits though we're talking about sales

Ford not doing too well if this is including commercials and vans. Won't be long until Hyundai takes 3rd spot.

[VH-COM]

Its about profit not so much sales...

Sales are great dont get me wrong but a business can achieve record sales and still record a loss... A 210 million dollar loss..

True that ... Although with Holdens case it is good to maintain a huge market presence that it has had for 50+ years.

[Lionking]

We're not talking about profits though we're talking about sales

Ford not doing too well if this is including commercials and vans. Won't be long until Hyundai takes 3rd spot.



True. But if Ford is making a profit rather than a loss, who is actually in the better position? Car companies are not in it for bragging rights, they are in it to make money. I think they would prefer to have less sales and make money than the other way around.

[Lionking]

True that ... Although with Holdens case it is good to maintain a huge market presence that it has had for 50+ years.



Of course, but not at the sacrifice of profits. I don't want that history to be bled dry at the insistence of retaining top spot.

[Hamico]

Top selling cars for March 2010
1. Holden Commodore 4209
2. Toyota HiLux 3935
3. Hyundai i30 3678
4. Mazda3 3562
5. Toyota Corolla 3555
6. Ford Falcon 2496
7. Mitsubishi Lancer 2245
8. Nissan Navara 2154
9. Holden Cruze 2125
10. Toyota Yaris 2114

The Hyundai i30 had a huge month to be the No. 1 selling small car

It will be interesting to see if Hyundai can knock off Ford for 3rd spot this year

The Falcon's sales are appalling and the only Ford in the top 10, and with the Falcon wagon ceasing production soon sales will only get worse for Ford, could we end up seeing no Ford in the top 10 by years end ?

Ford might be able to survive on paltry sales each month but it's the Ford dealers that must be hurting and in risk of closing up shop


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[Ghia351]

The Hyundai i30 had a huge month to be the No. 1 selling small car

It will be interesting to see if Hyundai can knock off Ford for 3rd spot this year

The Falcon's sales are appalling and the only Ford in the top 10, and with the Falcon wagon ceasing production soon sales will only get worse for Ford, could we end up seeing no Ford in the top 10 by years end ?

Ford might be able to survive on paltry sales each month but it's the Ford dealers that must be hurting and in risk of closing up shop


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Maybe now that Ford have announced the ZF A6 is the only auto across the range with better fuel economy for the FGII XT they might chase more fleet sales then they're very lazy effort to date.

[theVman]

As long as the Falcon is still sitting within the Ford business plan I dont think they are too concerned - seeing as they have mentioned in the past required sales numbered arent as high as Commodore.

Interesting to see the Cruze drop down a tad. Probably buyers recognising the lowish power. Hyundai I30 still selling very well for something that has been around for a while now. It would be one of the oldest in its class having not had a mid life restyle yet.

[Marco]

The i30 has only been around since late 2007, so it's not really that old. About the same age as the current Corolla and still significantly newer than the Tiida or Civic.

[VH-COM]

The Falcon's sales are appalling and the only Ford in the top 10, and with the Falcon wagon ceasing production soon sales will only get worse for Ford, could we end up seeing no Ford in the top 10 by years end ?


Falcon wagon sales for all of 2009 was 2500 - about 200/month .

[Ghia351]

The Hyundai i30 had a huge month to be the No. 1 selling small car

It will be interesting to see if Hyundai can knock off Ford for 3rd spot this year

The Falcon's sales are appalling and the only Ford in the top 10, and with the Falcon wagon ceasing production soon sales will only get worse for Ford, could we end up seeing no Ford in the top 10 by years end ?

Ford might be able to survive on paltry sales each month but it's the Ford dealers that must be hurting and in risk of closing up shop


.If Ford have a (deliberately) lower production rate and full stock turnover of around 30 days then I don't think they're as upset as you Hamico. If XT is 10% sales then the majority of sales are on higher margins so until the profit (or loss) figures come out we can compare Holdens $200 million loss (small profit if excluding one-offs) with Ford's figures. Sales figures mean nothing unless then they can translate to a positive return.

Plus if I was buying a V8 i'd be waiting a few months, if I was buying a LI LPG I'd be waiting even longer and same for a diesel Terry...and unfortunately they are delayed until 2011 which is a big concern :vpo:. Sure it hurts the immediate sales and if Ford say announced a loss (for example was 66% of Holdens loss) then they are both actually about even.

[moconn20]

March 2010 Australian Car Industry Figures


Great Wall 548


Now thats fu(kin scary. This years road toll is going to be 548 higher.

[Hamico]

Plus if I was buying a V8 i'd be waiting a few months, if I was buying a LI LPG I'd be waiting even longer and same for a diesel Terry...and unfortunately they are delayed until 2011 which is a big concern :vpo:. Sure it hurts the immediate sales and if Ford say announced a loss (for example was 66% of Holdens loss) then they are both actually about even.

There's alot of Holden buyers out there holding out for the new Commodore this year too (me included)

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[Wezza]

Now thats fu(kin scary. This years road toll is going to be 548 higher.

You would be mortified to know that alot of the new buses being sold in Australia these days are built in China as well.

[nang3]

Now thats fu(kin scary. This years road toll is going to be 548 higher.

ROFL !! if they stay on the road for enough kms without breaking down or falling apart!!

[moconn20]

You would be mortified to know that alot of the new buses being sold in Australia these days are built in China as well.

not in my area, we've just had a massive bus manufacturing plant built here to service the loacl bus industry.

[Wezza]

not in my area, we've just had a massive bus manufacturing plant built here to service the loacl bus industry.

There's still plenty of locally built buses, but the Chinese built ones are selling more & more all the time. It all comes down to $$.