VFACTS: June sales rally against slow economy

JUNE new vehicle sales reported by the FCAI are up slightly on those of the year prior (+2.4 per cent) with 122,509 registrations recorded for the month. Combining sales numbers not collected by the FCAI, the market recorded 127,427 sales in June, up 6.2 per cent on June 2024.

The FCAI’s data show that across 24.2 selling days, Australians purchased an average of 178.3 vehicles per day, selecting vehicles predominantly from with the SUV (up 6163 units YOY or 9.4 per cent) and Light Commercial Vehicle segments (up 3130 units YOY or 11.2 per cent) over passenger vehicle models (down 5875 units or 27.9 per cent).

The tallies bring the year-to-date total to 608,811 new vehicles, demonstrating what the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) says is the strength and resilience of the automotive sector in the face of ongoing economic pressures.

Despite the good news, year-to-date registrations are down 1.4 per cent on 2024’s figures, the June tally of 624,130 tailing the June 2024 figure of 633,097 by 8967 units.

According to the FCAI, the proportion of electric vehicle sales, while stronger in June, made up 7.7 per of total YTD sales from all sources, compared with 8.0 per cent in 2024 and 7.4 per cent in 2023.

For June 2025, Toyota retained its position as market leader selling 20,255 vehicles. It was followed by Ford with 10,103 vehicles, Mazda with 9405, Hyundai with 8407, and BYD with 8156.

For BYD, the figure represents a 368 per cent increase over the same time last year, the brand recording an almost 70 per cent increase on its previously monthly record of 4811 units set in March this year and a 6.7 per cent market share.

“With each month, you can see just how popular BYD vehicles are becoming in Australia because you can see them on our roads,” said BYD Australia Chief Operating Officer Stephen Collins.

“As we continue the transition to a fully-factory backed operation, we commend the foundation laid by our distribution partners as we strive to ensure this strong growth continues.”

Ford Australia also performed well in June, noting its best sales volume performance since June 2009.

The Blue Oval beat third place Mazda by just 698 sales in June, taking an 8.2 per cent of the overall market – its best result since December 2024.

Ford’s Ranger continued to prove popular in June, outselling Toyota’s HiLux by 98 units, and achieving its best volume result since December 2023, while Everest, Mustang, and Transit also enjoyed strong results.

Top-selling new car models for June 2025 include the Ford Everest (6293), Toyota HiLux (6195), Tesla Model Y (3457), Isuzu D-Max (3119), and BYD Shark 6 (2993).

Across the regions, New South Wales was up 1.8 per cent (to 36,887 units), Queensland by 5.1 per cent (to 27,592 units), Victoria by 1.2 per cent (to 32,747 units), and Western Australia by 6.8 per cent (to 12,895 units).

All other states and territories slowed with sales in the Australian Capital Territory down 9.1 per cent on June 2024 (to 1687 units), the Northern Territory by 1.1 per cent (to 1017 units), South Australia by 0.9 per cent (to 7862 units), and Tasmania by 4.0 per cent (to 1822 units).

“Australia remains one of the most open and competitive markets in the world, where consumers have a wide range of choice across all market segments,” said FCAI chief executive Tony Weber, highlighting the performance of light commercial segment utility vehicles in particular.

“In a market of more than 400 models, the top four utes made up 15.2 per cent of all sales during June. The rest of the top 10 was made up of SUVs and, when combined, models in the top 10 made up 27.2 per cent of all sales,” he concluded.

Top 10 vehicle sales by make (June 2025)*:

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*Sales data supplied courtesy of the FCAI.

^Sales data supplied courtesy of the Electric Vehicle Council.