First Australian Top 20 finish for the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro

New vehicle sales in Australia drop -6.1% year-on-year in April to 91,316 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.6% to 387,273. Private sales fall -8.9% to 44,568, business fleets edge down -4.9% to 34,159 but rental fleets surge 21.2% to 5,914. Government fleets skid -18.5% to 2,547. SUV sales edge up 0.9% year-on-year to 54,605 and 60.3% share vs. 55.7% last year and 56% two years ago, light commercials are down -4.6% to 20,436 and 22.6% share vs. 22% in 2024 and 20.8% in April 2023, and passenger cars freefall -25.8% to 12,849 and 14.2% share vs. 17.8% last year and 18.5% two years ago. Heavy commercials amount to 3,426 and 3.8% share.

Petrol sales drop -10.4% to 36,352, diesel is down -3.2% to 28,639 and for once HEVs actually fall at -6% to 14,288. BEVs are also in negative at -3% to 6,010 while PHEVs soar 95.4% year-on-year to 2,601. However the end of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for PHEVs from April 1 meant deliveries of this format are down -62% on the 6,932 of March. Looking at sales by state and region, all of them are in negative this month. New South Wales is down -7.5% to 27,071, Victoria down -7.9% to 24,410, Queensland off -3.2% to 20,203, Western Australia down -1.4% to 9,664, South Australia down -13.6% to 5,864, Tasmania down -18.5% to 1,366, Australian Capital Territory down -17% to 1,198 and Northern Territory off -2.4% to 838. As far as country of production is concerned, Japan (-7.7%%) maintains its lead with 27,994 sales ahead of Thailand (-16.3%) at 19,207, China (+18.7%) at 15,619, South Korea (-10.7%) at 11,092 and the US (+37.7%) at 2,709.

In the brands charts, Toyota (-6.7%) matches the market to 21.2% share, above its YTD level of 19.9%. Ford (-15.2%) suffers in 2nd place ahead of Mazda (-10%), also in trouble. Kia (-5.3%) resists somewhat while sister brand Hyundai (+7%) overtakes a struggling Mitsubishi (-20.7%) for 5th place. Chinese fare GWM (+16.3%) is up to a best-ever 7th spot, also reached last February, and breaks its share record at 4.2%. Nissan (+27%) is also in great shape at #8 unlike Isuzu Ute (-21.8%) at #9. BYD (+127.4%) holds itself into the Top 10 at #10, something MG (-17.9%) can’t do at #11. This is MG’s first fall outside the Top 10 since June 2024. Chery (+290.9%) posts the best performance of the entire market, breaking its volume and share records at 2,287 and 2.5%. Tesla is down -75.9%.

The Toyota Hilux (-12.2%) takes the lead of the models charts for the first time since September 2023 with 4.5% share. It ends the month 90 units above its archenemy the Ford Ranger (-27.6%) while the Toyota RAV4 (-35%) freefalls and completes the podium. The RAV4 stays at #1 year-to-date for now. The Ford Everest (-6.9%) is back up to #4, outselling its competitor the Toyota Prado (+1198.3%) by just one sale. The Kia Sportage (+0.1%) sports its best monthly ranking so far this year at #7 with the Toyota Corolla (-20.8%) back inside the Top 10 for the first time since last August at #8. The Nissan X-Trail (+32.5%) scores its first Top 10 finish of the year at #9 while the Hyundai Kona (+23.2%) and GWM Haval Jolion (+29.2%) are just as dynamic. The BYD Shark 6 drops from #6 in March to #16 this month, still a solid result in the absence of PHEV tax rebates. The new Chery Tiggo 4 Pro breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at #19.

Previous month: Australia March 2025: BYD #1 Chinese brand, BEVs down -19.9%

One year ago: Australia April 2024: Another record market, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Everest at all time high

Full April 2025 Top 52 All brands and Top 20 models below.

Australia April 2025 – brands:

PosBrandApr-25%/24Mar2025%/24PosFY241Toyota  19,38021.2%– 6.7%177,17719.9%+ 0.2%112Ford  7,3348.0%– 15.2%228,7337.4%– 8.3%323Mazda  6,5737.2%– 10.0%331,6928.2%+ 2.0%234Kia  6,3036.9%– 5.3%426,0376.7%+ 1.8%445Hyundai  5,5476.1%+ 7.0%623,8336.2%+ 3.5%566Mitsubishi4,2124.6%– 20.7%523,2776.0%– 8.7%657GWM3,8744.2%+ 16.3%815,4534.0%+ 14.2%7108Nissan  3,6904.0%+ 27.0%914,3633.7%– 16.5%999Isuzu Ute3,3303.6%– 21.8%1112,4453.2%– 27.0%10810BYD3,2073.5%+ 127.4%711,9743.1%+ 103.3%121711MG3,1033.4%– 17.9%1014,5083.7%– 10.5%8712BMW2,6512.9%+ 27.8%168,2792.1%+ 4.6%151413Subaru  2,4312.7%– 25.1%1212,0673.1%– 13.1%111114Chery2,2872.5%+ 290.9%178,3442.2%+ 234.0%142215Volkswagen2,0762.3%– 26.8%149,2752.4%– 21.1%131316Mercedes1,9672.2%– 4.4%158,2242.1%+ 18.0%161517Lexus1,2211.3%+ 14.2%204,5391.2%+ 11.9%212118Suzuki  1,1521.3%– 29.0%195,6161.5%– 18.8%181619Honda  1,0891.2%– 8.6%185,3311.4%– 9.2%192020LDV1,0451.1%– 11.3%224,6061.2%– 19.5%201821Land Rover7290.8%+ 21.3%232,6920.7%+ 15.2%232422Audi6680.7%– 52.7%214,0601.0%– 17.6%221923Tesla5000.5%– 75.9%135,6601.5%– 61.9%171224Porsche4520.5%+ 22.5%261,8980.5%– 14.8%252525Mini4230.5%+ 80.8%251,8170.5%+ 71.9%263026Volvo4040.4%– 44.5%242,3080.6%– 11.8%242327Renault3630.4%– 9.9%291,5260.4%– 18.0%272628Geely3240.4%new355120.1%new37 –29Skoda2800.3%– 41.1%271,3800.4%– 32.0%282830Ram2800.3%– 13.6%321,0480.3%– 23.2%313131KGM Ssangyong2630.3%– 43.0%301,3770.4%– 24.7%292732Chevrolet2490.3%– 31.2%311,2560.3%+ 0.1%302933Cupra2320.3%+ 36.5%281,0200.3%+ 36.2%323334Polestar2020.2%+ 102.0%365910.2%+ 31.9%363635Jeep  1890.2%– 10.0%347320.2%– 22.1%333236Fiat1420.2%– 20.2%336740.2%+ 31.1%343437JAC1250.1%new396500.2%new35 –38Genesis1200.1%– 11.1%384560.1%– 3.0%393739Peugeot1000.1%– 42.9%374730.1%– 29.3%383540Zeekr580.1%new402690.1%new40 –41Leapmotor560.1%new411940.1%new424842Jaguar520.1%– 8.8%422030.1%– 20.1%413843Alfa Romeo470.1%– 17.5%441660.0%– 37.4%433944Lamborghini210.0%+ 40.0%461030.0%+ 68.9%454145Maserati160.0%– 44.8%431040.0%– 20.0%444046Aston Martin160.0%+ 77.8%47710.0%+ 42.0%474547Ferrari130.0%+ 44.4%45710.0%+ 12.7%464248Bentley110.0%– 8.3%48430.0%– 25.9%484349Rolls-Royce110.0%+ 175.0%51300.0%+ 130.8%494950McLaren80.0%– 27.3%49280.0%+ 33.3%504751Lotus60.0%– 60.0%50220.0%– 70.3%514452Citroen00.0%– 100.0% –50.0%– 86.8%5246

Australia April 2025 – models:

PosModelApr-25%/24Mar2025%/24PosFY241Toyota Hilux4,1214.5%– 12.2%315,1203.9%– 12.0%332Ford Ranger4,0314.4%– 27.6%117,2574.5%– 19.1%213Toyota RAV43,8084.2%– 35.0%217,6104.5%+ 10.2%124Ford Everest2,2342.4%– 6.9%77,2201.9%+ 4.7%865Toyota Prado2,2332.4%+ 1198.3%510,6742.8%+ 215.6%4376Isuzu D-Max2,1072.3%– 11.5%88,3032.1%– 19.6%647Kia Sportage1,7011.9%+ 0.1%137,3011.9%+ 6.9%7108Toyota Corolla1,6601.8%– 20.8%186,3311.6%– 25.6%1279Nissan X-Trail1,6151.8%+ 32.5%126,1761.6%– 9.4%131610Mazda CX-51,6071.8%– 1.4%157,1451.8%+ 0.3%9811Hyundai Kona1,6051.8%+ 23.2%106,8061.8%+ 28.4%101712MG ZS1,5871.7%– 7.0%96,5391.7%– 18.2%11913GWM Haval Jolion1,4231.6%+ 29.2%175,5831.4%+ 22.4%162414Hyundai Tucson1,4101.5%– 8.9%146,1461.6%– 1.4%141215Mitsubishi Outlander1,3271.5%– 28.2%48,8072.3%– 1.0%5516BYD Shark 61,2931.4%new66,1291.6%new15 –17Isuzu MU-X1,2231.3%– 34.8%204,1421.1%– 38.5%221518Toyota Corolla Cross1,2021.3%+ 1.9%254,4131.1%+ 22.8%204219Chery Tiggo 4 Pro1,1651.3%new234,5031.2%new1911620Mazda BT-501,1511.3%+ 1.2%225,0191.3%– 1.2%1722

Source: VFACTS