Mike Costello
What are Australia's top-selling luxury car brands?
Mercedes-Benz leads the luxury sales race this year despite sales declining, ahead of BMW, Audi and Volvo – the latter brand making gains.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
10 cars with sales growth in 2022, belying the gloom
Wait lists due to shortages are the biggest talking points right now, but here are 10 cars showing very positive growth levels.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VFACTS: May 2022 car sales figures
Stock shortages bite hard, but Kia stunningly bucks the trend and finishes second – its best result ever. EVs also spiked by 112 per cent.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
MG 3 and Suzuki Baleno, the cheap and cheerful sales stars
Australians are turning their noses up at light cars compared to a decade ago, but the MG 3 and Suzuki Baleno are soldiering along nicely.
3 Years Ago
James Wong
Kia Stinger up 200 per cent in April, months worth of backorders still
Kia's large liftback is selling strong in 2022, with a big April haul and months of backorders still coming – over 90 per cent the $70k GT.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VFACTS: April 2022 car sales numbers
Ongoing supply chain woes compressed April car sales, with the charts again dominated by 4x4 utes and mid-sized SUVs.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Nissan Patrol V8 breaks its sales record
VFACTS data shows Nissan sold 918 Y62 Patrols in March, a new all-time high for its big V8 bruiser at a time of record fuel prices.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VFACTS: March 2022 car sales figures released
Demand still exceeds supply, but overall new car sales remained steady in March. EV growth is particularly noteworthy.
3 Years Ago
James Wong
Mazda CX-30 sales on the rise, tops Small SUV charts in March
The CX-30 is quickly rising in popularity Down Under, topping its segment last month and cementing itself as Mazda's second-best seller locally.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Tesla Model 3 Australia's number-one passenger car: Outsells Corolla, i30
We're now privy to Tesla Australia sales figures, and it's pretty clear the market's top EV continues to spike in popularity.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VFACTS: February 2022 car sales figures released
The Toyota RAV4 and Mitsubishi Triton were the two sales stars, as February figures show growth despite chip shortages.
4 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VFACTS: Shortages dent January sales despite consumer demand
New car sales declined 4.8 per cent as supply chain and shipping snags continued to hamper deliveries, with subsequent upward price pressures apparent.
4 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Podcast: VFACTS 2021 sales wrap, GT-R and 911 GT3 reviewed
The CarExpert team is back for another week of podcasting, looking at the topics that made car news over the past week.
4 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Work vans deliver all-time sales record
Australian sales of mid-sized vans, the dominant sector, hit all-time highs in 2021 on the back of a delivery boom.
4 Years Ago
William Stopford
VFACTS: Micro and light car sales increase in 2021
Micro cars had their best year since 2016 and almost every light car was up in 2021, interrupting a downward trajectory.
4 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VFACTS: Australia's 2021 new car sales detailed in full
A smidgen under 1.05 million new cars were counted as sold during a turbulent 2021, up 14.5 per cent. But supply issues are still a factor.
4 Years Ago