Chinese carmakers plant feet in Australia with four in top-10 brand for the first time: August 2025 new car sales

The neatly being of the Australian original-vehicle market looks staunch from the birth air, with this being August the second easiest on file, combining the Federal Chamber of Automobile Industry’s (FCAI) VFACTS and EVCouncil’s monthly gross sales results.

Final month, 103,922 original autos were registered with Toyota the most easy-selling tag over all but again securing 20,791 gross sales.

Chinese producers made a intrepid displaying in August, with four names in the monthly high 10 alongside side BYD, GWM, MG and Chery. There were 23,225 Chinese-made autos registered closing month.

“The presence of four Chinese producers in the high ten illustrates the persevering with evolution of the auto panorama in Australia. Customers obtain an unheard of differ of autos to resolve from – bigger than 400 objects, alongside side around 100 EVs,” acknowledged FCAI chief government Tony Weber.

Petrol autos made up the majority of gross sales in August (38,315) adopted carefully by diesel (30,459). Electrified powertrains were led by hybrids (17,381), then battery electrical autos (10,231) and hurry-in hybrids (3906).

Weber former evidence of EV and PHEV gross sales growth to profit the FCAI’s boulevard user payment as a complement to gasoline excise.

Notably, SUVs continued to grow, alongside with 4×4 utes as passenger vehicle gross sales declined.

Handiest-selling vehicle producers in 2025

To nobody’s shock, Toyota is Australia’s easiest-selling original vehicle this year, nonetheless what’s changing are the producers at the support of.

Mazda and Ford are neck-and-neck, with excellent 627 objects environment apart them year-to-date after a slack month for the Eastern marque.

Kia is but to in actuality feel the stout force of the Tasman’s success, with 1693 so-a long way this year heavily skewed to up-spec 4×4 variants, and stays in fourth space year-to-date adopted by a noteworthy displaying from cousin tag Hyundai.

Mitsubishi is sixth for the year, tailed by two Chinese carmakers. GWM is displaying constant growth whereas BYD is charging no longer easy in 2025, up 146.7 percent year-to-date.

Isuzu and MG round out the high-10 year-to-date, though Chery managed to displace Isuzu for the month of August (3305 versus 3223) and register its first high-10 result.

Handiest-selling autos in August

Regardless of 9.0 percent fewer gross sales as compared with August 2024, the Ford Ranger managed to protect on high of the Toyota Hilux… excellent.

Ford’s ute managed 4942 deliveries whereas the evergreen Hilux’s 4823 pick used to be easiest excellent at the support of. Rubbing salt in the anguish used to be the Toyota RAV4 medium SUV’s 4115 gross sales, securing it third space.

A huge result for the original MG ZS, with 2680 gross sales closing month hanging it up 70.1 percent, though we suspect there’s extra to that legend. In fifth used to be the Isuzu D-Max (2314), adopted by the Ford Everest (2203).

It’s been as regards to a year because the 250 Series Toyota Prado launched, and that’s mirrored in gross sales figures up a ridiculous 67666.6 percent, from six to 2033.

The quietly reaching Hyundai Kona ended up in eighth house sooner than the Toyota Corolla and Chery Tiggo 4 miniature SUV.