Electric cars bounce back: Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7 deliver in September just behind Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger utes

September 2025 marks one other month of essential, regular vehicle gross sales in Australia, totalling 106,891 total vehicle gross sales when combining findings from the Federal Chamber of Car Industry’s (FCAI) VFACTS and Electric Car Council’s monthly gross sales outcomes.

The discontinue consequence brings Australia’s total vehicle gross sales to 946,518 deliveries 365 days-to-date (YTD).

The month of September used to be led by Hilux and Ranger, but in a shock flip, two electric vehicles made it into Australia’s high ten most standard models.

The Tesla Model Y used to be Australia’s third most standard vehicle in September, posting a ambitious gross sales figure of 3927, now at 17,237 gross sales YTD.

Tesla’s original-confronted rival BYD noticed success, too. BYD arrived in Australia exact two years previously, but is already Australia’s eight most standard label. Its Model Y rival, the Sealion 7, used to be Australia’s eight most standard vehicle final month with 1887 deliveries.

Year to this level, 8,483 Sealion 7 electric SUVs comprise sold — lower than half of of Tesla’s ‘Y’ gross sales figure, but alternatively impressive for a vehicle lower than twelve months venerable.

A ambitious 15.9 percent of September original vehicle gross sales had been reported to be stout EVs when combining the implications of the FCAI and EV Council.

This bucks the pattern of electrical vehicle stagnation, suggesting Australia would be in a 2nd wave of EV gross sales growth.

By category, September’s gross sales had been led by SUVs, which contributed 65,511 models to steal a 61.3 percent stake. Utes and make a selection-united states of americacontributed 23,762 deliveries, securing a 2nd-finest 22.2 percent stake of final month’s total gross sales figure.

Passenger vehicles took the third-greatest part of gross sales by category, with 13,746 deliveries making up 12.9 percent of original vehicle gross sales for September.

Greatest promoting vehicle brands in September

For the umpteenth time, Toyota took the gap of Australia’s most standard vehicle label, and in a identical likeness, this would possibly well well again be trailed by Ford, Mazda, Kia and Hyundai.

Toyota has now banked 181,809 vehicle gross sales 365 days-to-date, leading 2nd-space Ford’s 70,881 vehicle gross sales by a staggering 110,928 models.

And while Ford can lay claim to 2nd space in popularity for September, its space is remarkable much less proper than Toyota’s. Unswerving 639 models separate Ford and Mazda, with the latter settling for third in popularity for September, and posting a YTD gross sales figure of 70,242.

Present that Mazda held 2nd space in August.

On the outer edges of the rostrum sits Kia, in fourth space with 62,884 YTD deliveries, and Hyundai, fifth with 58,458 deliveries.

Mitsubishi stays in sixth for the 365 days with 47,650 deliveries. Chasing Vehicles is desirous to undercover agent how the Renault-sourced original-generation ASX will abet the three-diamond label in bolstering its gross sales involving forward.

September is one other mammoth month for Chinese language brands. Enormous Wall Motors (GWM) again took seventh, matching its August consequence. BYD did the identical, snagging eight, and MG accomplished the Chinese language-label-sandwich by inserting ninth.

MG’s September consequence’s an enchancment of one space over August, which arrangement Isuzu Ute has fallen to tenth space. Daunting, but hardly ever surprisingly for a label which sells exact two passenger vehicles.

Greatest promoting vehicles in September

The Toyota Hilux snagged first gross sales space in September, counting 5047 deliveries to succeed in a YTD total of 40,813 models.

The Ford Ranger took a discontinuance 2nd at 4867 registrations. Year to this level, 42,050 Rangers had been sold.

In third space used to be the Tesla Model Y (3927), an wonderful quantity for the mid-size electric SUV no-doubt bolstered by momentum obtained from the American EV label’s Plump Self Riding (Supervised) tech.

Tesla’s Model Y gross sales consequence reveals a 162.2-percent expand over its posting final 365 days, and in more contemporary terms, a 69.0 percent expand over its August 2025 gross sales figure.

Now not ideal used to be the Toyota RAV4 crushed by an electric vehicle final month, the Ford Everest moreover beat the present family SUV — even supposing by a slimmer margin of exact four models.

Gross sales of the Toyota RAV4 are certain to skyrocket when the next-generation mannequin makes its debut next 365 days.

September delivered one other high-ten podium attain for the Chery Tiggo 4 itsy-bitsy SUV, which secured 2048 deliveries. The discontinue consequence marks the third consecutive month in which the Tiggo 4 has positioned on the rostrum.

Australia’s third most standard ute in September used to be the Isuzu D-Max, totalling 1989 gross sales for September to insist seventh space overall.

The Sealion 7 electric mid-size SUV secured 1887 gross sales this month, taking eighth space overall.

A whisker (two gross sales!) in the relief of the BYD EV used to be the ninth space Toyota Prado.

A a success month too for the in an analogous arrangement sized (and equally low-label) Tiggo 4 rival, the Haval Jolion. The Jolion, securing 1881 deliveries in September, took 10th space. The Jolion used to be unquestionably assisted by restricted time September offers supplied by manufacturer GWM.