Five facts from September VFACTS
We love a list, a countdown, a competitive table of any kind and monthly new vehicle regos are no different.Every month, VFACTS provides coverage of how car brands in Australia have fared in ‘registered’ new vehicles for the month and while this is not an absolute number of all cars sold, it gives us a pretty good indication of who’s doing well and who is not…
Here are five interesting facts and observations from the September 2018 VFACTS report.
More people have bought a Holden Captiva than an Equinox
The Holden Captiva (other less favourable nicknames also given) was runout from the Holden line-up over a year ago in favour of the new Equinox. While neither SUV has set our road test team’s hearts on fire, the lower price point Captiva seems to resonate more with buyers. In September, 323 Captivas found a home while only 258 Equinox felt the love. Year to date, Captiva is sitting on 3970 registrations over Equinox’s 3621.
The total amount of Toyota Corollas registered in September was the same amount of vehicles registered from 15 brands combined
A total of 2917 Toyota Corollas were registered in September, making it the highest selling vehicle in the country. That number (2917) is also the same amount of vehicles registered in September by Alfa Romeo (112), Aston Martin (21), Citroen (77), Chrysler (36), Fiat (93), Great Wall (56), Haval (46), Infiniti (51), Jaguar (276), Jeep (534), Lamborghini (12), MINI (183), Peugeot (218), Skoda (520), Volvo Car (682) combined.
Ghosts of models past
Car models come and go but for some, they remain in stock forever. A total of five different models were registered in September even though technically they have been discontinued from the brand line-up. These include the likes of the Volkswagen Jetta (22) Toyota Aurion (1) and Holden Caprice (2).
Year to date, almost as many SUVs have been bought in Australia than there are people living in Canberra.
Canberra’s population has hit 400,000 in 2018 and so far this year, 377,824 SUVs have been registered Down Under. With only three months to go, there is every chance that by December 31 there will be more SUVs sold than there are people living in the whole of Tasmania. A whole island filled with SUVs, imagine…
With more Hybrid and electric cars available to purchase, appeal is increasing
Just over 1500 more hybrid and electric cars have been registered in 2018 YTD, totalling 10,938 (+1524). With the further push into the integration of hybrid powertrains into Toyota’s line-up in the form of the Camry and Corolla, and the arrivals of the Jaguar I-Pace, Hyundai Ioniq and Renault Zoe, more and more buyers both private and fleet/government are taking up the electrified option. By this time next year we should expect to see a flood of new hybrid and EV vehicles from Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Also to note, Tesla does not participate in the recording of registered vehicle numbers so Aussie Model S and Model X registrations are not included in the above.
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