Toyota RAV4 takes top April sales spot ahead of Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux

Toyota was also the top-selling marque for April, continuing its long-time market dominance.

April 2024 saw 97,202 new vehicle registrations, an increase of 18 percent compared with April 2023, if not matching the 100,000-plus figures of February and March.

The April record combined with the first quarter sales have seen a record for the first four months of the year, with 50,515 more vehicles sold than at the end of April 2023.

Every major segment posted higher year-on-year sales, with SUVs making up 56 percent of sales to be the largest slice of the April pie.

Light commercial made up 22 percent of registrations, passenger cars 18 percent and heavy commercial the final 4.5 percent.

Hybrid sales were up a staggering 195 per cent for the month, with 16,466 sold in April – compared to 5592 in April 2023 – with 29,976 sold year to date to be up 138 percent year-on-year.

«We are witnessing a shift in consumer preferences towards more sustainable and efficient vehicles,” said Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) chief executive Tony Weber.

April’s 1300 plug-in hybrid sales compared to 545 in April 2023, with 2720 sold so far for a 136 percent year-on-year increase.

Sales of electric vehicles decreased compared to April 2023 – down 5 percent with 6194 sold – but year-to-date EVs remain up 32 percent with 31,662 compared to 23,926 at this time last year.

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Australia’s Top 10 Vehicles – April 2024

The Toyota RAV4 was the best-selling car, knocking off the Ford Ranger for outright honours in April with 5857 sales against the Ranger’s 5569.

Supply issues again show false dawns and irregular sales performances so far, with the RAV4’s sales up 166 percent against April 2023, the Ranger's increasing 56 percent.

The Toyota HiLux was third with 4693 sales, ahead of the Ford Everest jumping from seventh to fourth with 2400 sales.

The Isuzu D-Max was only 20 units behind the Everest to place fifth, ahead of the Toyota Corolla (2097), the Toyota LandCruiser (1970) and Isuzu MU-X (1876).

The Toyota Camry in eighth (1873 sales) made it two passenger cars