Australia April 2026: BYD up to #2 brand, BEVs up 157.2% to record 16.4% share

5 May 2026 at 11:47

The BYD Sealion 7 ranks inside the Australian Top 10 in April.

94,049 new vehicles hit Australian roads in April, a 3.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is now down -0.7% to 384,636. Private sales are up an encouraging 7.4% to 47,850 units, business fleets are up 2.2% to 34,898 but rentals are down -18.8% to 4,800 and government sales off -19.3% to 2,056. SUVs account for 66.1% of the market in April vs. 60.3% a year ago and 55.7% in 2025, light commercials are at 18.5% vs. 22.6% and 22%, passenger cars at 12.2% vs. 14.2% and 17.8% and heavy commercials at 3.2% vs. 3.8% in 2025. As far as country of production is concerned, China is up by a whopping 88.9% to cement its newfound leadership at 29,499 sales, followed by Japan (-18.2%) at 22,904, Thailand (-17.4%) at 15,873, South Korea (+1.4%) at 11,247 and Germany (+1.9%) at 4,438.

Petrol sales sink -30.1% to 25,399, diesel is down -21.7% to 22,414 and HEVs improve 27.1% to 18,162. The big news this month is the record share of BEVs at 16.4% thanks to sales up 157.2% to 15,459. This is compared with 6.6% in April 2025 and 14.6% last month which was a record at the time. It is all the more impressive because Tesla is weak this month. Finally PHEVs surge an even more spectacular 270.2% to 9,628 and 10.2% share vs. 2.8% in April 2025. Looking at sales by state and region, New South Wales is up 2.8% to 27,830, Victoria up 1.6% to 24,789, Queensland down -1.4% to 19,912, Western Australia up 4.4% to 10,093, South Australia up 3.6% to 6,074, Tasmania up 19.8% to 1,637, Australian Capital Territory up 16.2% to 1,392 and Northern Territory up 3.1% to 864.

There are a few striking trends at play in the brands charts. Toyota (-21.6%) continues its race to the bottom, enduring a 4th consecutive double-digit YoY loss and a 6th straight decline. The event of the month is delivered by BYD, up a spectacular 140.2% to snap the 2nd spot overall. Needless to say the Chinese carmaker breaks all its records this month with 7,702 sales and a stunning 8.2% share. Kia (+2.3%) is down one spot to #3, ahead of Hyundai (+8.2%) up two to #4. Ford (-21.6%) and Mazda (-14.3%) both struggle mightily, with the latter hitting its lowest ranking in at least 15 years.

Three Chinese brands follow: GWM (+21.8%), Chery (+89%) breaking its volume record for the 15th month in a row at 4,322 and also reaching a record share at 4.6%. MG (+18.5%) ranks #9. Mitsubishi (-23%) is kicked out of the Top 10 for the first time in at least 15 years and probably a lot more as it used to be a successful local producer here. The Chinese don’t stop there and a lot of them post record results this month. Geely (+519.1%) is inside the Top 15 and above 2,000 monthly sales for the first time, newcomer Omoda Jaecoo cracks the Top 20 at #19 with record volumes and share, Zeekr (+1634.5%) does the same at #24 and 1.1% share, while newcomer Denza breaks into the Top 30 for the first time at #28.

Looking at the models ranking, finally through with its painful generation changeover, the Toyota RAV4 (-2.1%) returns to the pole position for the first time this year. It distances the Ford Ranger (-9.2%) and a Toyota Hilux (-31.2%) clearly not helped by the new model. The Chery Tiggo 4 (+104.2%) is back to #4 and cements its third place YTD. Excellent showing for the Hyundai Kona (+34.5%), up to a splendid #4 YTD whereas its best ever ranking is #5 last October. The BYD Sealion 7 (+139.6%) is up three spots on March to #8 and the GWM Haval Jolion (+23.3%) is up one to #9. In fact BYD places five models in the Top 50: the Shark 6 (+6%) at #15, the new Sealion 8 at #30, the Atto 3 (+87%) at #40, the new Atto 2 at #41 and the new Atto 1 at #49. Other notable performers include the Geely EX5 (+271%) and #21, the new Zeekr 7X at #24, the new Geely Starray at #36 and the new Jaecoo J5 at #39.

Previous month: Australia March 2026: BYD first Chinese on monthly podium, BEVs (+88.9%) at record 14.6% share

One year ago: Australia April 2025: GWM and Chery break records, Toyota Hilux #1

Full April 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 50 models below.

Australia April 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Apr-26	%	/25	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	15,185	16.1%	– 21.6%	1	59,675	15.5%	– 22.7%	1	1
2	BYD	7,702	8.2%	+ 140.2%	3	25,243	6.6%	+ 110.8%	5	8
3	Kia	6,450	6.9%	+ 2.3%	2	27,080	7.0%	+ 4.0%	3	4
4	Hyundai	6,002	6.4%	+ 8.2%	6	25,103	6.5%	+ 5.3%	6	5
5	Ford	5,748	6.1%	– 21.6%	5	25,920	6.7%	– 9.8%	4	2
6	Mazda	5,636	6.0%	– 14.3%	4	27,526	7.2%	– 13.1%	2	3
7	GWM	4,717	5.0%	+ 21.8%	7	19,595	5.1%	+ 26.8%	7	7
8	Chery	4,322	4.6%	+ 89.0%	10	16,058	4.2%	+ 92.4%	9	13
9	MG	3,678	3.9%	+ 18.5%	9	14,273	3.7%	– 1.6%	10	10
10	Isuzu Ute	3,447	3.7%	+ 3.5%	12	13,285	3.5%	+ 6.7%	11	9
11	Mitsubishi	3,242	3.4%	– 23.0%	8	17,345	4.5%	– 25.5%	8	6
12	Nissan	2,376	2.5%	– 35.6%	11	9,737	2.5%	– 32.2%	12	12
13	Mercedes	2,083	2.2%	+ 5.9%	16	8,528	2.2%	+ 3.7%	14	16
14	Subaru	2,054	2.2%	– 15.5%	14	9,737	2.5%	– 19.3%	13	11
15	Geely	2,006	2.1%	+ 519.1%	20	4,827	1.3%	+ 842.8%	19	27
16	Volkswagen	1,911	2.0%	– 7.9%	17	7,816	2.0%	– 15.7%	16	14
17	BMW	1,510	1.6%	– 43.0%	15	7,696	2.0%	– 7.0%	17	17
18	Tesla	1,225	1.3%	+ 145.0%	13	8,485	2.2%	+ 49.9%	15	15
19	Omoda Jaecoo	1,181	1.3%	new	23	3,697	1.0%	new	24	32
20	Suzuki	1,108	1.2%	– 3.8%	19	4,301	1.1%	– 23.4%	20	20
21	Honda	1,091	1.2%	+ 0.2%	18	5,277	1.4%	– 1.0%	18	19
22	Lexus	1,080	1.1%	– 11.5%	22	3,914	1.0%	– 13.8%	22	21
23	Audi	1,050	1.1%	+ 57.2%	24	3,700	1.0%	– 8.9%	23	18
24	Zeekr	1,006	1.1%	+ 1634.5%	27	2,838	0.7%	+ 955.0%	25	36
25	LDV	908	1.0%	– 13.1%	21	4,172	1.1%	– 9.4%	21	22
26	Land Rover	631	0.7%	– 13.4%	25	2,338	0.6%	– 13.2%	27	23
27	Volvo	545	0.6%	+ 34.9%	26	2,351	0.6%	+ 1.9%	26	24
28	Denza	504	0.5%	new	31	1,131	0.3%	new	32	57
29	Mini	386	0.4%	– 8.7%	28	1,756	0.5%	– 3.4%	28	25
30	Porsche	356	0.4%	– 21.2%	32	1,423	0.4%	– 25.0%	29	26
31	Renault	309	0.3%	– 14.9%	30	1,291	0.3%	– 15.4%	31	29
32	Skoda	288	0.3%	+ 2.9%	29	1,399	0.4%	+ 1.4%	30	28
33	Chevrolet	249	0.3%	+ 0.0%	33	1,079	0.3%	– 14.1%	33	31
34	KGM	245	0.3%	– 6.8%	35	937	0.2%	– 32.0%	35	30
35	Polestar	233	0.2%	+ 15.3%	39	698	0.2%	+ 18.1%	37	35
36	Fiat	194	0.2%	+ 36.6%	37	602	0.2%	– 10.7%	38	37
37	Deepal	190	0.2%	new	44	423	0.1%	new	41	45
38	Ram	188	0.2%	– 32.9%	34	999	0.3%	– 4.7%	34	33
39	Cupra	170	0.2%	– 26.7%	36	814	0.2%	– 20.2%	36	34
40	Leapmotor	143	0.2%	+ 155.4%	38	420	0.1%	+ 116.5%	42	42
41	Foton	101	0.1%	new	41	429	0.1%	new	40	51
42	Genesis	85	0.1%	– 29.2%	40	464	0.1%	+ 1.8%	39	39
43	Peugeot	68	0.1%	– 32.0%	42	320	0.1%	– 32.3%	44	41
44	Jeep	65	0.1%	– 65.6%	45	256	0.1%	– 65.0%	45	38
45	JAC	56	0.1%	– 55.2%	43	359	0.1%	– 44.8%	43	40
46	Farizon	29	0.0%	new	48	74	0.0%	new	48	–
47	GMC	20	0.0%	new	46	126	0.0%	new	46	46
48	Alfa Romeo	17	0.0%	– 63.8%	47	113	0.0%	– 31.9%	47	44
49	Lamborghini	14	0.0%	– 33.3%	53	45	0.0%	– 56.3%	53	47
50	Aston Martin	12	0.0%	– 25.0%	50	50	0.0%	– 29.6%	52	50
51	Rolls-Royce	10	0.0%	– 9.1%	57	24	0.0%	– 20.0%	54	55
52	Bentley	9	0.0%	– 18.2%	51	51	0.0%	+ 18.6%	51	52
53	Maserati	8	0.0%	– 50.0%	52	62	0.0%	– 40.4%	49	48
54	Ferrari	6	0.0%	– 53.8%	49	60	0.0%	– 15.5%	50	49
55	McLaren	4	0.0%	– 50.0%	54	14	0.0%	– 50.0%	55	54
56	Lotus	2	0.0%	– 66.7%	55	5	0.0%	– 77.3%	57	53
57	Citroen	0	0.0%	n/a	56	2	0.0%	– 60.0%	58	56
58	Jaguar	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	–	7	0.0%	– 96.6%	56	43

Australia April 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	%	/25	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota RAV4	3,729	4.0%	– 2.1%	20	7,571	2.0%	– 57.0%	7	2
2	Ford Ranger	3,661	3.9%	– 9.2%	1	15,841	4.1%	– 8.2%	1	1
3	Toyota Hilux	2,835	3.0%	– 31.2%	2	13,427	3.5%	– 11.2%	2	3
4	Chery Tiggo 4	2,379	2.5%	+ 104.2%	7	9,186	2.4%	+ 104.0%	3	11
5	Isuzu D-Max	2,195	2.3%	+ 4.2%	8	8,252	2.1%	– 0.6%	5	4
6	Hyundai Kona	2,158	2.3%	+ 34.5%	6	8,336	2.2%	+ 22.5%	4	7
7	Toyota Prado	1,870	2.0%	– 16.3%	15	6,385	1.7%	– 40.2%	14	6
8	BYD Sealion 7	1,780	1.9%	+ 139.6%	11	6,248	1.6%	+ 324.2%	15	25
9	GWM Haval Jolion	1,754	1.9%	+ 23.3%	10	7,360	1.9%	+ 31.8%	9	14
10	Ford Everest	1,585	1.7%	– 29.1%	16	7,081	1.8%	– 1.9%	10	5
11	Mitsubishi Outlander	1,540	1.6%	+ 16.1%	5	7,903	2.1%	– 10.3%	6	9
12	MG ZS	1,521	1.6%	– 4.2%	13	6,021	1.6%	– 7.9%	16	13
13	Kia Sportage	1,421	1.5%	– 16.5%	19	5,743	1.5%	– 21.3%	17	15
14	Nissan X-Trail	1,404	1.5%	– 13.1%	4	5,165	1.3%	– 16.4%	20	19
15	BYD Shark 6	1,371	1.5%	+ 6.0%	22	4,851	1.3%	– 20.9%	22	18
16	Hyundai Tucson	1,366	1.5%	– 3.1%	9	6,842	1.8%	+ 11.3%	12	12
17	Mitsubishi Triton	1,316	1.4%	+ 16.5%	12	6,920	1.8%	+ 20.8%	11	17
18	Isuzu MU-X	1,252	1.3%	+ 2.4%	21	5,213	1.4%	+ 25.9%	18	20
19	Mazda CX-5	1,230	1.3%	– 23.5%	14	7,477	1.9%	+ 4.6%	8	8
20	GWM Haval H6	1,219	1.3%	+ 23.6%	18	5,063	1.3%	+ 14.6%	21	26
21	Geely EX5	1,202	1.3%	+ 271.0%	45	2,639	0.7%	+ 415.4%	38	78
22	Toyota Corolla Cross	1,152	1.2%	– 4.2%	17	4,762	1.2%	+ 7.9%	23	27
23	Toyota Land Cruiser Wagon	1,010	1.1%	– 1.2%	29	3,867	1.0%	+ 100.8%	32	28
24	Zeekr 7X	973	1.0%	new	42	2,698	0.7%	new	35	146
25	Toyota Camry	962	1.0%	+ 14.1%	25	4,187	1.1%	+ 61.0%	26	36
26	Subaru Forester	956	1.0%	+ 21.3%	27	3,935	1.0%	– 1.5%	31	22
27	Mazda CX-3	950	1.0%	– 9.8%	28	4,439	1.2%	– 17.6%	24	21
28	Kia Carnival	948	1.0%	+ 16.9%	32	4,109	1.1%	+ 27.9%	27	30
29	Mazda BT-50	946	1.0%	– 17.8%	31	4,059	1.1%	– 19.1%	28	23
30	BYD Sealion 8	929	1.0%	new	35	2,491	0.6%	new	41	–
31	Chery Tiggo 7 Pro	885	0.9%	+ 143.8%	41	3,208	0.8%	+ 199.0%	34	58
32	Toyota Hiace	866	0.9%	– 37.1%	24	4,279	1.1%	– 14.9%	25	24
33	GWM Cannon/Cannon Alpha	846	0.9%	+ 53.8%	30	3,977	1.0%	+ 257.3%	30	45
34	Tesla Model Y	822	0.9%	+ 193.6%	3	6,719	1.7%	+ 98.0%	13	10
35	Toyota Corolla	818	0.9%	– 50.7%	23	5,208	1.4%	– 17.7%	19	16
36	Geely Starray	804	0.9%	new	46	2,188	0.6%	new	44	154
37	Mazda CX-30	795	0.8%	– 6.8%	26	4,041	1.1%	+ 3.2%	29	29
38	Kia EV5	794	0.8%	+ 132.2%	48	1,942	0.5%	+ 28.7%	47	68
39	Jaecoo J5	692	0.7%	new	51	1,845	0.5%	new	50	–
40	BYD Atto 3	664	0.7%	+ 87.0%	66	1,748	0.5%	+ 82.8%	55	80
41	BYD Atto 2	660	0.7%	new	49	2,141	0.6%	new	46	168
42	Hyundai Venue	586	0.6%	– 7.0%	70	1,938	0.5%	– 21.1%	48	44
43	Kia K4	584	0.6%	+ 16.3%	36	3,355	0.9%	+ 190.7%	33	50
44	Suzuki Jimny	579	0.6%	– 15.5%	37	2,537	0.7%	– 12.8%	40	48
45	Mazda3	559	0.6%	– 19.7%	40	2,697	0.7%	– 29.0%	36	35
46	MG 3	559	0.6%	– 1.6%	53	2,418	0.6%	– 33.7%	43	42
47	Kia Seltos	550	0.6%	– 20.1%	34	2,682	0.7%	– 6.5%	37	38
48	Chery Tiggo 8 Pro	544	0.6%	+ 97.1%	76	1,638	0.4%	+ 75.9%	57	86
49	BYD Atto 1	533	0.6%	new	63	1,615	0.4%	new	58	311
50	MG 4	522	0.6%	+ 43.8%	71	1,538	0.4%	– 9.4%	63	95

Source: VFACTS

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