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Australia February 2026: China becomes #1 country of origin, Toyota off -27.8% to lowest share in 3 years
The Chery Tiggo 4 is up to #3 year-to-date in Australia.
New vehicle sales in Australia are down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 94,131 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -1.3% to 181,884. Petrol sales fall -17.7% to 33,309, diesel limits its fall to -1.6% and 26,963 units and HEVs are off -9.6% to 13,868 but PHEVs soar 20.2% to 5,854. The best performing propulsion is by far BEVs: up a stunning 95.9% to 11,134 for a strong 11.8% market share. SUVs stabilise their share at 60.3% vs. 60.4% in February 2025 due to sales down -2.9% to 56,767. Light commercials are also in negative at -0.7% to 21,191 and 22.5% share vs. 22.1% a year ago and passenger cars edge down -2.4% to 13,170 and 14% share vs. 13.9% last year. Meanwhile heavy commercials are off -12.9% to 3,003 and 3.2% share vs. 3.6% a year ago.
If Victoria is stable (24,732) all other regions are in negative this month (excluding Tesla and Polestar). New South Wales is down -7.6% to 27,524, Queensland down -2.8% to 19,644, Western Australia off -3.9% to 9,841, South Australia at -8.7% to 5,673, Tasmania down -6.4% to 1,384, Australian Capital Territory down -18.7% to 1,187 and Northern Territory off -15.8% to 727. Worryingly, private sales trail the market at -7.7% to 45,182 but fleet sales do the same at -3.4% to 34,444. Only rental sales are dynamic at +35.4% to 5,786 while government sales are down -13.4% to 2,297. The big event of the month is China becoming the biggest source of cars sold in Australia, thanks to sales up 50.5% to 25,781. Meanwhile, Japan is down -31.3% to 21,671, Thailand is up 6.7% to 19,493, South Korea down -2.9% to 11,913 and Germany up 9.8% to 4,272.
The new generation has so far failed to boost Hilux sales in Australia.
After losing -22.3% in January, Toyota (-27.8%) continues its fall to hell with just 14.5% share this month, its lowest in three years: since March 2023 when it hit 13.6% (January 2026 share was incorrect and amended to 16.3%). Toyota suffers from RAV4βs stock drying up (-83.6%) before the new generation hits dealerships at the end of March, and an imploding Prado (-53.3%). Mazda (-19.9%) is also in a rut but manages to stay in 2nd place with 7.5% share. Ford (+9%) is solid and back up one spot on last month to #3 but is stuck in 4th place year-to-date (#2 over the Full Year 2025). Kia (+0.04%) is stable but sister brand Hyundai (+4.5%) is catching up. BYD (+62.2%) lodges another fantastic score and stays in 6th place above a struggling Mitsubishi (-22.3%). Below GWM (+24.9%) at 5% share, Chery (+93.2%) manages an incredible 13th consecutive record volume at 3,938. Isuzu Ute (+23.7%) is also strong while Tesla (+105.7%) is resurgent at #11. A couple of Chinese carmakers make themselves noticed: newcomer Geely breaks its ranking, volume and share records, Zeekr is up 560.6% and Denza lands at #32 with 309 sales.
Model-wise, the Ford Ranger (+7.1%) delivers a satisfying performance at #1, widening the gap with the Toyota Hilux (+0.2%) which has (so far?) failed to benefit from its new generation. The Tesla Model Y (+202.1%) triples its sales year-on-year and shoots up to #3, its highest ranking since last September (#3 also). The Chery Tiggo 4 (+116.8%) repeats at a record #4, a ranking it has held for three of the past four months. It also equals its all-time high share (2.5%) and breaks its volume record (2,315), climbing to #3 year-to-date. The Mazda CX-5 (+8.6%) once again shows surprising form given it will be replaced by a new generation later this year. The GWM Haval Jolion (+38.1%) stays inside the Top 10 with the Ford Everest (+47.3%) and Hyundai Tucson (+15.8%) also showing brilliant form.
Previous month: Australia January 2026: Chinese (+62.9%) pull market up, Toyota down -22.3%
One year ago: Australia February 2025: BYD Shark 6 lands with a bang
Full February 2026 Top 56 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Australia February 2026 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | ToyotaΒ Β | 13,606 | 14.5% | β 27.8% | 1 | 27,916 | 15.3% | β 25.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | MazdaΒ Β | 7,042 | 7.5% | β 19.9% | 2 | 14,734 | 8.1% | β 13.9% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | FordΒ Β | 6,907 | 7.3% | + 9.0% | 4 | 13,023 | 7.2% | β 1.1% | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | KiaΒ Β | 6,710 | 7.1% | + 0.0% | 3 | 13,310 | 7.3% | + 7.1% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | HyundaiΒ Β | 6,266 | 6.7% | + 4.5% | 5 | 12,122 | 6.7% | + 5.7% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | BYD | 5,323 | 5.7% | + 62.2% | 6 | 10,324 | 5.7% | + 161.0% | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi | 4,755 | 5.1% | β 22.3% | 8 | 9,102 | 5.0% | β 22.9% | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | GWM | 4,689 | 5.0% | + 24.9% | 7 | 9,198 | 5.1% | + 28.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Chery | 3,938 | 4.2% | + 93.2% | 9 | 7,718 | 4.2% | + 99.2% | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Isuzu Ute | 3,384 | 3.6% | + 23.7% | 11 | 6,313 | 3.5% | + 12.6% | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Tesla | 3,274 | 3.5% | + 105.7% | 24 | 3,775 | 2.1% | + 61.9% | 15 | 15 |
| 12 | MG | 3,254 | 3.5% | β 13.0% | 10 | 6,377 | 3.5% | β 14.7% | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | SubaruΒ Β | 2,656 | 2.8% | β 24.4% | 12 | 4,992 | 2.7% | β 22.4% | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Mercedes | 2,143 | 2.3% | + 8.8% | 14 | 4,292 | 2.4% | + 15.2% | 13 | 16 |
| 15 | Volkswagen | 2,139 | 2.3% | β 2.1% | 15 | 4,025 | 2.2% | β 10.5% | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Nissan | 1,775 | 1.9% | β 50.1% | 16 | 3,646 | 2.0% | β 44.7% | 17 | 12 |
| 17 | BMW | 1,602 | 1.7% | β 9.5% | 13 | 3,756 | 2.1% | + 18.4% | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | HondaΒ Β | 1,445 | 1.5% | + 18.6% | 17 | 2,667 | 1.5% | + 7.6% | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | LDV | 1,165 | 1.2% | + 1.0% | 18 | 2,125 | 1.2% | β 9.4% | 19 | 22 |
| 20 | SuzukiΒ Β | 954 | 1.0% | β 28.2% | 19 | 1,862 | 1.0% | β 32.5% | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Geely | 893 | 0.9% | new | 22 | 1,613 | 0.9% | new | 23 | 27 |
| 22 | Audi | 862 | 0.9% | β 24.7% | 20 | 1,718 | 0.9% | β 20.4% | 21 | 18 |
| 23 | Lexus | 853 | 0.9% | β 19.1% | 21 | 1,708 | 0.9% | β 15.6% | 22 | 21 |
| 24 | Omoda Jaecoo | 815 | 0.9% | new | 23 | 1,506 | 0.8% | new | 24 | 32 |
| 25 | Zeekr | 654 | 0.7% | + 560.6% | 25 | 1,123 | 0.6% | + 1034.3% | 25 | 36 |
| 26 | Volvo | 630 | 0.7% | + 1.8% | 26 | 1,046 | 0.6% | β 11.3% | 26 | 24 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 464 | 0.5% | β 26.0% | 30 | 800 | 0.4% | β 22.5% | 28 | 23 |
| 28 | Mini | 432 | 0.5% | β 0.5% | 28 | 827 | 0.5% | + 5.6% | 27 | 25 |
| 29 | Porsche | 370 | 0.4% | β 27.5% | 27 | 767 | 0.4% | β 21.6% | 29 | 26 |
| 30 | Skoda | 349 | 0.4% | + 11.9% | 29 | 691 | 0.4% | + 7.8% | 30 | 28 |
| 31 | Renault | 337 | 0.4% | β 5.3% | 31 | 637 | 0.4% | β 17.8% | 31 | 29 |
| 32 | Denza | 309 | 0.3% | new | Β β | 309 | 0.2% | #DIV/0! | 36 | 57 |
| 33 | Chevrolet | 275 | 0.3% | β 15.4% | 33 | 534 | 0.3% | β 17.5% | 33 | 31 |
| 34 | Ram | 266 | 0.3% | + 3.9% | 32 | 543 | 0.3% | + 8.2% | 32 | 33 |
| 35 | KGM | 239 | 0.3% | β 43.6% | 34 | 447 | 0.2% | β 39.3% | 34 | 30 |
| 36 | Cupra | 217 | 0.2% | + 17.3% | 35 | 417 | 0.2% | + 12.1% | 35 | 34 |
| 37 | Polestar | 145 | 0.2% | + 16.0% | 36 | 305 | 0.2% | + 47.3% | 37 | 35 |
| 38 | Genesis | 129 | 0.1% | + 17.3% | 38 | 248 | 0.1% | + 15.3% | 38 | 39 |
| 39 | JAC | 103 | 0.1% | β 49.5% | 39 | 221 | 0.1% | β 45.8% | 39 | 40 |
| 40 | Foton | 99 | 0.1% | new | 37 | 219 | 0.1% | new | 40 | 51 |
| 41 | Fiat | 99 | 0.1% | β 34.0% | 41 | 196 | 0.1% | β 41.1% | 41 | 37 |
| 42 | Peugeot | 85 | 0.1% | β 14.1% | 43 | 150 | 0.1% | β 27.2% | 43 | 41 |
| 43 | Deepal | 71 | 0.1% | new | 40 | 170 | 0.1% | new | 42 | 45 |
| 44 | Jeep | 67 | 0.1% | β 67.8% | 42 | 133 | 0.1% | β 62.3% | 44 | 38 |
| 45 | Leapmotor | 46 | 0.0% | + 58.6% | 44 | 107 | 0.1% | + 109.8% | 45 | 42 |
| 46 | GMC | 32 | 0.0% | new | 45 | 71 | 0.0% | new | 46 | 46 |
| 47 | Alfa Romeo | 31 | 0.0% | β 24.4% | 46 | 65 | 0.0% | β 13.3% | 47 | 44 |
| 48 | Maserati | 23 | 0.0% | + 21.1% | 47 | 43 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 48 | 48 |
| 49 | Ferrari | 16 | 0.0% | β 27.3% | 48 | 34 | 0.0% | + 36.0% | 49 | 49 |
| 50 | Bentley | 15 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 50 | 27 | 0.0% | + 35.0% | 50 | 52 |
| 51 | Aston Martin | 15 | 0.0% | β 40.0% | 51 | 22 | 0.0% | β 31.3% | 52 | 50 |
| 52 | Lamborghini | 13 | 0.0% | β 55.2% | 49 | 25 | 0.0% | β 53.7% | 51 | 47 |
| 53 | Farizon | 13 | 0.0% | new | 52 | 20 | 0.0% | new | 53 | Β β |
| 54 | Rolls-Royce | 7 | 0.0% | β 30.0% | 53 | 13 | 0.0% | β 13.3% | 54 | 55 |
| 55 | Jaguar | 4 | 0.0% | β 91.3% | 55 | 7 | 0.0% | β 91.9% | 56 | 43 |
| 56 | McLaren | 3 | 0.0% | β 66.7% | 54 | 7 | 0.0% | β 36.4% | 55 | 54 |
Australia February 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Ford Ranger | 4,325 | 4.6% | + 7.1% | 1 | 7,728 | 4.2% | β 6.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Hilux | 3,625 | 3.9% | + 0.2% | 2 | 6,425 | 3.5% | β 7.1% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | 2,791 | 3.0% | + 202.1% | 76 | 3,079 | 1.7% | + 121.7% | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Chery Tiggo 4 | 2,315 | 2.5% | + 116.8% | 4 | 4,549 | 2.5% | + 118.1% | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Mazda CX-5 | 2,099 | 2.2% | + 8.6% | 3 | 4,388 | 2.4% | + 15.4% | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Isuzu D-Max | 2,092 | 2.2% | + 3.5% | 8 | 3,890 | 2.1% | β 5.3% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 2,070 | 2.2% | β 13.2% | 5 | 4,045 | 2.2% | β 9.6% | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hyundai Kona | 2,023 | 2.1% | + 7.1% | 7 | 3,862 | 2.1% | + 21.1% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Triton | 2,017 | 2.1% | + 42.0% | 13 | 3,682 | 2.0% | + 39.3% | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | GWM Haval Jolion | 1,804 | 1.9% | + 38.1% | 9 | 3,593 | 2.0% | + 38.6% | 10 | 14 |
| 11 | Ford Everest | 1,778 | 1.9% | + 47.3% | 6 | 3,691 | 2.0% | + 27.9% | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,705 | 1.8% | + 15.8% | 12 | 3,434 | 1.9% | + 18.2% | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Kia Sportage | 1,405 | 1.5% | β 27.1% | 18 | 2,670 | 1.5% | β 28.9% | 14 | 15 |
| 14 | Toyota Corolla | 1,396 | 1.5% | β 10.6% | 11 | 3,131 | 1.7% | β 0.4% | 12 | 16 |
| 15 | MG ZS | 1,337 | 1.4% | β 22.3% | 17 | 2,604 | 1.4% | β 11.2% | 16 | 13 |
| 16 | BYD Sealion 7 | 1,327 | 1.4% | + 745.2% | 20 | 2,498 | 1.4% | + 1491.1% | 18 | 25 |
| 17 | Isuzu MU-X | 1,292 | 1.4% | + 81.2% | 16 | 2,603 | 1.4% | + 73.6% | 17 | 20 |
| 18 | Toyota Prado | 1,273 | 1.4% | β 53.3% | 14 | 2,665 | 1.5% | β 52.2% | 15 | 6 |
| 19 | Toyota Camry | 1,153 | 1.2% | + 138.7% | 32 | 2,028 | 1.1% | + 108.9% | 21 | 36 |
| 20 | GWM Haval H6 | 1,142 | 1.2% | + 4.4% | 24 | 2,179 | 1.2% | + 19.7% | 20 | 26 |
Source: VFACTS, Electric Vehicle Council
