New car sales hit the brakes in November.
It is now unlikely Australians will buy more cars in 2025 than last year, with a deficit of more than 13,000 to make up in the month of December and momentum heading the other way.
This ends the run of positive growth in the new car market dating back to 2020, when COVID-19 shutdowns greatly impacted new car sales and supply.
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Leading the charge in November was the soon to be replaced Toyota RAV4 hybrid, with 6390 examples finding a new home.
That figure was good enough to knock the Ford Ranger (4673 sales) off its perch. The Toyota HiLux was third placed with 3418 sales, which is a solid result considering the new version goes on sale in December.
Isuzu’s D-Max was the next best ute seller, with 2119 sales. BYD’s Shark 6 continued at its usual pace of about 1200 sales a month.
The rest of the best sellers were all SUVs.
November saw Chery’s budget-focused Tiggo 4 compact SUV have one of its best results on record with 2287 sales, which was good enough for fourth spot.
It was followed by the Tesla Model Y (2269), Ford Everest (2097), Hyundai Kona (2008), Mitsubishi Outlander (2006) and Hyundai Tucson (1942).
Hyundai had a standout month with two SUVs in the top 10, which helped it deliver a sales increase of almost 20 per cent in November.
Hyundai’s entire range of SUVs — except for the Ioniq 5 EV — experienced strong growth, with its passenger cars weighing it down.
Kia also posted a positive sales result, with a 1.6 per cent rise. Its new Tasman ute (607 sales) hasn’t been the boon for sales it was hoped for, though.
It was the major Chinese brands delivering big time growth, with BYD (+144 per cent), Chery (+105 per cent) and GWM (+17 per cent) all continuing their meteoric rise up the Aussie sales charts.
GWM and BYD are now firmly established in the top 10 and Chery is closing in.
Hybrids were the hot property in November, with sales of conventional petrol-electric vehicles such as the RAV4 hybrid up 33 per cent. Plug-in hybrids were also up 83 per cent, albeit off a smaller base.
Sales of electric cars also continue to rise as more options enter the market to challenge Tesla’s dominance.
Strong performers included the BYD Sealion 7 with 1040 sales, Geely EX5 (412), Kia EV5 (300) and MG S5 (222).
Top 10 selling vehicles November, 2025
- Vehicle, Sales, Percent change YoY
- Toyota RAV4, 6390, +15.6%
- Ford Ranger, 4673, -6.2%
- Toyota HiLux, 3418, -4.3%
- Chery Tiggo 4, 2287, +207.0%
- Tesla Model Y, 2269, +37.3%
- Isuzu D-Max, 2119, -2.8%
- Ford Everest, 2097, -23.4%
- Hyundai Kona, 2008, +57.0%
- Mitsubishi Outlander, 2006, -18.9%
- Hyundai Tucson, 1942, +25.9%
Top 10 selling car brands November, 2025
- Brand, Sales, Percent change YoY
- Toyota, 19,787, -3.8%
- Ford, 7407, -15.1%
- Mazda, 6979, -8.0
- Hyundai, 6707, +19.6%
- Kia, 6510, +1.6%
- Mitsubishi, 4414, -28.9%
- GWM, 4160, +16.7%
- BYD, 3760, +144.2%
- Isuzu, 3721, +9.9%
- Chery, 3617, +105.3%
