New car sale figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries show a 10.6% decline in August to 98,328 sales compared to the same month last year. Year to date, sales are up by 5.3% on the same period in 2023.
Toyota topped new car sales, with the Toyota RAV4 being the best-selling car for the month of August, surpassing entire lineups of Hyundai and Mitsubishi brands. Hybrid and Plug-in hybrid vehicle sales observed significant growth and were up by 44.9% and 119.8% respectively, compared to the same month last year.
The AADA has assessed VFACTs Top 10 Makes & Models YTD, ranking them by volume. The AADA has also analysed new car sales figures by state for both the month of August and YTD, as well as fuel types and market segments.