Top selling new cars in November revealed

Aussie car buyers have voted with their wallets as they drive sales of two vehicles head and shoulders above the rest. See the full list.

The Australian new car market nosedived in November.

A global shortage of semiconductors, which are a vital component in cars, has led to a supply crunch on new cars.

A total of 80,639 new vehicles were sold in November, about 15,000 less than the same month in 2020.

The Ford Ranger was the best selling vehicle in November. Taken by Thomas Wielecki

Tony Weber, the head of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, said the industry was facing a challenging time but demand remained strong despite the constricted supply.

“Car makers are competing with many other sectors, such as white goods manufacturers, for microprocessors across the globe. Some new vehicles sold in the Australian market can require up to 3000 of these parts, so this shortage is definitely being felt by the industry,” said Mr Weber.

“Challenges aside, we are less than 29,000 vehicles away from 1 million new cars being put into the hands of Australian motorists in 2021.”

Toyota took the biggest hit from the shortage with about 8000 fewer sales this November compared to last.

The Japanese giant has been forced to halt production at its factories, affecting popular models such as the HiLux ute, RAV4 SUV and LandCruiser four-wheel drive.

The Toyota RAV4 hybrid has a nine month waiting list.

Some Toyota vehicles have nine-month waiting lists.

Mazda, too, experienced a big sales slide, moving about 3700 less new cars.

Despite its woes, Toyota still had three of the top five selling vehicles in the country in November.

The Ford Ranger ute was the best selling vehicle with 4429 sales. This is an excellent result considering the Ranger is due to be replaced sometime next year by an Aussie developed workhorse.

The new Ford ranger is due next year.

The Ranger was followed by the Toyota HiLux (4228), Hyundai i30 (2254), Toyota Corolla (2104) and the Toyota RAV4 (1820).

Mitsubishi and MG were two of the few mainstream brands to post positive results.

Strong sales of the Mitsubishi ASX (1625) and the new Outlander (1633) helped drive the Japanese brand’s sales up by more than four per cent in November.

The new Mitsubishi Outlander had a strong month of sales.

MG is the real standout. Its sales skyrocketed by more than 85 per cent in November and are up about 170 per cent on the year.

MG’s sales are through the roof this year.

Sales of the MG3 small hatchback and ZS compact SUV have driven the Chinese brand’s growth.

More than 560 electric cars found a home in November, which is a jump of more than 200 per cent.

These figures would be even higher but Tesla does not report its local sales figures publicly.

Hatchbacks and sedans continue to lose favour as Australian drivers rush into SUVs and light commercial vehicles such as utes.

TOP 10 SELLING CARS IN NOVEMBER

Ford Ranger - 4429

Toyota HiLux - 4228

Hyundai i30 - 2254

Toyota Corolla - 2104

Toyota RAV4 - 1820

Nissan Navara - 1792

Mitsubishi Outlander - 1633

Mitsubishi ASX - 1625

MG ZS - 1576

Hyundai Tucson - 1541

TOP 10 SELLING BRANDS IN NOVEMBER

Toyota - 15,239

Hyundai - 6854

Ford - 6215

Mitsubishi - 5720

Mazda - 5295

Kia - 4915

MG - 3743

Nissan - 3509

Volkswagen - 3098

Subaru - 2712