VFacts January 2014

[madmelon]

Top 10 Best-selling Vehicles – January 2014
1.Mazda 3 – 4561
2.Toyota Corolla – 2941
3.Toyota HiLux – 2544
4.Hyundai i30 – 2486
5.Holden Commodore – 2364
6.Ford Focus – 2074
7.Mazda CX-5 – 1853
8.Ford Ranger – 1617
9.Volkswagen Golf – 1557
10.Hyundai ix35 – 1496

Top 10 Best-selling Brands – January 2014
1.Toyota – 13,646
2.Mazda – 9411
3.Holden – 8871
4.Hyundai – 7152
5.Ford – 6804
6.Nissan – 4253
7.Mitsubishi – 4140
8.Volkswagen – 4048
9.Subaru – 3051
10.Kia – 2484



Large cars:
Holden Commodore 2364
Toyota Camry 1007
Ford Falcon 461 (down 40.7 per cent)
Toyota Aurion 175

[Mighty Reds]

Good month for the Focus not so good for Falcon, Camry and Aurion sales would be worrying Toyota.
How long before Mazda and Hyundai are routinely 2nd and 3rd in sales.

[Smoke Pursuit]

January is always a bad Month for local product. Due to fleets and the factory being closed.

Looks like the 2.9% worked for Focus. Wheres Kuga?

[csv8]

Originally Posted by DASH GT

January is always a bad Month for local product. Due to fleets and the factory being closed.

Looks like the 2.9% worked for Focus. Wheres Kuga?

Got lost in the outback

[Road_Warrior]

Can't say as that Falcon number is a huge shock, the huge run from November and December must come at a cost, how long was the plant closed for in January?

That Mazda 3 number is huge, in today's terms at least. There's daylight between it and the Corolla.

[BP'93]

Jesus, Falcon 461. Correct me if I am wrong, but is that it's lowest monthly sales ever?

I feel for Ford, having to endure another 8-9 months of appalling sales.

[madmelon]

Originally Posted by BP'93

Jesus, Falcon 461. Correct me if I am wrong, but is that it's lowest monthly sales ever?

I feel for Ford, having to endure another 2 years of appalling sales.

Fixed that for you

[Trump]

Are we even going to see the last update to Falcon with numbers like those?

[Spammy]

If you want to buy one of the last Falcons I think you should head down to the dealer sooner rather than later.

[Wretched]

Ouch, Falcon sales have bombed, that has to be the lowest ever.
How long was Ford closed and how long was Holden closed?
Hmmm will have to wait till March figures but if they're similar to these I'd say Ford is pulling up stumps before 2016.

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by Wretched

Hmmm will have to wait till March figures but if they're similar to these I'd say Ford is pulling up stumps before 2016.

I'm led to believe they have a problem with cutting and running early due to conditions that went along with the co-investment agreement with the government. Penalties in supplier contracts could be an issue as well.

I'm happy to be proven wrong, but if it was that bad (and they have already flagged they are going to take a huge burn this FY), then you'd think they would have wound it all up already?

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

I'm led to believe they have a problem with cutting and running early due to conditions that went along with the co-investment agreement with the government. Penalties in supplier contracts could be an issue as well.

I'm happy to be proven wrong, but if it was that bad (and they have already flagged they are going to take a huge burn this FY), then you'd think they would have wound it all up already?

Ok fair enough then, just like i thought better off waiting until March figures to have a better look at the figures.
Thanks for the explanation.

[fgpsi]

I though FH is going to be built for certain

[b0son]

Originally Posted by fgpsi

I though FH is going to be built for certain

By the time it hits the market, will dealers even want to bother stocking it?

[CyberWasp]

You get out what you put in.

[GQ_Smooth]

Well done to Ford on Focus. Good month, they now need to double this output to match Mazda 3 and Corolla to try and get Ford back in the top 3. I don't believe Holden will be any real threat once Commodore has left our shores.

[BHDOGS]

its quite a clever move by ford to cut of falcon and start again entirely with new cars. It needed to happen to drop the negative image stupid people in australia have of ford. And will be a resounding success in years to come.

[bobthebilda]

Jeeez, if my calculations are close, Australians bought around 6700 locally made cars last month, which is roughly 8% of the 82300 cars bought last month. At these rates, the local manufacturers might want to give the workers february off as well.

[buickman]

It appears the new Mazda 3 is another winner for them. I went down to have a look at them yesterday as a invite was sent out to my wife for the showing and there were a lot of people there and the sales personal were signing up a fair few buyers, most of them were females with their male partners. Looks a good car and I can see why they appeal to the buyers that they target.

[csv8]

Originally Posted by buickman

It appears the new Mazda 3 is another winner for them. I went down to have a look at them yesterday as a invite was sent out to my wife for the showing and there were a lot of people there and the sales personal were signing up a fair few buyers, most of them were females with their male partners. Looks a good car and I can see why they appeal to the buyers that they target.

But, would you pay $38k for the Astina ???

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by csv8

But, would you pay $38k for the Astina ???

You say that, like its the only choice you have. Mazda themselvels have said they expect that model to make up 3% of sales.

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by csv8

But, would you pay $38k for the Astina ???

You say that, like its the only choice you have. Mazda themselves have said they expect that model to make up 3% of sales.

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by BHDOGS

its quite a clever move by ford to cut of falcon and start again entirely with new cars. It needed to happen to drop the negative image stupid people in australia have of ford. And will be a resounding success in years to come.

You are being sarcastic?

[buggerlugs]

So all those Mazda 3's would of been the run out models ?

[DFB FGXR6]

Mazda 3 sales would be inflated by run-out stock, dealers registrations for demo's on the new model as well as press fleet demos for the launch of the new model.

[Spammy]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Mazda 3 sales would be inflated by run-out stock, dealers registrations for demo's on the new model as well as press fleet demos for the launch of the new model.

Mate bought a base runout Mazda3 on the weekend -- they are adververtised 'from $19,990". The dealer was more than hapyy to drop just over a grand off that price for an on the spot purchase.

[jpd80]

Territory 681

[kaniSS]

Originally Posted by Spammy

Mate bought a base runout Mazda3 on the weekend -- they are adververtised 'from $19,990". The dealer was more than hapyy to drop just over a grand off that price for an on the spot purchase.

When I picked up my Xr6T the dealer wouldn't budge a cent. "Nah! Nah!! buddy not a cent" His exact words. No matte how much I pushed he wouldnt come down a single cent. I would of told him to get ****** if I had other choices but I liked the car.

[Focused]

963 Fiestas is a reasonable number.

[chookaradley]

Camry 1007
Aurion 145

Toyotas locally made product struggling too. Aurion is seriously unpopular/ugly. Nice drivetrain but unfortunately not enough.