Wheels Australia — August 2016

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LOSER

DECREASE

87.5%

KIA CARNIVAL

he rise of the people mover is largely down to one

odel,theKiaCarnival.Ithaswontwoineveryfive

eople-moversalessofarthisyear,displacingtheold

howroom favourite Honda’s Odyssey.

SUBARU WRX, WRX STI

Subaru’s iconic sports sub-brand faltered

May, falling to just 35 sales, down 87.5% f

month. No cause for alarm; it’s just low on

aheadofamodelrefreshthat’sduesoon.

HIGHLIGHTSMay was a good month, with combined sales for the first five months

ofthe year at 469,571, up 3.6% over the same period last year. The boom in

mid-size SUVs, up 19.6% for the month, was outdone only by people-movers, up a

staggering 27.8%. Sports car sales hit top speed, finding 2139 buyers in May to sit

18.8% ahead of last year. In the battle of the brands, Mazda reclaimed second spot

ahead of Hyundai, and Holden nudged back in front of Ford.

LOWLIGHTSAussie manufacturing’s delcline was highlighted again with a 6.9%

fallfor the month to put us 14.7% down on the same five months last year. Ford,

with 1425 local sales, and Holden with 3471, are sharing the pain. Conventional

passenger cars continue to lose ground as buyers stick to the middle ground, with

the likes of the Fiat 500, Ford Fiesta, Mitsubishi Mirage, Suzuki Swift, Volkswagen

struggling in the showroom.

Van hailin’: The rise of the breeder bus

1 Hyundai i30 3771 1 1666

2 Toyota Corolla 3333 2 2688

3 Mazda 3 3243 3 2876

4 Holden Commodore 2255 4 2217

5MazdaCX-5 2117 6 1981

6 Volkswagen Golf 1753 5 2093

7ToyotaRAV4 1695 9 1633

8 Hyundai Tucson 1643 13 –

9 Nissan X-Trail 1537 14 1317

10 Mazda CX-3 1451 7 1035

11 Toyota Camr y 14 4 6 10 14 6 4

12 Subaru Forester 1336 15 1046

13 Hyundai Accent 1252 8 624

14 Mitsubishi ASX 1244 20 950

15 Toyota Prado 1174 12 1349

16 Honda HR-V 1149 21 910

17 Toyota Kluger 1072 18 1045

18 Mazda 2 1069 17 1070

19 Toyota Yaris 1067 19 1204

20 Subaru Outback 1055 22 887

Toyota 17,201

Mazda 9608

Hyundai 7405

Holden 7405

Ford 6584

Mitsubishi 6154

Nissan 5585

Volkswagen 4565

Subaru 4002

Kia 3542

Mercedes-Benz 3373

Honda 2663

BMW 2456

Audi 2002

Isuzu Ute 1883

Suzuki 1712

Land Rover 990

Jeep 975

Lexus 810

Renault 779

TOP 20

TOTAL SALES

OC A C M

MAY

2016

96,672

May 2016

74 ,452

Passenger & SUV sales – May 2016

AUGUST 2016

PASSENGER CARS SALES RANK SALES

(APR ’16) (MAY ’15)

MarketPlace

Mid-size

luxury SUVs

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Incoming

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

Audi A4 Allroad and SQ7; Bentley Bentayga

and Mulsanne; BMW M3, M4 Competition

and M4 GTS; Ferrari California T HS; Fiat 124

Spider; Haval H6; Holden Astra, Colorado

facelift, Cruze sedan and Trailblazer; Hyundai

Elantra Sport; Infiniti QX30; Jaguar F-Pace;

Maserati Levante; Mercedes-AMG E63 S;

Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class and S-Class

Cabriolet; MG GS; Nissan GT-R; Range Rover

Evoque Convertible; Renault Koleos;

Suzuki Baleno; Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series;

Volvo V40

Fiat 124 SpiderFiat 124 Spider

Built on the same platform as the Mazda MX-5,Built on the same platform as the Mazda MX-5,

Fiat’s 124 Spider is one of this year’s most hotlyFiat’s 124 Spider is one of this year’s most hotly

anticipated arrivals, and comes equipped withanticipated arrivals, and comes equipped with

a 125kW turbo engine as well as stunninga 125kW turbo engine as well as stunning

Italian styling front and rear. We can’t wait toItalianstylingfrontandrear.Wecan’twaitto

see what Fiat does with the hardtop version.see what Fiat does with the hardtop version.

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER

Aston Martin DB11; Audi A3, S3 facelift, S4,

Q7 e-tron and SQ7 TDI, TT RS; BMW i3 facelift,

M2, M240i and M40i, X5; Citroen DS3; Ferrari

GTC4 Lusso; Ford Edge and Kuga; Holden

Trax facelift; Honda NSX; Hyundai i30; Infiniti

Q60; Mahindra XUV500 W10; Mercedes-Benz

E-Class, GLC Coupe, GLE 500e and SLC facelift;

Mini JCW Convertible; Peugeot 2008; Renault

Megane; Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo and Octavia

RS230; Subaru BRZ; Tesla Model X; Toyota 86;

Volkswagen Tiguan; Volvo Polestar and S90

Skoda Fabia Monte CarloSkoda Fabia Monte Carlo

Slated for release in October, Skoda’s Fabia

Monte Carlo should build on the success of its

predecessor. The previous version of the Monte

Carlo made up two in every five sales for Fabia.

However, it was previously only available on

the hatchback; this time around Skoda will also

add a wagon version.

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BANNED! Bentley hits a Speed hump

Bentley has been forced to remove a film from

its international YouTube channel that showed

Bathurst 1000 winner John Bowe taking

a Continental GT Speed to its top speed of

330km/h on a closed section of the unrestricted

Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. The

Advertising Standards Bureau in Australia

determined the film was in breach of the

advertising code, and ruled it be removed despite

the film explicitly stating the run was conducted

on a closed road with a professional driver. For

more, go to: WheelsMag.com.au/BentleyBanned

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AUDI Q5 387

BMW X3 299

BMW X4 144

LAND ROVER

LEXUS NX (^274) DISCOVERY SPORT 293
MERCEDES-BENZ
GLC-CLASS 418
RANGE ROVER
EVOQUE 168
PORSCHE MACAN 208
VOLVO XC60 219