Ford Ranger Still Remains Australia’s Best Selling VEhicle For The Third Time

Ford Ranger has cemented its position as the most desirable car among Australians, as it has been the best-selling vehicle for three years in a row.

With an impressive 56,555 units delivered in 2025, the Ranger has achieved a rarely seen hat trick—its third consecutive year as Australia’s best-selling vehicle. This is the first time in nearly four decades that Ford has managed to maintain its dominance of the annual sales charts for three consecutive years, with the Ranger surpassing the iconic Falcon’s total sales this century.

Toyota firmly holds the positions in second and third place. The RAV4 took second place with 51,947 units sold, while the legendary Hilux secured third place with 51,297 units. Although both models recorded a slight decline compared to the previous year, Toyota has high hopes for the new generations of both models to regain the leading position.

Among the ten best-selling vehicles were the Isuzu D-Max (26,839), Ford Everest (26,161), Toyota Prado (26,106), Hyundai Kona (22,769), Mazda CX-5 (22,742), Mitsubishi Outlander (22,459), and electric Tesla Model Y (22,239).

Australia’s new vehicle market is set to hit a record high of 1.241 million cars sold in 2025. This growth is largely fueled by the arrival of new, price-competitive models from China, many of which are electric.

It was the electric vehicle segment that saw significant growth—Australians bought 103,270 fully electric cars in 2025, which represents an increase of 13.1 percent compared to the previous year.

China’s BYD is leading the growth wave with an incredible sales jump of 156.2 percent, reaching 52,415 vehicles delivered. This brought it closer to the second Chinese manufacturer, GWM, which sold 52,809 vehicles. At the same time, MG recorded a drop of 18.4 percent with 41,298 units sold.

The demand for hybrid models also increased significantly—sales of classic hybrids increased by 15.3 percent to 199,133 vehicles, while plug-in hybrids experienced a real boom with growth of as much as 130.9 percent, reaching 53,484 sold units.

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