New sales consistent
Last month’s new vehicle sales total came to 7,066 – just five less than in July’s. The number of vehicles sold was also up on August 2013’s total of 6,828 by 3.5 per cent, while year-to-date registrations now stand at 51,397. The Corolla was the top-selling model with a 6.6 per cent market share on 468 units. It was followed by Holden’s Commodore on 289 and Honda’s Jazz on 265. Holden’s Captiva came fourth on 211 units, followed by Hyundai’s iX35 on 205. Toyota was the country’s top marque on 1,168 units. Holden’s sales dropped by 2.8 per cent compared to August 2013, but it was still the second most popular marque last month on 836 units. Hyundai was up by 19.1 per cent on the same month last year on 598 units, while Ford’s share dropped by 14.8 per cent on 494.
