Another month of new car sales has seen utes and SUVs continue their upward trend, while traditional passenger cars struggle.

The Toyota Hilux was the best-selling car for the month of August, while year-to-date the Japanese giant continues to be the most popular manufacturer in Australia.

To help you wade through all the facts and figures we have compiled a list of the best-selling cars in Australia during August.

Top 10 outright

  1. Toyota Hilux: 4287
  2. Ford Ranger: 3588
  3. Toyota Corolla: 2948
  4. Hyundai Tucson: 2206
  5. Mazda3: 2163
  6. Hyundai i30: 2143
  7. Toyota Camry: 2107
  8. Holden Commodore: 2048
  9. Mazda CX-5: 2048
  10. Toyota Landcruiser: 2036
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Top 10 manufacturers YTD

  1. Toyota: 145,468
  2. Mazda: 79,535
  3. Hyundai: 65,120
  4. Holden: 55,564
  5. Ford: 53,620
  6. Mitsubishi: 52,342
  7. Nissan: 38,369
  8. Volkswagen: 37,662
  9. Kia: 37,508
  10. Subaru: 34,806

Top 5 SUVs

  1. Hyundai Tucson: 2206
  2. Mazda CX-5: 2048
  3. Mitsubishi ASX: 1676
  4. Toyota RAV4: 1605
  5. Mitsubishi Outlander: 1558

Top 5 passenger cars

  1. Toyota Corolla: 2948
  2. Mazda3: 2163
  3. Hyundai i30: 2143
  4. Toyota Camry: 2107
  5. Holden Commodore: 2048
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Micro passenger cars

  1. Kia Picanto: 342
  2. Mitsubhis Mirage: 115
  3. Holden Spark: 78

Light passenger cars under $25k

  1. Hyundai Accent: 1810
  2. Suzuki Swift: 912
  3. Mazda2: 908

Light passenger cars over $25k

  1. Mini Hatch: 200
  2. Audi A1: 51
  3. Peugeot 208: 47
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Small passenger cars under $40k

  1. Toyota Corolla: 2948
  2. Mazda3: 2163
  3. Hyundai i30: 2143

Small passenger cars over $40k

  1. Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 377
  2. Audi A3: 276
  3. BMW 1 Series: 147

Medium passenger cars under $60k

  1. Toyota Camry (four cylinder): 2107
  2. Ford Mondeo: 376
  3. Mazda6: 328
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Medium passenger cars over $60k

  1. Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 663
  2. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class: 244
  3. BMW 3 Series: 232

Large passenger cars under $70k

  1. Holden Commodore: 2071
  2. Toyota Aurion: 295
  3. Skoda Superb: 72

Large passenger cars over $70k

  1. Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 130
  2. BMW 5 Series: 59
  3. Jaguar XF: 40
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Upper large passenger cars under $100k

  1. Holden Caprice: 63
  2. Chrysler 300: 27

Upper large passenger cars over $100k

  1. BMW 7 Series: 15
  2. Porsche Panamera: 14
  3. Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 7

Small SUVs under $40k

  1. Mitsubishi ASX: 1676
  2. Nissan Qashqai: 1454
  3. Mazda CX-3: 1245
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Small SUVs over $40k

  1. Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 347
  2. BMW X1: 324
  3. Audi Q2: 131

Medium SUVs under $60k

  1. Hyundai Tucson: 2206
  2. Mazda CX-5: 2048
  3. Toyota RAV4: 1605

Medium SUVs over $60k

  1. Land Rover Discovery Sport: 350
  2. Audi Q5: 344
  3. Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class: 338

Large SUVs under $70k

  1. Toyota Prado: 1127
  2. Toyota Kluger: 1040
  3. Subaru Outback: 832

Large SUVs over $70k

  1. BMW X5: 408
  2. Land Rover Discovery: 264
  3. Land Rover Range Rover Sport: 205
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Upper Large SUVs under $100k

  1. Toyota Landcruiser Wagon: 1243
  2. Nissan Patrol Wagon: 76

Upper Large SUVs over $100k

  1. Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class: 69
  2. Lexus LX: 27
  3. Land Rover Range Rover: 26

People movers under $60k

  1. Kia Carnival: 544
  2. Honda Odyssey: 171
  3. LDV G10 Wagon: 80
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People movers over $60k

  1. Mercedes-Benz V-Class: 58
  2. Mercedes-Benz Valente: 25
  3. Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo: 3

Sports cars under $80k

  1. Ford Mustang: 748
  2. BMW 2 Series: 126
  3. Toyota 86: 109
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Sports cars over $80k

  1. Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 240
  2. BMW 4 Series coupe/convertible: 122
  3. Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 61

Sports cars over $200k

  1. Porsche 911: 45
  2. Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 14
  3. BMW 6 Series: 13
  4. Ferrari coupe/convertible: 13
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Utes/trays (4×2 and 4×4)

  1. Toyota Hilux: 4287
  2. Ford Ranger: 3588
  3. Mitsubishi Triton: 1970

Sales by Segment

  • Micro passenger cars: 602
  • Light passenger cars: 7,336
  • Small passenger cars: 16,311
  • Medium passenger cars: 5,361
  • Large passenger cars: 2,777
  • Upper large passenger cars: 141
  • People movers: 1,115
  • Sports cars: 2,090
  • Small SUVs: 10,080
  • Medium SUVs: 16,173
  • Large SUVs: 10,402
  • Upper Large SUVs: 1,463
  • Pick-up utes (4×2 and 4×4): 17,310