Hilux outsells Ranger on the 4x4 charts in July

The Toyota Hilux has outsold the Ford Ranger on the 4x4 charts in July, with 4x4 vehicles continuing to sell well on the Australian market.

Despite the lingering presence of COVID-19 across the country, sales of new 4x4 vehicles continues its steady incline, with 16,147 4x4 vehicles sold in July 2021.

With 11,069 4x4 units sold in July 2020, this represents an increase of 20.6 per cent month-to-month. This is indicative of the YTD trend, where 117,744 units have been sold so far in 2021 compared to 86,838 at the same time last year.

On the overall Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) charts, 20,994 units sold in July 2021 compared to 14,898 in July 2020 - and 154,501 units have been sold YTD compared to 115,512 in 2020.

This represents an increase of 40.9 per cent month-to-month and 33.8 per cent YTD.

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4X4 Australia's Isuzu D-MAX

“The Light Commercial segment increased by 40.9 per cent on July last year while SUV sales are up by 15 per cent. We are also seeing the trend of restocking in the rental segment, with growth of 231.4 per cent reflecting the increasing demand for local tourism and travel," said FCAI's Chief Executive, Tony Weber.

Total LCV sales for the month comprise of 6837 private sales, 12,423 business sales, 968 government sales and 766 rental sales.

Diesel still dominates the LCV market, accounting for 19,628 sales. 1362 petrol-powered LCVs were sold, and four electric LCVs.

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MY21 Isuzu MU-X

A total of 3790 Hilux 4x4s were sold in July 2021, giving it a slender lead over its arch rival (Ranger; 3683 sales) on the monthly charts. The Prado continues to be Australia's favourite off-road wagon, shifting 2251 units for the month.

The new D-MAX continues to truck along, netting 1795 sales. This once again puts it in the top three selling dual cabs, behind the Hilux and Ranger. And with the arrival of the all-new MU-X in August, it'll be interesting to follow sales of the Japanese marque in the back end of 2021.

Sales also boomed at the budget end of the 4x4 market, with both the LDV T60 and SsangYong Musso recording considerable spikes in July. LDV sold 647 T60 vehicles (+48.1 per cent month-to-month) and Ssangyong sold 157 Musso/Musso XLV models (+41.4 per cent month-to-month). GWM sold an impressive 762 Ute units in its first month on the charts.

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GWM Ute

4X4 SALES: JULY 2021

4X4 SALES: YEAR TO DATE