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- New-generation Ranger notches up another monthly victory
- HiLux wins 2022 battle by big margin but trend points to tight 2023 contest
- GWM Cannon Ute sales continue to climb
The Ford Ranger was the biggest-selling vehicle in December as its arch-rival the Toyota HiLux claimed its seventh consecutive title as Australia’s most popular model.
Ford Australia sold 4663 units of its new-generation ute last month compared with 4271 units for the Toyota when combining 4x4 and 4x2 segments. The Ranger 4x4 beat the HiLux 4x4 by 1001 units.
HiLux sales for 2022 were comfortably ahead of the Ranger – 64,391 registrations versus 47,479. Or considerably tighter when looking solely at 4x4 sales: 47,329 (Hilux) versus 43,128 (Ranger).
Compared with 2021, overall HiLux sales increased by 11,590 units (up 22 per cent). Ranger sales fell slightly from 50,225.
Less than 5000 sales separated the two utes in the second half of the year, following the release of the latest-generation Ranger in July.
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In a sign of the Ranger’s growing threat to the HiLux, Ford Australia increased sales of its ute by 40 per cent in the last six months of 2022 compared with the first six month.
The HiLux’s biggest advantage continues to be found in the 4x2 segment, where it led the Ranger by 17,062 to 4351 units last year.
The Ranger and HiLux were the only utes to feature in December’s Top 10, with rare omissions for the Mitsubishi Triton and Isuzu D-Max.
The Triton placed fourth in 2022’s Top 10 vehicle sales with 27,436 registrations. Still, the Triton was the third best-selling 4x4 variant in Australia in 2022, notching up a total of 23,953 sales.
The D-Max finished seventh overall last year with 24,336 units. Other mid-sized utes to reach double figures last year included the Mazda BT-50 (12,937 sales; 10,533 4x4 sales) and Nissan Navara (10,526 sales; 8832 4x4 sales).
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GWM’s progress with its Cannon Ute continues, with sales growing to 7806 in 2022 (of which 7555 sales were the 4x4 variant).
Sales of the other Chinese ute, the LDV T60, dropped below 6000 units.
Toyota’s LandCruiser 70 series finished the year with 11,390 sales, while the RAM 1500 won the battle of the big trucks with 5481 sales.
December 2022: Top 10 new 4x4 sales
| 1 | Ford Ranger | 4113 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Toyota HiLux | 3112 |
| 3 | Toyota LandCruiser 300 | 1544 |
| 4 | Isuzu D-MAX | 1380 |
| 5 | Mazda BT-50 | 1061 |
| 6 | Toyota Prado | 970 |
| 7 | Isuzu MU-X | 944 |
| 8 | Toyota LandCruiser 79 | 938 |
| 9 | Ford Everest | 926 |
| 10 | Mitsubishi Triton | 914 |
Top 10 New 4X4 Sales: 2022
| 1 | Toyota HiLux | 47,329 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 43,128 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Triton | 23,953 |
| 4 | Toyota Prado | 21,102 |
| 5 | Isuzu D-MAX | 20,124 |
| 6 | Toyota LandCruiser 300 | 13,152 |
| 7 | Toyota LandCruiser 79 | 11,390 |
| 8 | Isuzu MU-X | 10,987 |
| 9 | Mazda BT-50 | 10,533 |
| 10 | Ford Everest | 10,314 |
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