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New 4X4 sales figures for July: Hilux thrashes Ranger

Hilux once again leads the Ranger in the sales race, but expect that to change

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Key Points

  • Hilux dominates 4x4 sales in July
  • Next-gen Ranger only released in mid-July
  • LCV market down overall

The long-serving HiLux has once again outsold the Ford Ranger, with the 'Lux extending its lead on the sales charts in 2022.

It's hardly a surprising result, though, considering the next-gen Ranger only officially went on sale in mid-July and, as we have extensively detailed, supply is struggling to meet increasing demand, with that unlikely to settle until at least Q4.

A total of 4841 Hilux 4x4 utes were sold in July - 2148 more sales than Ford managed with its Ranger 4x4 (2693 sales).

The Hilux also remained the best-selling overall vehicle in Australia in July, with a total of 6441 units sold when 4x2 and 4x4 units are combined. Ford shifted 2934 Rangers to new owners, but expect the tables to turn when deliveries start to ramp up for the new Ranger.

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The venerable D-MAX continues to sell consistently, once again rounding out the podium on the 4x4 charts with 1681 units sold in July - edging out the Triton by just 158 sales.

A total of 930 fewer Light Commercial vehicles were sold in July 2022 compared to July 2021, a drop of 4.4 per cent; while a substantial 5259 more Light Commercial vehicles were sold on the year-to-date charts in 2021 compared to 2022.

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This is reflected in total 4x4 ute sales for 2022, which is down 4.7 per cent (5587 units) compared to the same time last year.

This is despite a slight increase (0.4 per cent) in overall vehicle sales in Australia for the month of July 2022 compared to the same month last year.

“Vehicle and component manufacturing operations remain affected by plant shutdowns caused by Covid-19. Logistics, including shipping, remain unpredictable," said FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber.

"While small growth on the same month in 2021 is encouraging, we do not expect the supply of vehicles to Australia to stabilise in the near future. Once again Australia is following the global trend of demand for new vehicles exceeding supply,” he said.

4x4 sales in July 2022

1Toyota Hilux4841
2Ford Ranger2693
3Isuzu D-MAX1681
4Mitsubishi Triton1523
5Toyota LandCruiser 3001171
6Toyota Prado1047
7Toyota LandCruiser 79975
8Isuzu MU-X818
9GWM Cannon805
10Mazda BT-50713

Total 4x4 sales in 2022

1Toyota Hilux28,693
2Ford Ranger20,978
3Mitsubishi Triton16,551
4Toyota Prado14,025
5Isuzu D-MAX12,037
6Toyota LandCruiser 300 7067
7Mazda BT-507037
8Toyota LandCruiser 796911
9Nissan Navara6258
10Isuzu MU-X6145

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