RANGER STORMS PAST HILUX ON 4X4 SALES CHARTS
THE 2022 Ford Ranger has barged past the Toyota Hilux on the 4x4 sales charts in September, with the Blue Oval registering a total of 4381 sales of its next-gen 4x4 ute for the month.
The Hilux had held top place consistently throughout 2022, but with supply meeting demand, more and more next-gen Rangers are finally being delivered to new customers. Considering the age of the current-generation Hilux, Toyota still shifted a significant 3544 units in September. Plus, when you combine 4x2 and 4x4 sales figures, the Toyota Hilux remains the highest-selling overall model, with 5170 sales reported. The Ford Ranger is second with 4890 sales, followed by the Tesla Model Y with 4359 sales, the Mazda CX-5 with 2439 units sold, and the Mitsubishi Triton reporting 2319 sales.
The Triton regained third spot on the 4x4 sales charts, climbing above the ever-popular Toyota Prado, with its compelling price tag luring 2029 new owners in September. Other budget-priced models performed well on the 4x4 sales charts, with both the LDV T60 and GWM Cannon continuing to demand a slice of the action, with 962 and 936 sales respectively.
With orders currently on hold and delays in delivery, Toyota’s 300 Series Landcruiser slid off the top 10 charts for September, with only 634 sales registered. Also taking a dive is the VW Amarok. With a new Amarok arriving in the first quarter of 2023, sales of the current-generation model have stalled with just 318 units sold in September – a decline of 71 per cent compared to the same month in 2021. You can put these results down to stock shortages and the run-out mode of its current model. Likewise, sales of the Nissan Navara 4x4 pickup dropped to 681 units in September – a fall of 25.2 per cent compared to September last year.
Overall vehicle sales increased by 12.3 per cent in September 2022 compared to September 2021, with the SUV (+21.6 per cent) and LCV (+11.1 per cent) markets carrying much of the load – the passenger vehicle market was down six per cent.