According to VFACTS figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), Australians purchased 106,891 new vehicles in September 2025 – up 6.3 per cent on August and 10.1 per cent on September 2024, marking the largest monthly sales increase so far this year and putting the market ahead of last year for the first time in 2025.

It was helped by a record market share for electric vehicles (EV) as the Tesla Model Y achieved third place overall behind the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger utes. Last month the HiLux snatched back the top spot from the Ranger, which led the contest the previous month, but in year-to-date (YTD) terms the Ranger is still 1237 sales ahead of the HiLux with 42,050 deliveries.

The Model Y's charge into third place came thanks to 3927 sale

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