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Toyota HiLux tops June car sales


June's VFACTS industry figures show 102,847 vehicles were sold last month.

The result was down 3.5 per cent compared to the same month in 2008 but was the best month for the industry over the past financial year.

It was also the third highest monthly total on record.

Toyota was the top selling brand for the month of June with 21,410 vehicles ahead of Holden on 12,167 and Ford on 10,194.

The workhorse and weekend warrior HiLux ute helped boost Toyota sales, with 4700 HiLuxes sold last month as tradies took advantage of the Federal Government's small business investment allowance.

The HiLux result is helping firm Toyota's position as market leader this year.

But the ute and van boom is not benefiting just Toyota.

Other popular utes, the Mitsubishi Triton and Nissan Navara, also performed well last month. Mitsubishi sold about 3000 Tritons and Nissan about 2500 Navaras.

Some dealers are even reporting stock shortages of some models.

Mitsubishi dealers nationally have only seven Triton work utes left.

"We're awaiting the new model in September," Mitsubishi Australia spokeswoman Lenore Fletcher said.

June was traditionally the biggest car sales month of the year but even by Mitsubishi's standards it was a good month. "It's a bit down on last June but we're happy," she said. "The investment allowance has made a huge difference."

Apart from Toyota and Mitsubishi, Ford and Holden have also recorded strong months for their Commodore and Falcon utes.

Toyota's other star car was the Corolla, which sold 4000, helping push the company's overall tally for the month to 21,400 vehicles.

After months of car industry doom and gloom, Toyota said there was cause for optimism, with a stronger market expected for the rest of the year.

Buyers are also swamping the budget end of the market. Hyundai's i30 hatch and Getz minicar had bumper sales.

Top 10 Brands June 2009 (YTD
Toyota 21,410 94,233
Holden 12,167 56,152
Ford 10,194 46,456
Mazda 8406 38,603
Hyundai 7862 29,935
Mitsubishi 6912 27,063
Nissan 6050 26,954
Honda 4354 22,350
Subaru 3757 19,009
Volkswagen 4068 15,934
Top 20 Vehicles June 2009 (YTD)
Toyota HiLux 4756 19,113
Holden Commodore 4748 21,587
Toyota Corolla 4066 17,573
Mazda3 3741 18,196
Ford Falcon 3410 14,490
Mitsubishi Triton 3043 10,016
Hyundai i30 2742 9904
Nissan Navara 2568 9884
Hyundai Getz 2263 9526
Toyota Yaris 2194 10,098
Mitsubishi Lancer 1904 8672
Toyota Camry 1783 8443
Holden Colorado 1676 7358
Toyota Aurion 1628 6588
Holden Utility 1577 5823
Subaru Impreza 1568 6855
Subaru Forester 1506 7550
Ford Falcon Ute 1491 5760
Ford Ranger 1464 6386
Hyundai Tucson 1446 5286
Toyota Prado 1442 6336
Toyota RAV4  1341 6142
Volkswagen Golf 1340 6293
Mazda BT-50 1327 5084
Ford Territory 1259 5021
Toyota Kluger 1255 5929
Suzuki Swift 1208 5905
Mazda2 1202 6464
Holden Captiva 1093 5014