2008 Auto Industry Sales Figures
Australia's most popular models by manufacturer:
Make/model - No. sold
Alfa Romeo 159 - 694
Aston Martin coupe - 101
Audi A4 - 3678
BMW 3 Series - 4755
Chrysler 300C - 1087
Citroen C4 - 1149
Dodge Nitro - 1117
Fiat 500 - 584
Ford Falcon - 31,936
Holden Commodore - 51,093
Honda Civic - 16,750
Hyundai Getz - 17,256
Jaguar X Type - 388
Kia Rio - 10,284
Lexus IS250 - 3394
Lotus Elise - 47
Mazda 3 - 33,755
Mercedes-Benz C Class - 6652
Mini Cooper - 1771
Mitsubishi Lancer - 19,688
Morgan Aero 8 - 3
Nissan Tida - 10,059
Peugeot 308 - 3072
Porsche Cayenne - 534
Proton Savvy - 361
Renault Megane - 1145
Saab 93 - 747
Skoda Octavia - 667
Smart Fortwo - 330
Subaru Forester - 14,423
Suzuki Swift - 12,947
Toyota Yaris - 26,097
Volkswagen Golf - 1852
Volvo XC90 - 1584
Australia's least popular models by manufacturer:
Make/mode - No. sold
Alfa Romeo 156 - 0
Aston Martin convertible - 46
Audi A8 - 80
BMW 6 Series - 116
Chrysler Crossfire - 34
Citroen C6 - 19
Dodge Journey - 147
Fiat Scudo - 63
Ford Fairlane - 114
Holden Astra Convertible - 858
Honda S2000 - 15
Hyundai Grandeur - 110
Jaguar XJ Series - 32
Kia Rondo - 730
Lexus 211 - 3
Mazda RX-8 - 489
Mercedes-Benz CL Class - 66
Mini Cooper Cabrio - 311
Mitsubishi Colt Cabrio - 102
Nissan 350Z - 455
Peugeot 206 convertible - 1
Porsche Cayman - 123
Proton Satria - 176
Renault Clio - 60
Saab 95 - 60
Smart ForFour - 0
Subaru Tribeca - 1651
Suzuki Liana - 6
Toyota Avensis - 966
Volkswagen Passat CC - 137
Volvo S60 - 117
Many of these cars were the lowest sellers due to supply, new model launched, being discontinued, rather than being a lemon!
How the cream of the crop fared?
Make/mode - No. sold
Aston Martin - 147
Bentley - 95
BMW 7 Series - 144
BMW X5 - 3408
Ferrari - 163
Jaguar X-Type - 388
Lamborghini - 46
Maserati - 201
Maybach - 3
Mercedes-Benz SL - 104
Mercedes-Benz E Class - 1170
Mercedes-Benz S Class - 274
Porsche 911 - 358
Porsche Boxster - 142
Porsche Cayman - 123
Rolls Royce - 17