This year's 10 sales superstars

WE REVEAL THE VEHICLES THAT ARE GROWING SALES THE QUICKEST IN AUSTRALIA – AND THERE ISN’T A TOYOTA IN SIGHT

- JEZ SPINKS

TOYOTA MAY dominate the new-car sales charts but none of its vehicles features among the top 20 fastest sellers in Australia.

We’ve used the latest VFACTS industry data to compile a list of the vehicles growing the fastest in the country.

Our top 10 focuses only on passenger cars, SUVs and utes, and any model selected has a sales volume exceeding 250 units.

We’ve also sifted out models which have big year-to-date percentage increases skewed for a certain reason – such as a new-generation version launching close to the middle of 2020. (See panel, upper right.)

01 MG ZS/ZST 434%

MG’s compact SUV has stormed into the lead of an intensely competitive segment thanks to sales surging from 1704 in the first half of 2020 to 9093 for the same period this year. ZS sales have grown exponentially with the introduction of the newer ZST variant, which has also recently added cheaper Core and Vibe grades.

02 SUZUKI IGNIS 421%

Ignis’s big result owes more to returning to normal results than any change in buyer behaviour. Suzuki sold only 173 Ignis models between Jan and June 2020 – likely owing to diminishing stock in the run up to a facelift introduced at the end of that period. Just over 705 units were sold in the same period for 2019, which is closer to the 2021 year-to-date figure of 902 units.

03 VOLKSWAGEN T-CROSS 389%