Passenger vehicle registrations continued their strong run in December with a result that was the best since 1976.
Passenger vehicles registrations hit 6,797 units during during the month, while ommercial vehicle registrations of 2,797 marked the strongest December since the MIA started keeping commercial vehicle records in 1981.
The combined passenger and commercial vehicle registrations of 9,594 units for the month of December is the strongest December on record, the previous highest month being December 1976.
Toyota was the overall market leader for the month of December with 26% market share (2,472 units) with Ford second on 12% (1,131units) and Holden third with 11% (1018 units). Toyota was also the overall market leader for the 2014 year with 19% market share (24,692 units) with Ford second on 11% (14,033 units) and Holden third also on 11% (13,422 units).
The Toyota Corolla was the top selling new vehicle model in December with 773 new registrations, followed by the Ford Ranger with 707 and the Toyota Hilux in 3rd with 438 registrations.
Toyota remains the passenger car market leader for the month of December with 28% share (1,888 units), with Holden second on 12% (790 units) and Mazda third with 8% (528 units). Ford was the commercial vehicle market leader with 27% share (761 units) followed by Toyota at 21% (584 units) and Holden third at 8% (228 units).
