The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) stories complete new car deliveries in Australia in its month-to-month VFACTS report. However this report doesn’t present the total image.
VFACTS has been round since 1992 and the main gamers are largely all included at this time, whereas the checklist of auto manufacturers consists of every little thing from Abarth to Zeekr. Even unique manufacturers like Ferrari and Rolls-Royce embody their supply figures.
However not each model is included, and even in the event you embody those who now report their gross sales numbers completely to the Electrical Automobile Council (EVC), final yr’s reported tally of 1,237,287 new-vehicle deliveries in Australia isn’t correct. Is it off by a lot? Not within the grand scheme of issues, nevertheless it’s off.
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So, who’s lacking? Australia’s biggest-selling electrical car (EV) model for one, in addition to a slew of lower-volume manufacturers. Right here’s a breakdown.
Cadillac and GMC
Common Motors Australia and New Zealand (GM ANZ) presently stories deliveries of Chevrolet-badged autos offered by means of its GM Specialty Automobiles (GMSV) retail community.
Nonetheless, it has confirmed it gained’t report figures for the just lately launched Cadillac and GMC manufacturers… a minimum of not but.
GMSV will quickly begin deliveries of the GMC Yukon Denali giant SUV, whereas deliveries of Cadillac’s solely mannequin to reach in Australia to date – the Lyriq electrical SUV – commenced earlier this yr. Just one GMC-branded car has been confirmed for Australia, although the Cadillac lineup will broaden to incorporate smaller Optiq and bigger Vistiq SUVs in 2026.
GM ANZ wouldn’t share gross sales targets or order numbers for the Yukon, whereas it has beforehand mentioned the Lyriq will promote in “unique volumes”.
Don’t count on to see these fashions seem in VFACTS stories this yr.
“We determined to not go this yr as a result of it’s not a full yr of gross sales, it wouldn’t be consultant of a full yr for us,” GM Worldwide communications director Lauren Indiveri-Clarke instructed CarExpert in April.
Deepal
Chinese language model Deepal solely began deliveries of its debut car, the mid-size S07 electrical SUV, in December 2024.
It has confirmed two extra fashions for our market, the E07 ute/SUV chimera and the S05 small electrical SUV, however to date it has but to report its gross sales figures within the month-to-month VFACTS report.
“As our momentum builds, we’re concentrating on VFACTS reporting from the second half of 2025 – a key step as we transfer past launch part and place the model for long-term progress,” mentioned a spokesperson for Deepal Australia.
Ineos
Ineos Automotive is a fledgling model, having solely began producing its first car in 2022.
Native deliveries of the big Grenadier off-road SUV started later that yr, and Ineos’ debut mannequin was subsequently joined by Quartermaster ute and cab/chassis fashions.
Nevertheless it has by no means reported its supply numbers in VFACTS, and we’ve requested Ineos when that may change.
Mahindra
Indian automaker Mahindra has been promoting autos in Australia since 2007, nevertheless it has by no means reported its supply totals within the month-to-month VFACTS report.
We’ve contacted Mahindra Australia for remark.
It has provided a ute from day one, whereas it presently additionally sells two medium-to-large SUVs, the XUV700 crossover and Scorpio off-roader. Utes, medium SUVs and huge SUVs are the most well-liked car varieties in Australia.
Mahindra has lengthy had extra of a give attention to regional prospects, notably with the farmer-friendly Pik-Up, nevertheless it has been opening extra showrooms in metro areas. It’s unclear whether or not it is a prelude to Mahindra reporting its gross sales figures in our market.
Good
Good returned to Australia late in 2024, imported by Australia’s greatest Mercedes-Benz retailer, LSH Auto.
Now an electric-only model, Good affords the small #1 and #3 small SUVs, with the mid-size #5 due right here later this yr.
A spokesperson for the model mentioned that since native gross sales began in October 2024, Good has delivered greater than 500 autos. Up-spec variants accounted for a “excessive proportion” of preliminary gross sales.
Xpeng
Chinese language EV model Xpeng launched right here final yr beneath importer and distributor True EV, with deliveries commencing in direction of the top of 2024.
The model to date affords just one mannequin, the G6 mid-size electrical SUV.
“We admire the curiosity in Xpeng’s progress in Australia and perceive the curiosity round reporting figures,” a spokesperson for the corporate instructed CarExpert.
“Proper now, our precedence is constructing a robust basis for Xpeng’s long-term success available in the market. As we proceed to develop domestically, we’re evaluating the most effective strategy to business reporting in alignment with our long-term technique.”
There are two different EV manufacturers that don’t report their gross sales figures in VFACTS. Nonetheless, they report their gross sales figures within the EVC’s month-to-month report, which implies we now have to collate these figures manually every month.
Tesla
Tesla give up the FCAI, the height foyer group for automotive manufacturers in Australia, in March 2024, accusing it of creating “demonstrably false” claims concerning the federal authorities’s then-upcoming New Automobile Effectivity Commonplace (NVES).
It additionally confirmed it will stop reporting supply numbers in VFACTS stories after July, after which it switched to completely reporting its deliveries within the EVC’s month-to-month report.
Whereas it isn’t a requirement for an organization to be an FCAI member or report its gross sales through VFACTS, there’s a price concerned.
Tesla has for a while been the best-selling EV model in Australia, although this yr it has suffered a big downturn in gross sales. It delivered 3394 autos to the top of April, down 57.6 per cent on the identical interval final yr.
That has allowed BYD to push previous, with 3487 deliveries recorded throughout its EV mannequin strains – although that is lower than half its complete tally as soon as plug-in hybrids are included.
Not solely was Tesla the number-one EV model in Australia in 2024, it offered Australia’s two hottest EVs. It stays to be seen whether or not it might repeat that feat this yr, although it’s off to a tough begin.
Polestar
Polestar used to report its gross sales figures to VFACTS, however stopped doing so when the Sino-Swedish model withdrew its membership from the FCAI in March 2024.
The corporate’s native boss on the time, Samantha Johnson, slammed the FCAI for its commentary on the NNVES which had not but been enacted.
In a letter to the FCAI, Ms Johsnon mentioned the FCAI “might have irrevocably broken client notion and belief within the proposed coverage” and that it “can not in good religion proceed to permit its membership charges to fund a marketing campaign designed to intentionally sluggish the automotive business’s contribution to Australia’s emissions discount potential”.
It has since reported its figures completely to the EVC foyer group, and it has no plans to return to VFACTS reporting.
“Polestar withdrew from the FCAI in March 2024 because of its resistance to smart emissions requirements designed to deliver cleaner automobiles to Australia within the lead-up to the New Automobile Effectivity Commonplace (NVES),” mentioned a spokesperson for Polestar Australia.
To the top of April, Polestar Australia has delivered 591 autos this yr. That is up 32.2 per cent on the identical interval final yr, with the Polestar 4 mid-size SUV and the Polestar 3 giant SUV becoming a member of the Polestar 2 fastback.
