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Government data · Victoria
Monthly new registrations, not vehicle sales or total fleet size. Explore the available source dimensions below.
| Registration month | Registrations |
|---|---|
| September 2025 | 27,775 |
| October 2025 | 28,356 |
| November 2025 | 25,671 |
| December 2025 | 27,589 |
| January 2026 | 23,436 |
| February 2026 | 25,817 |
| March 2026 | 29,462 |
| April 2026 | 24,859 |
| May 2026 | 29,300 |
| June 2026 | 36,086 |
| July 2026 | 28,928 |
| August 2026 | 27,847 |
| Makes | Registrations |
|---|---|
| TOYOTA | 44649 |
| B Y D | 25014 |
| FORD | 24363 |
| KIA | 20932 |
| MAZDA | 20437 |
| HYNDAI | 19219 |
| CHERY | 15670 |
| TESLA | 14064 |
| M G | 9693 |
| MERC B | 9608 |
| MITSUB | 9273 |
| ISUZU | 9160 |
| B M W | 8823 |
| NISSAN | 8392 |
| HAVAL | 7860 |
| G WALL | 7198 |
| SUBARU | 6861 |
| GEELY | 6390 |
| HONDA | 6371 |
| VOLKS | 5950 |
| JAECOO | 5114 |
| AUDI | 3389 |
| ZEEKR | 3307 |
| LEXUS | 3233 |
| SUZUKI | 3021 |
| LDV | 2888 |
| VOLVO | 2507 |
| L ROV | 1974 |
| CFMOTO | 1803 |
| SKODA | 1783 |
| MINI | 1581 |
| YAMAHA | 1437 |
| REN | 1150 |
| PORSCH | 1143 |
| MAHIND | 911 |
| H DAV | 910 |
| KAWASA | 907 |
| CHEV | 847 |
| GAC | 807 |
| HINO | 715 |
| FUSO | 674 |
| CUPRA | 671 |
| KGM | 573 |
| FIAT | 567 |
| KENWTH | 564 |
| POLEST | 556 |
| K T M | 550 |
| R ENF | 521 |
| DENZA | 509 |
| RAM | 480 |
| LEAPM | 422 |
| SSANGY | 414 |
| XPENG | 393 |
| AION | 382 |
| TRIUM | 370 |
| SCANIA | 363 |
| DEEPAL | 358 |
| FOTON | 339 |
| UBCO | 329 |
| PEUG | 317 |
| KUBOTA | 310 |
| IVECO | 290 |
| GENSIS | 250 |
| J DEER | 238 |
| DUCATI | 206 |
| JEEP | 195 |
| SINO | 189 |
| ALFA R | 185 |
| JAC | 183 |
| U D | 176 |
| INEOS | 174 |
| OMODA | 141 |
| HSQVRN | 134 |
| INDIAN | 132 |
| VESPA | 131 |
| BETA | 127 |
| MACK | 122 |
| POLARI | 118 |
| J C B | 113 |
| DAF | 112 |
| MASS F | 106 |
| CAD | 83 |
| G M C | 81 |
| KYMCO | 81 |
| SHERCO | 80 |
| FENDT | 71 |
| GAIUS | 66 |
| FARIZO | 63 |
| CAN AM | 62 |
| M A N | 61 |
| APRILI | 58 |
| ZERO | 56 |
| N HOLL | 55 |
| MASER | 53 |
| SMART | 52 |
| KIOTI | 50 |
| STARK | 50 |
| SYM | 50 |
| YUTONG | 49 |
| BOBCAT | 48 |
| MANITO | 47 |
| CASE | 41 |
| ASTON | 40 |
| SURRON | 40 |
| BENT | 36 |
| CATPLR | 35 |
| FERRAR | 33 |
| GASGAS | 32 |
| IM | 30 |
| ABARTH | 29 |
| DEUTZ | 29 |
| LAMB G | 28 |
| SEGWAY | 26 |
| FL TOY | 25 |
| TAKECH | 25 |
| KOMATS | 24 |
| ROYAL | 24 |
| D EAGL | 23 |
| HANGCH | 23 |
| RIEJU | 23 |
| VALTRA | 23 |
| KTM | 22 |
| LINDE | 21 |
| F LINE | 20 |
| LAMBR | 20 |
| K LONG | 16 |
| M GUZZ | 16 |
| MACDON | 16 |
| HYSTER | 15 |
| ROLLS | 15 |
| BENDA | 14 |
| CLAAS | 14 |
| FAW | 14 |
| FONZI | 14 |
| JAGUAR | 14 |
| B S A | 13 |
| HANDYM | 12 |
| HOLDEN | 12 |
| MOFFET | 12 |
| ENFORC | 11 |
| HOLAND | 11 |
| LIEBHR | 11 |
| AJP | 10 |
| CROWN | 10 |
| DODGE | 10 |
| HAMM | 10 |
| INDCON | 10 |
| TORO | 10 |
| E VOLV | 9 |
| FLFORD | 9 |
| FORTH | 9 |
| HUSQVA | 9 |
| LOVOL | 9 |
| MAGNI | 9 |
| MCCOR | 9 |
| SKIDOO | 9 |
| W STAR | 9 |
| AGRIFC | 8 |
| B C I | 8 |
| CHANGA | 8 |
| FTN | 8 |
| HELI | 8 |
| MERLO | 8 |
| R ROV | 8 |
| SANY | 8 |
| ACTIVE | 7 |
| AVATR | 7 |
| EP | 7 |
| FUERZA | 7 |
| KOBELC | 7 |
| MC LRN | 7 |
| TERBER | 7 |
| TRAKKA | 7 |
| WACKER | 7 |
| YANMAR | 7 |
| ASV | 6 |
| AVANT | 6 |
| BUCHER | 6 |
| CLARK | 6 |
| CLUB C | 6 |
| E CAR | 6 |
| GMSV | 6 |
| HAKO | 6 |
| L BOSS | 6 |
| LOTUS | 6 |
| ROYEN | 6 |
| UNSPEC | 6 |
| ANTONI | 5 |
| BRP | 5 |
| CUSHMN | 5 |
| GROVE | 5 |
| KYBURZ | 5 |
| LUIGON | 5 |
| PEDDER | 5 |
| UNITED | 5 |
| W NEUS | 5 |
| AMMANN | 4 |
| ARB | 4 |
| AUSA | 4 |
| GMC | 4 |
| GOLDAC | 4 |
| HITACH | 4 |
| J L G | 4 |
| LANDIN | 4 |
| LIUGON | 4 |
| MV AGU | 4 |
| SAVIC | 4 |
| TATA | 4 |
| TAYLOR | 4 |
| TM | 4 |
| TOMCAT | 4 |
| BAOLI | 3 |
| BENELL | 3 |
| C MILL | 3 |
| CHANGJ | 3 |
| EMUFIA | 3 |
| ENFLY | 3 |
| FORCE | 3 |
| GLDACR | 3 |
| HERROD | 3 |
| LEKI | 3 |
| MATHEU | 3 |
| PIAGGI | 3 |
| TGB | 3 |
| TRIDEN | 3 |
| XCMG | 3 |
| ZEHOO | 3 |
| ACE | 2 |
| AGPRO | 2 |
| AGRISC | 2 |
| AMRCAN | 2 |
| ARBTOY | 2 |
| ARCFOX | 2 |
| AVIDA | 2 |
| B M C | 2 |
| BENZNA | 2 |
| BONLCK | 2 |
| BRAAAP | 2 |
| CHRYS | 2 |
| CROPLN | 2 |
| CROSS | 2 |
| DEVELO | 2 |
| DIECI | 2 |
| ENFLD | 2 |
| EZGO | 2 |
| FANTIC | 2 |
| FARESI | 2 |
| FRANNA | 2 |
| GOLFLI | 2 |
| GRACO | 2 |
| GWORKS | 2 |
| H MADE | 2 |
| HDRIVE | 2 |
| HIDROM | 2 |
| HUST | 2 |
| ISEKI | 2 |
| KAERCH | 2 |
| KASBHR | 2 |
| KRAMER | 2 |
| LIFTSM | 2 |
| LIUGNG | 2 |
| LOADMC | 2 |
| LOVLLS | 2 |
| LSFORD | 2 |
| MULTIH | 2 |
| NICHIY | 2 |
| O M C | 2 |
| ROSENB | 2 |
| SAKAI | 2 |
| SHANDO | 2 |
| SNORKE | 2 |
| STELTH | 2 |
| TDR | 2 |
| TEEBRO | 2 |
| TENANT | 2 |
| TEREX | 2 |
| VICTRY | 2 |
| VOGELE | 2 |
| WIRTGN | 2 |
| Z LION | 2 |
| ZHONGT | 2 |
| A C | 1 |
| ACM | 1 |
| AGRALE | 1 |
| AGUSTA | 1 |
| ARCTIC | 1 |
| ARGO | 1 |
| BOMAG | 1 |
| BUICK | 1 |
| C CADT | 1 |
| C FIRE | 1 |
| CARRAR | 1 |
| COMAC | 1 |
| CROS F | 1 |
| DAEWOO | 1 |
| DAIHAT | 1 |
| DEEPWA | 1 |
| DYNAPC | 1 |
| EL M | 1 |
| FL VLK | 1 |
| G DRGN | 1 |
| GWM | 1 |
| HARDI | 1 |
| HIGER | 1 |
| HUMMA | 1 |
| HUSBRG | 1 |
| HYDREM | 1 |
| INFNTI | 1 |
| JACOB | 1 |
| JAYCOR | 1 |
| JUNGHE | 1 |
| KAISER | 1 |
| LANRON | 1 |
| LEY | 1 |
| MAMMUT | 1 |
| MC DNG | 1 |
| MC HDR | 1 |
| MILLER | 1 |
| MULONE | 1 |
| MUTT | 1 |
| ODES | 1 |
| PISTA | 1 |
| QWMOTO | 1 |
| RLIANT | 1 |
| ROADTC | 1 |
| SAAB | 1 |
| SACHS | 1 |
| SENNEB | 1 |
| SHACMN | 1 |
| SHANG | 1 |
| SUPERS | 1 |
| TATRA | 1 |
| THWAIT | 1 |
| TURFMN | 1 |
| U LOAD | 1 |
| U R | 1 |
| VERM | 1 |
| VERMR | 1 |
| VULCAN | 1 |
| WALKER | 1 |
| YALE | 1 |
| ZETOR | 1 |
| ZHEJNG | 1 |
12-month window: September 2025–August 2026. 12 of 12 months have published data.
September 2026 is awaiting publication. No estimate or zero is substituted.
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