VFACTS August 2026: EVs outsell petrol, diesel and hybrid new vehicles in bumper month

The Tesla Model Y topped the charts in a month where electric vehicles outsold all other powertrain types for the first time, achieving record market share.

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William Stopford

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William Stopford

News Editor

New-vehicle sales were up in August 2026, with strong gains by brands such as BYD, Tesla and Omoda Jaecoo helping drive electric vehicles (EVs) to record market share.

A total of 108,760 new vehicles were delivered in Australia in August 2026, up 4.9 per cent on the same month last year, according to VFACTS data published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and seen by CarExpert, plus Tesla and Polestar sales data made freely available by the Electric Vehicle Council.

A total of 27,078 of the new vehicles delivered in August were EVs, up 169.4 per cent year-over- year (YoY), which means for the first time this powertrain type has outsold all other types of propulsion.

Unusually, the FCAI's press release lists a different total EV sales figure of 27,089.

EVs accounted for almost one quarter of the overall new-vehicle market, at 24.9 per cent – a record level of market share for this powertrain type.

For context, a total of 25,824 deliveries were of petrol-powered vehicles, followed by 23,608 diesels, 18,662 hybrids and 10,591 plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).

After decades of supplying sales data for every model sold by brands that report to it, the FCAI has supplied parties with an incomplete VFACTS report that lists only the top 25 best-selling vehicles.

The list is below, and expanded to include Tesla sales data from the Electric Vehicle Council.

Model	August 2026 deliveries	Deliveries year-to-date
Tesla Model Y	6414	31,454
Toyota RAV4	5470	26,585
Toyota HiLux	4833	32,161
Toyota Prado	2475	13,659
Ford Ranger	2440	32,796
BYD Sealion 7	2213	17,277
Chery Tiggo 4	2012	17,806
Geely EX5	1947	10,737
GWM Haval Jolion	1891	15,033
Zeekr 7X	1748	9172
Isuzu D-Max	1708	16,371
Hyundai Kona	1688	16,916
Jaecoo J5	1672	9439
Ford Everest	1660	14,490
Kia Sportage	1586	12,773
Hyundai Tucson	1548	14,272
Mazda CX-5	1460	13,838
BYD Shark 6	1385	12,094
MG ZS	1357	11,822
Geely EX2	1279	1753
Geely Starray EM-i	1278	6669
Tesla Model 3	1271	4597
Mitsubishi Triton	1161	12,831
Toyota LandCruiser	1150	10,926
Mitsubishi Outlander	1131	13,320
BYD Atto 2	1122	7737
Kia Carnival	1110	7970

Brands

Toyota was on top as usual, while BYD was again in second position for the fifth month in a row. Tesla vaulted to third position thanks to a 162.6 per cent YoY increase.

Kia was in fourth position, ahead of Mazda, Hyundai, GWM, Ford and MG. The 10th best-selling brand wasn't Chery but rather another Chinese brand, Geely.

Every Chinese brand in the top 10, plus Tesla, was up YoY; every other brand, in contrast, was down.

While Chery narrowly missed out on a top 10 spot, it sat in 11th with a significant gap between it and Isuzu Ute in 12th place. The Japanese brand managed to outsell Mitsubishi, long a top 10 fixture, despite having only two models in its showrooms.

Some brands still don't report to the FCAI or EVC, including Cadillac, Mahindra and Smart.

Note Alfa Romeo Junior and Jeep Avenger sales are inexplicably counted not under their respective brands, but under a separate Stellantis entry in VFACTS. Without full model-level data, we can't calculate the exact percentage increase or decrease in YoY sales for Alfa Romeo and Jeep.

Brand	August 2026 deliveries	Year-over-year change
Toyota	19,712	-5.2%
BYD	8231	+68.8%
Tesla	7685	+162.6%
Kia	6500	-12.2%
Mazda	6203	-9.0%
Hyundai	5355	-15.3%
GWM	4870	+8.5%
Ford	4816	-39.8%
MG	4767	+21.4%
Geely	4504	+1023.2%
Chery	4238	+28.2%
Isuzu Ute	2790	-13.4%
Mitsubishi	2612	-42.6%
Omoda Jaecoo	2203	+340.6%
Zeekr	2120	+2309.1%
Subaru	2027	-36.7%
Nissan	1739	-33.4%
Mercedes-Benz	1674	-24.3%
Volkswagen	1629	-38.0%
BMW	1522	-11.6%
Lexus	1163	-0.4%
Honda	1100	-7.2%
LDV	1100	-11.8%
GAC	1066	–
Suzuki	933	+11.7%
Audi	713	-49.7%
Volvo Car	582	-9.2%
Land Rover	539	-19.1%
Xpeng	511	–
KGM	470	+53.1%
Mini	402	-6.5%
Skoda	353	-16.0%
Chevrolet	297	-13.9%
Porsche	290	-30.8%
Denza	261	–
Renault	250	-24.0%
Ram	237	-8.8%
Foton	153	–
Fiat	146	-4.6%
Polestar	136	-40.6%
Leapmotor	112	+286.2%
Genesis	104	-21.8%
Peugeot	88	-24.8%
JAC	77	-43.8%
Cupra	74	-60.6%
Farizon	50	–
Deepal	45	+181.3%
Jeep	21	-81.6%
Lamborghini	21	+40.0%
Aston Martin	19	+72.7%
GMC	18	-59.1%
Bentley	14	+16.7%
Ferrari	13	-35.0%
Maserati	10	-54.5%
Alfa Romeo	9	-67.9%
Stellantis	9	-78.6%
Lotus	3	-62.5%
Rolls-Royce	3	-25.0%
McLaren	1	-83.3%
Citroen	0	-100.0%
Forthing	0	–
Jaguar	0	-100.0%

Sales by category

Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.

Category	Sales	Market share
SUV	72,752	66.9%
Light commercial	18,081	16.6%
Passenger car	14,930	13.7%
Heavy commercial	2997	2.8%

Top segments

Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.

Segment	Sales	Change YoY
Medium SUV	37,328	+45.1%
Small SUV	17,820	+0.4%
4x4 utes	13,507	-27.1%
Large SUV	12,072	-9.0%
Small cars	4746	-19.4%

Sales by region

Excludes Tesla and Polestar sales.

State/territory	Sales	Change YoY
New South Wales	30,517	-0.1%
Victoria	27,270	+0.9%
Queensland	20,849	-4.8%
Western Australia	11,572	+8.7%
South Australia	6660	+4.0%
Tasmania	1698	+9.3%
Australian Capital Territory	1512	-6.4%
Northern Territory	861	+2.5%