VFacts June 2010

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Well the data isn't out yet, but drive seems to have gotten some numbers.

Commodore No 1 again.

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-new...0701-zoz0.html

June car sales still strong, but growth slows TOBY HAGON
July 1, 2010 - 1:23PM

New car sales figures for June, to be released on Monday, are expected to show a slowdown from the strong growth in the first five months of the year.

Holden is expected to have plenty of reasons to smile when the official vehicle sales figures for June are released on Monday, although the former number one brand is still a long way of reclaiming the top spot on the sales charts.

The local manufacturer is believed to have grown June sales by about 13 per cent over the same time last year, selling almost 14,000 cars, still behind dominant industry leader Toyota, which sold more than 21,000 cars last month.

Once again the Holden Commodore has taken the top spot among its peers with 4700 sales, giving it a solid lead of fast charging rivals, the Mazda3 small car and Toyota Hilux ute. The Ford Falcon sold about 2600 cars in June ahead of the arrival of a new V8 engine before the end of the year.

The Subaru Forester recorded more sales than any other off-roader (about 1700), ahead of the Holden Captiva and Toyota Prado.

Holden sales were already up almost 25 per cent for the first five months of the year, with this latest result expected to grow the brand's market share. Toyota sales were flat in June, while Ford and Mazda sold fewer cars than they did in June 2009.

Hyundai and Nissan are believed to have experienced strong sales growth in June, but most car makers' sales were either flat or down as the new-car-market recovery of the last 12 months begins to slow.

The are a little deceiving, though, as last year's June sales were the third best on record, responding to government incentives and a general improvement in economic confidence as the world began to emerge from its GFC slumber.

No doubt some economists and forecasters will be questioning whether the apparent slowdown in new-car sales growth in June is a result of a possible double-dip recession that's taken its toll on the share market in the last month.