EV Sales in Australia — April Update

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In contrast with March 2025, plug-in car gross sales dropped barely in each New Zealand and Australia in April. In Australia, 8,628 automobiles with a plug had been offered, making up 9.3% of the market (6.4% BEV — 6027 models; 2.9% PHEV — 2601 models). In New Zealand, 649 automobiles with a plug had been offered, roughly 10% of the market (7.3% BEV — 442 models, 3% PHEV — 207 models). I’ll cowl New Zealand additional in a coming article. For now, let’s look nearer at Australia.

A lot of the decline is attributed to Tesla’s flagging sales. Is it the anticipate the Mannequin Y refresh, or Elon’s alliance with Trump? We must always know when the Might figures come out with Juniper deliveries. Nevertheless, Tesla offered a mere 500 automobiles in Australia in April 2025 — 220 Mannequin 3s and 280 Mannequin Ys. The Tesla Mannequin 3 was the second finest promoting passenger car after the Toyota Camry, if that’s any comfort.

My subsequent report on Might’s figures must be higher for Tesla in Australia. Certainly one of my Fb correspondents posted: “the RORO ‘Grand Pace’ arrived in Wollongong late last night from its journey from China. Around 6am the ferry pilots navigated her into Port Kembla harbour. She is now in place, docked in Australia full of all the Launch series Junipers!” That ought to buoy the numbers.

BYD was the main model in Australia, promoting 3,202 plug-ins (1,639 of those BEVs). Kia took the silver with 751 and MG the bronze with 594. The BYD Shark 6 PHEV is promoting nicely (1,293) and we’re beginning to see these plug-in monsters within the wild — at procuring centres and alongside the freeway. Nevertheless, with the top of tax breaks for plug-in hybrids, demand is slowing. One enthusiastic Shark proprietor confirmed up at our current espresso morning.

The Australian prime 10 for April 2025 had been:

1. BYD Sealion — 743 (yr thus far/YTD — 1473)
2. MG 4 — 363 (YTD — 1,698)
3. World Atto 3 — 355 (YTD — 956)
4. Kia EV5 — 342 (YTD — 1,509)
5. Kia EV3 — 336 (on debut)
6. Seal World — 325 (YTD — 627)
7. Geely EX5 — 324 (YTD — 512)
8. Tesla Mannequin Y — 280 (YTD — 3,394)
9. MG ZS — 227 (YTD — 823)
10. Tesla Mannequin 3 — 220 (YTD — 2,266)

The Kia EV3 (World Automotive of the Yr 2025) entered the chart at quantity 5 on debut. This will probably be a worth package deal to observe. We will probably be attending the native launch this night — keep tuned for the following article! We even noticed one on the native grocery store, however weren’t fast sufficient to get a photograph because it drove away. The Hyundai Inster has additionally simply launched — we will probably be visiting our native dealership for a peek tomorrow. The Geely EX5 is posting first rate numbers contemplating it has solely been on the Australian marketplace for two months. Out of the trio of inexpensive BEVs — the MG4, the BYD Dolphin, and the GM ORA — solely the MG4 has lived as much as its gross sales potential. Yr thus far, solely 431 Dolphins have offered, and 196 ORA.

Additionally noteworthy additional down the chart for growing numbers every month are the Polestar 4, Cupra Born, and Omoda E5. On the different finish of the market, MG has offered 23 of its midlife-crisis Cyberster this yr.

The highest sellers within the Australian fossil gasoline market, Ford and Toyota, usually are not doing so nicely promoting EVs. Toyota offered simply 89 (BZ4X) in April and Ford 32 (Mustang Mach-E). Examine this with the luxurious manufacturers — Porsche offered 150, BMW 489, and Mercedes-Benz 149.

An surprising end result was the slight drop in gross sales of Toyota gentle hybrids (HEV). In lots of markets, gross sales of HEVs are growing as Toyota and others electrify their fleets. Toyota is aiming for half of its gross sales in 2025 to be HEV. Toyota is going through elevated competitors on this market phase from Hyundai and Nice Wall Motors.