Toyota outsells Holden and Ford combined
November 6, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
Most of you are probably used to the monthly “Toyota remains on top” headlines here, but October was a little different. Toyota managed to not only outsell Holden and Ford individually, but also beat the combined total of its two rivals.
Last month Toyota sold 20,212 cars, compared with the combined Holden and Ford total of 19,621! It’s not hard to see why, with the company selling the second and third most popular cars in Australia (Corolla, HiLux).
“It has taken us almost 50 years to get to this position in the Australian market – and it is a great achievement for everyone involved with Toyota.” said Toyota Australia’s senior executive director sales and marketing, David Buttner.
Toyota has lifted its market share by 0.5 per cent to 22.4 compared to 2006, having sold 19,000 more vehicles in the same year-to-date period.
The tally for last month goes:
- Corolla (4123)
- HiLux (3752)
- Yaris (2486)
- Camry (1994)
- Aurion (1831)
- Prado (1273)
- Kluger (1173)
The record comes despite some troubled times at Toyota with the company temporarily pulling the TRD Aurion and most recently the all-new V6 RAV4 due to issues with the 2GR-FE 3.5-litre engine.
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Just leave him Tonyn……lets all chat via email then!David you in? AndrewM ?
I argue enough with kids Chinese Factories {the same}and customers daily,I just want to relax!
Yeah not getting along its all me… Im the one who starts crap in Ford articles!! Ive said it before and I will say it again, Im reactive… you come along and have a go at Toyota Im going to state the facts and defend them (as Ive done so here… mainly in relation to Adam and his profits BS trying to undermine Toyotas success in Australia).
ill be on home email tonight Barvarian
Tonyn …hope you have vented, breath deeply,in and out……..
Ok you all good now?
Why are you reactive Paul? I will go to the defense of my beloved BMW , a passion I have had along with Ford for 20 odd years but not to the extreme…. As a lot of others on this site,I have mellowed……..learn to laugh and find more fault in your own product that you adore so much! Does it really matter we have our own opinions? Some see a glass of milk half full others see it as half empty,each other opinions, so does it matter if the other doesn’t see it your way?
We would prefer to laugh and learn along with you than fight and get frustrated ,surely you would like a few friends on this site you can chat with not argue with?
I’m glad you see that now TP, if you read tonyn’s original post you can clearly see he’s joking, and then you go and attack him anyway, how is that ‘reactionary’. And from there on it just snow balls. You need to learn to not have a hissy fit at anyone how dare suggests that toyota isn’t the second coming of Christ or that some people might find another car brand better.
How did you get through school alive when you are so sensitive about something as minor as what’s the best car brand. Its almost at the level of a joke now on this site, you’re like a tickle me elmo doll. Say something that potentially can be construed as ‘i don’t want to have toyota’s babies’, and then watch TP have a temper tantrum for the next 20 posts. Reading through some of your posts in older articles you were never this bad, what does it hurt to just let people have their opinions and not rage out on them whenever they differ from yours? If someone at work says to me i don’t like your car or whatever, i don’t proceed to give them a tirade about how its the best and everyone is a ignorant fool for not seeing that. I just ignore the comment, like any other well adjusted person would do. I like the car, and i don’t really give a shit about what you think about it. Just accept that people have different opinions, and though you may see them as stupid and unfounded, who cares? It doesn’t affect your life, so why get fired up about it?
wow, thats scarily similar to your post BM, I didn’t copy, honest.
Toyota Paul, I have disabled you from posting comments for 24hrs, we allow discussion, but not pointless discussion.
HERE HERE to the Missiles comment. Gee things got heavy and way too far and some upset. I never joined in for reasons as pointed out by Alborz as looked tad tiring – or same passion and different drivel!
I tend to agree with 8.07pm comment by Tonyn, make sure regulars come back one here as 99% great people as sense is on wane cause of one person!
Also Tom’s comment at 11.12pm hit bullseye. One cannot defend one topic 100% as much as TOYOTA PAUL and call it reality.
sorry to go off last night but if someone didnt tell him and show there frustration he will keep getting away with it.
I have calmed now, but i had steam pouring out of me last night, i had to go for a drive!
Tonyn…all cool and for goodness sake nobody leave due to him as I respect all people and not shove my views 100% down anybody. This website is great but it is a severe battle when one does defend and twist there views to any extent of one car maker such as TOYOTA PAUL. He does cause massive amounts of angst with his tunnel vision. Leaders of cults have same mindset as they cannot step outside a hellbent belief!
yeah… i love all cars…. and i admit i especially i am partial for fords and euro stuff… but ive never seen a point argued so strongly….. i would have a spot at a toyota dealership for him for sure! would love to try that experment!
Speaking of toyota, i was at a toyota dealership last night and seen a rav 4 v6, is the stop sale lifted?
It just took me ages to mellow and let down the guard as yes people got under my fingernails too – Missile, Tom, Tonyn, Andrew M and others you got me to do that so thanks. TOYOTA PAUL is great, he will mellow too (HOPE?). I do love the WEBSITE as great reviews without biase, great stories, great pics, great database of all sorts of info that is meaty and factual – that is the lure to keep a car fanatic like myself here and that not many other websites are as polished as this one and LIVE COMMENTS is a massive bonus.
I agree Tonyn – Iam owed a wad of $ and guy who sorting out is like fixated too. Since high school to 44yrs old he was a fulltime uni attendee and has some 7 degrees and stuff. So you have it bad… This guy is a professional numbskull with the lifeskills of a nat. Example we went swimming at beach with his solicitor friend – I spotted shark fin in deep water, I spoke with solicitor and we hightailed it out – he stayed even though I screamed and told him. Three days later, we went to beach and guy who owes me $ said to people at Surf Rescue “Really where was the shark sighting the other day, never heard about that”
One braincell that guy!
Moving on – yes I heard that about RAV4 V6, think it is being sold again?
hehehe… good beach story! hope you get your money out of him… hate when people dont pay up…. ill be on the phones chasing money today too!!
Yeah i was supprised to see one registered sitting there, no one is driving it though so maybe there is still a stop on it. would love to drive one, i have driven a couple of tribute v6’s and was plesantly suprised, so im guessing the rav will be a cracker. If only honda had a v6 crv!
Must be pay up Friday………. I also have to chase accounts
Looking forward to us ALL getting on later this arvo. Have a nice time away Tonyn this weekend.I want pics of you with the NEW M3 hehehe
Alborz, can I please be the first to say THANK YOU for doing the right thing and disabling Toyota Paul from posting for a limited time.
I’m sure all the people at Caradvice know just how damaging just one negative person can be on a forum and how it can be detrimental the entire Caradvice business model. Toyota Paul’s behaviour can be likened to a rogue node on a network that disobeys protocol and keeps broadcasting data when not allowed to… the result? IT BRINGS THE ENTIRE NETWORK DOWN.
You have done the right thing – not just for the readers here, but for the good of the website and the business that is “Caradvice”.
Cheers!
Thanks Ross, we are not in the business of banning people or deleting comments, its the last thing we want to do, i like an open policy of everyone has a say, but sometimes things get out of hand.
This was one occasion.
He will be back as his account will be re-enabled soon. Hopefully the same issues do no resurface
I’m sorry if I’ve said bad things, but Paul goes on strage stuff and keeps re-phasing it trying to abuse us because we don’t hate both Holden and Ford and love Toyota.
Paul, Yes Toyota is good and reliable, but me and others here will still like Ford no matter how Toyota is.
yeah again i apologise alborz…. but he did need to be pulled in line…. by the way did you get my email? happy to help if i can?
I feel like a dam albatross, everytime I look in front of myself there is a bloody big bill! But Iam certain I win and great progress made and facts wins out in end!
We hope you come back Paul ……..more than happy to start a fresh!
Very true GFITGT………gee I wish you would get a smaller name again.hahaha. That is the passion of loving cars!
Hey Ross…..your in W.A ? Maybe we could have our own CA Xmas party? Not many of us ! Bloody QLDers…hehehe
Have a great time away this weekend Tonyn, and don’t spend too long down the pub Andrew tonight!
Hey NM ………gee you have a great range of vocabulary,you should have been a writer not a builder/bad debit collector at the moment! Hope you get him! You can really do 100 push ups ??????? I cant do chin ups,don’t have those muscles!
Hey BM, yep – I’m in WA alright!
CA Xmas party eh?? Well I could be in for that! :)
Can I have your email address?
Alborz if you haven’t gone away for the weekend ,could I have Ross’s email address if he says ok!
Anyone else want to come,know Cobra 045 will!
No probs! Alborz – please pass it on to BM :)
Just asked Alborz for your email address Ross,sorry logged off early last night.
people going for reliability are people who only use cars as a mean of transport..
dont be surprised,becuz not every1 are “into” cars…and toyota’s aim is prob just creating cars as a mean of transport and not “powerful sports car”-
as we all know petrol is running out..why go all crazy about “power”?