Utes have taken out the top three spots on the Australia car sales charts but the Toyota HiLux for a change wasn't the bestseller.
The Ford Ranger was number one in June for the only the fourth time since 2017 with the 4x4 versions comfortably outselling four-wheel drives HiLuxes, even though an all-new shape is coming next year.
Last month, utes claimed the top three spots for only the third time in Australian motoring history, with this feat only ever previously achieved in June 2018 and February 2019.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries credit the extension of the instant asset write-off scheme for boosting car sales.
Utes have taken out the top three spots on the Australia car sales charts but the Toyota HiLux (SR5 dual cab model pictured) for a change wasn't the bestseller
The Ranger and HiLux were the top two sellers, reversing the usual order, with the Isuzu D-Max taking third spot.
Its 3,167 sales were almost double compared with a year earlier, surging by 92.9 per cent.
This is the best-ever result for Isuzu in Australia.
The Mitsubishi Triton was ninth but its sales of 2,240 were 17.7 per cent weaker compared with a year ago when Australia had just emerged out of a national lockdown.
The Ford Ranger (Raptor model pictured) was number one in June for the only the fourth time since 2017 with the 4x4 versions comfortably outselling four-wheel drives HiLuxes, even though an all-new shape is coming next year
The Ranger's sales in June were 13.7 per cent higher than the same month in 2020, even though an
