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BYD cuts Dolphin Essential to $28,888 driveaway
BYD has cut the Dolphin Essential to $28,888 driveaway in Australia, with the offer tied to a fixed ordering window, delivery deadline and standard exclusions.
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New vehicle registrations
Monthly new registrations, not vehicle sales or total fleet size. Explore the available source dimensions below.
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Victorian Government DataVic
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Checked 23 Sept 2026, 6:07 am
Latest period August 2026
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Checked 23 Sept 2026, 6:07 am
Latest period August 2026
Data
| Registration month | Registrations |
|---|---|
| March 2026 | 29462 |
| April 2026 | 24859 |
| May 2026 | 29300 |
| June 2026 | 36086 |
| July 2026 | 28928 |
| August 2026 | 27847 |
| Makes | Registrations |
|---|---|
| TOYOTA | 22678 |
| B Y D | 16438 |
| FORD | 11599 |
| KIA | 10584 |
| MAZDA | 9460 |
| TESLA | 9437 |
| HYNDAI | 9407 |
| CHERY | 8130 |
| M G | 5473 |
| GEELY | 4986 |
| MERC B | 4785 |
| ISUZU | 4484 |
| HAVAL | 4146 |
| B M W | 4106 |
| MITSUB | 3994 |
| G WALL | 3952 |
| JAECOO | 3938 |
| NISSAN | 3878 |
| HONDA | 3263 |
| SUBARU | 3018 |
| ZEEKR | 2706 |
| VOLKS | 2608 |
| LEXUS | 1632 |
| SUZUKI | 1436 |
| LDV | 1427 |
| AUDI | 1377 |
| VOLVO | 1228 |
| L ROV | 1024 |
| CFMOTO | 950 |
| SKODA | 817 |
| MINI | 810 |
| YAMAHA | 756 |
| GAC | 681 |
| REN | 596 |
| PORSCH | 522 |
| KAWASA | 462 |
| H DAV | 437 |
| CHEV | 407 |
| DENZA | 401 |
| KGM | 378 |
| AION | 365 |
| FUSO | 340 |
| HINO | 324 |
| LEAPM | 320 |
| POLEST | 301 |
| MAHIND | 297 |
| K T M | 286 |
| R ENF | 258 |
| FIAT | 253 |
| FOTON | 240 |
| CUPRA | 234 |
| UBCO | 232 |
| RAM | 227 |
| KENWTH | 214 |
| DEEPAL | 208 |
| TRIUM | 199 |
| SSANGY | 189 |
| PEUG | 148 |
| J DEER | 135 |
| IVECO | 131 |
| KUBOTA | 131 |
| SCANIA | 130 |
| U D | 127 |
| XPENG | 123 |
| SINO | 121 |
| GENSIS | 108 |
| ALFA R | 91 |
| INEOS | 91 |
| DUCATI | 81 |
| INDIAN | 80 |
| JEEP | 74 |
| POLARI | 74 |
| BETA | 71 |
| HSQVRN | 65 |
| OMODA | 65 |
| CAD | 60 |
| J C B | 58 |
| FARIZO | 53 |
| MACK | 52 |
| SHERCO | 51 |
| MASS F | 49 |
| JAC | 48 |
| VESPA | 48 |
| CAN AM | 42 |
| SYM | 38 |
| MANITO | 36 |
| FENDT | 35 |
| BOBCAT | 34 |
| DAF | 34 |
| KYMCO | 34 |
| CASE | 32 |
| G M C | 29 |
| M A N | 29 |
| APRILI | 28 |
| STARK | 28 |
| KIOTI | 27 |
| N HOLL | 25 |
| SURRON | 23 |
| GASGAS | 21 |
| RIEJU | 20 |
| MASER | 19 |
| ASTON | 18 |
| CATPLR | 18 |
| ROYAL | 17 |
| SEGWAY | 17 |
| TAKECH | 17 |
| KOMATS | 16 |
| ABARTH | 14 |
| BENDA | 14 |
| BENT | 14 |
| IM | 14 |
| VALTRA | 14 |
| B S A | 13 |
| F LINE | 12 |
| FAW | 12 |
| LAMB G | 12 |
| FERRAR | 11 |
| FONZI | 11 |
| KTM | 11 |
| DEUTZ | 10 |
| HYSTER | 10 |
| AJP | 9 |
| D EAGL | 9 |
| ENFORC | 9 |
| FORTH | 9 |
| SKIDOO | 9 |
| HOLAND | 8 |
| LAMBR | 8 |
| LINDE | 8 |
| LOVOL | 8 |
| MACDON | 8 |
| ROLLS | 8 |
| SMART | 8 |
| YUTONG | 8 |
| AVATR | 7 |
| HANGCH | 7 |
| HUSQVA | 7 |
| R ROV | 7 |
| TERBER | 7 |
| CLAAS | 6 |
| CROWN | 6 |
| LIEBHR | 6 |
| M GUZZ | 6 |
| MAGNI | 6 |
| MERLO | 6 |
| ZERO | 6 |
| AGRIFC | 5 |
| CLARK | 5 |
| CUSHMN | 5 |
| E VOLV | 5 |
| FL TOY | 5 |
| FLFORD | 5 |
| HAKO | 5 |
| HAMM | 5 |
| HANDYM | 5 |
| KYBURZ | 5 |
| TORO | 5 |
| ACTIVE | 4 |
| AMMANN | 4 |
| ARB | 4 |
| ASV | 4 |
| AVANT | 4 |
| B C I | 4 |
| BUCHER | 4 |
| CHANGA | 4 |
| DODGE | 4 |
| E CAR | 4 |
| GMSV | 4 |
| HELI | 4 |
| HITACH | 4 |
| J L G | 4 |
| KOBELC | 4 |
| LANDIN | 4 |
| MOFFET | 4 |
| SANY | 4 |
| UNSPEC | 4 |
| W STAR | 4 |
| ANTONI | 3 |
| AUSA | 3 |
| EP | 3 |
| FTN | 3 |
| GROVE | 3 |
| HOLDEN | 3 |
| INDCON | 3 |
| K LONG | 3 |
| L BOSS | 3 |
| LOTUS | 3 |
| LUIGON | 3 |
| MV AGU | 3 |
| TATA | 3 |
| TGB | 3 |
| TRAKKA | 3 |
| TRIDEN | 3 |
| UNITED | 3 |
| WACKER | 3 |
| AGRISC | 2 |
| ARBTOY | 2 |
| AVIDA | 2 |
| C MILL | 2 |
| CHANGJ | 2 |
| CROPLN | 2 |
| ENFLD | 2 |
| FUERZA | 2 |
| GAIUS | 2 |
| GLDACR | 2 |
| GMC | 2 |
| GOLDAC | 2 |
| GOLFLI | 2 |
| HDRIVE | 2 |
| KAERCH | 2 |
| KASBHR | 2 |
| LEKI | 2 |
| LIUGON | 2 |
| LOADMC | 2 |
| MATHEU | 2 |
| MC LRN | 2 |
| MCCOR | 2 |
| MULTIH | 2 |
| O M C | 2 |
| ROSENB | 2 |
| ROYEN | 2 |
| SAKAI | 2 |
| SAVIC | 2 |
| TENANT | 2 |
| TM | 2 |
| TOMCAT | 2 |
| W NEUS | 2 |
| XCMG | 2 |
| YANMAR | 2 |
| ACE | 1 |
| ACM | 1 |
| AGPRO | 1 |
| AGRALE | 1 |
| ARCTIC | 1 |
| B M C | 1 |
| BAOLI | 1 |
| BENZNA | 1 |
| BOMAG | 1 |
| BRAAAP | 1 |
| BRP | 1 |
| BUICK | 1 |
| C FIRE | 1 |
| CHRYS | 1 |
| CLUB C | 1 |
| COMAC | 1 |
| CROSS | 1 |
| DAEWOO | 1 |
| DEVELO | 1 |
| EL M | 1 |
| EMUFIA | 1 |
| ENFLY | 1 |
| FANTIC | 1 |
| FARESI | 1 |
| FL VLK | 1 |
| FRANNA | 1 |
| G DRGN | 1 |
| GRACO | 1 |
| H MADE | 1 |
| HARDI | 1 |
| HERROD | 1 |
| HIDROM | 1 |
| HIGER | 1 |
| HUMMA | 1 |
| HUSBRG | 1 |
| HUST | 1 |
| HYDREM | 1 |
| JACOB | 1 |
| KAISER | 1 |
| LEY | 1 |
| LIFTSM | 1 |
| LIUGNG | 1 |
| LOVLLS | 1 |
| LSFORD | 1 |
| MC DNG | 1 |
| MC HDR | 1 |
| MULONE | 1 |
| NICHIY | 1 |
| ODES | 1 |
| PEDDER | 1 |
| PIAGGI | 1 |
| RLIANT | 1 |
| SHANG | 1 |
| TEEBRO | 1 |
| TEREX | 1 |
| TURFMN | 1 |
| U LOAD | 1 |
| U R | 1 |
| VICTRY | 1 |
| VULCAN | 1 |
| WALKER | 1 |
| YALE | 1 |
| Z LION | 1 |
| ZEHOO | 1 |
| ZETOR | 1 |
| ZHEJNG | 1 |
| ZHONGT | 1 |
September 2026 is awaiting publication. No estimate or zero is substituted.
Selected registrations176,482
Latest selected month27,847
From prior selected month-1,081 (-3.7%)
Top makes across selected months
Showing 10 of 296- TOYOTA22,678
- B Y D16,438
- FORD11,599
- KIA10,584
- MAZDA9,460
- TESLA9,437
- HYNDAI9,407
- CHERY8,130
- M G5,473
- GEELY4,986
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