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Posted: **Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:43 +0000**

Talk about the vehicle landscape in Australia changing....it wasnt too long ago that we all used to buy Falcons and Commodores, that soon changed to the invasion of the SUV's thou Commodore regularly topped the vehicles sales, now this year, Hilux is best seller for the 5th consecutive month in a row.

Thats got to say something.......

http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and-reviews/car-news/suv_and_tradie_vehicles_boost_car_sales

SUVs and commercial vehicles are shouldering the new vehicle sales growth load.

Toyota's HiLux topped the sales charts with 4010 sales for August, ahead of the Mazda3's 2990 tally and the Toyota Corolla finished the month in third with 2945 sales.

Toyota Australia's sales and marketing executive director Matthew Callachor said it was HiLux's fifth consecutive month as Australia's most popular nameplate.

“The popularity of HiLux is a testament to its unbreakable reputation and also a market shift to what you might describe as dual-role vehicles - those that serve motorist's needs both at work and at play,” he said.

In overall terms, the Sport Utility Vehicle market is more than 46,000 units (or 30 per cent) ahead of the 2011 tally to the same point, while light-commercial vehicles are 8.3 per cent ahead.