The Ford Mustang has reclaimed its beforehand long-held place on the prime of the gross sales charts to as soon as once more be Australia’s hottest sports activities automobile.
The Mustang coupe and convertible vary posted 720 deliveries in Could 2025its finest outcome because the present ‘S650’ technology was launched in 2024, regardless of larger costs accompanying the brand new mannequin’s arrival.
Which means the Mustang not solely beat all rival sports activities vehicles in Could, however its month-to-month supply determine has surpassed all of their year-to-date tallies. That features the BMW 2 Collection Coupe (422 delivered to this point this 12 months) and the Subar quick (365).
It was additionally the Mustang’s finest outcome since November 2018 when 780 have been delivered, its finest month of that 12 months when a complete of 6412 have been delivered.
It’s nonetheless a far cry from Mustang’s peak in Australia, which was in Could 2017 with a staggering 1351 gross sales – making it second solely to the Ford Ranger within the automaker’s lineup – earlier than its finest annual tally of 9165.
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The Mustang was the best-selling sports activities automobile in Australia for seven straight years between 2016 and 2022 after the nameplate was launched in 2015 with a alternative of turbocharged four-cylinder and 5.0-litre V8 petrol engines.
However the Mustang misplaced its long-held bragging rights on the prime of the sports activities automobile gross sales tree in 2024 after delays within the arrival of the brand new technology noticed it publish six straight months of single-figure gross sales.
It included the indignation of an official zero gross sales lead to February 2024.
The delay noticed the BMW 2 Collection turn out to be the best-selling sports activities automobile in Australia final 12 months, with the Subaru BRZ including additional salt to the wound to push the Mustang again to 3rd place within the sports activities automobile stakes.
But the Mustang – Ford’s efficiency automobile hero amongst its SUV- and ute-dominated lineup – has already bought larger numbers year-to-date with 2489 gross sales in 5 months than it did in all of 2024, 2023, and 2021.
In these three calendar years Ford delivered 1464, 1475 and 1887 Mustangs, respectively.
With a month-to-month common of 498 vehicles monthly, it’s set to overhaul its 2021 and 2020 annual outcomes (2827 and 2923) in June 2025.
That’s regardless of the brand new technology costing considerably greater than its predecessor, with preliminary worth hikes of round $10,000 adopted by worth rises of between $915 and $2000 for mannequin 12 months 2025 (MY25).
The Mustang now kicks off at $66,990 earlier than on-road prices for the two.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder EcoBoost coupe with 10-speed computerized.
The 5.0-litre V8 with six-speed guide is now priced from $78,990 with a six-speed guide, with the automated a further $3000.
