I just realised nobody shared this yet. The i30 ended up 5th best selling vehicle in Australia for 2018 (not bad really)
Top 10 selling models 2018
Ranking Make/Model Sales
1 Toyota HiLux 51,705
2 Ford Ranger 42,144
3 Toyota Corolla 35,320
4 Mazda3 31,065
5 Hyundai i30 28,188
6 Mazda CX-5 26,173
7 Mitsubishi Triton 24,896
8 Toyota RAV4 22,165
9 Nissan X-Trail 21,192
10 Mitsubishi ASX 19,950
Hyundai Number Manufacturer
Top 10 selling brands 2018
Ranking Brand Sales Variance %
1 Toyota 217,061 +0.2
2 Mazda 111,280 -4.4
3 Hyundai 94,187 -2.9
4 Mitusbishi 84,944 +5.3
5 Ford 69,081 -11.6
6 Holden 60,754 -32.7
7 Kia 58,815 +7.5
8 Nissan 57,688 +2.0
9 Volkswagen 56,620 -2.4
10 Honda 51,525 +10.0
VFACTS: December sales slump hits car industry | GoAutoHYundai and the i30 both had a pretty poor December (I think it may have been a stock levels issue as they seemed in Tassie anyway to run out the SR before they got adequate stock of the new N line in. End of January and I still haven't seen one in the flesh (My prediction is i30 sales for January will be low too!) They don't seem to be advertising them yet??
Australian vehicle sales for December 2018 (VFACTS) ? best of the year | PerformanceDrive