New Zealand July 2012: Ford Ranger and Holden Captiva shine
* See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *
The New Zealand new car market continues on its exceptional run in July, up 25% year-on-year to 8,361 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 58,210 units, up 17% on 2011. For the second time this year after April, the Ford Ranger brilliantly leads the overall models ranking with 330 sales and 3.9% share and is now up to #4 year-to-date at 1,770 units and 3%. The Toyota Hilux is only 2 units behind at 328 and keeps the lead in the 2012 ranking with 2,502 sales and 4.3%.
The Holden Captiva leads all passenger cars this month for what should be the very first time in the country, up 4 spots to a shiny third place with 261 units and 3.1% and is #6 year-to-date at 2.5%. The Suzuki Swift (2.9%) and Toyota Corolla (2.8%) follow, at levels way below their year-to-date scores of #3 (3.4%) and #2 (3.7%) respectively. Notice also the Hyundai Santa Fe up 8 spots to #9, the Toyota Camry up to #11, the Honda CR-V up 9 to #19 and the Holden Barina and Honda Civic back in the Top 25.
Previous month: New Zealand June 2012: Toyota Highlander #4 in market up 33%
One year ago: New Zealand July 2011: Suzuki Swift leads, now #2 year-to-date
Full July 2012 Top 25 Ranking Table below.
New Zealand July 2012:
| Pos | Model | July | % | Jun | 2012 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Ford Ranger | 330 | 3.9% | 2 | 1,770 | 3.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Toyota Hilux | 328 | 3.9% | 1 | 2,502 | 4.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Holden Captiva | 261 | 3.1% | 7 | 1,438 | 2.5% | 6 |
| 4 | Suzuki Swift | 242 | 2.9% | 6 | 1,967 | 3.4% | 3 |
| 5 | Toyota Corolla | 235 | 2.8% | 8 | 2,176 | 3.7% | 2 |
| 6 | Nissan Navara | 198 | 2.4% | 3 | 1,641 | 2.8% | 5 |
| 7 | Holden Commodore | 195 | 2.3% | 9 | 1,367 | 2.3% | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota Hiace | 192 | 2.3% | 10 | 1,246 | 2.1% | 9 |
| 9 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 183 | 2.2% | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Toyota Highlander | 172 | 2.1% | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 11 | Toyota Camry | 172 | 2.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | Holden Colorado | 161 | 1.9% | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 13 | Ford Focus | 150 | 1.8% | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 14 | Holden Cruze | 146 | 1.7% | 18 | 1,206 | 2.1% | 10 |
| 15 | Mazda CX-5 | 145 | 1.7% | 21 | 640 | 1.1% | 15 |
| 16 | Ford Territory | 135 | 1.6% | 25 | 866 | 1.5% | 13 |
| 17 | Mitsubishi Triton | 135 | 1.6% | 13 | 713 | 1.2% | 14 |
| 18 | Ford Mondeo | 132 | 1.6% | 23 | 899 | 1.5% | 12 |
| 19 | Honda CR-V | 130 | 1.6% | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | Ford Falcon | 128 | 1.5% | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 21 | Toyota Yaris | 115 | 1.4% | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 22 | Mazda BT-50 | 113 | 1.4% | 27 | 565 | 1.0% | n/a |
| 23 | Mazda3 | 103 | 1.2% | 22 | 1,003 | 1.7% | 11 |
| 24 | Holden Barina | 102 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 25 | Honda Civic | 102 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 26 | Toyota Prado | 96 | 1.1% | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 27 | Hyundai i20 | 95 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: www.autotalk.co.nz









I Think Ford Ranger is better than Toyota Hilux in 2012 , Now, Toyota’s cars is not safe and quality , many death cause Toyota’s car in over the world.