New Zealand August 2013: Ford Ranger #1 for the 4th time in last 5 months UPDATED

Ford Ranger

* NOW UPDATED with the Top 25 models and Top 57 All-brands! Click on title to see *

Another huge month for new car sales in New Zealand (yes there are still markets out there hitting record heights!): commercial vehicles are up 17% year-on-year to 2,602 registrations, the highest August score since 1984, while passenger cars are up 14% to 6,828, highest August since 1987! All-in-all the market is up 15% to 9,430 units this month and up 10% year-to-date to 73,294 sales… The Ford Ranger is #1 for the 4th time in the last 5 months thanks to 392 sales and 4.2% but remains third year-to-date at 2,969 units and 4.1% below the Toyota Corolla (4.4%) and Hilux (4.3%). Notice also the new gen Holden Commodore up to #6 with 247 sales and 2.6%, up 34% on August 2012, the VW Golf up 9 ranks to #7 and the Mitsubishi Mirage up 10 to #15.

Previous month: New Zealand July 2013: Ford Ranger in the lead, just

One year ago: New Zealand August 2012: Ford Focus #1 Passenger Car, up 210%

Full August 2013 Top 25 models and Top 57 All-brands Ranking Tables below.