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

Ford Ranger

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New car sales in New Zealand hit long-time highs in July: passenger car registrations are the highest since 1987 for a month of July at 6,769 while commercials are the highest since 1984 at 2,632! Total sales add up to 9,401 in July, up 12% year-on-year, and 63,864 year-to-date, up 10% on 2012. The Ford Ranger is the most popular vehicle in the country this month with 380 sales and 4% share, however the Toyota Corolla is only 4 units behind at 376 and the Hilux a further 2 down at 374…

Holden Barina

It is the 5th time in the last 16 months that the Ranger tops the Kiwi models ranking after April 2012, July 2012, April 2013 and May 2013.Year-to-date, the Toyota Hilux keeps the pole position it snatched last month at 2,824 sales and 4.4% vs. 2,800 and 4.4% also for the Corolla and 2,577 and 4% for the Ranger. Notice also the Holden Captiva back up to #5, the Holden Barina at #18 and the Mitsubishi Mirage at #25.

Previous month: New Zealand June 2013: Toyota Hilux takes the lead year-to-date

One year ago: New Zealand July 2012: Ford Ranger and Holden Captiva shine

Full July 2013 Top 25 models and Top 55 All-brands Ranking Tables below.