New Zealand October 2025: RAV4, Yaris Cross, Corolla push Toyota to highest in almost 6 years
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #5 in New Zealand in October.
New vehicle sales in New Zealand are up 13.3% year-on-year in October to 14,240, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.1% to 115,035. Toyota (+32%) surges ahead to 29.9% share vs. 24% year-to-date. This is the Japanese carmaker’s highest NZ share since December 2019 (30.5%). Ford (+8.8%) is more discreet but is back to #2 ahead of Mitsubishi (-2.1%). Kia (-35.1%) struggles at #4 while Hyundai (+73.8%) closes out the Top 5 in spectacular fashion. GWM (+24.6%), MG (+20.8%) and Mazda (+15.7%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10.
Over in the models charts, the Toyota RAV4 (+20.8%) threepeats at #1, hitting its highest share since November 2024 at 11.5% (vs. 12%). The RAV4 easily dominates the YTD charts with 7.9% share. The Ford Ranger (+14.2%) is stuck at #2 while the Toyota Hilux (+16.4%) is back up to #3, a ranking it also holds YTD. The Mitsubishi Outlander (+37.5%) shines at #4 with 4.1% share and the Toyota Yaris Cross (+206.7%) triples its sales year-on-year to hit #5, its 2nd highest ever ranking below the #4 of September 2024. The Toyota Corolla (+81.3%) and Ford Everest (+75.7%) also impress below.
Previous month: New Zealand September 2025: Mitsubishi (+51.6%) at highest in over three years, sales up 19.1%
One year ago: New Zealand October 2024: Toyota RAV4 repeats at #1 with 10.8% share, 81% rentals
Full October 2025 Top 25 brands and Top 25 models below.
New Zealand October 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-25 | % | /24 | Sep | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 4,252 | 29.9% | + 32.0% | 1 | 27,595 | 24.0% | + 16.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford | 1,629 | 11.4% | + 8.8% | 3 | 12,704 | 11.0% | – 11.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | 1,395 | 9.8% | – 2.1% | 2 | 11,797 | 10.3% | – 1.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kia | 843 | 5.9% | – 35.1% | 4 | 7,855 | 6.8% | + 1.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 631 | 4.4% | + 73.8% | 6 | 3,524 | 3.1% | + 0.4% | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Mazda | 567 | 4.0% | + 15.7% | 5 | 3,984 | 3.5% | + 21.7% | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | MG | 378 | 2.7% | + 20.8% | 8 | 3,505 | 3.0% | + 38.8% | 9 | 11 |
| 8 | Honda | 354 | 2.5% | + 11.3% | 10 | 2,969 | 2.6% | + 18.7% | 12 | 10 |
| 9 | Suzuki | 351 | 2.5% | – 12.5% | 7 | 4,086 | 3.6% | – 9.6% | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | GWM | 284 | 2.0% | + 24.6% | 9 | 3,097 | 2.7% | + 20.7% | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | Nissan | 262 | 1.8% | – 31.1% | 14 | 4,199 | 3.7% | + 7.1% | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Chery | 259 | 1.8% | new | 13 | 713 | 0.6% | new | 26 | 93 |
| 13 | Mercedes | 253 | 1.8% | – 13.9% | 15 | 1,942 | 1.7% | – 4.1% | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | BYD | 219 | 1.5% | + 112.6% | 17 | 3,117 | 2.7% | + 333.5% | 10 | 22 |
| 15 | Volkswagen | 194 | 1.4% | – 36.0% | 11 | 1,934 | 1.7% | – 31.5% | 15 | 9 |
| 16 | Subaru | 186 | 1.3% | + 17.7% | 19 | 1,967 | 1.7% | + 25.4% | 13 | 15 |
| 17 | LDV | 138 | 1.0% | + 206.7% | 21 | 1,165 | 1.0% | + 84.9% | 20 | 26 |
| 18 | BMW | 134 | 0.9% | + 19.6% | 18 | 1,544 | 1.3% | + 23.5% | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Isuzu | 133 | 0.9% | – 26.5% | 16 | 1,536 | 1.3% | – 31.8% | 17 | 13 |
| 20 | Audi | 127 | 0.9% | + 23.3% | 20 | 1,119 | 1.0% | + 18.2% | 21 | 20 |
| 21 | Fiat | 104 | 0.7% | + 62.5% | 28 | 447 | 0.4% | – 15.5% | 31 | 25 |
| 22 | Lexus | 103 | 0.7% | – 16.3% | 22 | 1,257 | 1.1% | + 18.0% | 18 | 17 |
| 23 | Jaecoo | 103 | 0.7% | + 68.9% | 26 | 803 | 0.7% | + 405.0% | 25 | 42 |
| 24 | Mini | 95 | 0.7% | – 5.9% | 23 | 833 | 0.7% | + 16.5% | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | Land Rover | 92 | 0.6% | + 187.5% | 24 | 962 | 0.8% | + 5.5% | 22 | 21 |
New Zealand October 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-25 | % | /24 | Sep | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota RAV4 | 1,636 | 11.5% | + 20.8% | 1 | 9,138 | 7.9% | + 19.2% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 836 | 5.9% | + 14.2% | 2 | 7,864 | 6.8% | – 16.9% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 759 | 5.3% | + 16.4% | 5 | 7,234 | 6.3% | + 14.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 590 | 4.1% | + 37.5% | 3 | 3,653 | 3.2% | + 23.7% | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 552 | 3.9% | + 206.7% | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13 |
| 6 | Ford Everest | 506 | 3.6% | + 75.7% | 7 | 2,582 | 2.2% | + 45.1% | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi ASX | 429 | 3.0% | – 20.1% | 4 | 4,077 | 3.5% | + 27.7% | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla | 319 | 2.2% | + 81.3% | 6 | 1,599 | 1.4% | + 22.6% | 13 | 12 |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 280 | 2.0% | n/a | 11 | 1,354 | 1.2% | n/a | 17 | n/a |
| 10 | Mitsubishi Triton | 244 | 1.7% | – 2.8% | 8 | 2,790 | 2.4% | – 26.5% | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | Toyota Hiace | 224 | 1.6% | + 72.3% | 10 | 1,750 | 1.5% | + 13.6% | 10 | 15 |
| 12 | Kia Seltos | 209 | 1.5% | – 61.6% | 9 | 2,937 | 2.6% | + 0.7% | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 201 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 14 | Kia Sportage | 196 | 1.4% | – 34.4% | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 |
| 15 | GWM Haval H6 | 184 | 1.3% | n/a | 16 | 1,477 | 1.3% | n/a | 15 | n/a |
| 16 | Toyota Yaris | 181 | 1.3% | n/a | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | MG ZS | 174 | 1.2% | + 41.5% | 13 | 1,703 | 1.5% | + 33.5% | 11 | 18 |
| 18 | Chery Tiggo 4 Pro | 167 | 1.2% | new | 17 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 19 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 165 | 1.2% | – 23.3% | n/a | 1,250 | 1.1% | + 5.8% | 19 | 21 |
| 20 | Toyota Prado | 143 | 1.0% | – 24.3% | 20 | 1,429 | 1.2% | n/a | 16 | n/a |
| 21 | Suzuki Swift | 140 | 1.0% | – 31.4% | n/a | 1,576 | 1.4% | – 32.4% | 14 | 8 |
| 22 | Mazda CX-5 | 138 | 1.0% | – 44.6% | n/a | 1,312 | 1.1% | – 7.3% | 18 | 16 |
| 23 | Honda ZR-V | 136 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 24 | Mazda3 | 128 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 25 | Ford Transit | 124 | 0.9% | + 40.9% | n/a | 1,079 | 0.9% | – 14.8% | 20 | 19 |
| n/a | BYD Shark 6 | 111 | 0.8% | new | n/a | 1,615 | 1.4% | new | 12 | – |
| n/a | Mercedes Sprinter | 107 | 0.8% | – 47.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Fiat Ducato | 102 | 0.7% | + 85.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Nissan Navara | 96 | 0.7% | – 34.7% | n/a | 2,157 | 1.9% | + 26.7% | 9 | 11 |
| n/a | LDV Deliver 9 | 79 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: Auto Talk
