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.