New Zealand June 2026: Tesla Model Y #1, Jaecoo up 189.7% to record ranking
First Top 20 finish for the Jaecoo J5 in New Zealand.
The New Zealand new vehicle market soars 13.4% year-on-year in June to 13,440 units, leading to a year -to-date tally up 12.5% to 71,476. Sales of passenger cars are up 20.9% for the month to 9,963 whereas commercials drop -3.7% to 3,477. Over H1, passenger cars grow 15.3% to 51,457 and commercials are up 6% to 20,019. Toyota (+10.9%) easily retains the brands top spot at 19.6% share, distancing Ford (+2.4%) and Mitsubishi (-11.3%) also both trailing the market. Kia (+21.2%) stays at #4 while Tesla (+104.8%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to land at #5 with 936 sales and 7% share, its best ranking and share since hitting #4 with 7% in September 2023 and its best volume since June 2023 (964). MG (+114.2%) and GWM (+42.2%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10 while Jaecoo (+189.7%) equals its ranking record at #12, also hit last April.
Over in the models charts, the Tesla Model Y (+123.1%) lodges its first monthly win since September 2023, leapfrogging past the Ford Ranger (-0.7%), Toyota RAV4 (+5.1%) and Hilux (-10.3%). The Mitsubishi Triton (+23.2%) is back up to #5 while the Toyota Corolla Cross (+361.2%) improves 4-fold year-on-year to lift to #6. The Kia Sportage is up one spot on last month to #7 and the Ford Everest (+43.9%) down three to #8. The new Jaecoo J5 cracks the Top 20 for the first time at #13. BYD places the Atto 3 at #14, the Shark 6 at #15, the Atto 2 at #18 and the Atto 1 at #27, the latter two’s first entry in the Top 30.
Previous month: New Zealand May 2026: Tesla Model Y and Ford Everest in Top 5
One year ago: New Zealand June 2025: BYD up to #5, places Shark 6 at #6 and Sealion 6 at #14
Full June 2026 Top 20 brands and Top 25 models below.
New Zealand June 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jun-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 2,638 | 19.6% | + 10.9% | 1 | 14,039 | 19.6% | – 1.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford | 1,365 | 10.2% | + 2.4% | 2 | 7,636 | 10.7% | + 12.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | 1,031 | 7.7% | – 11.3% | 3 | 6,160 | 8.6% | – 0.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kia | 1,012 | 7.5% | + 21.2% | 4 | 4,833 | 6.8% | + 10.4% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Tesla | 936 | 7.0% | + 104.8% | 6 | 1,964 | 2.7% | + 140.7% | 11 | 18 |
| 6 | BYD | 719 | 5.3% | – 13.0% | 5 | 3,436 | 4.8% | + 64.6% | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | GWM | 610 | 4.5% | + 42.2% | 8 | 2,559 | 3.6% | + 40.7% | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | MG | 497 | 3.7% | + 114.2% | 7 | 2,710 | 3.8% | + 33.6% | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Suzuki | 330 | 2.5% | – 0.6% | 9 | 2,267 | 3.2% | – 2.9% | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | Mazda | 307 | 2.3% | + 2.0% | 10 | 2,013 | 2.8% | + 1.6% | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | Honda | 291 | 2.2% | + 16.9% | 11 | 1,656 | 2.3% | – 8.3% | 13 | 12 |
| 12 | Jaecoo | 281 | 2.1% | + 189.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 24 |
| 13 | Mercedes | 236 | 1.8% | + 45.7% | 16 | 995 | 1.4% | – 2.0% | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | Hyundai | 232 | 1.7% | – 24.9% | 14 | 1,884 | 2.6% | + 11.1% | 12 | 8 |
| 15 | Chery | 231 | 1.7% | + 755.6% | 12 | 1,225 | 1.7% | + 4437.0% | 14 | 23 |
| 16 | Volkswagen | 217 | 1.6% | + 7.4% | 15 | 970 | 1.4% | – 19.4% | 17 | 13 |
| 17 | Nissan | 167 | 1.2% | – 69.9% | 18 | 2,242 | 3.1% | – 21.8% | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Subaru | 167 | 1.2% | – 40.4% | 13 | 970 | 1.4% | – 22.0% | 16 | 14 |
| 19 | BMW | 163 | 1.2% | + 10.9% | 19 | 926 | 1.3% | – 1.1% | 19 | 17 |
| 20 | Isuzu | 153 | 1.1% | + 0.7% | 17 | 945 | 1.3% | + 14.5% | 18 | 16 |
| 21 | Audi | 125 | 0.9% | + 4.2% | 20 | 722 | 1.0% | + 23.0% | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Dongfeng | 124 | 0.9% | new | 21 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | 56 |
New Zealand June 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jun-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 908 | 6.8% | + 123.1% | 4 | 1,803 | 2.5% | #VALUE! | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 872 | 6.5% | – 0.7% | 1 | 4,919 | 6.9% | + 12.1% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota RAV4 | 821 | 6.1% | + 5.1% | 3 | 3,225 | 4.5% | – 29.6% | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Toyota Hilux | 590 | 4.4% | – 10.3% | 2 | 3,669 | 5.1% | – 10.4% | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Triton | 436 | 3.2% | + 23.2% | 6 | 1,933 | 2.7% | + 16.0% | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 309 | 2.3% | + 361.2% | 10 | 1,495 | 2.1% | + 114.5% | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 303 | 2.3% | n/a | 8 | 1,328 | 1.9% | + 104.9% | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | Ford Everest | 295 | 2.2% | + 43.9% | 5 | 1,496 | 2.1% | + 40.1% | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | GWM Haval H6 | 281 | 2.1% | + 16.1% | 12 | 1,275 | 1.8% | + 54.5% | 12 | 17 |
| 10 | Mitsubishi ASX | 273 | 2.0% | – 43.4% | 7 | 1,807 | 2.5% | – 17.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 240 | 1.8% | + 31.1% | 9 | 1,557 | 2.2% | – 2.4% | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | Toyota Hiace | 231 | 1.7% | + 51.0% | 11 | 1,490 | 2.1% | + 71.5% | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Jaecoo J5 | 227 | 1.7% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 14 | BYD Atto 3 | 195 | 1.5% | n/a | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | BYD Shark 6 | 185 | 1.4% | – 55.2% | 15 | 823 | 1.2% | – 26.5% | n/a | 14 |
| 16 | Kia Seltos | 185 | 1.4% | – 58.3% | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 |
| 17 | Kia EV3 | 180 | 1.3% | n/a | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 18 | BYD Atto 2 | 162 | 1.2% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 19 | MG ZS | 147 | 1.1% | + 28.9% | 13 | 1,217 | 1.7% | + 25.3% | 14 | 12 |
| 20 | Toyota Corolla | 143 | 1.1% | n/a | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13 |
| 21 | MG 4 | 132 | 1.0% | n/a | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 22 | Suzuki Swift | 118 | 0.9% | – 7.8% | 19 | 858 | 1.2% | – 17.7% | 15 | 16 |
| 23 | Hyundai Tucson | 114 | 0.8% | n/a | 16 | 1,267 | 1.8% | #DIV/0! | 13 | 15 |
| 24 | GWM Haval Jolion | 111 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 25 | Ford Transit | 109 | 0.8% | – 3.5% | 25 | 608 | 0.9% | + 1.5% | n/a | 25 |
| 26 | BYD Atto 1 | 107 | 0.8% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 27 | GWM Cannon | 107 | 0.8% | + 67.2% | n/a | 362 | 0.5% | + 70.0% | n/a | n/a |
Source: MIA
