The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in October. 14,630 new light vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in October, up 2.7% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.9% to 126,389. Note sales to rental fleets accounted for a massive 34% share for the month…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in September. The New Zealand new light vehicle market shoots up 22.2% year-on-year in September to 16,374 units. This is a spectacular result as September 2025 was already up 19.1% on the year prior. Passenger cars (cars and SUVs)…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 19.5% year-on-year in August. 12,216 new vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in August, a 4.1% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date volume is now up 9.9% to 95,385. Passenger Cars (Cars and SUVs) are up 12.9% to 9,137 whereas commercial vehicles sink -15.6% to 3,079…
First Top 15 finish for the Zeekr 7X in New Zealand. New vehicle sales in New Zealand are flat in July at 11,663 units. However this masks very different results by category, with passenger cars up 14.5% to 8,736 (the best July result since 2021) but commercial vehicles off -27.4%…
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…
The Ford Everest is up to 5th place in New Zealand in May. The New Zealand new vehicle market continues on its splendid run, with May sales up 10.2% year-on-year to 11,296 units to its strongest level since 2022. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 13.2% to 58,066. Toyota…
Toyota Corolla Fielder Last week I was lucky enough to visit Auckland in New Zealand. The car landscape is fascinating here, and it is well worth an Explore update. New Zealand's particularity is that, unlike neighbour Australia, it allows the mass importation of used cars, mainly cheap Japanese models. Japanese…
The GWM Haval H6 is up to 6th place in April. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 11.6% year-on-year in April to 9,863 units. Passenger vehicles are up 16.7% to 7,110 sales while commercial vehicles are flat at +0.2% to 2,753. The year-to-date tally is now up a…
The Dongfeng Box has a great start in New Zealand. New light vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 25.1% year-on-year in March to 14,910 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 12.5% to 36,910. In the detail, passenger cars gain 19.4% to 10,063 sales while light commercials shoot up 38.9%…
The Hyundai Tucson is up to a record 2nd place in New Zealand in February. New vehicle sales in New Zealand jump 8.3% year-on-year in February to 10,193 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.5% to 22,000. Toyota (-34.2%) stays on top of the brands ranking but sees its…
Promotions on the outgoing generation push the Nissan Navara to #4. New light vehicle sales in New Zealand are up 8.7% year-on-year in January to 11,807 units. Brand leader Toyota (-4.2%) suffers and sees its share thaw to 19.9% vs. 24% over the Full Year 2025. Mitsubishi (+42%) is euphoric…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand for the first time. Discover over 50 years of New Zealand Historical Info here. New vehicle sales in New Zealand advance a solid 7.2% year-on-year in 2025 to 138,073 units, however we remain far off the record 165,287 reached in…
Second ever Top 10 finish in New Zealand for the Suzuki Fronx. New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop -12.8% year-on-year in November to 13,615 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in clear positive at +8.5% to 128,769. Toyota (-14%) single handedly pulls the market down, with the next 9…
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…
74% of all Mitsubishi Outlander sold in September were to rental companies. New vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 19.1% year-on-year in September to a round 14,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.4% to 100,795. Passenger cars (cars and SUVs) are up 20.8% to 10,364 while Light Commercials…