Nissan Navara Still impacted by stock shortages due to the Japan earthquake, new car sales in New Zealand are down 4% year-on-year in June at 7,652 registrations. Boosted by a very successful Fieldays, the ‘largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere’, the podium is monopolised by pick-ups, or 'utes' as they…
Toyota Hilux Like in neighbour Australia, passenger car sales in New Zealand are hit by stock shortages due to the Japan earthquake and are down 2% at 4,535 units. Conversely, light commercials are up 13% at 2,028, helped by a strong sales push surrounding Fieldays, the 'largest agricultural event in the…
Suzuki Swift * Now with the Top 10 best-selling Passenger Cars: click on 'Read more' at end of post * Car sales are down 1% this month in New Zealand at 5,610 registrations. For the second time in 2011 the Suzuki Swift takes the leadership in the models ranking, certainly…
* Now updated with the Top 10 best selling Passenger Cars * The New Zealand car market is up 18% at 8,260 registrations in March. The Toyota Hilux grabs the top spot with an impressive 514 sales and 6.2% share, ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 355 units (4.3%) and…
In a market up a healthy 13% at 4,844 units, the Suzuki Swift grabs the pole position with 351 sales and 7.2% share, perhaps showing the effects of the new generation coming through dealerships already. The Hyundai i30 is also very impressive in 2nd place at 310 sales and 6.4%…
The New Zealand car market is up 16% in January at 7,523 registrations. Boosted by strong rental vehicles sales, the Toyota Corolla reigns with 903 sales and no less than 12% of the market, followed by the Holden Commodore at 380 sales (5%) and the Suzuki Swift at 265 units…
The New Zealand market is very dynamic in 2010, up 14% at 80,453 units. The Toyota Corolla keeps the lead with 4,890 sales and 6.1% market share, ahead of the Hilux (4.3%), Suzuki Swift (3.4%) and Holden Commodore (3.2%). 2010 Ranking Table below. Pos Model 2010 % 1 Toyota Corolla…
Car sales are up an outstanding 29% over last year this month in New Zealand with 7,376 registrations. The Toyota Corolla is #1 again by far with 658 sales and 8.9%, more than double the total of the #2, the Toyota Hilux at 275 (3.7%). The Suzuki Swift is 3rd…
The New Zealand car market is up 6% in October at 7,297 sales. Boosted by rental vehicles registrations (an October tradition in New Zealand), the Toyota Corolla is by far the top selling vehicle in New Zealand with 852 sales and no less than 11.7% of the market! The Holden…
Strong month for the New Zealand market with passenger car registrations up 13% at 6,298 units and commercial vehicles also up 13% at 1,646 sales. The Toyota Corolla (the Auris name does not exist in Australia or New Zealand) is the best selling model by far with 631 registrations, ahead…
Car sales are up 10% in New Zealand over the first 4 months of the year at 25,037 registrations. The Toyota Corolla holds onto its pole position but see its market share slip slightly from 6.7% over the Full Year 2009 to 5.5% now. The Toyota Hilux is stable at…
70,048 new cars were registered in New Zealand in 2009, a drop of 28% over 2008. The Toyota Corolla comes out #1 with a large margin at 4,699 sales and 6.7% of the market, ahead of the Toyota Hilux at 3,047 sales (4.3%) and the Holden Commodore at 2,875 sales…
2008 is the year when the fight between the Toyota Corolla and Holden Commodore turned to the advantage of the Corolla for the first time in New Zealand. Over the first 4 months of the year, the Corolla leads with 2,013 sales and 5.9% share, ahead of the Commodore at…
The New Zealand car market is euphoric this year: with 102,468 registrations, it is up 33% over 2006! The Holden Commodore increases its margin over the Toyota Corolla even though its share slips from 7% to 5.9%. The Corolla goes from 6.9% to 5%. The Ford Falcon stays 3rd but…
In a stable market at 76,804 registrations, the fight for the pole position between the Holden Commodore and the Toyota Corolla has never been that tight: the Commodore, perhaps helped by the arrival of the new generation at the end of the year, loses 8% but keeps its title with…