The Kia Stonic is up to #4 in New Zealand in May. 13,337 new vehicles hit New Zealand roads in May, a -8.1% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is now 70,116, still marginally up at +1% over the same period in 2021. For the fourth month in a row Passenger…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is #1 in New Zealand in April. 9,756 new vehicles found a New Zealand home in April, that's a harsh -25.6% year-on-year fall which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 3.4% on the same period in 2021 to 56,800. For once Passenger Cars are up…
First Top 20 finish in New Zealand for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. New vehicle sales in New Zealand shoot up 36% year-on-year in March to 21,044 units, leading to a Q1 2022 tally up 12.5% to 47,059. Even Passenger Cars are up this month at +17.3% to 2,786, with SUVs…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in February. The New Zealand new vehicle market edges up 0.7% year-on-year in February to 12,551 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -1.1% to 26,050. Passenger Cars are up 7.5% to 2156 units, SUVs are unusually down -17.3% to…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in January. New vehicle sales in New Zealand edge down -3.3% year-on-year in January to 13,514 units. Mitsubishi (+96%) shows explosive growth to snap the brands pole position for the first time, breaking records for volume (2,814) and share (20.8%)…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the best-selling SUV in New Zealand in 2021. Discover over 45 years of New Zealand Historical Data here. New car sales in New Zealand shoot up 38.5% year-on-year in 2021 to 165,287 units, returning above the pre-pandemic level of 2019 (154,448) and breaking the all-time annual…
The Mitsubishi Outlander ranks #2 in New Zealand this month. New vehicle sales in New Zealand gain a very sturdy 37.8% year-on-year in November to 16,351 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 38% to 153,212 units. Note November 2021 is up 18.4% on pre-pandemic November 2019 and the YTD…
The Ford Ranger holds a record 11.6% of the New Zealand market in October. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 18.2% year-on-year in October to 14,019 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 38.1% to 136.880. Note October 2021 is down -6.1% on pre-pandemic October 2019…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to 2nd place in New Zealand in September. Picture motoringnz After imploding -35.6% in August, new vehicle sales in New Zealand swing back into very positive territory in September at +51.7% to 16.518 registrations, also up 13.8% on pre-pandemic September 2019. This leads to…
The Haval H6 breaks into the New Zealand Top 20 for the first time in August. New vehicle sales in New Zealand hit the brakes in August at a ghastly -35.6% year-on-year to just 6.817 units, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were already off -15.8% on the year prior…
The MG ZS is inside the NZ Top 10 in July. Picture autocar.co.nz New vehicle sales in New Zealand are on a roll: up another 22.9% year-on-year in July to 15.053 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 51.4% to 99.613. Note the YTD 2021 tally is well above 2019…
Mitsubishi ASX sales are up 354% year-on-year in June. New vehicle sales in New Zealand are up 31.6% year-on-year in June to 15.135 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 58% to 84.598. The market is also up significantly on two years ago for the fourth consecutive month at +8.8% vs. 13.914…
Mitsubishi sales are up 170.6% year-on-year in New Zealand in May. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 75.5% year-on-year in May to 14.552 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 65.3% to 69.503. But more significantly, May 2021 is up a splendid 18.9% on the pre-pandemic volumes of two…
The Kia Stonic is up to #3 in New Zealand in April. Picture drivelife.co.nz New vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 1167.7% year-on-year in April to 13.133 units on a devastated year-ago volume, lifting the year-to-date tally up 62.8% to 54.961. More significantly, April 2021 volumes are up a fantastic…
The Kia Stonic makes its first appearance in the NZ Top 10. Picture autocar.co.nz February data is also included in the data section of this article. In March, new vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 87.6% on weak, Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes to 15.498 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up…