The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in New Zealand. 8,839 new vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in April, a -4.3% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.9% to 41,031 units. The Top four brands all fall faster than the market. Toyota is off -8.8%…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in March. New vehicle sales in New Zealand edge up 2.6% year-on-year in March to 11,913, a poor showing given March 2024 was off -27.3% on the year prior, which itself was down -24% on March 2022... The Q1 volume…
The BYD Shark 6 repeats at #10 in New Zealand. New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop -2.6% year-on-year in February to 9,409 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -9.1% to 20,272. Passenger Cars (Cars + SUVs) are up 17.8% to 7,013 and 74.5% share vs. 61.6% a…
For its first appearance in the New Zealand charts, the BYD Shark 6 ranks #10. It's a disappointing start of the year for New Zealand with just 10,863 new vehicles finding a new home in January, off -14.1% on last year. Toyota (-5%) resists better than the market, resulting in…
The Ford Ranger has been #1 in New Zealand without interruption since 2015. Discover over 50 years of New Zealand Historical Info here. The New Zealand new vehicle market disappoints again in 2024 at -13.5% to 128,826 units, compared to a record 165,287 reached in 2021. SUV sales sink -15.8%…
The Toyota RAV4 hits a record 12% share in New Zealand in November. 15,621 new cars found a buyer in New Zealand in November, a 7.6% year-on-year improvement. However the year-to-date tally is still down by a large margin at -14.9% to 118,713. Toyota (+13.2%) almost doubles the market growth…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in October. New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop -2.7% year-on-year in October to 12,572, leading to a year-to-date volume off -14.7% to 106,384. Passenger cars sink -39.4% to 1,508 units whereas SUVs climb 6% to 7,986 and light commercials…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 4th place in September. New vehicle sales in New Zealand gain a sturdy 8.7% year-on-year in September to 11,777, yet September 2023 was off -26.5% on the year prior so we remain at low historical levels. The year-to-date volume remains in…
VW Amarok The New Zealand new vehicle market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in August to 9,990 sales. This is to be compared with 14,662 in August 2022. The year-to-date tally is off a daunting -18.7% to 82,067. In August, Passenger Cars are up 6.6% to 1,412, SUVs down -5.4% to…
The Kia Seltos hits its highest ranking since October 2020. The New Zealand new vehicle market rallies back up 52.6% year-on-year in July to 9,430 units, as July 2023 was hit by new Clean Car Discount policy changes that pushed buyers to forward their purchase to June. This month's result…
The Mitsubishi ASX is down just -3.1% year-on-year in June. Only 9,423 new vehicles hit New Zealand roads in June, a distressing -63.1% year-on-year implosion. Although this is a very low level in normal times (well below the 12,016 units in June 2022), June 2023 as an extremely high comparison…
The Ford Ranger holds 10.5% of the New Zealand market in May. New Zealand new vehicle sales drop a harsh -23.6% year-on-year in May to just 10,186 units, leading the year-to-date tally down -13.3% to 53,271. Passenger cars implode -40.3% to 1,175 and 11.5% share, SUVs are off -31.6% to…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling model in New Zealand in April. New vehicle sales in New Zealand retrograde -8.9% year-on-year in April to 9,238 units, the lowest volume since the pandemic. We are 30% below the 13,118 figure of April 2021. The year-to-date tally is down -10.4% to 43,101.…
Mitsubishi Triton sales are back up 124% year-on-year in March. In March New Zealand new vehicle sales sink -27.3% year-on-year to 11,616 units. This is a particularly poor result given March 2023 was already down -24% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is off -10.7% to 33,878. Passenger Cars…
GWM ranks #11 brand in New Zealand in February. Like in January, new vehicle sales in New Zealand edge up 1.5% to reach 9,663 units. This is a poor result given February 2023 was down -24% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is also up 1.5% To 22,295. Passenger…