Sales of 11,667 new vehicles set a January record in New Zealand, according to the Motor Industry Association.
Volume rose 11% year on year to 9,010 passenger vehicles (up 8.6%) and 2,657 commercial vehicles (19%) with both categories also seeing record sales for the month.
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Toyota was the overall market leader with 21% market share (2,409 units) followed by GM’s Holden with 13% (1,519 units) and Ford with 9% (1,006 units).
Toyota also headed passenger sales with 22% market share (1,941 units), followed by Holden with 14% (1,280 units) and Hyundai with 8% market share (746 units). The Toyota Corolla was the top selling model with 792 units registered in January (9%), helped by 582 rental car registrations, followed by the Holden Commodore with 445 units (5%) and Toyota RAV4 with 436 units (5%).
Ford was the commercial market leader for the month of January with 19% market share (504 units), followed by Toyota with 18% (468 units) and Nissan third with 10% market share (254 units). The Ford Ranger retained its position as the monthly top selling commercial model for January with 16% market share (417 units) followed by the Toyota Hilux with 12% (324 units) and the Nissan Navara with 10% market share (254 units).
The SUV segment continued to grow last month, reflecting international trends, with 32% market share followed by small passenger cars on 19% and pick-ups/chassis-cabs with 16%.
“New vehicle sales for 2015 have started where they left off in 2014, with the outlook for 2015 remaining very positive,” said MIA chief David Crawford.
