In 1982 Michael Jackson released Thriller, the Brits retook the Falklands, and it was the last time April new vehicle sales were higher than they are today.
Last month saw 9,939 new vehicle registrations, up 7% (649 units) on April 2015.
There were 6,789 passenger vehicle registrations and 3,150 commercial vehicle registrations, which were once again the highest month of April on record for commercial vehicle registrations.
David Crawford, chief executive officer of the Motor Industry Association says: “Healthy regional economies in Auckland and Christchurch combined with continued strong net immigration and competitive pricing drove the strongest new vehicles registrations in the month of April since 1982.”
“Since January 2012, when comparing growth for the same month a year earlier the passenger sector has seen growth in 50 out of 52 months and for the commercial sector it has been 46 out of 52 months,” notes Crawford.
Toyota was the overall market leader for the month with 15% market share (1,516 units) with Ford second on 13% (1,276 units) and Holden third with 8% (829 units).
Toyota remains the passenger car market leader for the month of April with 11% share (748 units), with Ford second on 10% (696 units) and Mazda third also with 10% (674 units).
Toyota was also the commercial vehicle market leader with 24% share (768 units) followed by Ford at 18% (580 units) and Nissan third at 10% (327 units).
| Top 15 total new vehicle registrations
(pass and commercial) |
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| Month of April 2016 | YTD April 2016 | ||||||||
| 1 | Toyota | 1516 | 15% | 1 | Toyota | 7166 | 16% | ||
| 2 | Ford | 1276 | 13% | 2 | Ford | 5246 | 12% | ||
| 3 | Holden | 829 | 8% | 3 | Holden | 3855 | 9% | ||
| 4 | Mazda | 800 | 8% | 4 | Mazda | 3557 | 8% | ||
| 5 | Nissan | 772 | 8% | 5 | Mitsubishi | 2908 | 7% | ||
| 6 | Mitsubishi | 619 | 6% | 6 | Nissan | 2808 | 6% | ||
| 7 | Hyundai | 592 | 6% | 7 | Hyundai | 2565 | 6% | ||
| 8 | Kia | 455 | 5% | 8 | Suzuki | 1743 | 4% | ||
| 9 | Suzuki | 384 | 4% | 9 | Volkswagen | 1648 | 4% | ||
| 10 | Volkswagen | 347 | 3% | 10 | Kia | 1531 | 3% | ||
| 11 | Mercedes-Benz | 243 | 2% | 11 | Honda | 1180 | 3% | ||
| 12 | Subaru | 221 | 2% | 12 | Mercedes-Benz | 972 | 2% | ||
| 13 | Isuzu | 203 | 2% | 13 | Subaru | 898 | 2% | ||
| 14 | Ssangyong | 146 | 1% | 14 | Isuzu | 777 | 2% | ||
| 15 | Audi | 138 | 1% | 15 | BMW | 727 | 2% | ||
| OTHERS | 1,398 | 14.1% | OTHERS | 6,629 | 15.0% | ||||
| Total | 9939 | Total | 44210 | ||||||
| Top 15 New Passenger registrations
Month of April 2016 |
YTD April 2016 | ||||||||
| 1 | Toyota | 748 | 11% | 1 | Toyota | 4434 | 14% | ||
| 2 | Ford | 696 | 10% | 2 | Mazda | 3060 | 10% | ||
| 3 | Mazda | 674 | 10% | 3 | Holden | 2804 | 9% | ||
| 4 | Holden | 589 | 9% | 4 | Ford | 2554 | 8% | ||
| 5 | Hyundai | 523 | 8% | 5 | Hyundai | 2300 | 7% | ||
| 6 | Kia | 455 | 7% | 6 | Mitsubishi | 1798 | 6% | ||
| 7 | Mitsubishi | 451 | 7% | 7 | Nissan | 1796 | 6% | ||
| 8 | Nissan | 445 | 7% | 8 | Suzuki | 1736 | 6% | ||
| 9 | Suzuki | 382 | 6% | 9 | Kia | 1529 | 5% | ||
| 10 | Volkswagen | 261 | 4% | 10 | Volkswagen | 1219 | 4% | ||
| 11 | Subaru | 221 | 3% | 11 | Honda | 1180 | 4% | ||
| 12 | Mercedes-Benz | 206 | 3% | 12 | Subaru | 898 | 3% | ||
| 13 | Audi | 138 | 2% | 13 | Mercedes-Benz | 785 | 3% | ||
| 14 | BMW | 135 | 2% | 14 | BMW | 727 | 2% | ||
| 15 | Skoda | 108 | 2% | 15 | Audi | 593 | 2% | ||
| OTHERS | 757 | 11.2% | OTHERS | 3,618 | 11.7% | ||||
| Total | 6789 | Total | 31031 | ||||||
| Top 15 New Commercial registrations
Month of April 2016 |
YTD April 2016 | ||||||||
| 1 | Toyota | 768 | 24% | 1 | Toyota | 2732 | 21% | ||
| 2 | Ford | 580 | 18% | 2 | Ford | 2692 | 20% | ||
| 3 | Nissan | 327 | 10% | 3 | Mitsubishi | 1110 | 8% | ||
| 4 | Holden | 240 | 8% | 4 | Holden | 1051 | 8% | ||
| 5 | Isuzu | 177 | 6% | 5 | Nissan | 1012 | 8% | ||
| 6 | Mitsubishi | 168 | 5% | 6 | Isuzu | 681 | 5% | ||
| 7 | Mazda | 126 | 4% | 7 | Mazda | 497 | 4% | ||
| 8 | Isuzu Trucks | 98 | 3% | 8 | Volkswagen | 429 | 3% | ||
| 9 | Volkswagen | 86 | 3% | 9 | Isuzu Trucks | 341 | 3% | ||
| 10 | Hino | 73 | 2% | 10 | Ssangyong | 322 | 2% | ||
| 11 | LDV | 71 | 2% | 11 | Hyundai | 265 | 2% | ||
| 12 | Hyundai | 69 | 2% | 12 | LDV | 256 | 2% | ||
| 13 | Ssangyong | 59 | 2% | 13 | Foton Heavy | 210 | 2% | ||
| 14 | Mitsubishi Fuso | 45 | 1% | 14 | Fiat | 196 | 1% | ||
| 15 | Fiat | 43 | 1% | 15 | Hino | 191 | 1% | ||
| OTHERS | 220 | 6.98% | OTHERS | 1,194 | 9.1% | ||||
| Total | 3150 | Total | 13179 | ||||||
