Registrations of new commercial vehicles in March 2017 have broken the 4000 mark for the first time, since the Motor Industry Association (MIA) began collating data in 1981.
Commercial vehicle registrations of 4639 units were up 18.4% (720 units) in March 2017.
According to the MIA chief executive officer David Crawford, the March 2017 registration month was the biggest yet recorded.
For the month of March, the Ford Ranger remains at the top of the best-selling vehicle model table with 810 units followed by the Toyota Hilux in second with 740 units.
The Toyota Hiace was the top selling rental model for the month of March with 54 units.
In the commercial sector, Toyota was again the market leader with 24% (1103 units) followed by Ford with 19% (879 units) and Holden with 8% market share (393 units).
Year to date the SUV medium segment accounts for 16% of the market, followed by the Pick-Up/Chassis Cab 4×4 (utes) with 12% and SUV large segment also with 12% share. Year to date, SUV’s make up 40% of new vehicle registrations.
