New commercial registrations have dropped in June, down by 221 units year-onyear.
Total registrations of new trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM sits at 452 for the month.
This is down 32.8% compared to the same period last year which saw 673 registrations of new commercials for the month.
A total of 3078 new trucks and buses have hit the road in the year-to-date compared to 3147 for the same period last year.
Isuzu is market leader for the month of June with 91 units registered and a 20.1% market share.
The brand was down 29.5% year-onyear compared to the 129 registered in the same period last yearFuso is in second spot for the month, down 43.4% with 69 units registered and a 15.3% market share.
Hino comes in third,down 15.7% with 59 units registered and a 13.1% market share.
Mercedes-Benz follows, up 36% (34), Scania down 27% (27), Iveco up 57.1% (22),UD Trucks down 8.7% (21),Kenworth down 9.1% (20),DAF down 41.7% (14) and Fiatdown 59.4% (13).
Meanwhile, total used imported truck and bus registrations also downyear-on-year with 163 unitsregistered in June compared to 187 registered in the same period last year.
Isuzu lead the used commercial import market for the month with 37 units registered and a 22.7% market share.
This was down 22.9% compared to the 48 in the same period last year.
Toyota comes in second,down 5.7% with 33 units registered and a 20.2% market share.
Hino third, down 6.1% (31) and a 19% market share.
Mitsubishi follows, up 25%(20 units), Nissan down 17.6%(14), Fiat up 25% (5), Mazdaup 66.7% (5), Kenworth down 25% (3), MercedesBenz down 40% (3) and Factory Built (2).
The new heavy vehiclesegment over 23,000kg GVM was down 19.4% yearon-year with a total of 195 registered units in June.
This compares to 242 in the same period the previous year.
Scania leads the segment, up 3.8% with 27 units registered and a 13.8% market share.
Isuzu comes in second, down 43.9% with 23 units registered and a 11.8% market share, Hino is third, down 25.9% with 20 registered and a 10.3% market share.
Kenworth follows, down 9.1% (20), Mercedes-Benz up 325% (17), Fuso down 57.9% (16), DAF down 41.7% (14), Volvo down 18.8% (13) Sinotruk (9), UD Trucks down
35.7% (9).
Motor Truck Distributors general manager Clive Jones says the heavy truck market is “tracking really well”.
MTD, distributors of Mack and Volvo trucks and buses, continues to experience “strong deliveries, positive market share and strong orders”, Jones says.
“June has been a continuation of what we have seen throughout the year … with orders and enquiry from all sectors across the heavyduty segment.”
Volvo’s new FH Globetrotter XXL cab, recently unveiled in Australia, is also gaining customer enquiry in New Zealand which could see its arrival here.
The XXL cab features 600-litres extra storage and has one of the biggest and comfortable beds availableon the market.
“Although there’s not a huge demand for this type of truck in New Zealand, it still appeals to a niche ownerdriver market with busy weekly workloads, Jones says.
“We do see some scope for it,” he says.
The new medium truck segment between 9000kg to 23,000kg GVM is down 30.4% year-on-year with a total of 78 registered units for June compared to 112 in the same period last year.
Isuzu takes top spot, down 31.6% with 26 units and a 33.3% market share.
Hino comes in second, up 15% with 23 units and a 29.5% market share, UD Trucks is third, up 33.3% with 12 and a 15.4% market share.
Fuso follows, down 60.7% with 11 units and Iveco down 33.3% (2).
The new light commercial segment between 3500kg to 9000kg GVM featuring trucks, vans and buses was down 18.2% with 162 units registered in June compared to 198 in the same period the previous year.
Fuso leads the segment, down 20.8% with 42 units and a 25.9% market share.
Isuzu comes in second, down 16.7% with 40 units and a 24.7% market share, Hino is third, down 30.4% with 16 and a 9.9% market share.
Fiat follows, down 59.4% (13), Mercedes-Benz down 13.3% (13) and Iveco up 140% (12).
Registrations for new commercial vehicles (under 3500kg) was down 4.5% in June with 5203 registered units for the month.
This compares to 5447 in the same period last year.
Ford takes the top spot, down 3.2% with 1148 units and a 22.1% market share.
Toyota is second, up 8.1% with 973 units and a 18.7% market share, Holden is third, up 17.4% with 682 and a 13.1% market share.
Mitsubishi follows, up 4.5% (530), Nissan down 0.3% (364), Isuzu down 31.1% (286), Mazda down 1.5% (199), Volkswagen down 32.8% (164), LDV down 39.6% (154), and Hyundai up 112.5% (119).
Overall, registration data shows a total of 13,952 new vehicles hit the road in June, down 8% compared to 15,172 units in the same period last year.
Motor Industry Association chief executive David Crawford says overall yearto-date sales are down by
nearly 5.5% on the first sixmonths of 2018.
“The trend is downward though we have seen some lumpy results in the first half of this year.
Two months of registrations were stronger compared to 2018 whereas the other four months were weaker.
“However, we need to remember that we are coming off five year-on-year records for new vehicle sales in New Zealand.
In this context, while 2019 is looking to be a more pedestrian year compared to the last two years, the expected outturn is likely to be better than in 2016,” Crawford says.
The Ford Ranger retained the top spot as the bestselling commercial model with 20% share (1057 units) followed by the Toyota Hilux with 14% share (719) with the Holden Colorado in third with 13% market share (677).
Year-to-date, utes continue to dominate the market.
The Ford Ranger retains the market lead with 5077 units, followed by the Toyota Hilux (3505), Mitsubishi Triton (3046), Holden Colorado (2662), and the Toyota Corolla regains fifth spot (2073).
Used heavy truck segment over 23,000kg was down 41.2% with 10 registrations in June.
Kenworth leads this segment with three units registered; Dennis is second (2) and Caterpillar (1).
Used medium trucks between 9000kg and 23,000kg GVM were down 52.4% with 10 units registered for the month.
Isuzu lead with four units registered, followed by Hino (2) and Factory Built(1).
Used light trucks between 3500kg to 9000kg GVM were down 5.4% year-onyear with 140 units registered.
Isuzu leads, down 19.5% with 33 units and a 23.6% market share.
Toyota is second, down 5.9% with 32 units and a 22.9% market share, Hino is third, up 7.4% (29) and a 20.7% market share.
Mitsubishi follows, up 38.5% (18), Nissan down 6.7% (14), Fiat up 25% (5) and Mazda up 66.7% (5).
Foley Trucks director and used trucks importer Thomas Church, says the market is still “ticking along” with a strong civil construction industry.
However, general business confidence appears to be flat.
“People are coming in andbuying the gear they need but there is a lot of uncertainly in the market at the moment,” he says.
The new tractor market was down 15.3% with 133 units registered in June compared to 157 in the same period the previous year.
John Deere took top spot, down 18.5% with 44 units and a 33.1% market share.
Kubota is second, up 216.7% with 19 units and a 14.3% market share, Case IH is third, up 87.5% (15) and an 11.3% market share.
Massey Ferguson follows, down 56.5% (10), New Holland down 61.9% (8), Class down 22.2% (7), DeutzFahr down 36.4% (7), Tractor down 30% (7) and Case up 400% (5).
