The total number of vehicle imports are up in April marking a second consecutive month of increased volume, New Zealand Customs motor vehicle statistics show.
However, this is a result of a boost in commercial vehicles with the number of car imports down for the month.
The total number of all vehicles arriving in the country, including trucks and buses, was 27,802 for the month. This compares to 26,647 in March.
The last time numbers were this strong was in July last year which recorded 27,534 for the month.
Commercial vehicle imports saw solid volume growth in April with the total number of truck and van arrivals for the month up to 6292 compared to 4353 in March.
New trucks and vans made up the majority of these arrivals with 5587 vehicles hitting the wharves.
New trucks and vans under 3500kg saw 5333 imports and vehicles over 3500kg saw 129 imports.
The total number of buses and coaches was down with 183 arrivals in April compared to 222 the previous month. This includes 161 new buses and coaches and 22 used for the month.
The total number of cars for April was 21,327 compared to 22,072 in March.
This includes 7978 new car imports which was down for the month compared to 8782 in March.
Used car imports remained fairly steady with 13,349 imports in April compared to 13,290 the previous month.
