The Ford Ranger has taken a back seat in the October new vehicle sales statistics.
The strong rental market in October resulted in the Toyota Corolla being the top selling model for the month with 1744 units of which 1539 were rentals.
This was followed by the Toyota RAV4 with 996 units and then the Ford Ranger in unfamiliar territory, having led previous months, with 876 units.
However, year to date the Ford Ranger still holds the top model spot with 8,306 units followed by the Toyota Hilux with 6,760 units and the Toyota Corolla with 5,830 units.
It also remains top selling commercial model for the month.
In the commercial sector, Toyota retained the market lead with 23% market share (1123 units) followed by Ford with 20% (978 units) and Holden third with 8% market share (411 units).
Overall, new vehicle sales made an impressive comeback in October, with 16,670 units sold – the most ever in a single month.
“The strong result in October is off the back of car rental companies renewing their stock and is a vote of confidence by that sector in the strength of the New Zealand tourism market” MIA chief executive David Crawford says.
