The Toyota Hilux has regained its position as the top selling commercial vehicle in February 2015 kicking the Ford Ranger into second position.
The Toyota Hilux took a 15% market share (427 units) followed by the Ford Ranger with 14% (381 units) and the Nissan Navara with 9% market share (266 units).
Pick-ups/chassis-cabs accounted for 20% of sales in the market last month.
The Motor Industry Association chief executive officer David Crawford says it was the strongest February on record for new commercial vehicle registrations.
Toyota was the commercial market leader for the month of February with 23% market share (647 units), followed by Ford with 16% (463 units) and Nissan third with 9% market share (266 units).
For the month of February, the Toyota Hilux was the top selling model overall with 427 units (4%), followed by the Ford Ranger with 381 units (4%) with the Toyota Corolla relegated to unfamiliar territory as the third top selling model with 302 units (3%).
“New vehicle sales for 2015 continue to reflect a strong economy, with year to date sales 10% up (1,877 units) on this time last year.” says Crawford.
The overall market was up 8.1% for the month to 9877.
Passenger vehicle registrations were up 7.4% on February 2014 to 7056, and commercials jumped 9.9% to 2821.
