The Isuzu Truck brand could be on target for another record-breaking year in 2017 by taking 130 new heavy truck and bus registrations in July for a year to date total of 725 units.
At the same time last year, Isuzu had recorded 689 new truck and bus registrations.
While Isuzu saw 18 fewer new vehicles registered in July 2017 from the previous year’s tally of 148, in second place Mercedes-Benz saw its figures rise from 35 units in July 2016 to 82 units in 2017 thanks to high sales of van cab chassis in the 3.5 to 4.5 tonne market.
Fuso New Zealand took third place in the table for July 2017 with 73 units, up from 36 in the previous corresponding period. Year to date its tally of new trucks and buses registered is 575 units up from 268 in the previous corresponding period.
In fourth place Hino dropped to 56 units for July 2017 from 79 in the previous corresponding period. Year to date it has taken 370 registrations, some 24 fewer than 2016.
As at July 31, 2017, registrations of new truck and buses year-to-date, total 3550 units, significantly up from 2767 units in the previous corresponding period.
Year to date the new light-duty truck and bus segment (3500 – 9000kg GVM) has recorded 1241 registrations up from 896 in the previous corresponding period, while medium-duty segment (3001-23,000kg GVM) sees 667 units registered up from 517 at the same time last year.
Registrations of new heavy-duty trucks (over 23,001kg) are the highest of the three segments at 1278 units year to date, up from 1071 at the same time last year.
