Used imported light, medium and heavy trucks, as well as light commercials, continue to cross the wharves in reasonable numbers and this is also reflected in the registrations to the end of April.
In April 408 used trucks and vans (under 3500kg) arrived into New Zealand ports, as well as 76 vehicles in the over 3500kg category according to New Zealand Customs motor vehicles arrivals statistics.
In the used imported heavy duty truck segment (over 23,001kg) – Kenworth appears to be leading the market, with 5 units registered in April, and 15 year-to-date, followed by Mitsubishi Fuso with 3 registrations year-to-date, and Western Star, with 2.
In the used imported medium duty truck segment (9001 to 23,000kg) Hino is the clear market leader with 3 registrations in April and 13 year-to-date, followed by Isuzu also with 3 registrations in April and 7 year-to-date.
In the used imported light duty truck segment (3500 to 9000kg) Toyota led the market in April with 44 registrations, followed by Isuzu on 33, Nissan on 12, Hino on 10, and Mitsubishi Fuso on 9.
Year-to-date light duty trucks account for 425 registrations as opposed to 307 in the previous corresponding period. Toyota is sitting on 142 registrations year-to-date, followed by Isuzu on 95, and Nissan on 43.
It is the used imported light commercial market (under 3500kg) that is experiencing the greatest growth in registrations so far in 2015.
There were 737 used light commercial registrations to the end of April, 2015 as opposed to 538 in the previous corresponding period, and a year-to-date figure of 2869, as opposed to 2374 in the same period in 2014.
Toyota remains the market leader in used imported light commercials with 378 registrations in April 2015 and year-to-date tally of 1444, in comparison to 273 and 1173 respectively at the same time last year.
In second place Nissan saw 140 used imported light commercial registrations in April 2015 and year-to-date registrations of 549, as opposed to 111 and 500 respectively in the same period last year.
Third placed Isuzu saw 38 registrations in April, 123 year-to-date, in comparison to 25 and 131 in the same period in 2014.
