Commercial vehicle imports are holding steady but passenger vehicle imports have dropped sharply for the start of the year.
A total of 20,825 vehicles arrived in the country in January, including trucks and buses, compared to 23,737 in December, New Zealand Customs Motor Vehicle Statistics show.
A total of 17,208 cars hit the wharves in January compared to 20,312 in the previous month.
Used car imports were down with 10,173 units compared to 12,121 in the previous month.
New car imports were down with 7035 units compared to 8191 in the previous month.
Total new and used truck and van imports were up in January with a total of 3547 units hitting the wharves in January compared to 3331 in December.
New trucks and vans were up with 2851 units in January compared to 2613 units in December. This includes 2556 under 3500kg GVM and 295 over 3500kg GVM.
Used trucks and vans were down with 696 units for the month compared to 718 in December. This includes 661 under 3500kg GVM and 35 over 3500kg GVM.
The total number of buses and coaches was down in January with 70 arrivals compared to 94 in December. This includes 56 new buses and coaches and 14 used for the month.
