The Motor Industry Association says registrations of 4278 new commercial vehicles for September 2022 were down 7.9% (366 units) from the previous corresponding period.
The Ford Ranger took top spot for the month of September as the best-selling commercial model with 24% share (1043 units) followed by the Toyota Hilux with 23% share (989 units) and the Mitsubishi Triton in third place with 9% market share (379 units).
Year to date sales of commercial vehicles is down 5.4% (2114 units) on the first nine months of 2021.
According to the MIA the total amount of new vehicle registrations (14,879) for September 2022 is down 9.9 %compared to September last year. Overall, the market year to date is 0.2% down on the first nine months of 2021.
Registrations of heavy vehicles remains strong with 746 units for the month.
The market for light commercial vehicles has strengthened over recent months. Toyota retained the commercial vehicle sector lead with 27% market share (1159 units) followed by Ford with 25% (1063 units) and Mitsubishi in third with 10% market share (445 units).
Market share year to date, the Toyota Hilux has retained the lead (21% share and 7621 units) leads followed by the Ford Ranger (20% share and 7450 units) and then the Mitsubishi Triton (14% share and 5316 units).
The Pick Up/Chassis 4×4 segment has a 14% share of the overall market.
