Commercial registrations have taken another big dip for the month, with both new and used trucks down nearly 30% year-on-year in March.
Total registrations of new trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM sits at 411 units for March. This is down 29.5% compared to the same period the year prior which saw 583 registrations of new commercials for the month.
A total of 1253 new trucks and buses have hit the road in the year-to-date compared to 1441 for the same period last year.
Isuzu is market leader for March with 90 units registered and a 21.9% market share. It was down 15.1% compared to the 106 units registered in the same period last year.
Fuso is in second spot for the month, down 26.9% with 57 units registered and a 13.9% market share.
Hino is third, down 50% with 34 units registered and an 8.3% market share.
Mercedes-Benz follows, down 17.5% with 33 units registered, Scania up 68.4% with 32 units, Volvo down 42.3% (30), Iveco down 3.3% (29), Fiat down 35.5% (20), Kenworth down 58.6% (12) and DAF down 52.2% (11).
Speaking with TransportTalk just before the level 4 lockdown alert, Isuzu NZ general manager Dave Ballantyne says the company’s forward orders were “still healthy” and dealers were also reporting good sales and enquiries.
Ballantyne says the company hasn’t experienced any disruption to its parts supply chain and the parts warehouse remains open to provide support for essential business vehicles facilitated by its nationwide dealer network and authorised service centres.
Total registrations of used trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM sits at 141 units for March.
This is down 27.3% compared to the same period the year prior which saw 194 registrations of used commercials for the month.
A total of 427 used trucks and buses have hit the road in the year-to-date compared to 580 for the same period last year.
Toyota is market leaders for used trucks in March with 37 units registered and a 26.2% market share. It was down 14% compared to the 43 units registered in the same period last year.
Isuzu is second, down 23.8% with 32 units registered and a 22.7% market share.
Hino is third, down 55.3% with 17 units registered and a 12.1% market share.
Nissan follows, down 29.4% with 12 units registered, Mitsubishi down 33.3% (10), Fuso up 166.7% (8), Fiat up 150% (5), Ford down 50% (3), Mazda down 57.1% (3), UD Trucks up 200% (3) and Volvo down 50% (3).
