Commercial vehicle imports were down for January, NZ Customs motor vehicle statistics show.
The total number of truck and van imports for the month was 3349 units compared to 3904 in December.
The total number of truck and van imports for 2018 was 49,787 units.
A total of 2416 imports of new trucks and vans under 3500kg were recorded for January compared with 2857 the previous month.
A total of 278 new truck imports over 3500kg were recorded in January compared with 455 the previous month.
A total of 561 imports of used trucks and vans under 3500kg were recorded for January compared with 464 the previous month.
A total of 94 used truck and van imports over 3500kg were recorded in January compared with 128 the previous month.
The total number of bus and coach imports is up for January with 107 units compared with 86 the previous month.
The total number of all vehicle imports, including new and used cars, dropped in January to 24,397 units compared with 25,755 units in December.
