Vehicle imports were down in September lead by a decline in used cars, vans and trucks, according to New Zealand Customs Motor Vehicle Statistics.
The total number of vehicles arriving in the country for the month, including trucks and buses, was 23,893 compared to 26,063 in August.
Commercial vehicle imports dropped for the second consecutive month in September with a total of 3568 units arriving in the country compared to 3775 the previous month.
However, new trucks and vans were up with 2981 units compared to 2802 in August. This includes 2580 under 3500kg GVM and 401 over 3500kg GVM.
Used trucks and vans were down with 587 units for the month compared to 973 in August. This includes 537 under 3500kg GVM and 50 over 3500kg GVM.
The total number of buses and coaches was up in September with 124 arrivals compared to 74 in August. This includes 100 new buses and coaches and 24 used for the month.
A total of 20,201 cars hit the wharves in September compared to 22,214 in the previous month.
However, it was used cars that saw the biggest drop, down to 9195 units compared to 12,307 units in August.
New car imports were up to 11,006 units compared to 9907 in the previous month.
