A total 21,346 vehicle imports hit the wharves in November which was down by 6.5% compared to the previous month.
The total number of passenger vehicles was up 2.7% month-on-month with 17,790 arrivals in November compared to 17,322 in October, according to New Zealand Customs Motor Vehicle Statistics.
This included 11,493 new cars and 6297 used cars arriving for the month.
Year to date, there have been 188,181 passenger vehicle arrivals.
Truck and van imports which were down 36.6% month-on-month with 3459 arrivals in November compared with 5462 in October.
This includes 2490 new truck and van imports under 3500kg and 575 over. For used trucks and vans, there were 334 arrivals under 3500kg and 60 over.
Year to date there have been 37,596 total truck and van imports into the country.
A total of 97 buses and coaches arrived into the country in November which included 69 new and 28 used.
