The total number of vehicle imports are up in March with the largest volume in several months, NZ Customs motor vehicle statistics show.
The total number of all vehicles arriving in the country, including trucks and buses, was 26,647 for the month. This compares to 20,227 in February.
This is higher than any period since July 2018 which saw the arrival of 27,534 vehicles.
Commercial vehicle imports improved in March with the total number of truck and van arrivals for the month up to 4353 compared to 3407 in February.
New trucks and vans made up the majority of these arrivals with 3825 vehicles on the wharves.
New trucks and vans under 3500kg saw 3490 imports and vehicles over 3500kg saw 335 imports.
The total number of buses and coaches was also up with 222 arrivals in March compared to 181 the previous month. This includes 205 new buses and coaches and 17 used for the month.
Meanwhile, the total number of cars for March was 22,072 compared to 16,639 in February.
This includes 8782 new car imports which were up in March compared with 7875 the previous month.
Used cars saw a large rise with 13,290 imports for the month compared to 8764 in February.
The total number of vehicle imports for the year to date, including trucks and buses is 71,271.
