New Zealand January Sales Reflect Thai Flood Recovery
New-car and commercial-vehicle deliveries jumped following prior-year shortages caused by massive floods in Thailand in late 2011.
New Zealand’s new-vehicle sales rise 7% year-on-year in January to 9,293 units, a result influenced by year-ago supply shortages, the Motor Industry Assn. reports.
Commercial-vehicle deliveries jumped 61.4% to 1,908 units which, as with cars, reflected a prior-year shortage of utility vehicles on dealer lots after massive floods in Thailand in late 2011.
Car sales eased 1.5% to 7,385 units, only the fourth time since 1975 the January total topped 7,000. That mark was reached in 1982, 2008 and 2012.
MIA CEO Perry Kerr says in a statement the CV monthly total was the highest since 1982.
The SUV segment was the market leader with 26.9% of total sales, ahead of the small-car segment with 22.2%.
Toyota remained the industry leader with a 20.8% market share after delivering 1,936 units – 1,528 passenger cars and 408 CVs. GM Holden followed with 908 for 12.3%, ahead of Hyundai with 685 for 9.3%.
In the CV segment, Ford followed Toyota with 285 units, ahead of Nissan with 228.
The Toyota Corolla was the top-selling car with 658 units, ahead of the Holden Cruze (367) and Suzuki Swift (254). The Toyota Hilux led the CV segment with 252 units, followed by the Nissan Navara (220) and Ford Ranger (217).
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