The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 18.2% year-on-year in October to 14,019 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 38.1% to 136.880. Note October 2021 is down -6.1% on pre-pandemic October 2019 but the year-to-date volume is up 5.7% on 2019. For once Passenger cars improve their share at +20.2% to 2,503 and 17.8% share vs. 17.6% a year ago, SUVs are up just 8.8% to 6,713 and 47.9% share vs. 52% in October 2020 and Light commercials advance 33.8% to 4,113 and 29.3% share vs. 25.9% last year.
Both Toyota (+52.5%) and Ford (+64.1%) vastly outpace the market to top the brands ranking, reaching 22.5% and 15.1% share respectively vs. 17.3% and 10.4% year-to-date. Mitsubishi (+12.9%) can’t quite match the market growth and retrogrades to #3 overall with 7.9% share vs. 11.8% so far this year, while Nissan (+43.8%) is all guns blazing at #4. In contrast Kia (-65.4%), Mazda (-23%) and Suzuki (-9.5%) suffer. MG (+95.6%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year to break into the Top 10 for the third time in the past 4 months at #9. Like in neighbouring Australia, the Chinese are surging here, with Great Wall (+571.4%) Haval (+185.4%) and LDV (+121.4%) both posting extravagant gains. Volvo (+417.6%), Tesla (+410.5%) and Peugeot (+177.8%) also impress further down.
Model-wise, the Ford Ranger (+137%) smashes its share record to 11.6% vs. a previous best of 9.8% last August and 7.5% so far this year (10% are rentals). In fact all Top 4 models more than double their sales year-on-year: the Toyota RAV4 is up 197.9% to 6.2% share vs. 3.6% YTD, the Toyota Corolla is up 136.2% to 5.3% vs. 2.7% (66% are rentals) and the Mitsubishi Outlander surges 244.6% to 5% vs. 3.6% YTD (20% are rentals). Meanwhile the Toyota Hilux (-18.9%) is stuck in 5th place but holds onto the 2nd spot year-to-date. Below the Nissan Navara (+82.5%) and X-Trail (+164.4%) both euphoric, the MG ZS steps up one spot on last month to a record 8th place overall, scoring a 4th consecutive Top 10 finish. The Hyundai Kona (+66.4%) also makes itself noticed at #9 while the Toyota Camry (#11) and Ford Everest (#12) shoot up and the Great Wall Cannon breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at #20.
Previous month: New Zealand September 2021: Tesla Model 3 up to #2, Haval Jolion in Top 20, market up 51.7%
Previous year: New Zealand Full Year 2020: Kia (+12.7%) island of growth in market down -22.6%
Full October 2021 Top 70 All-brands and Top 25 models below.
New Zealand October 2021 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-21 | % | /20 | Sep | 2021 | % | /20 | Pos | FY20 |
| 1 | Toyota | 3,156 | 22.5% | 52.5% | 1 | 23,662 | 17.3% | 40.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford | 2,114 | 15.1% | 64.1% | 3 | 14,273 | 10.4% | 44.0% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | 1,111 | 7.9% | 12.9% | 2 | 16,155 | 11.8% | 99.1% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Nissan | 880 | 6.3% | 43.8% | 9 | 6,688 | 4.9% | 34.7% | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 686 | 4.9% | 13.0% | 6 | 6,423 | 4.7% | 27.3% | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Mazda | 612 | 4.4% | -23.0% | 7 | 8,303 | 6.1% | 25.3% | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Suzuki | 582 | 4.2% | -9.5% | 8 | 6,802 | 5.0% | 36.5% | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Kia | 442 | 3.2% | -65.4% | 5 | 8,742 | 6.4% | 24.9% | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | MG | 399 | 2.8% | 95.6% | 11 | 3,040 | 2.2% | 221.0% | 12 | 17 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 389 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 10 | 4,868 | 3.6% | 38.9% | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Honda | 347 | 2.5% | 21.8% | 15 | 3,309 | 2.4% | 11.3% | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Isuzu | 294 | 2.1% | 41.3% | 13 | 3,346 | 2.4% | 73.9% | 10 | 14 |
| 13 | LDV | 290 | 2.1% | 121.4% | 17 | 2,351 | 1.7% | 159.2% | 15 | 20 |
| 14 | Subaru | 239 | 1.7% | 56.2% | 16 | 2,482 | 1.8% | 22.3% | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Haval | 202 | 1.4% | 184.5% | 12 | 1,884 | 1.4% | 182.0% | 17 | 22 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 201 | 1.4% | -31.4% | 14 | 2,523 | 1.8% | -1.1% | 13 | 12 |
| 17 | Audi | 158 | 1.1% | -1.3% | 21 | 1,532 | 1.1% | 22.6% | 20 | 16 |
| 18 | Skoda | 144 | 1.0% | 37.1% | 20 | 1,558 | 1.1% | 42.4% | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | Great Wall | 141 | 1.0% | 571.4% | 23 | 1,251 | 0.9% | 255.4% | 21 | 31 |
| 20 | Peugeot | 125 | 0.9% | 177.8% | 18 | 1,222 | 0.9% | 69.3% | 22 | 25 |
| 21 | Fiat | 119 | 0.8% | 15.5% | 33 | 745 | 0.5% | 20.7% | 28 | 23 |
| 22 | BMW | 101 | 0.7% | -42.6% | 19 | 1,650 | 1.2% | 21.9% | 18 | 15 |
| 23 | Lexus | 100 | 0.7% | 26.6% | 28 | 845 | 0.6% | 26.5% | 26 | 24 |
| 24 | Tesla | 97 | 0.7% | 410.5% | 4 | 2,264 | 1.7% | 350.1% | 16 | 29 |
| 25 | SsangYong | 96 | 0.7% | -32.9% | 22 | 1,184 | 0.9% | 12.3% | 23 | 18 |
| 26 | Hino | 92 | 0.7% | 58.6% | 26 | 639 | 0.5% | 40.4% | 31 | 30 |
| 27 | Jeep | 89 | 0.6% | 50.8% | 25 | 1,146 | 0.8% | 73.9% | 24 | 26 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 88 | 0.6% | 22.2% | 29 | 1,144 | 0.8% | 30.4% | 25 | 21 |
| 29 | Volvo | 88 | 0.6% | 417.6% | 27 | 654 | 0.5% | 69.9% | 30 | 32 |
| 30 | Fuso | 76 | 0.5% | 52.0% | 24 | 737 | 0.5% | 44.8% | 29 | 28 |
| 31 | Mini | 69 | 0.5% | -19.8% | 35 | 747 | 0.5% | 30.1% | 27 | 27 |
| 32 | Porsche | 55 | 0.4% | -17.9% | 32 | 493 | 0.4% | 48.0% | 33 | 34 |
| 33 | Scania | 41 | 0.3% | 57.7% | 34 | 377 | 0.3% | 29.1% | 34 | 37 |
| 34 | Ram | 36 | 0.3% | 2.9% | 31 | 272 | 0.2% | 47.0% | 37 | 40 |
| 35 | Renault | 35 | 0.2% | 2.9% | 30 | 510 | 0.4% | 39.7% | 32 | 33 |
| 36 | Iveco | 28 | 0.2% | -9.7% | 37 | 305 | 0.2% | 13.0% | 36 | 36 |
| 37 | Chevrolet | 27 | 0.2% | 200.0% | 38 | 190 | 0.1% | 123.5% | 40 | 52 |
| 38 | Foton | 26 | 0.2% | 271.4% | 46 | 124 | 0.1% | 74.6% | 47 | 48 |
| 39 | Cupra | 25 | 0.2% | new | 55 | 122 | 0.1% | new | 48 | – |
| 40 | Kenworth | 23 | 0.2% | 109.1% | 41 | 192 | 0.1% | 34.3% | 39 | 42 |
| 41 | UD Trucks | 23 | 0.2% | 27.8% | 42 | 150 | 0.1% | 26.1% | 43 | 44 |
| 42 | MAN | 23 | 0.2% | 53.3% | 47 | 116 | 0.1% | 68.1% | 49 | 49 |
| 43 | Seat | 16 | 0.1% | -33.3% | 45 | 141 | 0.1% | 24.8% | 46 | 46 |
| 44 | Jaguar | 15 | 0.1% | -16.7% | 40 | 352 | 0.3% | 12.5% | 35 | 35 |
| 45 | Citroen | 15 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 36 | 251 | 0.2% | 50.3% | 38 | 39 |
| 46 | Mahindra | 15 | 0.1% | 87.5% | 48 | 184 | 0.1% | 15.7% | 41 | 41 |
| 47 | DAF | 14 | 0.1% | 16.7% | 39 | 144 | 0.1% | 6.7% | 45 | 43 |
| 48 | Aston Martin | 14 | 0.1% | 366.7% | 54 | 60 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 51 | 47 |
| 49 | Volvo Trucks | 12 | 0.1% | 71.4% | – | 149 | 0.1% | -32.0% | 44 | 38 |
| 50 | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0.1% | 66.7% | 43 | 110 | 0.1% | -6.0% | 50 | 45 |
| 51 | Can-Am | 6 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 51 | 55 | 0.0% | -20.3% | 53 | 50 |
| 52 | Sinotruk | 6 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 44 | 37 | 0.0% | -24.5% | 57 | 51 |
| 53 | Ferrari | 5 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 58 | 36 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 58 | 57 |
| 54 | Freightliner | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 53 | 38 | 0.0% | 58.3% | 56 | 58 |
| 55 | Lotus | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 71 | – |
| 56 | Maserati | 3 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 56 | 44 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 54 | 56 |
| 57 | Yamaha | 3 | 0.0% | -62.5% | 52 | 44 | 0.0% | 12.8% | 55 | 54 |
| 58 | Yangtse Motor Group | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 61 | 6 | 0.0% | n/a | 70 | – |
| 59 | Bentley | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | 58 | 0.0% | 45.0% | 52 | 53 |
| 60 | International | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 57 | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 61 | 59 |
| 61 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.0% | -50.0% | – | 20 | 0.0% | -13.0% | 63 | 60 |
| 62 | Rolls-Royce | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | – | 12 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 65 | 64 |
| 63 | Liebherr | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 60 | 10 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 66 | 65 |
| 64 | Piaggio | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 73 | 75 |
| 65 | Polestar | 2 | 0.0% | new | – | 2 | 0.0% | new | 76 | – |
| 66 | Mack | 1 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 49 | 25 | 0.0% | -26.5% | 59 | 55 |
| 67 | Grove | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 75 | 70 |
| 68 | Demag | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 79 | – |
| 69 | Holden | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 151 | 0.1% | -97.3% | 42 | 9 |
| 70 | McLaren | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 23 | 0.0% | 35.3% | 60 | 62 |
New Zealand October 2021 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-21 | % | /20 | Sep | 2021 | % | /20 | Pos | FY20 |
| 1 | Ford Ranger | 1,626 | 11.6% | 137.0% | 1 | 10,265 | 7.5% | 62.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota RAV4 | 867 | 6.2% | 197.9% | 6 | 4,956 | 3.6% | 11.5% | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Toyota Corolla | 744 | 5.3% | 136.2% | 4 | 3,635 | 2.7% | 67.5% | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 703 | 5.0% | 244.6% | 3 | 4,983 | 3.6% | 173.9% | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Toyota Hilux | 593 | 4.2% | -18.9% | 5 | 7,127 | 5.2% | 51.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Nissan Navara | 387 | 2.8% | 82.5% | 18 | 2,767 | 2.0% | 48.8% | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | Nissan X-Trail | 349 | 2.5% | 164.4% | n/a | 1,694 | 1.2% | 40.6% | 21 | 18 |
| 8 | MG ZS | 266 | 1.9% | n/a | 9 | 2,114 | 1.5% | n/a | 13 | n/a |
| 9 | Hyundai Kona | 238 | 1.7% | 66.4% | 12 | 1,824 | 1.3% | 54.2% | 17 | 19 |
| 10 | Mazda CX-5 | 213 | 1.5% | -23.7% | 10 | 2,849 | 2.1% | 45.7% | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | Toyota Camry | 207 | 1.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | Ford Everest | 204 | 1.5% | n/a | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 13 | Isuzu D-Max | 177 | 1.3% | 82.5% | 17 | 2,084 | 1.5% | 133.4% | 14 | 22 |
| 14 | Toyota Highlander | 172 | 1.2% | n/a | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | Toyota Hiace | 170 | 1.2% | -12.8% | 13 | 1,747 | 1.3% | 13.4% | 19 | 14 |
| 16 | Ford Transit | 162 | 1.2% | -11.0% | n/a | 1,036 | 0.8% | 4.4% | n/a | 23 |
| 17 | Suzuki Swift | 156 | 1.1% | -32.8% | n/a | 2,426 | 1.8% | 13.3% | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Hyundai Tucson | 152 | 1.1% | -16.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 17 |
| 19 | Mazda BT-50 | 141 | 1.0% | 19.5% | n/a | 1,798 | 1.3% | 14.7% | 18 | 15 |
| 20 | Great Wall GWM Cannon | 140 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | 1,077 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 21 | Suzuki Vitara | 136 | 1.0% | -4.2% | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 20 |
| 22 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 130 | 0.9% | n/a | 8 | 1,670 | 1.2% | n/a | 22 | n/a |
| 23 | Suzuki Jimny | 126 | 0.9% | -8.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 24 | Kia Seltos | 123 | 0.9% | -73.9% | n/a | 1,743 | 1.3% | -26.8% | 20 | 6 |
| n/a | Nissan Qashqai | 108 | 0.8% | -43.8% | n/a | 1,840 | 1.3% | 29.2% | 16 | 16 |
| n/a | Fiat Ducato | 104 | 0.7% | 7.2% | n/a | 647 | 0.5% | 11.9% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Tesla Model 3 | 95 | 0.7% | n/a | 2 | 2,244 | 1.6% | n/a | 11 | n/a |
| n/a | LDV G10 | 91 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | 646 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Sportage | 78 | 0.6% | -84.0% | 11 | 2,059 | 1.5% | -18.6% | 15 | 5 |
| n/a | Mitsubishi Triton | 75 | 0.5% | -73.4% | 19 | 3,886 | 2.8% | 22.5% | 6 | 4 |
| n/a | VW Amarok | 60 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Mitsubishi Express | 58 | 0.4% | -19.4% | n/a | 500 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | LDV T60 | 54 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 684 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Mitsubishi ASX | 51 | 0.4% | -82.5% | 7 | 4,164 | 3.0% | 133.8% | 5 | 10 |
| n/a | Kia Stonic | 18 | 0.1% | n/a | 21 | 2,127 | 1.6% | n/a | 12 | – |
| n/a | Hyundai iLoad | 14 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a | 999 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: MIA
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