NZ sales: November sales strengthen

SIGNS of power have crept into the New Zealand new-vehicle market with November registrations barely up on earlier months, though down on the identical time in 2019.

The Motor Business Affiliation (MIA) mentioned November gross sales have been 11,889 automobiles, down 14.2 per cent representing 1961 much less models in contrast with November 2019.

MIA chief govt David Crawford mentioned year-to-date, the market is down 22.5 per cent, or 32,364 fewer automobiles, in contrast with the identical interval in 2019.

“It is a higher consequence than anticipated again in April once we have been within the depths of the COVID-19 lockdown interval,” he mentioned.

The MIA final month predicted new-vehicle gross sales would fall about 25 per cent by the tip of the yr in contrast with 2019.

Though the market stays suppressed, the MIA information exhibits an enchancment over October when gross sales for the ten months have been down 23.5 per cent on 2019.

The November information exhibits passenger automotive and SUV gross sales have been 8036 models in November, down 16.6 per cent, or 1604 models, on November 2019. Business car gross sales fell 8.5 per cent (357 models) in the identical interval to 3853 automobiles in November.

Electrified automobiles represented 1323 models for the month, together with the launch of the battery-electric MG ZS EV SUV which offered 60 models in November.

For the year-to-date November, electrified automobiles – EVs, plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and petrol hybrids – have offered 9966 models.

NZ markets 18 battery-electric car fashions; 26 totally different hybrid fashions; and 22 PHEV choices.

These automobiles have a 9.0 per cent share of the whole market on year-to-date figures, in contrast with 7.0 per cent within the Australian market. NZ doesn’t have a street person tax on electrified automobiles.

The Ford Ranger was the top-selling car in NZ in November with a 26 per cent market share, nicely above its conventional rival, the Toyota HiLux, with 636 gross sales that have been stunted by the launch of a brand new mannequin.

Toyota’s RAV4 was the third finest promoting car with 511 gross sales adopted by a trio of Mitsubishis with the Outlander in fourth (394 gross sales), then the ASX (369) and Triton (300).

In year-to-date passenger automotive and SUV gross sales, the RAV4 stays the nation’s hottest and is adopted by the Kia Sportage and in third, the Kia Seltos.

No surprises that Toyota is NZ’s biggest-selling model with 2311 gross sales in November for a 19 per cent stake, adopted by Ford (1524 models or 13 per cent) and Mitsubishi (1263 gross sales for 11 per cent).

In November, the passenger automotive and SUV sector was dominated by Toyota with 18 per cent (1452 models) adopted by Mitsubishi (12 per cent or 927 models) and Kia with 9.0 per cent market share and 735 models offered.

The very best sellers within the automotive and SUV phase for the month have been the Toyota RAV4, then the Mitsubishi Outlander and ASX.

In business automobiles, Ford had a 28 per cent share (1094 models) adopted by Toyota (22 per cent or 859 models) after which Mitsubishi in third with a 9.0 per cent stake and 336 gross sales.

The MIA mentioned that smaller automobiles dominated the November gross sales checklist, with medium-sized SUVs taking a 20 per cent share of the market. This was adopted by the compact SUV phase additionally with a 20 per cent share, after which the 4×4 ute and cab-chassis phase with 14 per cent of whole gross sales.

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