Registrations of new passenger vehicles across the Tasman Sea in New Zealand increased by 11.4% to 8426 units in March 2025, up from 7561 in the previous corresponding period (PCP).
Toyota led the Kiwi new passenger vehicle market with 1711 registrations, which was an 8% improvement from the PCP figure of 1584 units.
It was followed by Kia with 851 registrations and Mitsubishi with 822 registrations.
Climbing up two places to fifth overall on the table, Honda New Zealand had a boomer finish to the end of the financial year with 555 new car registrations, a 75% improvement on the PCP figure of 318 units.
It was followed by Mazda which was up 56% on PCP to 422 new vehicle registrations, and the MG brand was also up by 32% on PCP to 404 registrations.
It was followed by Suzuki (400), Nissan (289), Ford (288), and Hyundai (281).
RAV4 continues passenger car dominance
The Toyota RAV4 SUV continues to dominate the Kiwi new car market taking 703 registrations in March 2025.
It was followed by the Mitsubishi ASX (364), Mitsubishi Outlander (352), Kia Seltos (295), Toyota Corolla (218), Suzuki Swift (188), MG ZS (185), Mazda CX-5 (176), Toyota Corolla Cross (167), and Ford Everest (165).
Ranger leads declining Kiwi commercial market
Registrations of new commercials in New Zealand significantly declined in March 2025. There were 3490 new commercial vehicles registered in March 2025, a 14% decline from the previous corresponding period (PCP) result of 4043 units.
The market saw falling sales for all brands, barring Toyota, which recorded 861 units.
It was followed by Ford (818), Mitsubishi (488), Nissan (383), BYD (169), Isuzu (131), LDV (111), Fuso (56), Volkswagen (47) and GWM (43).
Once again, the Ford Ranger led the new commercial market in March 2025 with 709 units registered.
It was followed by the Toyota Hilux (669), Mitsubishi Triton (488), Nissan Navara (383), BYD Shark 6 (169), Toyota Hiace (157), Ford Transit (109), Isuzu D-Max (74), LDV T60 (46) and GWM Cannon (43).
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