The success of the Outlander SUV in the Kiwi market, has seen Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand pip Toyota New Zealand to become the best-selling passenger vehicle brand for 2022.
Total passenger vehicle registrations for the 2022 calendar year in New Zealand were up 4% for the year to 116,370 units.
Mitsubishi (17,257) just pipped Toyota (17,003) for Kiwi market leadership in passenger cars. The Outlander was the best-selling passenger car in New Zealand with 9105 registrations in 2022.
New Energy Vehicle brands Tesla and MG rose to number six and seven respectively in the top 10 passenger vehicle table.
Year on year in the top 10, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand was up 18% in passenger car registrations, Toyota was down 5%, Kia was up 10%, Suzuki was up 8%, Hyundai was up 12%, Tesla was up a whopping 113%, MG was up 40%, Mazda was down 26%, Honda was down 4% and Ford was down 10%.
The total amount of passenger car registrations reflect both the constrained supply chain for many brands as well as the introduction of the Labour Government’s Clean Car legislation which has influenced consumer purchases.
Top 10 passenger brand registrations in 2022
- Mitsubishi Motors 17,257
- Toyota New Zealand 17,003
- Kia 11,171
- Suzuki New Zealand 8427
- Hyundai New Zealand 7651
- Tesla 7007
- MG 5319
- Mazda 5289
- Honda 3828
- Ford 3171
Top 10 passenger model registrations in 2022
- Mitsubishi Outlander 9105
- Toyota RAV4 5863
- Tesla Model Y 4226
- Suzuki Swift 3931
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 3657
- MG ZS 3375
- Mitsubishi ASX 3372
- Kia Sportage 3111
- Toyota Corolla 2789
- Tesla Model 3 2781
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