The Motor Industry Association of New Zealand says that the January 2024 result of 12,649 new vehicles registered is comparable to the prior year, coming in 1.3% higher than January 2023 (12,481 units) but 6.2% lower than January 2022 (13,479 units).
A looming increase to the Clean Car fee on July 1 has driven an increase in registrations of light commercial vehicles in New Zealand for the month of May 2023.
The Tesla Model Y became New Zealand's best-selling new vehicle in November 2022 reflecting the changes in that market since the Ardern government introduced its Clean Car policy.
Motor Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA) chief executive David Crawford says that August’s healthy new-car registration figures, while refreshing news for the industry, were more indicative of shipping timing than a changes in the market.
Not unexpectedly the commencement of the Clean Car Standard on April 1, 2022 in New Zealand had a dramatic impact of the sale of new vehicles, and Utes in particular. The Motor Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA) says 9756 new-vehicle registrations for April made it the lowest month for new-vehicle registrations made it the weakest April since 2015 (barring April 2020, which saw the introduction of New Zealand’s first COVID-19 lockdown).
