Q3 New Vehicle Market Overview
New Zealand Market Report
Q3
September sales put New Zealand on track for yet another record year
Suzuki is also
having a good
year, with sales
up 22.9% YTD
to 4070.
H
yundai sales dropped 2.1
per cent to 6379 by the end
of the third quarter and the
company’s general manager Andy
Sinclair said he hoped to make 2016
the 14th consecutive year of growth.
“We’re a bit behind, but have
been without a light car since half
way through the second quarter, a
situation we plan to remedy by year
end,” he said.
Nissan rose 5.5 per cent to 6343,
while Kia continued its climb, now
up 67.8 per cent over the same
period last year, for 4083 sales,
and eighth place on the overall
charts thanks largely to Sportage
SUV, seventh in the model tables.
Kia NZ general manager Todd
McDonald said the upside to Sportage
performance was that it has had a
run-on effect of the entire range.
Mr McDonald says the fourth quarter
traditionally has strong retail action,
and with Sportage stock shortages
expected, Kia’s sales may decline,
but he expects more new supply
into next year, as well as the launch
of new Rio and a new Picanto light
car offerings.
Suzuki is also having a good year,
with sales up 22.9 per cent YTD
to 4070. The company’s general
manager of marketing Tom Peck said
Vitara’s introduction put the brand
firmly back onto the SUV map, but
Swift was also having a good 2016
in the final year of its model life.
Nissan sales rose
5.5 per cent in Q3.
He said most of the sales are to the
private market, and added that sales
were boosted by the traditional
used-import buyer now purchasing
new.
Used imports still sell in similar
numbers to new vehicles each year,
but with interest rates low, and cars
more affordable than they’ve ever
been, people feel comfortable to spend
money on a new vehicle, he said.
NZ Top 10 makes September 2016
Volkswagen rounded out the
top 10, down 5.2 per cent to
3860.
NZ Top 10 makes YTD end September 2016
Rank
Make
Sales
% Share
Rank
Make
Sales
% Share
1
Toyota
2422
17.44
1
Toyota
18,305
17.08
2
Holden
1636
11.78
2
Ford
12,690
11.84
3
Ford
1454
10.47
3
Holden
9866
9.21
4
Mazda
1075
7.74
4
Mazda
8338
7.78
5
Mitsubishi
919
6.61
5
Mitsubishi
6855
6.39
6
Nissan
818
5.89
6
Hyundai
6379
5.95
7
Hyundai
805
5.79
7
Nissan
6343
5.91
8
Suzuki
504
3.63
8
Kia
4083
3.81
9
Kia
503
3.62
9
Suzuki
4070
3.79
10
Volkswagen
499
3.59
10
Volkswagen
3860
3.60
One of the top NZ models for
Q3 was the Holden Colorado
Source: http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/44AD1340FE2CABC0CA258043007DF57B
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