The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in February.
The New Zealand new vehicle market edges up 0.7% year-on-year in February to 12,551 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -1.1% to 26,050. Passenger Cars are up 7.5% to 2156 units, SUVs are unusually down -17.3% to 5,498 and Light Commercials up 27.8% to 4,292. Year-to-date, Passenger Cars slide down -1.9% to 4.097, SUVs drop -11.8% to 12,470 and Light Commercials rise 17.8% to 8,397.
In the brands ranking, Toyota (-3.9%) reclaims the top spot off Mitsubishi (+18.8%) but the latter remains #1 year-to-date thanks to a fantastic performance in January. Ford (+32.2%) is bumped down to #3 despite a solid year-on-year gain. Kia (-29.5%) struggles at #4 but sister brand Hyundai (+14.1%) shines. MG (+96.5%) is up one spot on January to #9 while Tesla (+307%) quadruples its sales year-on-year and is up 54 ranks on last month to #10. Haval (+203.1%), Isuzu (+54.9%), Lexus (+48.2%) and Subaru (+41.9%) also impress further down.
Model-wise, the Ford Ranger (+102.4%) spectacularly returns to the pole position it held over the Full Year 2021, also claiming the #1 spot year-to-date. The Toyota Hilux (+10.7%) is back up to #2 ahead of the Mitsubishi Triton (+80.4%) making the podium 100% pickup trucks. Hero of last month, the Mitsubishi Outlander (-8.2%) falls to #4 this month but remains the best-selling SUV in the country by far. As the end of quarter approaches, Tesla sales jump up and the Model 3 is up to #5 this month. The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (+111.3%) and MG ZS (+72.7%) stand out in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: New Zealand January 2022: Mitsubishi best-selling brand, breaks all records in market dipping -3.3%
Full February 2022 Top 70 All-brands and Top 20 models below.
New Zealand February 2022 – brands:
Pos | Brand | Feb-22 | % | /21 | Jan | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
1 | Toyota | 1,971 | 15.7% | -3.9% | 3 | 3,137 | 12.0% | -29.0% | 2 | 1 |
2 | Mitsubishi | 1,925 | 15.3% | 18.8% | 1 | 4,739 | 18.2% | 55.1% | 1 | 2 |
3 | Ford | 1,400 | 11.2% | 32.2% | 2 | 2,619 | 10.1% | 6.9% | 3 | 3 |
4 | Kia | 744 | 5.9% | -29.5% | 4 | 1,829 | 7.0% | -24.0% | 4 | 4 |
5 | Hyundai | 639 | 5.1% | 14.1% | 5 | 1,411 | 5.4% | 13.9% | 5 | 7 |
6 | Mazda | 576 | 4.6% | -41.1% | 8 | 1,139 | 4.4% | -43.4% | 8 | 5 |
7 | Suzuki | 540 | 4.3% | -5.6% | 7 | 1,190 | 4.6% | -7.8% | 6 | 8 |
8 | Nissan | 492 | 3.9% | -25.0% | 6 | 1,145 | 4.4% | -8.9% | 7 | 6 |
9 | MG | 444 | 3.5% | 96.5% | 10 | 918 | 3.5% | 89.7% | 9 | 12 |
10 | Tesla | 350 | 2.8% | 307.0% | 64 | 351 | 1.3% | 190.1% | 17 | 13 |
11 | Honda | 339 | 2.7% | -8.1% | 9 | 840 | 3.2% | 14.6% | 10 | 10 |
12 | Isuzu | 330 | 2.6% | 54.9% | 15 | 574 | 2.2% | 4.2% | 12 | 11 |
13 | Haval | 294 | 2.3% | 203.1% | 16 | 531 | 2.0% | 165.5% | 14 | 17 |
14 | Volkswagen | 244 | 1.9% | -38.2% | 12 | 575 | 2.2% | -32.0% | 11 | 9 |
15 | LDV | 242 | 1.9% | 33.7% | 13 | 533 | 2.0% | 52.3% | 13 | 16 |
16 | Subaru | 237 | 1.9% | 41.9% | 14 | 504 | 1.9% | 26.0% | 16 | 15 |
17 | Mercedes | 177 | 1.4% | -14.9% | 11 | 515 | 2.0% | 5.1% | 15 | 14 |
18 | Skoda | 131 | 1.0% | 32.3% | 20 | 236 | 0.9% | 3.1% | 20 | 19 |
19 | Lexus | 126 | 1.0% | 48.2% | 21 | 229 | 0.9% | 5.5% | 22 | 27 |
20 | BMW | 110 | 0.9% | -35.7% | 17 | 285 | 1.1% | -21.3% | 18 | 18 |
21 | Audi | 106 | 0.8% | -39.1% | 19 | 234 | 0.9% | -28.0% | 21 | 20 |
22 | Fuso | 99 | 0.8% | 47.8% | 28 | 170 | 0.7% | 32.8% | 24 | 26 |
23 | SsangYong | 97 | 0.8% | -38.6% | 18 | 248 | 1.0% | -16.8% | 19 | 23 |
24 | Hino | 90 | 0.7% | 80.0% | 30 | 146 | 0.6% | 67.8% | 28 | 30 |
25 | Porsche | 81 | 0.6% | -1.2% | 29 | 151 | 0.6% | 9.4% | 27 | 33 |
26 | Jeep | 77 | 0.6% | -38.4% | 34 | 112 | 0.4% | -40.1% | 31 | 24 |
27 | Great Wall | 76 | 0.6% | -26.2% | 24 | 173 | 0.7% | -11.3% | 23 | 22 |
28 | Fiat | 74 | 0.6% | -2.6% | 26 | 153 | 0.6% | -6.7% | 25 | 28 |
29 | Mini | 55 | 0.4% | -42.1% | 27 | 133 | 0.5% | -7.0% | 29 | 29 |
30 | Volvo | 50 | 0.4% | -20.6% | 22 | 152 | 0.6% | -12.1% | 26 | 31 |
31 | Iveco | 35 | 0.3% | 84.2% | 35 | 69 | 0.3% | 81.6% | 33 | 35 |
32 | Polestar | 33 | 0.3% | new | 41 | 51 | 0.2% | new | 39 | 56 |
33 | Kenworth | 30 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 39 | 56 | 0.2% | 40.0% | 35 | 40 |
34 | Ram | 27 | 0.2% | 92.9% | 31 | 65 | 0.2% | 62.5% | 34 | 37 |
35 | Foton | 26 | 0.2% | 160.0% | 38 | 52 | 0.2% | 126.1% | 38 | 44 |
36 | Renault | 24 | 0.2% | -57.1% | 36 | 56 | 0.2% | -46.7% | 36 | 32 |
37 | Scania | 20 | 0.2% | -9.1% | 37 | 47 | 0.2% | 38.2% | 41 | 34 |
38 | UD Trucks | 18 | 0.1% | 125.0% | 42 td> | 35 | 0.1% | 84.2% | 42 | 42 |
39 | Mahindra | 18 | 0.1% | -25.0% | 44 | 34 | 0.1% | -44.3% | 43 | 41 |
40 | Peugeot | 17 | 0.1% | -90.2% | 23 | 114 | 0.4% | -55.5% | 30 | 21 |
41 | Land Rover | 16 | 0.1% | -85.8% | 25 | 109 | 0.4% | -63.4% | 32 | 25 |
42 | Jaguar | 15 | 0.1% | 66.7% | 32 | 53 | 0.2% | -32.1% | 37 | 36 |
43 | Cupra | 13 | 0.1% | 225.0% | 33 | 50 | 0.2% | 525.0% | 40 | 48 |
44 | MAN | 13 | 0.1% | 62.5% | 40 | 32 | 0.1% | 23.1% | 44 | 49 |
45 | DAF | 13 | 0.1% | 30.0% | 49 | 25 | 0.1% | 13.6% | 46 | 46 |
46 | Chevrolet | 11 | 0.1% | 175.0% | 45 | 26 | 0.1% | 30.0% | 45 | 39 |
47 | Volvo Trucks | 11 | 0.1% | -52.2% | 51 | 17 | 0.1% | -54.1% | 50 | 45 |
48 | Sinotruk | 11 | 0.1% | 83.3% | 57 | 14 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 51 | 55 |
49 | Can-Am | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 52 | 12 | 0.0% | -14.3% | 52 | 52 |
50 | Maserati | 6 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 47 | 18 | 0.1% | 350.0% | 49 | 57 |
51 | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 46 | 18 | 0.1% | 20.0% | 48 | 50 |
52 | Yamaha | 5 | 0.0% | -28.6% | 53 | 10 | 0.0% | -23.1% | 54 | 54 |
53 | Ferrari | 5 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 61 | 7 | 0.0% | -12.5% | 57 | 59 |
54 | Seat | 5 | 0.0% | -44.4% | 60 | 7 | 0.0% | -76.7% | 59 | 43 |
55 | Bentley | 4 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 56 | 8 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 56 | 53 |
56 | Freightliner | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 58 | 7 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 58 | 58 |
57 | Citroen | 3 | 0.0% | -88.5% | 43 | 19 | 0.1% | -67.2% | 47 | 38 |
58 | Liebherr | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 68 | 4 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 63 | 67 |
59 | Mack | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 69 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 64 | 60 |
60 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 54 | 6 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 60 | 64 |
61 | International | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 59 | 5 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 61 | 61 |
62 | Lotus | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 67 | 72 |
63 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 50 | 9 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 55 | 51 |
64 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 55 | 5 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 62 | 66 |
65 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 63 | 3 | 0.0% | -72.7% | 65 | 63 |
66 | Yangtse Motor Group | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 65 | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 68 | 70 |
67 | Piaggio | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 71 | 73 |
68 | Western Star | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -80.0% | 73 | 68 |
69 | Kato | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 74 | – |
70 | CRRC | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 12 | 0.0% | n/a | 53 | 62 |
New Zealand February 2022 – models:
Pos | Model | Feb-22 | % | /21 | Jan | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
1 | Ford Ranger | 1,111 | 8.9% | 102.4% | 3 | 2,063 | 7.9% | 37.8% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Toyota Hilux | 890 | 7.1% | 10.7% | 4 | 1,396 | 5.4% | -10.2% | 4 | 2 |
3 | Mitsubishi Triton | 855 | 6.8% | 80.4% | 2 | 1,973 | 7.6% | 122.2% | 2 | 6 |
4 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 546 | 4.4% | -8.2% | 1 | 1,731 | 6.6% | 75.9% | 3 | 3 |
5 | Tesla Model 3 | 351 | 2.8% | n/a | n/a | 352 | 1.4% | n/a | 16 | 9 |
6 | Nissan Navara | 301 | 2.4% | 15.3% | 5 | 685 | 2.6% | 26.4% | 5 | 8 |
7 | Suzuki Swift | 290 | 2.3% | -6.8% | 11 | 544 | 2.1% | -2.5% | 8 | 11 |
8 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 281 | 2.2% | 111.3% | n/a | 388 | 1.5% | 24.8% | 14 | 22 |
9 | Toyota RAV4 | 270 | 2.2% | -4.9% | n/a | 364 | 1.4% | -51.8% | 15 | 4 |
10 | MG ZS | 259 | 2.1% | 72.7% | 7 | 561 | 2.2% | n/a | 6 | 12 |
11 | Hyundai Kona | 253 | 2.0% | n/a | 6 | 557 | 2.1% | n/a | 7 | 17 |
12 | Isuzu D-Max | 237 | 1.9% | 83.7% | 14 | 409 | 1.6% | 9.7% | 11 | 15 |
13 | Kia Stonic | 237 | 1.9% | new | 16 | 402 | 1.5% | new | 13 | 13 |
14 | Honda Jazz | 186 | 1.5% | n/a | 12 | 424 | 1.6% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
15 | Haval H6 | 170 | 1.4% | n/a | 20 | 289 | 1.1% | n/a | 20 | n/a |
16 | Toyota Hiace | 169 | 1.3% | 4.3% | 18 | 315 | 1.2% | -6.0% | 18 | 16 |
17 | Nissan X-Trail | 156 | 1.2% | -22.4% | 13 | 329 | 1.3% | 63.7% | 17 | 14 |
18 | Toyota Yaris | 152 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
19 | Ford Everest | 146 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
20 | Kia Sportage | 138 | 1.1% | -62.7% | 9 | 425 | 1.6% | -42.9% | 9 | 19 |
21 | Toyota Corolla | 138 | 1.1% | -40.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 |
n/a | Mazd a CX-5 |
128 | 1.0% | -64.4% | 15 | 295 | 1.1% | -55.4% | 19 | 10 |
n/a | Mitsubishi ASX | 109 | 0.9% | -65.8% | 8 | 407 | 1.6% | -41.4% | 12 | 5 |
n/a | Mazda BT-50 | 99 | 0.8% | -59.6% | n/a | 200 | 0.8% | -57.4% | n/a | 20 |
n/a | LDV G10 | 79 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | 157 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | Great Wall GWM Cannon | 77 | 0.6% | -7.2% | n/a | 174 | 0.7% | 11.5% | n/a | n/a |
n/a | Fiat Ducato | 70 | 0.6% | -2.8% | n/a | 133 | 0.5% | -8.3% | n/a | n/a |
n/a | LDV T60 | 55 | 0.4% | 3.8% | n/a | 142 | 0.5% | 29.1% | n/a | n/a |
Source: MIA