Passenger vehicle sales improve, commercials decline  - NZ Autocar

Passenger vehicle sales improve, commercials decline  - NZ Autocar

While one side of the new vehicle market is experiencing a mild up-tick, the other continues to slow. Registrations of new passenger vehicles increased by 11.4 per cent, to 8426 units, in March 2025, up from 7561 on the same month last year. Toyota led the new passenger vehicle market with 1711 registrations, an eight per cent improvement. It was followed by Kia with 851 registrations and Mitsubishi with 822 registrations.Honda New Zealand had a…

Many imported cars are included in the items subject to the new preferential import tax rate from March 31, 2025 according to the new decree issued by the Government.

According to Carinfo data, after a minimal decline in February, the number of passenger vehicles registered increased again in March 2025. An expert explained what could be behind the recovery.