New Zealand new car registrations rose 12.6 percent in September on the same month last year, ahead of the October 1 rise in the goods and services tax and as rental firms and companies purchased vehicles.New passenger car registrations totalled 6298 in S
New Zealand new car registrations rose 12.6 percent in September on the same month last year, ahead of the October 1 rise in the goods and services tax and as rental firms and companies purchased vehicles.
New passenger car registrations totalled 6298 in September compared to 4720 in the previous month and 5593 a year earlier, the New Zealand Transport Agency said.
Used car registrations -- generally imported used cars -- totalled 7430 last month compared to 7530 last month and 5919 in the same month last year.
Toyota Corolla was the best selling passenger car and overall model for the month with 631 registrations, followed by the Toyota Camry 356. The third best selling car was a Ford Focus with 280 registrations.
A total of 1646 new commercial vehicle registrations were recorded in September from 1717 in August and 1453 in September last year. The top selling model was again the Toyota Hilux on 261, with the Nissan Navara second on 219 and the Ford Ranger third on 142.
The total registrations in the year to date is down 27.95 percent on last year.
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