Market dives -25.6% due to LCV crunch, Mitsubishi Outlander best-seller – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Mitsubishi Outlander is #1 in New Zealand in April.
9,756 new vehicles found a New Zealand home in April, that’s a harsh -25.6% year-on-year fall which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 3.4% on the same period in 2021 to 56,800. For once Passenger Cars are up this month at +58.9% to 2,902 while SUVs drop -19.3% to 5,623. The main culprit of this month’s market decline is Light Commercials collapsing -80.6% to just 739 units. This is because many LCVs were pre-registered in March to avoid new pollution penalties starting in April. Year-to-date, Passenger Cars are up 16.7% to 9,778, SUVs down -8.4% to 26,374 and LCVs up 17% to 18,311.
In the brands ranking, Toyota (-22%) reclaims the top spot off Mitsubishi (+2%) at 17.9% vs. 16.6% but the later still leads the YTD charts by a significant margin: Mitsubishi (+55.4%) has a 17.5% share so far this year vs. 13.5% for Toyota (-15.1%). Suzuki (+21.7%) shoots up 10 spots on March to land in third place overall with 8.2% share, almost double its YTD level of 4.2%. Hyundai (-9.5%) is up one rank to #4 but the most impressive carmaker near the top this month is Honda (+154.5%) up 11 spots to #5 and 5.7% share vs. 3.1% YTD. Mazda (-33%) suffers at #6 above Kia (-57.2%) and Ford (-71%) faring even worse. MG (+36.1%) is the only additional gainer in the Top 10 and is back up to #9. Just outside the 10 best-sellers, Skoda (+100%) doubles its sales and delivers a 14 spot uptick to #11. Mini (+54.8%), Porsche (+86.3%) and Cupra (+350%) also impress further down just as newcomer Polestar climbs to an impressive 22nd spot with 0.8% share.
Model-wise, with LCVs pretty much out of the picture, we have a rather different order this month. The Mitsubishi Outlander (+57.6%) is the best-selling vehicle in the country for the second time this year after last January with 8.6% share. The Toyota RAV4 (+50.1%) comes in second place ahead of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (+357.1%) up 11 spots on March to #3. The Honda Jazz surges from outside the March Top 25 directly to 4th place with 5% share vs. 1.8% so far this year. The Suzuki Swift (+68.9%) is also up significantly and gains 14 ranks on last month to #5. The Ford Ranger (-72%) collapses but snaps the year-to-date lead off the Mitsubishi Triton (-97.3%) reduced to just 10 units this month. Other great performers include the Hyundai Ioniq (#9), Toyota Highlander (#13), Yaris Cross (#14) and Suzuki Baleno (#15).
Previous month: New Zealand March 2022: Mitsubishi (+104.5%) back on top in euphoric market (+36%)
One year ago: New Zealand April 2021: Kia Stonic surges to #3 in market ip 23.7% on 2 years ago
Full April 2022 Top 65 All-brands and Top 15 models below.
New Zealand April 2022 – brands:
Pos | Brand | Apr-22 | % | /21 | Mar | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
1 | Toyota | 1,743 | 17.9% | -22.0% | 2 | 7,647 | 13.5% | -15.1% | 2 | 1 |
2 | Mitsubishi | 1,621 | 16.6% | 2.0% | 1 | 9,925 | 17.5% | 55.4% | 1 | 2 |
3 | Suzuki | 797 | 8.2% | 21.7% | 13 | 2,387 | 4.2% | -10.4% | 7 | 8 |
4 | Hyundai | 620 | 6.4% | -9.5% | 5 | 3,046 | 5.4% | 16.0% | 4 | 7 |
5 | Honda | 560 | 5.7% | 154.5% | 16 | 1,772 | 3.1% | 25.3% | 10 | 10 |
6 | Mazda | 550 | 5.6% | -33.0% | 4 | 2,714 | 4.8% | -29.7% | 6 | 5 |
7 | Kia | 467 | 4.8% | -57.2% | 9 | 2,983 | 5.3% | -34.5% | 5 | 4 |
8 | Ford | 412 | 4.2% | -71.0% | 3 | 5,393 | 9.5% | 3.0% | 3 | 3 |
9 | MG | 339 | 3.5% | 36.1% | 11 | 1,830 | 3.2% | 73.0% | 9 | 12 |
10 | Volkswagen | 290 | 3.0% | -36.7% | 14 | 1,262 | 2.2% | -36.2% | 14 | 9 |
11 | Skoda | 262 | 2.7% | 100.0% | 25 | 650 | 1.1% | 23.8% | 18 | 19 |
12 | Nissan | 242 | 2.5% | -64.5% | 10 | 2,005 | 3.5% | -27.9% | 8 | 6 |
13 | Mercedes | 193 | 2.0% | -9.8% | 12 | 1,179 | 2.1% | 21.2% | 15 | 14 |
14 | Subaru | 159 | 1.6% | -35.6% | 24 | 848 | 1.5% | -23.7% | 17 | 15 |
15 | Audi | 131 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 23 | 586 | 1.0% | -5.0% | 20 | 20 |
16 | Mini | 113 | 1.2% | 54.8% | 37 | 288 | 0.5% | -3.7% | 30 | 29 |
17 | BMW | 112 | 1.1% | -28.7% | 22 | 622 | 1.1% | -8.8% | 19 | 18 |
18 | Isuzu | 111 | 1.1% | -63.4% | 7 | 1,628 | 2.9% | 26.1% | 11 | 11 |
19 | Fuso | 105 | 1.1% | 56.7% | 32 | 377 | 0.7% | 35.1% | 26 | 26 |
20 | Porsche | 95 | 1.0% | 86.3% | 44 | 266 | 0.5% | 12.2% | 32 | 33 |
21 | Lexus | 92 | 0.9% | 13.6% | 30 | 430 | 0.8% | 10.8% | 24 | 27 |
22 | Polestar | 81 | 0.8% | new | 31 | 237 | 0.4% | new | 33 | 56 |
23 | Peugeot | 80 | 0.8% | -19.2% | 18 | 472 | 0.8% | -8.9% | 23 | 21 |
24 | Hino | 67 | 0.7% | 17.5% | 33 | 296 | 0.5% | 36.4% | 29 | 30 |
25 | Fiat | 51 | 0.5% | -39.3% | 35 | 270 | 0.5% | -23.7% | 31 | 28 |
26 | Citroen | 44 | 0.5% | 51.7% | 36 | 123 | 0.2% | 9.8% | 39 | 38 |
27 | Volvo | 41 | 0.4% | -38.8% | 27 | 321 | 0.6% | 3.5% | 28 | 31 |
28 | Land Rover | 38 | 0.4% | -70.3% | 17 | 503 | 0.9% | -10.3% | 22 | 25 |
29 | Renault | 38 | 0.4% | -17.4% | 26 | 232 | 0.4% | 17.8% | 34 | 32 |
30 | Scania | 34 | 0.3% | 47.8% | 38 | 123 | 0.2% | 36.7% | 40 | 34 |
31 | UD Trucks | 25 | 0.3% | 25.0% | 43 | 82 | 0.1% | 49.1% | 44 | 42 |
32 | Iveco | 23 | 0.2% | -14.8% | 40 | 130 | 0.2% | 14.0% | 38 | 35 |
33 | Foton | 20 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 45 | 90 | 0.2% | 83.7% | 43 | 44 |
34 | Cupra | 18 | 0.2% | 350.0% | 39 | 108 | 0.2% | 620.0% | 41 | 48 |
35 | Kenworth | 17 | 0.2% | -26.1% | 41 | 98 | 0.2% | 7.7% | 42 | 40 |
36 | Chevrolet | 17 | 0.2% | -5.6% | 48 | 56 | 0.1% | -5.1% | 46 | 39 |
37 | Ram | 14 | 0.1% | -48.1% | 34 | 160 | 0.3% | 79.8% | 36 | 37 |
38 | Seat | 13 | 0.1% | -40.9% | 62 | 21 | 0.0% | -73.8% | 53 | 43 |
39 | Jaguar | 12 | 0.1% | -83.6% | 28 | 181 | 0.3% | -2.7% | 35 | 36 |
40 | Volvo Trucks | 12 | 0.1% | -60.0% | 50 | 39 | 0.1% | -59.4% | 48 | 45 |
41 | Haval | 11 | 0.1% | -90.8% | 15 | 932 | 1.6% | 118.8% | 16 | 17 |
42 | MAN | 11 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 47 | 58 | 0.1% | 34.9% | 45 | 49 |
43 | SsangYong | 10 | 0.1% | -88.8% | 19 | 506 | 0.9% | -7.0% | 21 | 23 |
44 | DAF | 8 | 0.1% | 14.3% | 42 | 56 | 0.1% | 24.4% | 47 | 46 |
45 | Yamaha | 7 | 0.1% | 250.0% | 54 | 23 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 52 | 54 |
46 | Can-Am | 6 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 46 | 34 | 0.1% | 41.7% | 49 | 52 |
47 | LDV | 5 | 0.1% | -97.4% | 8 | 1,361 | 2.4% | 65.2% | 12 | 16 |
48 | Bentley | 4 | 0.0% | -20.0% | 52 | 19 | 0.0% | -38.7% | 55 | 53 |
49 | Jeep | 3 | 0.0% | -97.9% | 20 | 363 | 0.6% | -33.0% | 27 | 24 |
50 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0.0% | -70.0% | 51 | 30 | 0.1% | -25.0% | 51 | 50 |
51 | Lotus | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 58 | 9 | 0.0% | n/a | 61 | 72 |
52 | Liebherr | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 65 | 8 | 0.0% | 166.7% | 63 | 67 |
53 | Mack | 3 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 66 | 8 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 64 | 60 |
54 | Aston Martin | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | – | 11 | 0.0% | -59.3% | 57 | 51 |
55 | International | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 63 | 8 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 62 | 61 |
56 | Tesla | 1 | 0.0% | -90.0% | 6 | 1,301 | 2.3% | 223.6% | 13 | 13 |
57 | Mahindra | 1 | 0.0% | -88.9% | 29 | 150 | 0.3% | 76.5% | 37 | 41 |
58 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | -87.5% | 49 | 32 | 0.1% | 68.4% | 50 | 57 |
59 | Sinotruk | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 53 | 21 | 0.0% | 23.5% | 54 | 55 |
60 | Freightliner | 1 | 0.0% | -83.3% | 60 | 11 | 0.0% | -35.3% | 58 | 58 |
61 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66 | 66 |
62 | BCI | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 69 | 79 |
63 | XCMG | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 72 | 2 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 73 | 69 |
64 | Sunlong | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 79 | – |
65 | Great Wall | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 21 | 416 | 0.7% | -12.1% | 25 | 22 |
New Zealand April 2022 – models:
Pos | Model | Apr-22 | % | /21 | Mar | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
1 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 837 | 8.6% | 57.6% | 6 | 3,190 | 5.6% | 60.9% | 3 | 3 |
2 | Toyota RAV4 | 716 | 7.3% | 50.1% | 7 | 1,574 | 2.8% | 1.0% | 5 | 4 |
3 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 544 | 5.6% | 357.1% | 14 | 1,198 | 2.1% | 106.6% | 7 | 22 |
4 | Honda Jazz | 487 | 5.0% | n/a | n/a | 1,045 | 1.8% | n/a | 12 | n/a |
5 | Suzuki Swift | 407 | 4.2% | 68.9% | 19 | 1,181 | 2.1% | 8.8% | 8 | 11 |
6 | Ford Ranger | 287 | 2.9% | -72.0% | 2 | 4,282 | 7.5% | 27.9% | 1 | 1 |
7 | Mazda CX-5 | 254 | 2.6% | -5.6% | 8 | 927 | 1.6% | -26.9% | 14 | 10 |
8 | Toyota Corolla | 239 | 2.4% | -10.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 |
9 | Hyundai Ioniq | 239 | 2.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
10 | MG ZS | 220 | 2.3% | 27.2% | 9 | 1,137 | 2.0% | 53.9% | 10 | 12 |
11 | Toyota Yaris | 194 | 2.0% | 38.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
12 | Hyundai Kona | 192 | 2.0% | -19.7% | 16 | 1,011 | 1.8% | n/a | 13 | 17 |
13 | Toyota Highlander | 180 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
14 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 128 | 1.3% | 4.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
15 | Suzuki Baleno | 125 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
16 | Kia Sportage | 121 | 1.2% | 40.7% | 24 | 735 | 1.3% | -37.5% | 15 | 19 |
n/a | Mitsubishi ASX | 107 | 1.1% | -73.6% | n/a | 592 | 1.0% | -57.6% | 19 | 5 |
n/a | Toyota Hilux | 103 | 1.1% | -86.8% | 3 | 3,073 | 5.4% | -8.3% | 4 | 2 |
n/a | Nissan Navara | 85 | 0.9% | -64.3% | 12 | 1,049 | 1.8% | -8.7% | 11 | 8 |
n/a | Kia Stonic | 75 | 0.8% | -88.0% | 22 | 683 | 1.2% | -33.4% | 16 | 13 |
n/a | Nissan X-Trail | 63 | 0.6% | -71.1% | 20 | 623 | 1.1% | -21.9% | 17 | 14 |
n/a | Hyundai Tucson | 53 | 0.5% | n/a | 11 | 524 | 0.9% | n/a | 21 | n/a |
n/a | Mitsubishi Express | 41 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | Toyota Hiace | 35 | 0.4% | -77.7% | 13 | 620 | 1.1% | -4.6% | 18 | 16 |
n/a | Isuzu D-Max | 34 | 0.3% | -82.6% | 5 | 1,149 | 2.0% | 31.8% | 9 | 15 |
n/a | Mercedes Sprinter | 32 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 242 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | Fiat Ducato | 26 | 0.3% | -67.1% | n/a | 211 | 0.4% | -33.0% | n/a | n/a |
n/a | Ford Transit | 18 | 0.2% | -86.8% | n/a | 186 | 0.3% | -51.1% | n/a | n/a |
n/a | Mazda BT-50 | 13 | 0.1% | -93.6% | 21 | 442 | 0.8% | -51.9% | n/a | 20 |
n/a | Mitsubishi Triton | 10 | 0.1% | -97.3% | 1 | 4,248 | 7.5% | 118.9% | 2 | 6 |
n/a | Hyundai Staria Load | 10 | 0.1% | new | n/a | 259 | 0.5% | new | n/a | n/a |
n/a | LDV Deliver 9 | 3 | 0.0% | new | 17 | 341 | 0.6% | new | n/a | n/a |
n/a | Haval Jolion | 2 | 0.0% | new | 10 | 546 | 1.0% | new | 20 | n/a |
n/a | Tesla Model 3 | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 4 | 1,302 | 2.3% | n/a | 6 | 9 |
n/a | Great Wall GWM Cannon | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 18 | 417 | 0.7% | 13.9% | n/a | n/a |
n/a | LDV T60 | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 23 | 343 | 0.6% | 23.4% | n/a | n/a |
n/a | LDV G10 | 0 | 0.0% | 100.0% | n/a | 287 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: MIA