Toyota Hiace dominates sales

In total, 10,967 used commercial vehicles were imported in 2016, a massive 24.09 per cent increase on the previous full year, where 8,838 used commercial imports were registered for the first time in New Zealand. Vans continued their dominant position with the top three models remaining unchanged from last year. Toyota Hiace retained its significant market share with 300 units imported in December, and 3,742 unit sales for 2016 a 34.1 per cent market share. Second was the Nissan Caravan, with 76 imports for last month and 938 for the full year, an 8.6 per cent market share. Mazda Bongo rounded out the top three for total sales for 2016 with registrations of 628 for a market share of 5.7 per cent. It was a one-horse race for the top make in this segment with Toyota ending the year with a market share for 2016 of 45.6 per cent. Nissan and Mazda followed with 22 and 7.1 per cent respectively. These top three marques made up 74.7 per cent of the total used commercial market last year.