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Used commercials up 24 per cent YTD

Posted on 04 October, 2017

There were 1,094 used commercial vehicles sold during September, a 13.5 per cent increase in registrations on the same month last year. The year to date total of 9,693 sales in the category is up a healthy 24.2 per cent compared with 2016. Toyota is again the market leader in the used commercial sales category, selling 526 units this September, up 20.9 per cent on the same month last year. Nissan follows at a distant second, selling 217 units. Isuzu saw a noticeable increase in sales, jumping up 45.7 per cent to third equal with Mazda, in terms of total market share, to 67 units. The Toyota Hiace remains the top model for the month of September, with a 32.4 per cent market share. Nissan Caravan sales fell again for the month of September, when compared to the same month last year, down 17.4 per cent to 76 units. New Plymouth was the standout for the regions, over doubling its used commercial sales from 7 units in September 2016 to 19 this September. Just down the road, Palmerston North also saw a big spike in sales, nearly doubling its sales from 15 units in September last year to 28 units this September. Dunedin also saw a healthy increase in sales of used commercials, selling 43 units in September, a 87 per cent increase on September 2016’s total of 23.