Year-to-date figures show welcome recovery across all sectors of the market.

First four months of the year top 2018’s record-breaking effort.

The marque’s Aqua and Hiace stay ahead of rivals in respective sectors.

Toyota, Kia and Mitsubishi lead the pack as almost 9,000 new cars registered last month.

Ford’s ute beat the Hilux by 245 sales last month, but trails Toyota year to date.

Used-car activity remains steady while new vehicles enjoy healthy boost.

Welcome figures in March after the same month in 2020 was blighted by Covid-19.

Monthly sales figures nearly double from a year ago with a tight tussle among top marques.