Commercials feel feebate effect

There were 3,117 new commercials registered last month. The total rose 155.9 per cent from 1,218 in April 2022, the first month of the full clean car discount scheme.

Sales for all the leading models jumped from a year ago when the roll-out of the feebate scheme dented consumer appetite for light commercial vehicles.

Ford’s Ranger, pictured, was the top model in April with 929 units and a 29.8 per cent market share after its sales rose 223.7 per cent from 287 in the same month a year ago.

The Toyota Hilux was second on 653, a 534 per cent climb from only 103 in April 2022, and Mitsubishi’s Triton came third with 256 as its figures soared from just 12 units. Completing the top five was the Toyota Hiace on 186 and Nissan’s Navara on 104.

Year to date, the Ranger has 3,914 registrations and a 28 per cent market share, while the Hilux is on 3,133 and 22.5 per cent.

Ford was number one on the marques’ ladder in April with 974 units and a 31.2 per cent market share as sales shot up from 305 a year earlier.

Toyota was next on 895 units, up from 145 light commercial registrations in April 2022, and a 28.7 per cent share.

Completing the top five was Mitsubishi, Isuzu and Fuso with 174, 107 and 104 sales respectively.

Ford is out front on the year-to-date chart with 4,34 registrations and 30.3 per cent of the market, ahead of Toyota on 3,896 and 27.9 per cent.

As for used-imported commercials, there were 429 units registered in April. This was up 54.9 pre cent from 277 in the same month of 2022. 

Toyota was the best-selling marque with 198 registrations and a market share of 46.2 per cent with Nissan next on 84 and 19.6 per cent.

The Toyota Hiace was the top model with 34.5 per cent of April’s market thanks to 148 sales, which was up from just 16 a year ago.

Nissan’s NV350 was next with 55 sales and a 12.8 per cent share of activity, while the Isuzu Elf was third on 30 units.