Dealer numbers suffer another drop
Latest figures show more than 200 businesses have dropped off the traders register in the past year.
Posted on 02 March, 2020
The number of dealers in New Zealand dropped to 3,210 at the end of February, according to figures released by the Motor Vehicle Traders Register (MVTR).
This was 13 fewer registered traders than for the previous month and a fall of 203 since the end of February 2019 when 3,413 were registered.
Dealer numbers have mostly been in decline each month since peaking at 3,536 in November 2017.
The MVTR holds essential information about registered traders and their businesses. It is operated by Trading Standards, a business unit of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
