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Light commercials remain high

A total of 3,353 new light commercial vehicles were imported into New Zealand last month. 
Posted on 03 July, 2018
Light commercials remain high

A total of 3,353 new light commercial vehicles were imported into New Zealand last month. The number brought the year-to-date total to 18,952, which was an increase of 249 units – or 1.31 per cent – on this time in 2017.

Last month’s total was the third best of this year, behind 3,915 units in April and May.

The top three countries of export, in descending order, were Thailand, Japan and Germany.

As for used lights commercials, some 683 units crossed entered the country last month, which was up by 6.9 per cent on June 2017.

There is a 115-unit difference between 2017’s and 2018’s year-to-date totals of 3,609 and 3,724 respectively – a jump of 3.19 per cent.