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Contents
Cars
Table 1. Annual registration of new cars (including ex-overseas) 1926 – 2011 3
Table 2. Registration of new cars, by make (including ex-overseas) 4
Table 3. Registration of new cars (including ex-overseas), by cc rating 7
Table 4. Main countries of origin of new cars (including ex-overseas) 8
Table 4a. Main countries of previous registration of ex-overseas (used-imports) cars 8
Table 5. Annual registration of ex-overseas cars 1936 – 2011 9
Table 6. Registration of ex-overseas cars by make 10
Table 7. New cars, by make and postal district, North Island (including ex-overseas) 13
Table 8. New cars, by make and postal district, South Island (including ex-overseas) 15
Commercials
Table 9. Annual registration of new commercials (including ex-overseas) 1925 – 2011 19
Table 10. Registration of new commercials, by make (including ex-overseas) 20
Table 11. Main countries of origin of new commercials (including ex-overseas) 22
Table 11a. Main countries of previous registration of ex-overseas (used-imports) commercials 22
Table 12. Registration of new commercials by gross vehicle weight (including ex-overseas) 22
Table 13. New commercials, by make and postal district, North Island (including ex-overseas) 23
Table 14. New commercials, by make and postal district, South Island (including ex-overseas) 25
Table 15. Registration of ex-overseas commercials by make 26
Tractors
Table 16. Annual registration of new tractors (including ex-overseas) 1947 – 2011 29
Table 17. Registration of new tractors, by make (including ex-overseas) 30
Table 18. New tractors, by make and postal district, North Island (including ex-overseas) 32
Table 19. New tractors, by make and postal district, South Island (including ex-overseas) 34
Motorcycles and mopeds
Table 20. Annual registration of new motorcycles over 60cc (including ex-overseas) 1926 – 2011 37
Table 21. Annual Registration of new mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc (incl. ex-overseas) 1952–2011 38
Table 22. Registration of new motorcycles over 60cc by make (including ex-overseas) 39
Table 23. Registration of new mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc, by make (including ex-overseas) 41
Table 24. New motorcycles over 60cc, by make and postal district, North Island (including ex-overseas) 43
Table 25. New motorcycles over 60cc, by make and postal district, South Island (including ex-overseas) 45
Table 26. New mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc by make and postal district N. Island (incl. ex-overseas) 46
Table 27. New mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc, by make and postal district, S. Island(incl. ex-overseas) 47
General
Table 28. Vehicles registered during the year 2011 49
Table 29. Vehicles registered during the year by vehicle type and fuel type 49
Table 30. Age profile of major vehicle types, by type and age group as at year end 2011 50
Table 31. Total licensed vehicles, by vehicle type as at end of June 2011 52
Table 32. Total change of ownership transactions for 2011 by vehicle type and sale type 52
Table 33. Change of ownership transactions for 2011, North Island by vehicle type, sale type and postal district 53
Table 34. Change of ownership transactions for 2011, South Island by vehicle type, sale type and postal district 54
Table 35. Cars registered, ‘NZ new’ only, by make and model 55
Table 36. Licensed vehicles as at year end 2011 by vehicle type and postal district 58
Table 37. Total vehicles as at year end 2011 by vehicle type and fuel type 59
Table 38. Colours of cars as at year end 2011 59
Table 39. Vehicle fleet as at 30 June 60
Glossary of terms 61
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Cars
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Table 1. Annual registration of new cars (including ex-overseas)
1926 – 2011
Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation
1926 18,023 - 1955 45,250 25.36 1984 98,437 29.78
1927 12,984 -27.96 1956 38,161 -15.67 1985 84,434 -14.23
1928 16,680 28.47 1957 41,323 8.29 1986 80,021 -5.23
1929 21,405 28.33 1958 30,985 -25.02 1987 89,628 12.01
1930 15,067 -29.61 1959 27,214 -12.17 1988 88,589 -1.16
1931 6,433 -57.30 1960 33,859 24.42 1989 134,828 52.19
1932 3,885 -39.61 1961 37,663 11.23 1990 159,746 18.48
1933 3,635 -6.44 1962 42,680 13.32 1991 102,966 -35.54
1934 9,699 166.82 1963 58,347 36.71 1992 92,110 -10.54
1935 16,217 67.20 1964 65,742 12.67 1993 97,663 6.03
1936 22,789 40.53 1965 67,189 2.20 1994 123,853 26.82
1937 29,444 29.20 1966 63,768 -5.09 1995 146,656 18.41
1938 27,558 -6.41 1967 56,484 -11.42 1996 176,178 20.13
1939 21,953 -20.34 1968 48,808 -13.59 1997 155,599 -11.68
1940 7,253 -66.96 1969 56,438 15.63 1998 154,094 -0.97
1941 33,321 359.41 1970 70,426 24.78 1999 189,313 22.86
1942 468 -98.60 1971 74,646 5.99 2000 173,742 -8.23
1943 80 -82.91 1972 90,302 20.97 2001 186,855 7.55
1944 66 -17.50 1973 102,636 13.66 2002 200,504 7.30
1945 135 104.55 1974 99,217 -3.33 2003 227,425 13.43
1946 5,107 3682.96 1975 83,613 -15.73 2004 228,797 0.60
1947 15,691 207.24 1976 73,527 -12.06 2005 230,313 0.66
1948 14,516 -7.49 1977 61,824 -15.92 2006 200,194 -13.08
1949 10,056 -30.72 1978 67,149 8.61 2007 197,836 -1.18
1950 17,246 71.50 1979 70,841 5.50 2008 164,238 -16.98
1951 25,826 49.75 1980 78,372 10.63 2009 123,161 -25.01
1952 36,298 40.55 1981 91,373 16.59 2010 150,641 22.31
1953 23,073 -36.43 1982 85,479 -6.45 2011 144,871 -3.83
1954 36,097 56.45 1983 75,851 -11.26
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Table 2. Registration of new cars, by make (including ex-overseas)
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Ac - - - - - 1 1
Alfa Romeo 295 0.204 284 290 390 516 303
Almac - - - - 1 - -
Alvis 3 0.002 1 2 4 - 3
Am General - - - 1 1 2 5
Amc 1 0.001 1 1 - - -
American - - - - 2 - -
Aston Martin 42 0.029 36 11 32 42 45
Auburn - - 1 2 2 - 1
Audi 2,462 1.699 2,182 1,749 2,796 3,409 2,784
Austin 4 0.003 8 6 12 7 10
Austin-Healey - - - 2 1 - 3
Bentley 19 0.013 42 20 50 46 76
Bmw 4,593 3.170 4,530 3,260 5,096 6,910 6,417
Bolwell - - - - - 1 -
Borgward - - - - - - 1
Bristol - - - - 16 - -
Bugatti - - 1 - - 1 4
Buick 17 0.012 32 22 45 35 27
Cadillac 54 0.037 105 146 106 86 81
Can-Am 6 0.004 - - - - -
Caterham - - - 1 1 - -
Chery 172 0.119 1 - - - -
Chevrolet 662 0.457 602 457 752 672 466
Chrysler 405 0.280 523 452 1,010 947 951
Citroen 244 0.168 191 191 224 296 284
Countess - - - - 1 1 -
Daewoo 2 0.001 1 3 5 7 48
Daihatsu 193 0.133 397 562 1,668 1,859 2,457
Daimler 3 0.002 - 4 4 8 14
Datsun 3 0.002 7 3 10 3 6
Daytona - - - - - - 1
De Lorean - - - 1 1 1 -
De Soto 1 0.001 3 1 1 - 1
De Tomaso - - - 2 - 2 -
Dfm 1 0.001 - - - - -
Dodge 635 0.438 326 192 229 271 107
Ducati - - - - - 1 -
Edsel 2 0.001 1 - - - -
Eldorado - - 1 - - - -
Essex - - 1 - - - -
Eunos - - - - - - 3
Excalibur - - 1 - 2 - 1
Falcon - - 1 - - - -
Ferrari 31 0.021 40 24 36 32 31
Fiat 127 0.088 129 167 316 239 250
Ford 7,464 5.152 8,531 7,806 10,622 11,847 13,344
Fraser - - 3 4 4 3 3
Geely 56 0.039 60 5 - - -
Gilera 1 0.001 - - - - -
Gmc 2 0.001 4 3 7 10 7
Great Wall 126 0.087 97 10 - - -
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Table 2. Registration of new cars, by make (including ex-overseas) - continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Hillman - - - - 1 - -
Holden 6,802 4.695 6,474 5,366 7,009 9,370 9,221
Honda 11,037 7.619 13,206 11,090 13,910 19,370 20,077
Hudson 1 0.001 1 - - - 1
Humber - - 1 - - - -
Hummer 1 0.001 13 27 47 - -
Hyundai 6,451 4.453 6,017 5,295 5,224 5,078 4,448
Imperial 1 0.001 - - - - -
International 1 0.001 - - - - -
Isuzu 133 0.092 163 209 512 1,176 1,900
Iveco 1 0.001 - - - - 1
Jaguar 366 0.253 346 291 488 519 389
Jeep 544 0.376 393 313 387 600 579
Jensen - - 1 - 1 3 1
Jewett 1 0.001 - - - - -
Jowett - - - - 1 - -
Kia 2,405 1.660 2,142 2,121 1,837 2,454 2,074
Ktm - - - 1 - - -
Lagonda - - 4 - 1 - 1
Lamborghini 7 0.005 10 6 2 7 5
Lancia 4 0.003 2 1 3 2 4
Land Rover 628 0.433 468 290 649 887 731
Lexus 592 0.409 477 465 694 925 813
Leyland - - 3 2 1 - 3
Lincoln 11 0.008 11 11 27 18 12
Lotus 12 0.008 12 9 6 17 21
Lvvta 11 0.008 7 15 18 14 11
Maserati 26 0.018 20 24 34 21 18
Maxwell - - - - - 1 -
Maybach - - - - 1 - -
Mazda 15,469 10.678 16,190 12,569 16,573 15,498 14,114
Mercedes-Benz 1,861 1.285 1,544 1,585 2,161 2,808 2,844
Mercury 13 0.009 8 16 19 8 14
Mg 30 0.021 18 23 44 37 41
Mini 487 0.336 376 283 341 355 276
Mitsubishi 7,280 5.025 7,833 5,672 8,870 12,601 16,559
Morgan 18 0.012 12 9 9 8 18
Morris 1 0.001 6 3 2 3 2
Nissan 15,902 10.977 17,032 13,857 15,294 21,546 24,790
Oldsmobile 10 0.007 18 15 11 12 10
Opel 140 0.097 146 231 636 778 588
Overland - - - 1 1 - -
Packard 3 0.002 3 4 2 2 1
Panther 1 0.001 - - - - -
Peugeot 1,337 0.923 1,206 1,154 1,729 1,942 1,865
Piaggio 1 0.001 - - - - -
Plymouth 24 0.017 22 14 21 27 20
Pontiac 49 0.034 32 27 56 53 28
Porsche 216 0.149 202 175 227 390 378
Proton 12 0.008 29 13 - 2 1
Rambler - - - 1 - 1 1
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Table 2. Registration of new cars, by make (including ex-overseas) - continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Range Rover 8 0.006 6 2 5 9 8
Reliant 3 0.002 - - - 1 -
Renault 159 0.110 116 135 218 335 387
Riley 1 0.001 - - - - -
Rolls-Royce 8 0.006 26 20 7 12 9
Rover 16 0.011 17 22 62 229 348
Saab 49 0.034 89 179 247 308 302
Saturn - - - - - 2 2
Seat - - - 1 1 - -
Singer - - - 2 - - -
Skoda 517 0.357 265 242 327 183 137
Smart 32 0.022 45 49 103 77 96
Ssangyong 445 0.307 116 23 146 290 436
Studebaker 2 0.001 2 4 4 3 5
Subaru 7,820 5.398 9,377 7,296 8,924 11,499 12,105
Sunbeam 3 0.002 - 2 3 1 2
Suzuki 6,714 4.634 6,661 5,538 8,182 6,552 4,500
Swallow - - - - 1 - -
Toyota 33,942 23.429 36,364 28,660 38,691 46,577 45,737
Triumph 7 0.005 10 6 8 4 11
Tvr 6 0.004 12 5 2 - 4
Vauxhall 19 0.013 16 13 34 15 16
Veteran - - - - - - 1
Vintage - - - - 1 1 -
Volkswagen 4,906 3.386 4,335 3,834 6,351 7,120 5,841
Volvo 539 0.372 521 503 574 791 615
Westfield - - - - 1 1 -
Willys 1 0.001 1 3 1 1 5
Wolseley - - 1 - - - -
Custombuilt - - 1 1 1 - 3
Factory Built 159 0.110 68 32 47 35 29
Homebuilt - - 1 1 1 2 -
Total 144,871 150,641 123,161 164,238 197,836 200,194
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Table 3. Registration of new cars (including ex-overseas), by cc rating
CC rating 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Up to 850 55 48 103 281 262 168
% of total 0.04 0.03 0.08 0.17 0.13 0.08
851 - 1000 1,708 1,671 2,037 2,110 1,563 1,480
% of total 1.18 1.11 1.65 1.28 0.79 0.74
1001 - 1100 65 159 227 278 384 310
% of total 0.04 0.11 0.18 0.17 0.19 0.15
1101 - 1200 421 243 17 23 22 18
% of total 0.29 0.16 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
1201 - 1300 7,110 6,331 5,563 5,006 5,250 5,212
% of total 4.91 4.20 4.52 3.05 2.65 2.60
1301 - 1400 11,063 8,940 8,089 9,859 11,568 11,036
% of total 7.64 5.93 6.57 6.00 5.85 5.51
1401 - 1500 17,061 21,164 16,931 20,046 18,824 20,185
% of total 11.78 14.05 13.75 12.21 9.51 10.08
1501 - 1600 7,017 5,986 5,715 9,097 10,244 9,596
% of total 4.84 3.97 4.64 5.54 5.18 4.79
1601 - 1800 13,843 15,689 12,356 14,755 15,917 17,633
% of total 9.56 10.41 10.03 8.98 8.05 8.81
1801 - 2000 32,198 35,534 29,196 41,280 53,272 55,614
% of total 22.23 23.59 23.71 25.13 26.93 27.78
2001 - 2500 30,485 30,685 22,376 30,059 36,807 35,828
% of total 21.04 20.37 18.17 18.30 18.60 17.90
2501 - 3000 10,403 9,599 7,416 10,224 16,735 16,844
% of total 7.18 6.37 6.02 6.23 8.46 8.41
3001 - 3500 5,222 5,327 4,314 7,092 8,377 7,453
% of total 3.60 3.54 3.50 4.32 4.23 3.72
3501 - 4000 4,928 6,109 6,241 8,943 11,799 12,954
% of total 3.40 4.06 5.07 5.45 5.96 6.47
4001 - 4500 919 749 597 1,758 2,218 1,748
% of total 0.63 0.50 0.48 1.07 1.12 0.87
4501 - 5000 842 683 574 897 1,106 1,036
% of total 0.58 0.45 0.47 0.55 0.56 0.52
5001 and over 1,531 1,724 1,409 2,530 3,488 3,079
% of total 1.06 1.14 1.14 1.54 1.76 1.54
Total 144,871 150,641 123,161 164,238 197,836 200,194
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Table 4. Main countries of origin of new cars (including ex-overseas)
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Australia Total registered 7,947 8,348 7,884 11,697 14,933 14,981
% of total 5.49 5.54 6.40 7.12 7.55 7.48
Japan Total registered 95,936 104,383 83,810 110,540 134,310 139,396
% of total 66.22 69.29 68.05 67.30 67.89 69.63
United Kingdom Total registered 2,783 2,647 1,665 2,366 3,223 3,157
% of total 1.92 1.76 1.35 1.44 1.63 1.58
All others Total registered 38,205 35,263 29,802 39,635 45,370 42,660
% of total 26.37 23.41 24.20 24.13 22.93 21.31
Total 144,871 150,641 123,161 164,238 197,836 200,194
Table 4a. Main countries of previous registration of ex-overseas
(used-imports) cars
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Australia Total registered 784 790 735 793 830 893
% of Total 0.97 0.89 1.07 0.87 0.69 0.72
Japan Total registered 77,144 84,659 64,702 86,037 114,510 116,732
% of Total 95.41 95.54 94.10 94.71 95.12 94.60
United Kingdom Total registered 1,368 718 527 583 489 624
% of Total 1.69 0.81 0.77 0.64 0.41 0.51
All others Total registered 1,556 2,445 2,793 3,428 4,553 5,141
% of Total 1.92 2.76 4.06 3.77 3.78 4.17
Total 80,852 88,612 68,757 90,841 120,382 123,390
Note: The country of previous registration indicates the country where the vehicle was last registered, immediately prior
to importation into New Zealand. This may differ from the vehicle’s country of origin.
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Table 5. Annual registration of ex-overseas cars
1936 – 2011
Year
Total
% of All Cars
Registered
% Var. from
Prev.Year
Year
Total
% of All Cars
Registered
% Var. from Prev.Year
1936 694 3.05 - 1974 5,416 5.46 2.38
1937 1,616 5.49 132.85 1975 4,863 5.82 -10.21
1938 1,633 5.93 1.05 1976 3,276 4.46 -32.63
1939 1,050 4.78 -35.70 1977 2,750 4.45 -16.06
1940 184 2.54 -82.48 1978 2,681 3.99 -2.51
1941 49 0.15 -73.37 1979 2,682 3.79 0.04
1942 18 3.85 -63.27 1980 2,701 3.45 0.71
1943 2 2.50 -88.89 1981 1,907 2.09 -29.40
1944 14 21.21 600.00 1982 1,812 2.12 -4.98
1945 32 23.70 128.57 1983 1,766 2.33 -2.54
1946 129 2.53 303.13 1984 2,019 2.05 14.33
1947 251 1.60 94.57 1985 2,918 3.46 44.53
1948 315 2.17 25.50 1986 3,946 4.93 35.23
1949 543 5.40 72.38 1987 12,129 13.53 207.37
1950 984 5.71 81.22 1988 17,372 19.61 43.23
1951 1,278 4.95 29.88 1989 50,965 37.80 193.37
1952 1,960 5.40 53.36 1990 85,324 53.41 67.42
1953 1,224 5.30 -37.55 1991 47,351 45.99 -44.50
1954 1,031 2.86 -15.77 1992 39,146 42.50 -17.33
1955 1,165 2.57 13.00 1993 43,841 44.89 11.99
1956 1,182 3.10 1.46 1994 62,088 50.13 41.62
1957 1,312 3.17 11.00 1995 80,976 55.21 30.42
1958 1,274 4.11 -2.90 1996 111,764 63.44 38.02
1959 1,320 4.85 3.61 1997 97,041 62.37 -13.17
1960 1,558 4.60 18.03 1998 99,937 64.85 2.98
1961 2,903 7.71 86.33 1999 131,118 69.26 31.20
1962 3,822 8.96 31.66 2000 116,124 66.84 -11.44
1963 3,129 5.36 -18.13 2001 128,693 68.87 10.82
1964 3,191 4.85 1.98 2002 136,418 68.04 6.00
1965 3,683 5.48 15.42 2003 156,972 69.02 15.07
1966 4,243 6.65 15.20 2004 154,042 67.33 -1.87
1967 4,390 7.77 3.46 2005 152,488 66.21 -1.01
1968 3,171 6.50 -27.77 2006 123,390 61.64 -19.08
1969 3,114 5.52 -1.80 2007 120,382 60.85 -2.44
1970 3,738 5.31 20.04 2008 90,841 55.31 -24.54
1971 4,230 5.67 13.16 2009 68,757 55.83 -24.31
1972 4,758 5.27 12.48 2010 88,612 58.82 28.88
1973 5,290 5.15 11.18 2011 80,852 55.81 -8.76
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Table 6. Registration of ex-overseas cars by make
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Ac - - - - - 1 -
Alfa Romeo 132 0.163 166 165 218 261 133
Alvis 3 0.004 1 2 4 - 3
Am General - - - 1 1 1 1
Amc 1 0.001 1 1 - - -
American - - - - 2 - -
Aston Martin 12 0.015 11 5 7 9 9
Auburn - - 1 2 2 - 1
Audi 1,131 1.399 901 702 1,725 2,101 1,672
Austin 4 0.005 8 6 12 7 10
Austin-Healey - - - 2 1 - 3
Bentley 8 0.010 30 7 33 26 42
Bmw 3,376 4.176 3,395 2,274 4,174 5,675 5,126
Bolwell - - - - - 1 -
Borgward - - - - - - 1
Bristol - - - - 16 - -
Bugatti - - 1 - - 1 4
Buick 17 0.021 32 22 45 35 27
Cadillac 54 0.067 35 82 106 86 79
Can-Am 2 0.002 - - - - -
Caterham - - - 1 1 - -
Chevrolet 656 0.811 599 457 748 671 463
Chrysler 375 0.464 441 334 702 573 359
Citroen 37 0.046 36 34 38 60 83
Daewoo 2 0.002 1 3 5 4 13
Daihatsu 115 0.142 191 192 181 283 330
Daimler 3 0.004 - 4 4 8 14
Datsun 3 0.004 7 3 10 3 6
Daytona - - - - - - 1
De Lorean - - - 1 1 1 -
De Soto 1 0.001 3 1 1 - 1
De Tomaso - - - 2 - 2 -
Dodge 73 0.090 47 34 51 45 46
Ducati - - - - - 1 -
Edsel 2 0.002 1 - - - -
Eldorado - - 1 - - - -
Essex - - 1 - - - -
Eunos - - - - - - 3
Excalibur - - 1 - 2 - 1
Falcon - - 1 - - - -
Ferrari 18 0.022 26 16 15 10 14
Fiat 44 0.054 49 42 87 76 53
Ford 1,584 1.959 1,741 1,559 2,163 2,409 2,379
Gilera 1 0.001 - - - - -
Gmc 2 0.002 4 2 6 8 7
Hillman - - - - 1 - -
Holden 140 0.173 126 116 116 141 135
Honda 8,428 10.424 10,833 8,319 8,142 13,123 13,865
Hudson 1 0.001 1 - - - 1
Humber - - 1 - - - -
Hummer 1 0.001 1 - 3 - -
Hyundai 379 0.469 776 643 820 598 371
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Table 6. Registration of ex-overseas cars by make - continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Imperial 1 0.001 - - - - -
International 1 0.001 - - - - -
Isuzu 133 0.164 163 209 511 1,176 1,900
Iveco 1 0.001 - - - - 1
Jaguar 321 0.397 270 216 338 379 306
Jeep 153 0.189 111 45 70 135 126
Jensen - - 1 - 1 3 1
Jewett 1 0.001 - - - - -
Jowett - - - - 1 - -
Kia 27 0.033 15 19 15 8 10
Lagonda - - 4 - 1 - 1
Lamborghini 2 0.002 5 3 - 1 -
Lancia 4 0.005 2 1 3 2 4
Land Rover 235 0.291 145 134 360 408 304
Lexus 84 0.104 74 80 233 243 249
Leyland - - 3 2 1 - 3
Lincoln 10 0.012 11 11 27 18 12
Lotus 11 0.014 12 7 6 10 13
Lvvta 8 0.010 2 6 9 6 6
Maserati 6 0.007 5 5 1 2 3
Maxwell - - - - - 1 -
Maybach - - - - 1 - -
Mazda 10,587 13.094 10,892 7,844 10,760 10,534 9,419
Mercedes-Benz 880 1.088 720 728 1,352 1,704 1,678
Mercury 13 0.016 8 16 19 8 14
Mg 30 0.037 18 23 43 33 32
Mini 175 0.216 116 57 78 27 37
Mitsubishi 4,231 5.233 4,913 3,660 4,644 8,171 12,175
Morgan 13 0.016 8 7 8 5 17
Morris 1 0.001 6 3 2 3 2
Nissan 13,062 16.155 14,145 11,174 12,205 17,662 20,500
Oldsmobile 10 0.012 18 15 11 12 10
Opel 140 0.173 146 231 636 778 588
Overland - - - 1 1 - -
Packard 3 0.004 3 4 2 2 1
Panther 1 0.001 - - - - -
Peugeot 570 0.705 515 492 726 861 714
Plymouth 24 0.030 22 14 21 27 20
Pontiac 49 0.061 32 27 56 53 28
Porsche 65 0.080 71 65 98 152 148
Proton 9 0.011 5 1 - 1 1
Rambler - - - 1 - 1 1
Range Rover 8 0.010 6 2 5 9 8
Reliant 3 0.004 - - - 1 -
Renault 68 0.084 102 104 140 186 200
Riley 1 0.001 - - - - -
Rolls-Royce 7 0.009 24 20 6 12 8
Rover 16 0.020 17 22 62 223 328
Saab 49 0.061 89 162 212 266 248
Saturn - - - - - 2 2
Seat - - - 1 1 - -
Singer - - - 2 - - -
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Table 6. Registration of ex-overseas cars by make - continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Skoda 5 0.006 11 5 2 2 5
Smart 32 0.040 26 37 56 36 16
Ssangyong 4 0.005 4 1 3 5 1
Studebaker 2 0.002 2 4 4 3 5
Subaru 6,325 7.823 7,452 5,803 7,306 9,466 9,936
Sunbeam 3 0.004 - 2 3 1 2
Suzuki 1,962 2.427 2,250 1,926 2,685 2,331 1,408
Swallow - - - - 1 - -
Toyota 22,146 27.391 23,934 17,961 23,716 33,482 33,277
Triumph 7 0.009 10 6 8 4 11
Tvr 6 0.007 12 5 2 - 4
Vauxhall 19 0.023 16 13 34 15 16
Veteran - - - - - - 1
Vintage - - - - 1 1 -
Volkswagen 2,355 2.913 2,343 2,185 4,502 5,116 3,895
Volvo 356 0.440 374 345 379 537 408
Westfield - - - - 1 1 -
Willys 1 0.001 1 3 1 1 5
Wolseley - - 1 - - - -
Custombuilt - - 1 1 1 - 2
Factory Built 11 0.014 5 11 26 35 24
Homebuilt - - 1 1 1 1 -
Total 80,852 88,612 68,757 90,841 120,382 123,390
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Table 7. New cars, by make and postal district, North Island
(including ex-overseas)
Make Wh
ang
arei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
ier
New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
T
ota
l
Alfa Romeo 4 156 11 - 5 1 1 5 3 2 4 2 37 231
Alvis - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2
Amc - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Aston Martin 1 25 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 1 3 35
Audi 21 1,458 129 6 89 5 6 67 22 8 36 6 196 2,049
Austin - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2
Bentley 3 7 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - 2 18
Bmw 53 2,499 270 14 194 32 3 119 42 19 90 17 448 3,800
Buick - 6 1 1 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 15
Cadillac - 18 5 - 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 - 1 38
Can-Am - 3 - - 1 - - - 2 - - - - 6
Chery 21 78 11 2 4 - - 1 3 1 3 1 11 136
Chevrolet 15 228 61 11 32 7 2 16 24 6 20 5 68 495
Chrysler 10 138 28 2 17 1 - 4 13 5 12 2 52 284
Citroen 2 146 8 - 3 - - 3 6 - 4 1 22 195
Daewoo - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Daihatsu 1 90 12 1 9 - 1 9 5 3 4 - 22 157
Daimler - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Datsun - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
De Soto - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Dfm - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Dodge 11 283 59 6 34 6 2 16 10 2 28 2 50 509
Edsel - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Ferrari 2 15 1 - 2 2 - 2 - - - - 2 26
Fiat 1 57 1 1 8 - - 1 1 - 3 - 14 87
Ford 145 3,522 437 42 272 55 45 172 194 81 262 68 577 5,872
Geely 5 16 11 - 2 6 - - 1 - 1 - - 42
Gilera - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Gmc - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - 2
Great Wall 3 41 16 - 4 - - 3 1 - 2 - 7 77
Holden 183 3,251 598 85 231 109 26 134 105 49 211 49 484 5,515
Honda 201 5,756 762 71 366 113 48 229 202 70 238 58 1,002 9,116
Hudson - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Hummer - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Hyundai 151 3,145 317 28 158 222 10 170 71 13 114 56 674 5,129
Imperial - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
International - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Isuzu 3 42 11 - 4 1 - 1 3 - - 3 14 82
Iveco - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Jaguar 9 130 19 9 16 2 4 18 6 5 9 2 53 282
Jeep 5 254 32 2 44 5 2 11 9 1 15 2 45 427
Kia 79 996 127 24 121 31 28 97 51 46 60 39 225 1,924
Lamborghini - 5 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 7
Lancia - 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 4
Land Rover 4 298 37 1 13 1 1 17 12 2 12 2 45 445
Lexus 2 303 21 4 13 5 3 24 8 1 57 5 58 504
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Table 7. New cars, by make and postal district, North Island
(including ex-overseas) - continued
Make Wh
ang
arei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
ier
New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Lincoln - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - 2
Lotus - 8 - - 2 - - - - - 1 - - 11
Lvvta - 2 - - - - - 1 - - 2 - 1 6
Maserati - 16 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 19
Mazda 311 7,155 1,300 76 574 153 125 341 374 147 417 113 1,718 12,804
Mercedes-Benz 19 1,051 107 13 69 9 4 31 17 4 35 7 212 1,578
Mercury - 5 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 8
Mg - 10 3 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 1 - 2 24
Mini 8 285 21 3 9 3 - 5 7 2 13 4 56 416
Mitsubishi 170 3,273 561 60 324 70 27 158 141 40 152 51 840 5,867
Morgan - 12 - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 14
Nissan 367 8,165 1,143 196 744 151 99 401 213 105 256 62 1,200 13,102
Oldsmobile - 4 2 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 8
Opel 1 69 6 3 3 2 - 1 3 3 2 - 17 110
Packard - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Panther - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Peugeot 10 693 70 3 97 4 2 37 8 3 46 12 130 1,115
Piaggio - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Plymouth 2 10 1 - 2 1 - - 2 - - - 1 19
Pontiac 1 14 4 - 4 - - 2 2 - 1 2 3 33
Porsche 3 131 6 2 3 1 - 4 2 - 2 1 27 182
Proton - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 1 5
Range Rover - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 2 6
Reliant - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Renault - 76 3 - 5 - 1 6 1 - 7 - 21 120
Riley - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Rolls-Royce - 4 - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 7
Rover - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - 2 9
Saab - 15 4 - 1 - - 2 2 1 2 - 6 33
Skoda 3 206 25 3 15 - - 21 2 5 4 4 150 438
Smart 1 17 1 - - 2 - 2 - - 2 - 5 30
Ssangyong 15 87 167 2 29 10 10 12 16 14 14 3 18 397
Studebaker - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
Subaru 122 3,124 502 49 233 53 66 169 100 26 180 50 853 5,527
Sunbeam - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 2
Suzuki 162 2,221 372 73 268 62 49 259 169 246 272 74 779 5,006
Toyota 497 17,369 1,659 210 1,073 414 159 581 618 162 791 123 2,922 26,578
Triumph 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 4
Tvr - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Vauxhall - 9 1 - 2 - - - - - 1 - 2 15
Volkswagen 62 2,586 275 24 194 20 12 112 69 18 82 12 498 3,964
Volvo 7 282 34 5 23 1 1 6 6 1 9 2 53 430
Willys - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Factory Built 3 31 18 4 14 7 2 4 17 5 9 1 13 128
Total 2,700 69,930 9,273 1,039 5,353 1,571 740 3,289 2,569 1,098 3,499 842 13,650 115,553
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Table 8. New cars, by make and postal district, South Island
(including ex-overseas)
Make Nel
son
Ble
nh
eim
Gre
ymo
uth
Wes
tpo
rt
Ch
rist
chu
rch
Tim
aru
Oam
aru
Du
ned
in
Inve
rcar
gill
So
uth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Alfa Romeo 2 2 2 - 44 1 - 10 3 64
Alvis - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Aston Martin - - - - 5 1 - 1 - 7
Audi 13 9 5 - 290 14 4 68 10 413
Austin - - - - 1 - - 1 - 2
Bentley - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Bmw 31 12 9 2 551 31 10 117 30 793
Buick - - - - 1 - - - 1 2
Cadillac 2 - - - 9 - - 1 4 16
Chery 1 1 - - 16 - - 17 1 36
Chevrolet 15 2 - 1 75 11 6 24 33 167
Chrysler 6 1 1 3 69 6 1 24 10 121
Citroen 1 - - - 37 1 - 9 1 49
Daewoo - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Daihatsu 2 2 1 - 23 3 1 2 2 36
Daimler - - - - 1 - 1 - - 2
Datsun - - - - - - - 2 - 2
Dodge 11 3 3 1 75 6 1 21 5 126
Ferrari 1 - - - 3 - - 1 - 5
Fiat 3 - - - 33 1 - 2 1 40
Ford 74 46 42 7 965 61 38 209 150 1,592
Geely 5 - - - 6 - - - 3 14
Great Wall 5 - 3 - 35 - - 6 - 49
Holden 81 50 10 7 765 58 22 166 128 1,287
Honda 158 68 37 6 1,196 72 30 194 160 1,921
Hyundai 80 45 10 5 814 69 8 219 72 1,322
Isuzu - 2 2 - 26 7 1 7 6 51
Jaguar 7 - 1 1 55 5 1 12 2 84
Jeep 10 2 1 - 66 4 3 25 6 117
Jewett - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Kia 44 5 - 1 154 42 7 140 88 481
Land Rover 8 5 2 1 127 5 - 26 9 183
Lexus 7 3 1 2 61 1 - 12 1 88
Lincoln 3 - - - 3 1 - 1 1 9
Lotus - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Lvvta - 1 - - 2 - - 1 1 5
Maserati - 1 - - 5 - - 1 - 7
Mazda 191 91 40 14 1,543 155 31 412 188 2,665
Mercedes-Benz 16 6 4 - 189 7 3 50 8 283
Mercury - - - - 1 - - 3 1 5
Mg - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - 6
Mini 5 1 1 - 55 1 1 4 3 71
Mitsubishi 138 43 28 10 817 65 20 202 90 1,413
Morgan - - - - 1 - - 2 1 4
Morris - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Nissan 188 59 48 14 1,756 125 25 418 167 2,800
Oldsmobile - - - - - - - 1 1 2
Opel - 1 1 - 23 1 1 2 1 30
Packard - - - - - - - 1 - 1
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Table 8. New cars, by make and postal district, South Island
(including ex-overseas) - continued
Make
Nel
son
Ble
nh
eim
Gre
ymo
uth
Wes
tpo
rt
Ch
rist
chu
rch
Tim
aru
Oam
aru
Du
ned
in
Inve
rcar
gill
So
uth
Isla
nd
T
ota
l
Peugeot 28 6 1 1 121 6 1 47 11 222
Plymouth - - 1 - - - - 1 3 5
Pontiac 3 - - - 7 - - 2 4 16
Porsche 7 - - - 19 - - 8 - 34
Proton - - - - 7 - - - - 7
Range Rover - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Reliant 1 - - - 1 - - - - 2
Renault 2 2 1 - 29 1 1 2 1 39
Rolls-Royce - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Rover 1 - 1 - 4 - - 1 - 7
Saab - - - - 12 1 - 2 1 16
Skoda 6 3 - - 50 6 1 11 2 79
Smart - - - - 1 - - 1 - 2
Ssangyong 2 - 1 - 28 5 1 2 9 48
Studebaker - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Subaru 123 44 34 10 1,461 69 17 408 127 2,293
Sunbeam - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Suzuki 149 101 44 8 1,067 87 17 156 79 1,708
Toyota 403 170 104 23 5,111 298 88 867 300 7,364
Triumph - - - - 1 - - 2 - 3
Tvr - - - - 5 - - - - 5
Vauxhall - - - - 2 1 - 1 - 4
Volkswagen 47 14 8 3 691 28 5 121 25 942
Volvo 5 2 - - 79 3 1 15 4 109
Factory Built 3 - 3 - 17 2 1 3 2 31
Total 1,888 805 450 120 18,620 1,262 348 4,069 1,756 29,318
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Commercials
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Table 9. Annual registration of new commercials (including ex-overseas)
1925 – 2011
Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation
1925 3,242 - 1954 8,248 16.99 1983 25,024 -18.52
1926 4,508 39.05 1955 13,456 63.14 1984 27,035 8.04
1927 3,384 -24.93 1956 11,185 -16.88 1985 23,284 -13.87
1928 3,158 -6.68 1957 9,329 -16.59 1986 18,583 -20.19
1929 5,289 67.48 1958 9,500 1.83 1987 16,119 -13.26
1930 4,241 -19.81 1959 6,763 -28.81 1988 16,652 3.31
1931 1,865 -56.02 1960 8,423 24.55 1989 23,275 39.77
1932 1,224 -34.37 1961 9,551 13.39 1990 29,445 26.51
1933 1,338 9.31 1962 8,673 -9.19 1991 24,985 -15.15
1934 2,712 102.69 1963 9,856 13.64 1992 23,772 -4.85
1935 3,626 33.70 1964 10,856 10.15 1993 27,402 15.27
1936 5,501 51.71 1965 9,889 -8.91 1994 30,534 11.43
1937 6,623 20.40 1966 12,037 21.72 1995 29,598 -3.07
1938 6,033 -8.91 1967 9,864 -18.05 1996 29,844 0.83
1939 4,474 -25.84 1968 8,122 -17.66 1997 24,520 -17.84
1940 1,717 -61.62 1969 11,958 47.23 1998 20,540 -16.23
1941 937 -45.43 1970 17,402 45.53 1999 22,328 8.70
1942 3,601 284.31 1971 19,523 12.19 2000 23,291 4.31
1943 1,907 -47.04 1972 17,481 -10.46 2001 23,463 0.74
1944 1,559 -18.25 1973 18,050 3.25 2002 29,319 24.96
1945 885 -43.23 1974 16,436 -8.94 2003 33,019 12.62
1946 3,552 301.36 1975 17,598 7.07 2004 37,869 14.69
1947 5,710 60.75 1976 18,242 3.66 2005 38,405 1.42
1948 6,804 19.16 1977 18,124 -0.65 2006 34,201 -10.95
1949 8,020 17.87 1978 18,901 4.29 2007 36,063 5.44
1950 8,096 0.95 1979 19,377 2.52 2008 31,341 -13.09
1951 10,687 32.00 1980 21,031 8.54 2009 17,939 -42.76
1952 11,350 6.20 1981 25,597 21.71 2010 20,186 12.53
1953 7,050 -37.89 1982 30,712 19.98 2011 22,855 13.22
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Table 10. Registration of new commercials, by make (including ex-overseas)
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Alexander Dennis 99 0.433 - - - - -
Alvis - - - 1 - - -
Am General 1 0.004 2 - 3 3 1
Austin - - 1 - - 1 1
Bedford - - 1 - - 1 -
Bmw - - - 1 1 - -
Bristol - - 1 - - - -
Buick 1 0.004 - - - 1 1
Cadillac 2 0.009 5 3 6 6 3
Chevrolet 98 0.429 81 83 150 116 131
Chrysler - - 1 1 1 - -
Citroen 2 0.009 2 1 3 21 2
Daewoo - - - - - 1 1
Daf 68 0.298 50 40 43 53 50
Daihatsu 6 0.026 6 4 20 22 47
Daimler - - - 1 1 1 -
Dennis - - - - 1 2 1
Designline - - - 23 32 - -
Dfm - - - - 1 - -
Diamond - - - - - - 1
Dodge 28 0.123 23 35 74 65 119
Erf - - 1 - - 2 1
Fiat 55 0.241 59 78 149 93 94
Foden 1 0.004 - - 1 3 33
Ford 2,776 12.146 2,548 2,250 3,685 4,095 3,506
Freightliner 114 0.499 44 101 192 109 112
Gmc 19 0.083 12 14 22 26 26
Great Wall 412 1.803 209 116 - - -
Grove - - - - - - 1
Higer 3 0.013 - - - - -
Hino 320 1.400 344 320 1,019 1,127 973
Holden 1,422 6.222 1,480 1,316 2,353 2,378 2,536
Honda - - - 1 1 4 7
Hyundai 653 2.857 412 390 322 1 -
International 15 0.066 21 25 39 30 42
Isuzu 810 3.544 701 804 2,250 2,792 2,665
Iveco 70 0.306 71 66 67 77 110
Jac 9 0.039 - - - - -
Jcb - - - - 1 - -
Jeep - - - 1 - - -
Kenworth 132 0.578 64 65 232 167 160
Kia 52 0.228 48 31 12 40 327
Land Rover 43 0.188 42 33 89 70 59
Ldv - - - - - 2 2
Leyland - - - - - - 1
Lincoln - - - - 2 - 3
Lvvta - - - 2 - - 1
Mack 36 0.158 20 20 82 83 101
Mahindra 2 0.009 - - - - -
Man 137 0.599 52 120 91 101 93
Mazda 1,327 5.806 1,253 1,130 1,719 2,079 1,880
Mercedes-Benz 396 1.733 287 335 322 347 398
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Table 10. Registration of new commercials, by make (including ex-overseas)
- continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Mitsubishi 1,842 8.060 1,531 1,207 2,257 3,092 2,794
Mitsubishi Fuso 337 1.475 345 287 735 631 466
Nissan 3,475 15.205 3,292 2,603 4,953 5,568 4,892
Nissan Diesel 61 0.267 65 81 140 150 185
Opel - - 5 10 7 - -
Packard - - - - - - 1
Peterbilt - - - - 3 5 3
Peugeot 9 0.039 16 7 3 - -
Pontiac - - - - - - 1
Proton - - 5 1 1 - -
Renault 10 0.044 7 6 9 16 23
Rolls-Royce - - - - - - 1
Scania 216 0.945 148 200 264 185 197
Spartan - - - - - - 1
Ssangyong 4 0.018 5 2 14 - -
Steelbro - - - - - 1 -
Sterling 3 0.013 31 12 14 13 14
Studebaker - - 2 - 2 - -
Subaru 1 0.004 1 5 15 15 10
Suzuki 119 0.521 132 147 263 299 181
Tadano - - - 1 - - -
Toyota 6,524 28.545 6,318 5,462 9,096 11,666 11,408
Ud Trucks 9 0.039 - - - - -
Vauxhall 3 0.013 1 3 1 - 1
Vdl - - - - - 1 -
Volkswagen 823 3.601 282 259 317 279 295
Volvo 177 0.774 89 112 159 138 112
Western Star 95 0.416 16 35 34 34 31
Willys - - 1 - - 1 -
Zonda 9 0.039 - - - - -
Custombuilt - - - - 7 - -
Factory Built 29 0.127 53 88 61 50 96
Total 22,855 20,186 17,939 31,341 36,063 34,201
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Table 11. Main countries of origin of new commercials (including ex-overseas)
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Australia Total registered 542 624 664 1,346 1,497 1,906
% of total 2.37 3.09 3.70 4.29 4.15 5.57
Japan Total registered 6,241 5,977 6,161 14,161 18,068 17,605
% of total 27.31 29.61 34.34 45.18 50.10 51.48
United Kingdom Total registered 646 485 522 686 692 653
% of total 2.83 2.40 2.91 2.19 1.92 1.91
All others Total registered 15,426 13,100 10,592 15,148 15,806 14,037
% of total 67.50 64.90 59.04 48.33 43.83 41.04
Total 22,855 20,186 17,939 31,341 36,063 34,201
Table 11a. Main countries of previous registration of ex-overseas
(used-imports) commercials
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Australia Total registered 125 126 102 120 139 147
% of total 4.20 4.81 3.51 1.45 1.18 1.27
Japan Total registered 2,452 2,258 2,605 7,721 11,275 10,939
% of total 82.39 86.28 89.52 93.40 95.50 94.80
United Kingdom Total registered 93 32 16 39 58 63
% of total 3.13 1.22 0.55 0.47 0.49 0.55
All others Total registered 306 201 187 387 334 390
% of total 10.28 7.68 6.43 4.68 2.83 3.38
Total 2,976 2,617 2,910 8,267 11,806 11,539
Note: The country of previous registration indicates the country where the vehicle was last registered, immediately prior to importation into New Zealand. This may differ from the vehicle’s country of origin.
Table 12. Registration of new commercials by gross vehicle weight
(including ex-overseas)
GVW in kilograms 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
1 - 1,500 43 0.19 49 81 194 197 157
1,501 - 2,000 171 0.75 183 172 247 356 324
2,001 - 2,500 1,555 6.80 1,435 1,363 2,297 2,581 2,616
2,501 - 3,500 17,453 76.36 15,325 12,718 20,117 23,697 21,818
3,501 - 4,500 333 1.46 437 319 704 916 1,421
4,501 - 6,500 378 1.65 404 416 1,707 2,132 1,962
6,501 - 7,500 117 0.51 95 101 305 414 347
7,501 - 9,000 129 0.56 155 109 397 407 374
9,001 - 10,500 95 0.42 91 195 658 797 860
10,501 - 12,000 64 0.28 62 96 260 261 248
12,001 - 14,500 131 0.57 91 101 215 201 169
14,501 - 15,000 27 0.12 33 43 113 122 113
15,001 - 16,000 116 0.51 57 52 283 251 215
16,001 - 18,000 58 0.25 76 85 114 92 80
18,001 - 20,500 26 0.11 18 24 60 60 58
20,501 - 23,000 25 0.11 20 23 149 204 224
23,001 and over 1,228 5.37 751 934 1,983 1,883 1,897
Bus up to 3,500 579 2.53 611 642 907 828 870
Bus over 3,500 327 1.43 293 465 631 664 448
Total 22,855 20,186 17,939 31,341 36,063 34,201
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Table 13. New commercials, by make and postal district, North Island
(including ex-overseas)
Make Wh
ang
arei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
ier
New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
T
ota
l
Alexander Dennis - 96 - - - - - - - - - - 3 99
Buick - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Cadillac - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Chevrolet 4 35 7 1 17 1 - 2 2 2 2 1 1 75
Citroen - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2
Daf 2 19 9 1 1 1 - - 2 - 3 - 5 43
Daihatsu - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 4
Dodge 1 13 1 - 2 1 - - 1 1 2 1 - 23
Fiat 1 32 4 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - 40
Foden - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
Ford 112 933 186 15 75 19 32 108 103 30 181 36 174 2,004
Freightliner 2 12 26 - 2 6 1 3 1 - 5 1 12 71
Gmc 2 7 6 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - 18
Great Wall 16 121 44 2 10 - 1 31 5 2 9 5 20 266
Higer 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Hino 8 142 26 2 11 7 5 14 4 4 14 6 30 273
Holden 80 341 166 23 48 31 13 42 27 19 86 25 113 1,014
Hyundai 23 438 30 4 3 9 - 14 3 2 2 7 41 576
International - 5 1 - - - 2 1 3 - - - - 12
Isuzu 25 278 78 8 20 24 1 36 27 5 24 12 24 562
Iveco 1 17 3 - 3 - - - 4 - - - 34 62
Jac 1 5 - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 9
Kenworth 2 8 15 3 11 32 6 15 - 2 3 2 19 118
Kia 2 33 4 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 4 49
Land Rover - 10 4 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 13 29
Mack 2 3 3 - - 3 - - - 3 4 - - 18
Mahindra - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Man 2 10 7 1 7 1 - - - - 1 1 53 83
Mazda 48 357 208 7 70 28 19 27 27 10 41 17 91 950
Mercedes-Benz 7 149 23 1 8 5 1 3 - - 9 - 98 304
Mitsubishi 60 557 228 17 88 33 20 66 33 7 66 12 165 1,352
Mitsubishi Fuso 18 141 32 - 5 9 5 4 4 - 10 1 22 251
Nissan 85 1,299 298 59 179 80 75 84 72 19 68 43 208 2,569
Nissan Diesel 2 17 3 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 27
Peugeot - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 1 6
Renault 3 3 - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 8
Scania 2 57 32 1 7 6 6 4 3 2 10 11 29 170
Ssangyong - 1 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - 4
Sterling - 2 - - - - - - 1 - - - - 3
Suzuki 6 28 15 - 4 - 1 1 6 15 7 1 11 95
Toyota 132 2,530 443 67 251 126 71 213 180 46 224 51 545 4,879
Ud Trucks 1 3 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 7
Vauxhall - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Volkswagen 19 437 60 1 22 16 5 38 17 4 21 3 81 724
Volvo 1 28 87 2 5 1 - 3 - - 1 - 10 138
Western Star 1 49 9 - 8 5 - 4 9 - 1 - 1 87
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Table 13. New commercials, by make and postal district, North Island
(including ex-overseas) - continued
Make W
han
gar
ei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
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New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Zonda - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Factory Built - 8 1 - - 2 - - - - 6 4 - 21
Total 672 8,244 2,059 219 865 446 267 716 538 174 805 240 1,813 17,058
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Table 14. New commercials, by make and postal district, South Island
(including ex-overseas)
Make
Nel
son
Ble
nh
eim
Gre
ymo
uth
Wes
tpo
rt
Ch
rist
chu
rch
Tim
aru
Oam
aru
Du
ned
in
Inve
rcar
gill
So
uth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Am General - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Chevrolet 1 - - - 11 4 - 5 2 23
Daf - 1 - - 17 6 - 1 - 25
Daihatsu - 1 - - 1 - - - - 2
Dodge - - - - 5 - - - - 5
Fiat 2 - - - 8 - - 5 - 15
Ford 32 23 31 4 332 23 21 170 136 772
Freightliner 12 - 3 - 11 1 1 8 7 43
Gmc - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Great Wall 10 - 2 - 107 2 1 14 10 146
Hino 6 1 5 - 20 1 2 1 11 47
Holden 21 41 12 - 173 18 8 86 49 408
Hyundai 12 1 - - 44 - - 17 3 77
International - - - - 3 - - - - 3
Isuzu 21 6 2 - 110 26 1 51 31 248
Iveco - - 1 - 3 2 - 2 - 8
Kenworth - - 1 - 7 - - 5 1 14
Kia - - - - 2 - - - 1 3
Land Rover - - - - 5 - 1 7 1 14
Mack - 1 - - 4 - 3 - 10 18
Man 2 - - - 39 2 - 7 4 54
Mazda 22 18 4 3 196 11 3 65 55 377
Mercedes-Benz 10 4 1 1 51 3 1 9 12 92
Mitsubishi 40 15 2 6 221 27 7 92 80 490
Mitsubishi Fuso 6 1 - 4 59 6 - 4 6 86
Nissan 52 48 26 8 502 55 16 128 71 906
Nissan Diesel 2 1 - - 10 - 1 10 10 34
Peugeot - 1 - - 1 1 - - - 3
Renault - 1 - - - - - 1 - 2
Scania 5 1 6 - 20 - 4 6 4 46
Subaru - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Suzuki 2 1 1 - 13 - - 2 5 24
Toyota 138 84 52 22 793 92 30 311 123 1,645
Ud Trucks - - - 1 1 - - - - 2
Volkswagen 6 2 1 - 45 7 3 31 4 99
Volvo 1 4 - - 17 4 - 5 8 39
Western Star 5 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 8
Zonda 6 - - - 2 - - - - 8
Factory Built - - - - 5 - - 2 1 8
Total 414 256 151 49 2,842 291 103 1,045 646 5,797
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Table 15. Registration of ex-overseas commercials by make
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Alvis - - - 1 - - -
Am General 1 0.034 2 - 3 2 1
Austin - - 1 - - 1 1
Bedford - - 1 - - 1 -
Bmw - - - 1 - - -
Bristol - - 1 - - - -
Buick 1 0.034 - - - 1 1
Cadillac 1 0.034 2 2 5 5 2
Chevrolet 96 3.226 77 77 134 104 114
Chrysler - - 1 1 1 - -
Citroen 1 0.034 2 - 2 5 1
Daf 2 0.067 - 1 8 10 14
Daihatsu 6 0.202 6 3 20 22 36
Daimler - - - 1 1 1 -
Dennis - - - - 1 - 1
Diamond - - - - - - 1
Dodge 25 0.840 23 35 66 51 83
Erf - - - - - 2 1
Fiat 3 0.101 3 - - 1 1
Foden 1 0.034 - - - 1 2
Ford 120 4.032 85 73 106 94 93
Freightliner 3 0.101 - 3 1 2 -
Gmc 19 0.638 11 13 22 25 19
Great Wall - - - 1 - - -
Grove - - - - - - 1
Hino 51 1.714 42 57 399 443 419
Holden 32 1.075 29 28 16 26 22
Honda - - - 1 1 4 7
Hyundai - - - - - 1 -
International 4 0.134 - - 1 2 4
Isuzu 175 5.880 261 387 1,408 1,898 1,878
Iveco 7 0.235 4 - 2 3 5
Jeep - - - 1 - - -
Kenworth 1 0.034 1 - 2 7 4
Kia 1 0.034 2 - - 1 -
Land Rover 12 0.403 9 4 28 26 25
Ldv - - - - - 2 2
Leyland - - - - - - 1
Lincoln - - - - 2 - 3
Lvvta - - - 1 - - -
Mack - - - 1 1 1 -
Man 55 1.848 10 1 17 15 10
Mazda 306 10.282 237 158 336 443 427
Mercedes-Benz 33 1.109 7 4 37 57 90
Mitsubishi 70 2.352 82 104 668 931 891
Mitsubishi Fuso 3 0.101 5 2 1 4 4
Nissan 1,102 37.030 951 963 2,089 2,729 2,541
Nissan Diesel - - - - 1 3 4
Packard - - - - - - 1
Peterbilt - - - - - - 1
Peugeot 2 0.067 - - 1 - -
Pontiac - - - - - - 1
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Table 15. Registration of ex-overseas commercials by make - continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Renault 7 0.235 6 2 6 12 10
Rolls-Royce - - - - - - 1
Scania 2 0.067 - 4 1 3 3
Ssangyong - - - 1 3 - -
Steelbro - - - - - 1 -
Sterling 1 0.034 - - - - 1
Studebaker - - 2 - 2 - -
Subaru 1 0.034 1 5 15 15 10
Suzuki 23 0.773 25 24 75 67 84
Toyota 786 26.411 714 940 2,724 4,745 4,670
Vauxhall 3 0.101 1 3 1 - 1
Volkswagen 11 0.370 10 4 17 14 13
Volvo 5 0.168 1 - 18 10 18
Western Star - - - - 1 - -
Willys - - 1 - - 1 -
Custombuilt - - - - 7 - -
Factory Built 4 0.134 1 3 17 14 16
Total 2,976 2,617 2,910 8,267 11,806 11,539
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Tractors
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Table 16. Annual registration of new tractors (including ex-overseas)
1947 – 2011
Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation
1947 2,526 - 1969 3,583 12.64 1991 752 -12.86
1948 4,187 65.76 1970 3,193 -10.88 1992 779 3.59
1949 5,130 22.52 1971 4,366 36.74 1993 1,075 38.00
1950 5,384 4.95 1972 5,072 16.17 1994 1,521 41.49
1951 6,145 14.13 1973 6,171 21.67 1995 1,320 -13.21
1952 5,944 -3.27 1974 4,894 -20.69 1996 1,697 28.56
1953 6,112 2.83 1975 3,392 -30.69 1997 1,496 -11.84
1954 5,982 -2.13 1976 3,129 -7.75 1998 1,316 -12.03
1955 5,485 -8.31 1977 3,035 -3.00 1999 1,309 -0.53
1956 5,918 7.89 1978 2,811 -7.38 2000 1,631 24.60
1957 6,157 4.04 1979 2,694 -4.16 2001 2,417 48.19
1958 4,531 -26.41 1980 2,600 -3.49 2002 2,918 20.73
1959 3,236 -28.58 1981 2,747 5.65 2003 2,730 -6.44
1960 3,944 21.88 1982 2,449 -10.85 2004 2,838 3.96
1961 4,249 7.73 1983 2,201 -10.13 2005 2,860 0.78
1962 3,302 -22.29 1984 2,218 0.77 2006 2,300 -19.58
1963 3,757 13.78 1985 1,793 -19.16 2007 2,240 -2.61
1964 4,604 22.54 1986 887 -50.53 2008 2,563 14.42
1965 4,210 -8.56 1987 741 -16.46 2009 2,252 -12.13
1966 4,990 18.53 1988 711 -4.05 2010 2,095 -6.97
1967 3,390 -32.06 1989 907 27.57 2011 2,333 11.36
1968 3,181 -6.17 1990 863 -4.85
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Table 17. Registration of new tractors, by make (including ex-overseas)
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Ag.mach. - - - - - - 1
Allis Chalmers 2 0.086 2 - 1 1 1
Belarus 2 0.086 1 4 2 2 1
Bmc - - 2 - - - -
Bombardier 1 0.043 - - - - -
Case 108 4.629 90 91 108 96 99
Case Ih 117 5.015 97 83 127 97 94
Caterpillar 2 0.086 2 1 2 5 6
Chamberlain - - 1 3 - 1 -
Chevrolet 1 0.043 - - - - -
Claas 67 2.872 81 71 116 56 70
Coles - - - - - - 1
Daewoo - - - - 1 - -
Daihatsu - - - - - - 3
David Brown 29 1.243 23 25 8 21 18
Delta - - - - - 3 -
Deutz-Fahr 11 0.471 10 4 4 6 25
Farmall 5 0.214 5 - - 2 4
Ferguson 16 0.686 17 9 6 16 15
Ferrari 2 0.086 8 9 2 4 8
Fiat 24 1.029 29 25 11 21 18
Ford 43 1.843 66 50 33 38 57
Fordson 12 0.514 7 7 2 3 4
Fuso - - - - - 1 -
Gmc 1 0.043 - - - - -
Hinomoto 3 0.129 1 1 - - 1
Hitachi 2 0.086 4 3 2 4 4
Honda - - - 1 1 1 -
Hough - - - 1 - - -
Hymac - - - 1 - - -
Hyster 1 0.043 - 2 3 - -
Hyundai 1 0.043 - - 1 - 1
International 46 1.972 40 30 20 25 24
Iseki 10 0.429 12 16 15 16 21
Isuzu 1 0.043 1 - - - 1
Iveco - - - - - - 1
Jacobsen - - 1 1 2 5 -
Jcb 9 0.386 13 14 20 19 20
John Deere 642 27.518 524 660 827 688 642
Kato - - 1 - - - -
Kawasaki 1 0.043 1 4 3 1 3
Kenworth - - - - 1 - -
Kobelco - - 2 - - - -
Komatsu 2 0.086 2 - 1 2 3
Kubota 91 3.901 110 109 116 124 106
Lamborghini - - - - 3 2 1
Landini 25 1.072 12 32 27 40 39
Lanz 2 0.086 2 2 - - 1
Leyland 4 0.171 2 2 4 3 3
Mahindra 1 0.043 2 6 4 - -
Manitou 1 0.043 1 3 2 5 2
Massey 48 2.057 34 31 14 27 21
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Table 17. Registration of new tractors, by make (including ex-overseas) -
continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Massey Ferguson 158 6.772 150 150 186 165 166
Matbro - - - 1 1 1 -
Mazda - - 1 - - - -
Mccormick 57 2.443 53 60 75 57 75
Mercedes-Benz - - - - - 1 -
Merlo 9 0.386 6 5 10 8 6
Mitsubishi 1 0.043 3 1 2 2 1
Mobile Machine 11 0.471 2 4 5 6 4
New Holland 258 11.059 211 244 319 265 298
Nissan - - - 1 - 1 1
Nuffield 8 0.343 2 4 1 1 3
Oliver 1 0.043 1 - 1 1 -
Renault 1 0.043 3 4 6 2 5
Rhino - - - 1 - - -
Sam - - - - - - 1
Same 43 1.843 31 51 55 69 58
Samsung - - - - - - 1
Scammell - - 1 - - - -
Shibaura - - 2 3 4 1 3
Suzuki 1 0.043 1 3 2 7 2
Tcm - - - - - 1 1
Terex - - - 1 - - -
Timberjack - - - - - 1 1
Toro 5 0.214 2 2 2 3 5
Toyota 5 0.214 1 1 3 2 1
Tractor 407 17.445 397 382 377 292 328
Trailer - - - - 1 1 -
Tym 2 0.086 3 3 5 2 5
Universal 3 0.129 - - 1 2 1
Valmet 3 0.129 2 7 1 2 5
Volkswagen - - - - - - 1
Volvo 1 0.043 3 3 2 - -
Walker - - - 3 5 1 -
White - - 1 - - - -
Yamaha 2 0.086 - 1 1 1 1
Yanmar 1 0.043 2 2 - 2 1
Zetor 8 0.343 3 5 4 3 1
Custombuilt 1 0.043 - - - - -
Factory Built 14 0.600 7 9 5 4 6
Homebuilt - - 1 - - 1 -
Total 2,333 2,095 2,252 2,563 2,240 2,300
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Table 18. New tractors, by make and postal district, North Island
(including ex-overseas)
Make Wh
ang
arei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
ier
New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Allis Chalmers - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Belarus - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Bombardier - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Case 6 6 22 8 3 6 - 3 3 - 1 - 1 59
Case Ih - 11 33 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 20 - - 77
Caterpillar - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Chevrolet - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
Claas 1 - 4 - 1 4 - 1 3 1 6 - - 21
David Brown 2 3 3 3 3 - - 1 - - 1 - 1 17
Deutz-Fahr 1 - 1 - - - - - 3 - - - - 5
Farmall - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2
Ferguson - 1 5 - - - - - - - - 1 - 7
Ferrari - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Fiat 3 3 2 - 1 - - 3 2 - - 1 1 16
Ford 1 10 2 - 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 - 20
Fordson - 1 1 1 1 - - 2 1 - - - - 7
Gmc - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Hinomoto - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 2
Hitachi - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Hyundai - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
International 1 5 1 - 3 - - 1 2 - 3 5 1 22
Iseki - 4 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 8
Isuzu - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Jcb - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - 4
John Deere 18 50 72 11 12 4 12 11 18 3 45 28 16 300
Kawasaki - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Komatsu - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1
Kubota 5 22 7 2 7 2 1 3 1 - 13 5 3 71
Landini 1 2 4 2 1 - - 5 - - - 2 - 17
Leyland - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 3
Mahindra 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Massey 2 5 9 4 6 6 - - 7 - 2 - 1 42
Massey Ferguson 6 9 20 5 8 1 2 5 8 - 5 10 2 81
Mccormick 2 10 7 - 2 1 - - 3 - 4 1 - 30
Merlo - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
Mitsubishi 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Mobile Machine - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - 9
New Holland 9 18 25 2 13 4 - 7 19 - 17 5 3 122
Nuffield - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 2
Same 5 4 2 - 2 - - 4 3 - 6 - - 26
Suzuki - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Toro - 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 4
Toyota - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Tractor 21 32 75 17 33 6 4 11 6 1 24 4 4 238
Tym - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Universal - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - 3
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Table 18. New tractors, by make and postal district, North Island
(including ex-overseas) - continued
Make Wh
ang
arei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
ier
New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
T
ota
l
Yamaha - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2
Zetor - 1 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 5
Factory Built - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - 2 6
Total 86 210 309 60 103 41 22 64 86 9 156 65 41 1,252
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Table 19. New tractors, by make and postal district, South Island
(including ex-overseas)
Make Nel
son
Ble
nh
eim
Gre
ymo
uth
Wes
tpo
rt
Ch
rist
chu
rch
Tim
aru
Oam
aru
Du
ned
in
Inve
rcar
gill
So
uth
Isla
nd
T
ota
l
Allis Chalmers - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Case 4 - - - 14 14 3 6 8 49
Case Ih - - - - 6 4 1 12 17 40
Caterpillar - - - - - - - - 1 1
Claas - - - - 20 5 1 17 3 46
David Brown - - - - 6 1 - - 5 12
Deutz-Fahr - - - - - 4 - 2 - 6
Farmall - - - - 1 1 - 1 - 3
Ferguson 3 1 - - 5 - - - - 9
Ferrari - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Fiat - - - - 5 2 - - 1 8
Ford 1 - - - 8 5 1 4 4 23
Fordson 2 - - - 1 2 - - - 5
Hinomoto - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Hitachi - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Hyster - - - - - - - - 1 1
International 2 1 - - 14 5 - - 2 24
Iseki - - - - - - - 2 - 2
Jcb - - - - 2 1 - 1 1 5
John Deere 11 24 7 7 114 47 7 23 102 342
Komatsu - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Kubota 3 - - 1 7 2 - 3 4 20
Landini 1 1 1 - 2 - 1 2 - 8
Lanz - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Leyland - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Manitou - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Massey - - - - 4 1 - 1 - 6
Massey Ferguson 4 1 3 - 21 8 3 8 29 77
Mccormick - - - - 9 10 2 1 5 27
Merlo - - - - 2 3 - - 2 7
Mobile Machine - 2 - - - - - - - 2
New Holland 3 10 8 1 31 24 11 26 22 136
Nuffield 1 - - - 4 - - - 1 6
Oliver - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Renault - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Same 2 - - - 2 5 - 3 5 17
Toro - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Tractor 29 6 4 - 39 22 1 15 53 169
Tym - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Valmet - - - - - - 3 - - 3
Volvo - - - - - - - - 1 1
Yanmar - - - - - - - - 1 1
Zetor - - - - 2 1 - - - 3
Custombuilt - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Factory Built - - - - - 5 - - 3 8
Total 66 46 23 9 329 174 34 129 271 1,081
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Motorcycles &
Mopeds
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Table 20. Annual registration of new motorcycles over 60cc
(including ex-overseas) 1926 – 2011
Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation
1926 5,637 - 1955 2,134 -31.38 1984 15,975 -5.69
1927 4,667 -17.21 1956 1,862 -12.75 1985 13,425 -15.96
1928 4,619 -1.03 1957 2,784 49.52 1986 13,372 -0.39
1929 4,400 -4.74 1958 3,255 16.92 1987 12,609 -5.71
1930 3,611 -17.93 1959 1,447 -55.55 1988 8,968 -28.88
1931 1,925 -46.69 1960 2,664 84.11 1989 5,796 -35.37
1932 1,074 -44.21 1961 3,761 41.18 1990 4,897 -15.51
1933 837 -22.07 1962 3,865 2.77 1991 4,042 -17.46
1934 856 2.27 1963 3,186 -17.57 1992 2,469 -38.92
1935 1,062 24.07 1964 2,957 -7.19 1993 2,601 5.35
1936 1,675 57.72 1965 3,079 4.13 1994 3,337 28.30
1937 2,366 41.25 1966 3,285 6.69 1995 3,451 3.42
1938 1,676 -29.16 1967 2,432 -25.97 1996 3,812 10.46
1939 1,085 -35.26 1968 2,215 -8.92 1997 4,078 6.98
1940 712 -34.38 1969 2,334 5.37 1998 4,067 -0.27
1941 334 -53.09 1970 5,529 136.89 1999 3,849 -5.36
1942 2,271 579.94 1971 12,881 132.97 2000 3,598 -6.52
1943 17 -99.25 1972 14,763 14.61 2001 3,575 -0.64
1944 33 94.12 1973 25,760 74.49 2002 4,118 15.19
1945 45 36.36 1974 24,156 -6.23 2003 4,967 20.62
1946 716 1,491.11 1975 20,838 -13.74 2004 6,341 27.66
1947 1,753 144.83 1976 15,435 -25.93 2005 7,654 20.71
1948 1,419 -19.05 1977 14,028 -9.12 2006 9,596 25.37
1949 1,864 31.36 1978 14,522 3.52 2007 11,426 19.07
1950 2,622 40.67 1979 21,558 48.45 2008 12,211 6.87
1951 4,611 75.86 1980 29,957 38.96 2009 7,238 -40.73
1952 4,304 -6.66 1981 24,571 -17.98 2010 5,676 -21.58
1953 2,978 -30.81 1982 22,306 -9.22 2011 5,202 -8.35
1954 3,110 4.43 1983 16,938 -24.07
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Table 21. Annual Registration of new mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc
(including ex-overseas) 1952 – 2011
Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation Year Total % Variation
1952 2,182 - 1972 3,698 -24.85 1992 361 -46.04
1953 1,184 -45.74 1973 3,647 -1.38 1993 300 -16.90
1954 1,321 11.57 1974 4,168 14.29 1994 363 21.00
1955 1,006 -23.85 1975 3,609 -13.41 1995 404 11.29
1956 1,682 67.20 1976 2,752 -23.75 1996 650 60.89
1957 3,016 79.31 1977 2,549 -7.38 1997 625 -3.85
1958 3,124 3.58 1978 1,913 -24.95 1998 611 -2.24
1959 1,752 -43.92 1979 3,712 94.04 1999 740 21.11
1960 1,725 -1.54 1980 4,734 27.53 2000 783 5.81
1961 1,791 3.83 1981 4,857 2.60 2001 974 24.39
1962 803 -55.16 1982 4,349 -10.46 2002 1,211 24.33
1963 1,233 53.55 1983 2,492 -42.70 2003 1,805 49.05
1964 2,453 98.95 1984 2,687 7.83 2004 2,528 40.06
1965 1,983 -19.16 1985 3,311 23.22 2005 5,135 103.13
1966 1,678 -15.38 1986 3,146 -4.98 2006 5,591 8.88
1967 1,651 -1.61 1987 3,004 -4.51 2007 5,229 -6.47
1968 1,346 -18.47 1988 2,353 -21.67 2008 6,622 26.64
1969 1,556 15.60 1989 1,696 -27.92 2009 3,408 -48.54
1970 2,525 62.28 1990 911 -46.29 2010 2,769 -18.75
1971 4,921 94.89 1991 669 -26.56 2011 2,932 5.89
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Table 22. Registration of new motorcycles over 60cc by make
(including ex-overseas)
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Ajs - - - 2 3 - 2
American 2 0.038 5 2 5 3 4
Aprilia 93 1.788 81 90 119 161 122
Ariel 1 0.019 1 - 2 - 1
Auto Union - - - - - 1 -
Bajaj 1 0.019 - 1 - - 1
Baotian 1 0.019 - - - - -
Benelli 3 0.058 1 - 1 1 3
Bimota 1 0.019 1 1 10 5 3
Bmw 217 4.171 247 248 413 358 363
Bolwell - - 1 - - - -
Bombardier - - 1 - - - -
Brough - - - 1 1 1 -
Bsa 5 0.096 65 8 7 9 9
Buell 22 0.423 74 113 108 129 125
Cagiva 4 0.077 1 9 18 19 13
Cleveland - - - 1 - - -
Cmg - - - - 13 4 7
Daelim 4 0.077 8 - - - -
Ducati 167 3.210 192 259 557 497 354
Enfield 3 0.058 1 3 - 1 1
Gas Gas 3 0.058 1 1 6 - -
Geely 1 0.019 - - - - -
Gilera 7 0.135 10 11 16 8 7
Harley Davidson 941 18.089 1,084 1,184 1,672 1,562 1,233
Henderson - - - 1 - - -
Honda 765 14.706 657 818 1,550 1,678 1,480
Husaberg 8 0.154 14 19 9 3 7
Husqvarna 13 0.250 5 10 26 15 15
Hyosung 161 3.095 179 166 321 437 478
Imperial - - - - - - 1
Indian - - 5 18 12 5 8
Italjet 8 0.154 5 2 12 3 -
Jawa - - - - - 1 -
Jialing - - - - - 2 -
Kawasaki 254 4.883 307 583 1,143 780 711
Keeway 30 0.577 20 47 91 - -
Kinetic 2 0.038 1 1 10 7 14
Ktm 96 1.845 116 157 193 218 148
Kymco 21 0.404 48 1 - - -
Lambretta 3 0.058 4 4 7 3 5
Laverda 1 0.019 3 6 3 2 1
Lifan 17 0.327 32 23 24 - -
Lvvta 13 0.250 13 12 9 13 11
Magni 1 0.019 2 2 1 - -
Maico - - - - - - 1
Marshin 1 0.019 - - - 2 12
Matchless - - 1 - 2 1 3
Megelli 19 0.365 2 - - - -
Moped - - - - 7 - -
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Table 22. Registration of new motorcycles over 60cc by make
(including ex-overseas) – continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Moto Guzzi 35 0.673 54 54 83 70 116
Moto Morini 1 0.019 9 5 8 9 4
Motorcycle 27 0.519 52 82 279 253 162
Mv Agusta 9 0.173 11 9 19 17 15
Mz - - 1 2 1 2 4
Norton 6 0.115 9 6 7 10 5
Panther - - - 8 - - 2
Peugeot 1 0.019 - 1 2 4 4
Pgo 6 0.115 13 14 43 22 55
Piaggio 78 1.499 77 166 226 126 108
Pioneer - - - - - - 5
Royal Enfield 12 0.231 16 17 19 31 34
Rudge - - 1 - - - -
Sachs 9 0.173 - 1 3 14 2
Saxon - - 1 - - - -
Scott - - - - - - 2
Sunbeam - - - 1 - - -
Suzuki 949 18.243 1,011 1,558 2,636 2,665 2,159
Swift 3 0.058 - - - - -
Sym 32 0.615 19 29 46 - -
Tgb 1 0.019 - - - - -
Titan 1 0.019 2 1 - 1 -
Trike - - - - 1 - -
Triton - - - - 1 - -
Triumph 567 10.900 567 605 795 788 639
Ural 1 0.019 2 2 4 2 -
Velocette - - 1 2 - - 3
Vespa 72 1.384 54 49 142 136 137
Victory 31 0.596 37 28 29 8 1
Vincent 1 0.019 - 6 - 2 1
Yamaha 373 7.170 442 640 1,040 976 720
Zongshen - - - - 2 - -
Custombuilt 2 0.038 1 2 2 - 9
Factory Built 96 1.845 108 146 452 361 266
Total 5,202 5,676 7,238 12,211 11,426 9,596
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Table 23. Registration of new mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc, by make
(including ex-overseas)
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Ajs - - - 1 - - -
Aprilia 59 2.012 27 11 10 6 10
Bajaj - - - - 1 - 1
Baotian 21 0.716 - - - - -
Benelli 44 1.501 20 1 - - -
Bmc - - - - - 2 -
Bmw - - - 1 - - -
Bolwell - - - 1 1 - -
Bsa - - - 2 - - -
Champion - - - - - - 1
Cmg - - - 1 15 11 38
Cooper - - - - 1 - -
Crown - - - - 1 - -
Daelim 21 0.716 22 18 10 - -
Daimler - - - - - 1 -
Daytona - - - 1 - - 1
Ducati - - 2 - 1 1 1
Elf - - - - - 1 -
Enfield - - 1 - - - -
Excelsior - - - 1 - - 1
Falcon - - - 1 4 - -
Ford 1 0.034 - - - 2 -
Fox - - - - 1 - 1
Garelli - - - 2 8 - -
Gas Gas 2 0.068 - - - - -
Geely - - - 1 - - -
Giantco 3 0.102 - - - - -
Gilera 1 0.034 1 1 1 - -
Gmc 1 0.034 - - - - 1
Harley Davidson 1 0.034 1 2 1 2 6
Hercules - - - - 4 3 1
Hero - - - - - 2 -
Honda 343 11.698 346 379 900 449 494
Husqvarna - - - - 1 - -
Hyosung 29 0.989 28 42 142 144 222
Italjet - - 1 1 1 - 1
Jialing - - - 1 2 1 3
Jonway 1 0.034 - - - - -
Kawasaki 3 0.102 2 1 6 8 6
Keeway 130 4.434 105 90 86 - -
Kinetic - - - 1 1 4 1
Kiwi - - - - - 1 -
Kreiner - - - 1 - - -
Ktm 1 0.034 1 2 - - -
Kymco 6 0.205 18 - - - -
Lambretta - - - 2 - - 4
Lifan 27 0.921 19 16 26 - -
Lincoln - - - 1 - 1 -
Lynx - - - - - - 1
Marshin - - - - - 7 9
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Table 23. Registration of new mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc, by make
(including ex-overseas) - continued
Make 2011 % of 2011 total 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Mini 2 0.068 5 6 5 16 52
Mitsubishi - - 1 - - - 5
Mobylette 1 0.034 1 - - - -
Moped 997 34.004 1,188 1,748 3,312 2,787 2,314
Motorcycle 8 0.273 10 11 35 41 42
Munro - - - - - 1 -
Nsu - - - 1 - - -
Oliver 1 0.034 - - 3 3 19
Panther - - 1 - - - -
Peugeot 7 0.239 4 6 14 16 11
Pgo 41 1.398 28 37 67 64 60
Phillips - - - - 1 - -
Piaggio 99 3.377 90 38 64 55 39
Pioneer - - 2 3 1 5 3
Premier - - - - 1 - -
Prince - - - - - 1 -
Puch 1 0.034 1 - - - 2
Raleigh - - - - - - 1
Rhino - - 1 - - - 15
Sachs 2 0.068 5 2 13 17 17
Scorpion 1 0.034 - - - 1 2
Scott - - - - - 1 -
Silver - - - 2 - - -
Standard 1 0.034 - - - - -
Star - - 1 - 2 - -
Superscoot 1 0.034 - - - - -
Suzuki 226 7.708 306 298 590 659 1,156
Sym 66 2.251 28 57 109 - -
Tauris 1 0.034 - - - - -
Tgb 23 0.784 - - - - -
Trailer 1 0.034 - - - - -
Triumph - - - 3 - 1 -
Velo Solex 1 0.034 3 - - - -
Vespa 67 2.285 53 68 115 86 90
Villiers - - 1 2 - - -
Vmoto 95 3.240 88 - - - -
Yamaha 379 12.926 254 334 659 498 641
Zongshen - - 1 3 10 - -
Zundapp - - - - - 2 -
Custombuilt 1 0.034 - - 5 2 4
Factory Built 216 7.367 103 207 389 325 310
Homebuilt - - - - 3 2 5
Total 2,932 2,769 3,408 6,622 5,229 5,591
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Table 24. New motorcycles over 60cc, by make and postal district,
North Island (including ex-overseas)
Make Wh
ang
arei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
ier
New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
T
ota
l
American - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Aprilia 1 32 4 3 10 - - 3 2 1 - - 13 69
Ariel - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Bajaj - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Benelli - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Bmw 4 82 12 - 15 3 1 3 7 1 2 3 25 158
Bsa - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 2
Buell - 2 - - - 4 - 3 - 1 2 - - 12
Cagiva - 2 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 4
Daelim - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - 3
Ducati 4 59 9 1 15 2 4 2 3 - 3 3 19 124
Enfield - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2
Gas Gas - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 2
Geely - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Gilera - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 3
Harley Davidson 20 215 103 17 93 26 4 35 35 4 46 1 88 687
Honda 15 284 60 2 20 11 2 43 26 8 41 9 63 584
Husaberg - 3 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - 6
Husqvarna - 3 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 2 8
Hyosung 4 97 7 2 10 1 - 3 2 1 5 - 16 148
Italjet - 6 - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - 8
Kawasaki 6 95 13 2 11 2 - 3 7 1 20 - 25 185
Keeway - 15 7 - - - 1 - 1 - - - 3 27
Ktm 1 30 9 3 3 - 2 4 1 1 2 - 12 68
Kymco - 11 - - 2 - - - - - - - 5 18
Lambretta - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Laverda - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Lifan 1 7 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 10
Lvvta - 6 - 2 - 1 - - - - 1 - 1 11
Megelli - 6 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 7 15
Moto Guzzi - 9 2 - 4 - - - 1 - 2 - 4 22
Moto Morini - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Motorcycle 2 10 - 1 3 - - 1 - - 1 - 5 23
Mv Agusta 1 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - 1 8
Norton - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Peugeot - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Pgo - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 - - 5
Piaggio - 39 2 - 4 1 - 3 - - 5 - 17 71
Royal Enfield - 3 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 3 8
Sachs - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 4 6
Suzuki 26 355 64 10 49 12 2 23 25 10 52 13 94 735
Swift - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Sym 1 5 2 - 3 - - - - - 1 - - 12
Tgb - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Titan - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Triumph 16 153 35 7 43 4 2 27 36 5 21 5 63 417
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Table 24. New motorcycles over 60cc, by make and postal district,
North Island (including ex-overseas) - continued
Make Wh
ang
arei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
ier
New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Vespa - 47 - - 2 - - 2 1 1 1 - 6 60
Victory 2 10 1 - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 17
Vincent 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Yamaha 7 126 32 1 22 1 - 6 14 1 5 1 41 257
Factory Built 5 57 2 2 3 - - 1 1 - 2 1 9 83
Total 117 1,790 371 53 322 69 20 167 164 37 216 37 531 3,894
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Table 25. New motorcycles over 60cc, by make and postal district,
South Island (including ex-overseas)
Make Nel
son
Ble
nh
eim
Gre
ymo
uth
Wes
tpo
rt
Ch
rist
chu
rch
Tim
aru
Oam
aru
Du
ned
in
Inve
rcar
gill
So
uth
Isla
nd
To
tal
American - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Aprilia 7 2 3 - 11 - - 1 - 24
Baotian - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Benelli - - - - 1 - - 1 - 2
Bimota - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Bmw 7 1 1 - 41 3 1 3 2 59
Bsa - - - - 1 - - 1 1 3
Buell 1 - - 1 5 2 - 1 - 10
Daelim - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Ducati 9 - - - 27 1 - 4 2 43
Enfield - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Gas Gas - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Gilera 1 - 1 - 2 - - - - 4
Harley Davidson 23 8 8 - 113 7 3 62 30 254
Honda 13 2 3 3 99 8 1 27 25 181
Husaberg 1 - - - 1 - - - - 2
Husqvarna - - - - 4 1 - - - 5
Hyosung 1 1 - - 8 2 1 - - 13
Kawasaki 8 5 4 - 33 4 2 8 5 69
Keeway 1 - 2 - - - - - - 3
Kinetic 2 - - - - - - - - 2
Ktm 6 1 - - 8 - 1 7 5 28
Kymco - - - - 3 - - - - 3
Lifan 4 - - - 3 - - - - 7
Lvvta 2 - - - - - - - - 2
Magni - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Marshin - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Megelli - - - - 4 - - - - 4
Moto Guzzi 2 1 - - 7 1 1 1 - 13
Motorcycle 2 1 - - 1 - - - - 4
Mv Agusta - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Norton 1 - - - 2 - - 2 - 5
Pgo - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Piaggio 1 1 - - 3 - - 2 - 7
Royal Enfield 1 - - - 3 - - - - 4
Sachs 2 - - - - - - 1 - 3
Suzuki 15 11 2 3 112 8 4 36 23 214
Swift 2 - - - - - - - - 2
Sym - - 1 - 9 - 1 8 1 20
Triumph 26 4 6 1 66 6 2 21 18 150
Ural - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Vespa 1 1 - - 7 - 1 2 - 12
Victory 2 - - - 10 - - 2 - 14
Yamaha 22 2 2 1 45 1 - 32 11 116
Custombuilt 1 - - - 1 - - - - 2
Factory Built 2 - - - 10 - - - 1 13
Total 166 43 33 10 645 44 18 225 124 1,308
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Table 26. New mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc, by make and postal
district, North Island (including ex-overseas)
Make Wh
ang
arei
Au
ckla
nd
Ham
ilto
n
Th
ames
Tau
ran
ga
Ro
toru
a
Gis
bo
rne
Nap
ier
New
Ply
mo
uth
Wan
gan
ui
Pal
mer
sto
n N
th
Mas
tert
on
Wel
ling
ton
No
rth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Aprilia 1 12 3 - 1 - - - - 1 2 1 27 48
Baotian - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 6 9
Benelli - 17 2 - - 1 - - - - - - 16 36
Daelim - 3 - - 1 - - - - 2 7 - 4 17
Gas Gas - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Giantco - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Gilera - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Gmc - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Harley Davidson - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Honda 6 86 30 1 6 4 14 17 9 2 17 8 10 210
Hyosung - 14 1 - 3 - 5 1 - - 4 - 1 29
Kawasaki - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 2
Keeway - 23 38 2 5 1 2 - 3 - - - 26 100
Kymco - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Lifan 2 4 - - - - - - 3 - 2 - 2 13
Mini - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 2
Mobylette - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Moped 5 423 67 2 51 5 3 24 8 11 74 3 83 759
Motorcycle - 4 1 - - - - 2 - - - - - 7
Peugeot - 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - 1 7
Pgo 1 14 2 - 7 1 - - - - - - 3 28
Piaggio 1 53 7 1 2 - - - - 1 - - 28 93
Puch - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Sachs - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Scorpion - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Standard - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
Superscoot - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Suzuki 4 50 19 1 11 4 4 13 8 4 22 6 11 157
Sym - 17 4 1 3 - - - - 1 4 - 18 48
Tauris - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Tgb - 3 1 - - - - - - - 2 - 15 21
Vespa 2 30 5 - 5 1 - 1 - - - - 5 49
Vmoto 1 63 2 - - - - - - - 8 - 6 80
Yamaha 6 132 24 1 25 14 9 7 21 8 2 5 40 294
Factory Built 1 105 6 2 2 2 1 2 - 2 12 1 23 159
Total 30 1,066 214 11 126 33 38 68 53 33 158 25 328 2,183
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Table 27. New mopeds and motorcycles under 61cc, by make and postal
district, South Island(including ex-overseas)
Make Nel
son
Ble
nh
eim
Gre
ymo
uth
Wes
tpo
rt
Ch
rist
chu
rch
Tim
aru
Oam
aru
Du
ned
in
Inve
rcar
gill
So
uth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Aprilia - - 3 - 7 - - 1 - 11
Baotian - - - - 11 - - 1 - 12
Benelli 7 - - - 1 - - - - 8
Daelim - - - - 4 - - - - 4
Ford - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Gas Gas - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Giantco - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Honda 13 6 - 1 89 6 - 7 11 133
Jonway - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Kawasaki - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Keeway 9 - 3 - 2 - 12 2 2 30
Ktm - - - - - - - - 1 1
Kymco - - - - 3 - - - - 3
Lifan 8 - - - 6 - - - - 14
Moped 12 7 2 3 197 5 1 10 1 238
Motorcycle - - - - - - - - 1 1
Oliver - - 1 - - - - - - 1
Pgo - - 4 - 9 - - - - 13
Piaggio - - - - 6 - - - - 6
Sachs - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Suzuki 6 4 2 1 23 5 2 16 10 69
Sym 1 - - - 12 1 1 3 - 18
Tgb - - - - 1 - - 1 - 2
Trailer - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Velo Solex - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Vespa 2 1 - - 12 - - 2 1 18
Vmoto - - - - 5 1 - 1 8 15
Yamaha 13 1 1 - 32 5 - 29 4 85
Custombuilt - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Factory Built 3 1 - 1 48 3 - 1 - 57
Total 74 21 16 6 475 26 16 76 39 749
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Table 28. Vehicles registered during the year 2011
New* Used** Total
2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010
Cars 144,871 150,641 5,884 6,691 150,755 157,332
Trucks 21,949 19,282 1,266 1,316 23,215 20,598
Buses & Coaches 906 904 15 29 921 933
Tractors 2,333 2,095 381 516 2,714 2,611
Miscellaneous*** 3,244 2,938 283 321 3,527 3,259
Motorcycles over 60 CC 5,202 5,676 1,243 1,245 6,445 6,921
Motorcycles 60 CC and under 2,932 2,769 645 664 3,577 3,433
Trailers 21,434 20,377 5,518 5,987 26,952 26,364
Caravans**** 1,668 1,539 888 1,011 2,556 2,550
Total 204,539 206,221 16,123 17,780 220,662 224,001
(*) Includes ex-overseas (**) Previously registered in New Zealand (***) All other vehicle types not reported separately in this table - include motor caravans (****) Towed-caravans only
Table 29. Vehicles registered during the year by vehicle type and fuel type
Petrol Diesel CNG LPG Electric Other Total
2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010
Cars 138,502 146,578 12,223 10,716 1 - 13 26 14 10 2 2 150,755 157,332
Trucks 4,248 3,706 18,959 16,888 2 - 6 4 - - - - 23,215 20,598
Motorcycles 6,466 6,929 - - - - - - 2 - - - 6,468 6,929
Tractors 118 174 2,580 2,435 1 - 3 - 6 - 6 2 2,714 2,611
Buses & Coaches 172 209 747 724 - - - - 2 - - - 921 933
Mobile Machines 116 125 1,056 776 - - 216 171 71 23 5 3 1,464 1,098
Motor Caravans 103 110 888 961 - - - 1 - - - - 991 1,072
Mopeds 3,541 3,413 - 1 - - - 1 28 39 1 4 3,570 3,458
ATV 782 778 25 16 - - - - 1 1 - - 808 795
Spec. P. Vehicles 1 - 36 40 - - - - - - - - 37 40
Agric. Machines 25 25 132 122 - - - - - - - - 157 147
Total 154,074 162,047 36,646 32,679 4 - 238 203 124 73 14 11 191,100 195,013
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Table 30. Age profile of major vehicle types, by type and age group
as at year end 2011
Age in whole years Cars Trucks Buses Motor
Caravans Motorcycles Mopeds Trailers
Under 1 Year 64,148 18,966 836 769 3,968 2,442 21,800
1 Year 62,259 16,389 890 1,001 4,154 2,217 21,236
2 Years 54,597 13,772 1,056 688 5,380 2,521 21,703
3 Years 74,715 21,742 1,115 1,209 8,657 4,897 25,851
4 Years 83,675 23,818 884 1,146 8,666 3,420 28,307
5 Years 89,836 22,207 978 855 5,627 2,889 24,371
6 Years 98,544 23,919 891 814 6,124 2,464 24,033
7 Years 114,259 24,514 927 1,166 4,990 1,277 22,505
8 Years 120,338 21,876 740 937 4,124 765 19,759
9 Years 129,940 19,637 766 556 3,533 663 18,002
10 Years 134,918 17,581 728 968 3,282 546 16,761
11 Years 133,626 18,242 672 699 2,998 415 17,823
12 Years 135,497 16,868 769 781 2,840 410 15,160
13 Years 154,993 16,197 802 518 2,935 458 14,682
14 Years 192,355 20,183 939 669 2,623 371 13,842
15 Years 231,661 21,547 1,119 1,000 2,150 369 13,784
16 Years 161,861 18,869 1,097 1,074 1,752 249 14,009
17 Years 144,253 19,939 1,003 1,364 1,623 215 11,592
18 Years 105,858 16,541 665 1,124 1,388 150 9,995
19 Years 105,975 16,524 662 1,208 1,556 229 9,733
20 Years 83,071 16,376 773 1,298 2,026 207 9,078
21 Years 71,930 19,786 766 1,505 2,249 299 15,602
22 Years 52,518 15,347 644 1,228 2,555 267 11,254
23 Years 31,357 11,864 523 1,060 2,979 341 10,494
24 Years 21,407 9,675 479 956 2,953 339 9,570
25 Years 16,032 8,252 469 1,018 2,776 383 10,009
26 Years 12,697 7,659 308 1,280 1,880 311 13,040
27 Years 9,597 6,469 278 697 1,503 187 9,691
28 Years 6,385 4,199 189 588 1,432 157 7,678
29 Years 5,838 3,931 132 420 1,500 272 8,267
30 Years 5,212 3,025 134 309 1,508 211 7,755
31 Years 5,257 2,799 123 281 1,404 299 14,089
32 Years 5,258 2,500 131 268 1,202 196 9,457
33 Years 5,148 2,018 133 239 738 87 11,343
34 Years 3,885 1,824 91 258 595 95 11,361
35 Years 3,812 1,596 95 272 704 85 13,223
36 Years 4,436 1,259 61 265 846 108 12,770
37 Years 6,958 1,177 46 218 823 112 10,209
38 Years 6,536 1,117 29 229 1,031 84 8,378
39 Years 6,308 1,038 22 227 670 119 6,233
40 Years 5,613 1,056 24 225 569 124 4,666
41 to 50 Years 34,893 4,669 171 1,242 2,294 648 29,964
51 Years and over 23,131 5,142 63 699 3,933 336 8,232
Total Vehicles 2,820,587 522,109 23,223 33,328 116,540 32,234 617,311
Mean Age in Years 13.59 13.82 13.33 18.37 15.28 9.29 17.86
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Mean age, in previous years
Cars Trucks Buses Motor
Caravans Motorcycles Mopeds Trailers
Year end 2010 13.26 13.59 13.18 18.02 14.82 8.73 17.60
Year end 2009 12.94 13.26 13.09 18.02 14.36 8.19 17.32
Year end 2008 12.55 12.88 13.14 17.64 14.09 7.77 17.06
Year end 2007 12.29 12.76 13.29 17.65 14.49 8.39 16.98
Year end 2006 12.10 12.71 13.34 17.72 14.98 8.90 17.03
Year end 2005 11.91 12.63 13.41 17.64 15.39 9.97 17.00
Year end 2004 11.78 12.64 13.34 17.72 15.61 12.20 16.94
Year end 2003 11.69 12.63 13.30 18.14 15.70 13.22 16.87
Year end 2002 11.63 12.57 13.19 18.26 15.54 13.79 16.72
Year end 2001 11.55 12.47 13.18 18.21 15.25 13.98 16.51
Year end 2000 11.42 12.25 13.03 18.44 14.83 13.94 16.28
Year end 1999 11.28 12.01 12.87 18.08 14.37 13.74 16.04
Important notes: 1. The figures are of current vehicles recorded in the Motor Vehicle Register, excluding vehicles with cancelled or lapsed registration. 2. The "mean age" is the sum of the products of vehicle totals multiplied by age, divided by total vehicles. 3. The mean age of the national vehicle fleet is not available prior to 1999. 4. The age of the fleet is a conservative estimate only. The vehicle year recorded on the motor vehicle register may be either the year of manufacture, the model year as denoted by the manufacturer, or the year in which the vehicle was first registered. This may result in the overall age of the vehicle fleet being understated.
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Table 31. Total licensed vehicles, by vehicle type as at end of June 2011
June 2011 June 2010 June 2009
Total % Variation
from previous year
Total % Variation
from previous year
Total
Cars 2,320,319 0.27 2,314,098 0.31 2,306,921
Rental Cars 24,545 2.97 23,836 1.90 23,391
Taxis 7,362 -2.81 7,575 -3.56 7,855
Trucks 422,452 -0.95 426,491 -0.24 427,525
Buses & Coaches 19,653 1.37 19,388 1.68 19,067
Trailers 465,104 1.13 459,912 1.42 453,488
Motorcycles 46,203 -18.19 56,473 -1.55 57,362
Mopeds 17,867 -11.00 20,075 -3.74 20,855
Tractors 29,223 0.66 29,030 1.14 28,703
Exempt Vehicles 12,706 3.14 12,319 -0.20 12,344
Miscellaneous 27,521 3.07 26,700 0.95 26,449
Total 3,392,955 -0.09 3,395,897 0.35 3,383,960
Table 32. Total change of ownership transactions for 2011 by vehicle type and
sale type
Vehicle Type
Public to Trader
% of Total
Sales for Vehicle
Type
Public to Public
% of Total
Sales for Vehicle
Type
Trader to Public
% of Total
Sales for Vehicle
Type
Total Sales For Vehicle
Type
Cars 135,184 17.73 449,700 58.98 177,613 23.29 762,497
Trucks 18,791 17.35 66,315 61.21 23,226 21.44 108,332
Trailers 966 2.09 43,411 93.75 1,927 4.16 46,304
Motorcycles 3,920 14.78 17,837 67.25 4,766 17.97 26,523
Mopeds 372 4.87 6,682 87.56 577 7.56 7,631
Buses/Coaches 437 12.82 2,361 69.28 610 17.90 3,408
Motor Caravans 395 7.80 3,508 69.31 1,158 22.88 5,061
Tractors 95 5.45 1,441 82.63 208 11.93 1,744
Mobile Machines 25 3.58 640 91.56 34 4.86 699
Special Purpose Vehicles 9 3.49 237 91.86 12 4.65 258
Agricultural Machines 17 15.89 74 69.16 16 14.95 107
ATV 20 8.51 197 83.83 18 7.66 235
Non-Highway Trailers 1 3.03 29 87.88 3 9.09 33
Total 160,232 16.64 592,432 61.53 210,168 21.83 962,832
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Table 33. Change of ownership transactions for 2011, North Island by vehicle
type, sale type and postal district
Vehicle Type/ Sale Type
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To
tal
Agricultural Machines
Public to Public 3 8 4 1 1 - 2 2 2 1 5 1 2 32
Trader to Public - 1 - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4
ATV
Public to Trader - 1 2 - 5 - - - - - 3 - 2 13
Public to Public 10 25 7 1 16 2 5 10 5 4 30 14 29 158
Trader to Public - 3 - - 4 - - - - 1 2 1 3 14
Buses
Public to Trader 6 149 43 3 13 11 3 17 12 3 19 3 35 317
Public to Public 100 639 162 36 94 39 32 90 57 24 85 12 217 1,587
Trader to Public 22 177 51 8 34 17 10 21 25 7 19 6 37 434
Cars
Public to Trader 2,955 46,096 12,661 938 6,330 1,657 1,227 4,265 2,928 1,409 7,701 1,056 11,749 100,972
Public to Public 19,457 157,435 34,531 5,521 22,721 7,888 4,312 15,475 11,686 4,952 18,513 4,040 33,972 340,503
Trader to Public 5,627 58,634 14,992 2,110 9,165 2,922 1,843 5,510 4,986 1,963 8,360 1,777 15,424 133,313
Mobile Machines
Public to Trader - 1 2 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 1 1 8
Public to Public 16 161 56 10 26 6 10 21 10 5 27 8 13 369
Trader to Public 1 3 2 - - - 2 3 2 - 3 2 2 20
Mopeds
Public to Trader 12 74 36 2 45 4 3 8 13 10 17 8 62 294
Public to Public 135 1,675 514 82 381 73 80 215 232 128 335 60 763 4,673
Trader to Public 11 130 57 6 63 6 4 11 19 18 28 6 81 440
Motor Caravans
Public to Trader 3 116 12 6 54 - 2 6 16 2 10 8 23 258
Public to Public 205 648 265 88 289 62 21 144 147 47 165 48 178 2,307
Trader to Public 33 231 55 22 95 8 7 32 44 10 32 14 51 634
Motorcycles
Public to Trader 99 1,302 375 24 284 23 4 106 76 46 209 51 549 3,148
Public to Public 619 4,949 1,325 225 911 239 134 625 551 228 822 160 1,700 12,488
Trader to Public 159 1,467 406 64 263 68 21 146 162 68 251 73 525 3,673
Non-Highway Trailers
Public to Public 1 3 3 2 5 3 7 - - - - - - 24
Trader to Public - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Special Purp. Vehicles
Public to Trader - 3 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 5
Public to Public 24 60 22 1 17 9 - 10 6 2 6 4 12 173
Trader to Public - 2 2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 8
Tractors
Public to Trader - 2 22 3 3 - - - - - 5 3 1 39
Public to Public 72 112 176 28 40 34 30 53 45 10 131 26 16 773
Trader to Public 6 10 33 5 3 2 3 6 1 1 19 2 2 93
Trailers
Public to Trader 36 202 25 8 156 4 - 28 33 7 45 6 18 568
Public to Public 2,526 9,732 4,038 985 2,824 808 566 1,480 1,239 426 1,792 449 2,085 28,950
Trader to Public 69 422 128 20 138 29 15 55 54 14 87 11 79 1,121
Trucks
Public to Trader 578 4,698 2,007 239 1,009 338 287 803 475 211 1,164 267 946 13,022
Public to Public 3,599 17,555 5,729 1,098 3,781 1,460 943 2,664 2,078 930 3,199 796 4,031 47,863
Trader to Public 951 5,232 2,192 413 1,182 511 423 978 776 289 1,284 358 1,222 15,811
Total 37,335 311,959 79,935 11,949 49,953 16,223 9,996 32,786 25,682 10,818 44,371 9,271 73,832 714,110
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Table 34. Change of ownership transactions for 2011, South Island by
vehicle type, sale type and postal district
Vehicle Type/ Sale Type
Nels
on
Ble
nh
eim
Gre
ym
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th
Westp
ort
Ch
ristc
hu
rch
Tim
aru
Oam
aru
Du
ne
din
Inv
erc
arg
ill
So
uth
Isla
nd
To
tal
Agricultural Machines
Public to Trader - - - - 1 16 - - - 17
Public to Public 1 3 - - 22 2 2 5 7 42
Trader to Public - - - - 6 3 - 2 1 12
ATV
Public to Trader 1 2 - - 2 - 1 1 - 7
Public to Public 7 5 - 1 14 2 1 6 3 39
Trader to Public - 1 - - 2 1 - - - 4
Buses
Public to Trader 11 16 3 - 58 5 4 16 7 120
Public to Public 61 44 22 10 305 30 11 150 141 774
Trader to Public 18 18 3 2 68 20 2 38 7 176
Cars
Public to Trader 2,537 1,220 661 16 18,574 1,855 249 5,144 3,956 34,212
Public to Public 10,322 4,314 2,336 1,357 54,417 5,518 2,187 18,391 10,355 109,197
Trader to Public 3,322 1,691 1,171 307 22,006 2,796 764 7,269 4,974 44,300
Mobile Machines
Public to Trader 1 1 - - 3 9 - 1 2 17
Public to Public 22 12 8 5 113 18 4 41 48 271
Trader to Public 1 2 - 1 5 2 - 1 2 14
Mopeds
Public to Trader 11 3 3 - 26 7 2 17 9 78
Public to Public 278 89 24 16 1,010 116 31 320 125 2,009
Trader to Public 20 4 6 - 66 6 3 20 12 137
Motor Caravans
Public to Trader 29 21 2 - 50 9 1 5 20 137
Public to Public 181 71 23 20 534 88 42 136 106 1,201
Trader to Public 78 27 8 4 310 26 3 36 32 524
Motorcycles
Public to Trader 98 11 1 - 306 60 16 211 69 772
Public to Public 678 228 166 54 2,781 248 89 692 413 5,349
Trader to Public 132 40 22 7 482 67 30 198 115 1,093
Non-Highway Trailers
Public to Trader - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Public to Public - 2 - - 2 1 - - - 5
Trader to Public - - - - - 2 - - - 2
Special Purp. Vehicles
Public to Trader 4 - - - - - - - - 4
Public to Public 11 3 - - 32 2 - 6 10 64
Trader to Public - - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 4
Tractors
Public to Trader 1 - - - 37 16 - - 2 56
Public to Public 38 63 6 2 207 113 23 72 144 668
Trader to Public 6 5 - - 36 28 4 16 20 115
Trailers
Public to Trader 52 20 2 - 172 20 1 76 55 398
Public to Public 1,617 736 397 167 6,071 1,069 387 2,363 1,654 14,461
Trader to Public 83 35 18 9 353 62 20 127 99 806
Trucks
Public to Trader 540 358 147 - 2,576 432 54 897 765 5,769
Public to Public 2,077 857 521 302 8,081 1,049 384 3,129 2,052 18,452
Trader to Public 611 404 262 69 3,331 484 145 1,154 955 7,415
Total 22,849 10,306 5,813 2,349 122,060 14,184 4,460 40,541 26,160 248,722
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Table 35. Cars registered, ‘NZ new’ only, by make and model
Make / Model Total Make / Model Total Make / Model Total
Alfa Romeo 159 41 Bmw 730ld 37 Factory Built Can-Am 94
Alfa Romeo Giulietta 82 Bmw 740i 1 Factory Built Canam Spyder 1
Alfa Romeo Gt 1 Bmw 750i 5 Factory Built Can-Am Spyder 41
Alfa Romeo Mito 39 Bmw M3 20 Factory Built London Taxi 1
Aston Martin Db9 2
Bmw M5 2 Factory Built Souzhou
Eagle 1
Aston Martin Dbs 7 Bmw X1 Sdrive 20i 2 Ferrari 458 Italia 8
Aston Martin One-77 1 Bmw X1 Sdrive18i 34 Ferrari California 3
Aston Martin Rapide 7 Bmw X1 Sdrive20d 63 Ferrari Ff 2
Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2 Bmw X1 Xdrive 28i 1 Fiat 500 53
Aston Martin Vantage 8 Bmw X1 Xdrive20d 38 Fiat Abarth 2
Aston Martin Virage 3 Bmw X1 Xdrive23d 20 Fiat Abarth 500 27
Audi A1 150 Bmw X1 Xdrive25i 1 Fiat Bravo 1
Audi A3 215 Bmw X3 Xdrive20d 86 Ford Falcon 1,416
Audi A4 245 Bmw X3 Xdrive30d 42 Ford Fiesta 1,149
Audi A5 77 Bmw X5 3 Ford Focus 1,017
Audi A6 62 Bmw X5 M 5 Ford Gt 1
Audi A7 68 Bmw X5 Xdrive30d 144 Ford Kuga 60
Audi A8 17 Bmw X5 Xdrive40d 55 Ford Mondeo 1,176
Audi Allroad 23 Bmw X5 Xdrive50i 14 Ford Mustang 15
Audi Q5 150 Bmw X6 M 5 Ford Shelby 2
Audi Q7 158 Bmw X6 Xdrive40d 17 Ford Territory 1,044
Audi Quattro 1 Bmw X6 Xdrive50i 2 Geely Lc 40
Audi R8 6 Bmw Z4 Sdrive23i 2 Geely Mk 16
Audi RS5 49 Bmw Z4 Sdrive30i 7 Great Wall X240 126
Audi S3 16 Bmw Z4 Sdrive35i 5 Holden Astra 2
Audi S4 37 Can-Am Spyder 4 Holden Barina 335
Audi S5 45 Chery J1 58 Holden Barina Spark 220
Audi Tt 12 Chery J11 64 Holden Caprice 3
Bentley Continental 10 Chery J3 50 Holden Captiva 1,704
Bentley Mulsanne 1 Chevrolet Camaro 5 Holden Commodore 2,381
Bmw 118d 49 Chevrolet Corvette 1 Holden Cruze 1,353
Bmw 118i 86 Chrysler 300 22 Holden Epica 480
Bmw 123d 36 Chrysler Grand Voyager 8 Holden Hsv 183
Bmw 135i 4 Citroen C3 75 Holden Statesman 1
Bmw 1m Coupe 11 Citroen C4 32 Honda Accord 524
Bmw 320d 128 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 11 Honda City 133
Bmw 320i 27 Citroen C5 35 Honda Civic 135
Bmw 325d 15 Citroen Ds3 52 Honda Crv 213
Bmw 325i 6 Citroen Ds4 2 Honda Crz 29
Bmw 330d 6 Daihatsu Sirion 47 Honda Insight 523
Bmw 335d 23 Daihatsu Terios 31 Honda Jazz 1,013
Bmw 335i 38 Dfm Mini Bus 1 Honda Odyssey 39
Bmw 520d 29 Dodge Caliber 226 Hyundai Accent 110
Bmw 525d 6 Dodge Challenger 5 Hyundai Elantra 262
Bmw 528i 22 Dodge Journey 216 Hyundai Getz 416
Bmw 530d Gran Turismo 2 Dodge Nitro 115 Hyundai Grandeur 4
Bmw 535d 51 Factory Built Ca-am 1 Hyundai H1 113
Bmw 535i 25 Factory Built Ca-am Spyder 1 Hyundai I20 285
Bmw 550i 20 Factory Built Cam Am 1 Hyundai I30 2,300
Bmw 550i Gran Turismo 3 Factory Built Cam Am Spyder 1 Hyundai I40 21
Bmw 650i 14 Factory Built Can Am 2 Hyundai I45 590
Bmw 730d 5 Factory Built Can Am Spyder 4 Hyundai Ix35 837
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Table 35. Cars registered, ‘NZ new’ only, by make and model - continued
Make / Model Total Make / Model Total Make / Model Total
Hyundai Santa Fe 1,117 Maserati Quattroporte 3 Nissan Micra 374
Hyundai Sonata 9 Mazda Cx-7 630 Nissan Murano 153
Hyundai Tucson 6 Mazda Cx-9 267 Nissan Pathfinder 92
Hyundai Veloster 2 Mazda Mazda2 753 Nissan Patrol 15
Jaguar Xf 23 Mazda Mazda3 1,977 Nissan Qashqai 818
Jaguar Xj 19 Mazda Mazda6 1,238 Nissan Tiida 429
Jaguar Xk 2 Mazda Mx-5 14 Nissan Wingroad 183
Jaguar X-type 1 Mazda Rx-8 3 Nissan X-trail 611
Jeep Cherokee 47 Mercedes-Benz A 18 Peugeot 207 238
Jeep Commander 2 Mercedes-Benz B 140 Peugeot 3008 101
Jeep Compass 3 Mercedes-Benz C 321 Peugeot 308 251
Jeep Grand Cherokee 207 Mercedes-Benz Cl 2 Peugeot 4007 62
Jeep Patriot 45 Mercedes-Benz Clc 10 Peugeot 407 6
Jeep Wrangler 87 Mercedes-Benz Cls 22 Peugeot 508 73
Kia Carens 3 Mercedes-Benz E 160 Peugeot Rcz 36
Kia Carnival 66 Mercedes-Benz G 10 Piaggio Ape 1
Kia Cerato 450 Mercedes-Benz Gl 48 Porsche 911 26
Kia Koup 69 Mercedes-Benz Ml 166 Porsche Boxster 7
Kia Magentis 2 Mercedes-Benz R 5 Porsche Boxster S 2
Kia Optima 114 Mercedes-Benz S 18 Porsche Carrera 2
Kia Picanto 197 Mercedes-Benz Sl 1 Porsche Cayenne 98
Kia Rio 344 Mercedes-Benz Slk 31 Porsche Cayman 2
Kia Sorento 23 Mercedes-Benz Sls Amg 9 Porsche Cayman R 2
Kia Sorento R 301 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2 Porsche Cayman S 1
Kia Soul 23 Mercedes-Benz Viano 11 Porsche Panamera 11
Kia Sportage 786 Mercedes-Benz Vito 7 Proton Gen 2 2
Lamborghini Aventador 1 Mini Cooper 84 Proton Persona 1
Lamborghini Gallardo 4 Mini Cooper Countryman 31 Renault Fluence 4
Land Rover Defender 2 Mini Cooper D 3 Renault Koleos 34
Land Rover Discovery 148 Mini Cooper D All 4 3 Renault Laguna 3 Exp 1
Land Rover Freelander 53 Mini Cooper D Countryman 3 Renault Megane 52
Land Rover Range Rover 190 Mini Cooper S 67 Rolls-Royce Ghost 1
Lexus Ct200h 229 Mini Cooper S Countryman 43 Skoda Fabia 42
Lexus Gs300 7 Mini John Cooper Works 2 Skoda Octavia 262
Lexus Gs450h 4 Mini One 76 Skoda Roomster 14
Lexus Gs460 3 Mitsubishi Asx 638 Skoda Superb 136
Lexus Is250 49 Mitsubishi Challenger 155 Skoda Yeti 58
Lexus Is250 C 12 Mitsubishi Colt 157 Ssangyong Actyon Sport 124
Lexus Is350 50 Mitsubishi Colt Plus 294 Ssangyong Korando 161
Lexus Is-f 15 Mitsubishi Galant 1 Ssangyong Kyron 36
Lexus Ls460 5 Mitsubishi Grandis 1 Ssangyong Rexton 116
Lexus Ls600hl 1 Mitsubishi I-Miev 12 Ssangyong Stavic 4
Lexus Lx570 15 Mitsubishi Lancer 550 Subaru Forester 341
Lexus Rx350 47 Mitsubishi Outlander 1,039 Subaru Impreza 269
Lexus Rx450h 71 Mitsubishi Pajero 202 Subaru Legacy 435
Lincoln Continental 1 Morgan 4/4 1 Subaru Outback 406
Lotus Elise 1 Morgan Plus 4 1 Subaru Tribeca 42
Lvvta Gt Buggy 1 Morgan Roadster 3 Subaru Xv 2
Lvvta Mg Tf 1 Nissan 370z 17 Suzuki Alto 217
Lvvta T/bucket 1 Nissan Gtr 1 Suzuki Grand Vitara 333
Maserati Grancabrio 5 Nissan Gt-r 12 Suzuki Jimny 138
Maserati Granturismo 12 Nissan Maxima 135 Suzuki Kizashi 438
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Table 35. Cars registered, ‘NZ new’ only, by make and model - continued
Make / Model Total
Suzuki Splash 145 Volkswagen T5 17
Suzuki Swift 2,892 Volkswagen Tiguan 321
Suzuki Sx4 589 Volkswagen Touareg 208
Toyota Aurion 508 Volkswagen Touran 1
Toyota Avensis 37 Volvo C30 8
Toyota Camry 1,224 Volvo C70 1
Toyota Corolla 4,166 Volvo S40 2
Toyota Fj 135 Volvo S60 47
Toyota Hiace 3 Volvo S80 1
Toyota Highlander 1,292 Volvo V50 8
Toyota Landcruiser 226 Volvo V60 42
Toyota Landcruiser Prado 457 Volvo V70 2
Toyota Previa 50 Volvo Xc60 51
Toyota Prius 202 Volvo Xc70 8
Toyota Rav4 1,599 Volvo Xc90 13
Toyota Yaris 1,897 Total 64,019
Volkswagen Beetle 4
Volkswagen Caddy 72
Volkswagen Cross Polo 56
Volkswagen Eos 45
Volkswagen Golf 772
Volkswagen Jetta 4
Volkswagen Passat 447
Volkswagen Phaeton 1
Volkswagen Polo 581
Volkswagen Scirocco 22
Top 20 cars
Ranking in Previous years’ ranking
Make/model Total
registered 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Toyota Corolla 4166 1 1 1 1 2 2
Suzuki Swift 2892 2 2 3 3 4 6
Holden Commodore 2381 3 3 2 2 1 1
Hyundai I30 2300 4 9 13 - - -
Mazda Mazda3 1977 5 5 5 9 8 14
Toyota Yaris 1897 6 11 7 14 12 10
Holden Captiva 1704 7 16 - - - -
Toyota Rav4 1599 8 10 14 15 18 17
Ford Falcon 1416 9 4 4 4 3 3
Holden Cruze 1353 10 7 - - - -
Toyota Highlander 1292 11 15 - - - -
Mazda Mazda6 1238 12 6 6 5 7 4
Toyota Camry 1224 13 8 11 7 6 5
Ford Mondeo 1176 14 13 8 10 15 11
Ford Fiesta 1149 15 17 - - - -
Hyundai Santa Fe 1117 16 18 16 - - -
Ford Territory 1044 17 - - - 13 9
Mitsubishi Outlander 1039 18 14 18 13 10 18
Ford Focus 1017 19 12 10 6 5 7
Honda Jazz 1013 20 - 15 8 9 8
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Table 36. Licensed vehicles as at year end 2011 by vehicle type and postal district
Postal District
Cars
Ren
tal
Cars
Ta
xis
Tru
cks
Bu
ses &
Co
ach
es
Tra
ilers
Mo
torc
ycle
s
Mo
pe
ds
Tra
cto
rs
Exem
pt
Veh
icle
s
Mis
cellan
eo
us
Total
Whangarei 78,493 374 115 20,797 726 23,818 1,853 304 1,448 357 1,516 129,801
Auckland 808,351 18,284 3,437 108,835 4,929 93,002 16,430 4,363 2,925 3,008 8,828 1,072,392
Hamilton 181,846 533 264 40,372 1,939 47,581 4,522 1,404 3,692 877 2,528 285,558
Thames 29,584 79 44 7,416 330 10,699 899 263 893 109 686 51,002
Tauranga 113,876 440 164 21,674 721 27,187 3,184 936 1,293 691 2,245 172,411
Rotorua 35,874 48 83 8,319 437 9,057 903 175 425 82 481 55,884
Gisborne 19,788 124 36 6,229 183 5,933 395 290 603 226 270 34,077
Napier 80,434 228 134 18,341 806 18,683 2,022 564 1,127 440 1,087 123,866
New Plymouth 59,834 320 67 13,442 376 13,327 2,185 682 1,191 262 1,136 92,822
Wanganui 24,481 87 31 5,211 171 5,366 755 387 273 100 313 37,175
Palmerston Nth 96,166 437 128 22,321 766 23,700 2,986 987 2,339 1,109 1,261 152,200
Masterton 22,046 36 26 5,878 488 6,521 670 238 562 248 362 37,075
Wellington 216,416 342 1,223 27,071 1,875 22,701 6,472 2,151 470 1,186 1,624 281,531
Nelson 56,310 409 97 13,354 493 17,745 2,367 671 1,086 439 1,451 94,422
Blenheim 24,362 105 49 6,734 230 8,763 878 268 859 205 630 43,083
Greymouth 11,762 74 15 3,712 149 4,437 494 117 196 113 214 21,283
Westport 4,617 9 15 1,213 66 1,522 187 50 70 42 95 7,886
Christchurch 292,305 10,556 854 49,712 3,014 67,097 7,939 2,407 3,989 1,592 4,614 444,079
Timaru 35,190 91 40 8,724 257 13,317 1,058 247 1,669 434 762 61,789
Oamaru 11,922 37 13 3,326 129 4,987 371 89 554 120 306 21,854
Dunedin 102,525 646 444 22,393 1,197 29,861 2,974 727 1,585 759 1,381 164,492
Invercargill 55,764 134 91 16,355 743 20,923 1,709 390 2,667 530 886 100,192
Total 2,361,946 33,393 7,370 431,429 20,025 476,227 61,253 17,710 29,916 12,929 32,676 3,484,874
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Table 37. Total vehicles as at year end 2011 by vehicle type and fuel type
Petrol Diesel CNG LPG Electric Other Total
Cars 2,581,541 237,720 19 1,102 55 150 2,820,587
Trucks 148,155 373,439 73 396 9 37 522,109
Motorcycles 116,492 7 1 - 11 29 116,540
Tractors 2,735 35,713 8 17 10 98 38,581
Buses/Coaches 3,791 19,239 48 62 83 - 23,223
Mobile machines 2,185 11,833 14 1,132 324 137 15,625
Motor caravans 4,822 28,392 14 95 - 5 33,328
Mopeds 31,839 6 - 3 346 40 32,234
ATVs 5,338 113 - - 3 - 5,454
Special purpose vehicles 335 2,340 - 1 - 2 2,678
Agricultural machines 217 1,427 1 3 1 6 1,655
Trailers - - - - - - 618,496
Total 2,897,450 710,229 178 2,811 842 504 4,230,510
Table 38. Colours of cars as at year end 2011
Ranking Colour Total cars
1 SILVER 617,428
2 BLUE 478,806
3 WHITE 414,034
4 RED 382,491
5 GREEN 281,021
6 BLACK 221,505
7 GREY 215,725
8 GOLD 85,102
9 BROWN 44,034
10 PURPLE 24,071
11 YELLOW 23,745
12 ORANGE 13,805
13 CREAM 12,499
14 PINK 6,321
Total 2,820,587
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Table 39. Vehicle fleet as at 30 June
2011 2010 2009 2008
Vehicle type
Vehicle description Total fleet Total fleet Total fleet Total fleet
1 Mopeds 32,931 32,401 31,830 28,756
2 Trailers/Caravans 609,521 599,318 589,386 577,684
3 Tractors 38,136 37,806 37,276 36,304
4 Agricultural machines 1,613 1,589 1,638 1,560
5 Non-highway trailers 1,198 1,213 1,203 1,188
6 Mobile machines 15,358 15,049 15,083 14,909
7 Passenger cars/vans 2,812,129 2,789,051 2,773,293 2,788,938
8 Goods vans/trucks/utilities 521,140 520,260 519,842 519,992
9 Buses 23,023 22,651 22,105 21,176
10 Motor caravans 32,286 29,423 28,181 26,517
11 Motorcycles 115,069 112,806 108,846 101,457
12 ATVs 5,450 5,341 5,036 4,760
13 Special purpose vehicles 2,657 2,698 2,723 2,691
Total 4,210,511 4,169,606 4,136,442 4,125,932
2011 2010 2009 2008
Vehicle type
Vehicle description
Total fleet excluding
exempt licences
Total fleet excluding
exempt licences
Total fleet excluding
exempt licences
Total fleet excluding
exempt licences
1 Mopeds 25,505 27,068 27,407 25,304
2 Trailers/Caravans 578,475 570,307 562,982 554,197
3 Tractors 36,296 36,233 35,881 35,116
4 Agricultural machines 1,462 1,441 1,504 1,440
5 Non-highway trailers 1,123 1,136 1,132 1,139
6 Mobile machines 14,428 14,205 14,358 14,341
7 Passenger cars/vans 2,628,490 2,614,876 2,602,924 2,631,014
8 Goods vans/trucks/utilities 470,781 472,454 473,538 478,336
9 Buses 20,847 20,584 20,253 19,708
10 Motor caravans 23,966 22,769 22,118 21,754
11 Motorcycles 63,961 72,818 74,053 71,648
12 ATVs 5,049 5,015 4,836 4,602
13 Special purpose vehicles 2,253 2,335 2,401 2,440
Total
3,872,636 3,861,241 3,843,387 3,861,039
Vehicles used for crash rate calculation (refer to Motor vehicle crashes in New Zealand, Table 1: Casualty rates, historical).
3,233,550
3,230,569
3,220,293
3,247,764
Notes:
The total fleet is the number of vehicles recorded in the Motor Vehicle Register, excluding vehicles with cancelled/lapsed registration.
The grey shaded cells in the table above indicate the vehicle categories included for the purpose of calculating crash rates (refer to Motor vehicle crashes in New Zealand published annually by the Ministry of Transport). These include motorised vehicles designed primarily for on road use and exclude vehicles with an exempt licence.
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Glossary of terms
Car A vehicle designed primarily for the carrying of passengers. Commercial A vehicle designed primarily for the carriage of goods such as: vans, utilities and trucks.
This definition also includes buses and coaches in our registration statistics. Ex-overseas An ex-overseas vehicle is one which has been previously registered in another country
before arrival in New Zealand (ex-overseas vehicles are also referred to as used imports). Gross vehicle weight Also known as gross vehicle mass: denotes the manufacturer’s gross laden weight of a
vehicle, in kilograms. Licensing The process of issuing a licence to a vehicle to allow it to be used on the road. Vehicles
are licensed after they are registered: the vehicle owner pays a licensing fee, and a licence label is attached to the vehicle.
Miscellaneous A miscellaneous vehicle, in registration statistics, is one which, by its design, is not of a
commonly defined vehicle type: e.g. steam engine, crane, etc. New For the purpose of registration statistics, the definition of ‘new’ also includes ex-overseas
vehicles. Postal districts Where indicated, figures are tabulated by areas of New Zealand known as postal districts
as defined under NZ Post Office. These districts have been retained to facilitate the historical trend analysis.
Registration The process of adding a vehicle to the Motor Vehicle Register: a vehicle, whether new or
used, must first be registered before it can be licensed to be used on the road. Registration has been traditionally confused with licensing: registration is normally carried out only once in the lifetime of a vehicle, whereas licensing is generally renewed every six or twelve months.
Notes
1. The statistics in this book refer to vehicle registrations – not vehicle imports. Import statistics would generally differ from registration statistics because of the carry-over of stocks from one year to the next.
2. All the statistics in this book refer to calendar years, unless otherwise indicated. Where data is reported as at 30 June, this relates to the New Zealand Transport Agency financial year from 1 July to 30 June.