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Isuzu has secured the number one ranking in the New Zealand new truck market again while Fruehauf has had another good year to retain number one position in the trailer market.

The NZTA registration data for 2024 shows a total of 5488 registrations (with a GVM above 4.5 tonnes) which is an 11.24% decrease from last year’s record of 6,183 registrations.

The new trailer market also reports a year-on-year decrease with total registrations of 1403 units being a 9.30% reduction from the 1547 total in 2024. The all-time record for trailer registrations remains at 1714 new units achieved in 2018.

Closing the year with 166 registrations during November and ... ... 

October new truck registrations continue to reflect the current economic climate with  NZ Transport Agency data confirming the market is still trending below 2023 volumes.

There were 525 registrations of new trucks with a GVM above 4.5 tonnes, compared to 561 in October last year. The year-to-date (YTD) total for the first 10 months now stands at 4,719 units while 2023 YTD saw 5,209 units registered in the same period.

The trailer market YTD total stands at 1,232 registrations – behind last year’s October YTD of 1,320 – and still a long way behind the all-time best of 1458 achieved in the same period of 2018.

In the overall truck market (4.5t-ma... ... 

The brakes have been applied to New Zealand’s new truck and trailer sales.

The general economic slowdown is reflected by lower September new truck registration figures, according to NZ Transport Agency data.

There were 425 registrations of new trucks with a GVM above 4.5 tonnes and the year-to-date (YTD) total has reached 4194 units in the first nine months of 2024.

The September total is well down from last year’s 587 registrations, and the YTD total represents a 9.8% decrease on the same period last year (4648 registrations).

For context, the total new vehicle market (passenger, light commercial and heavy commercial) is running 16.1% (18,05... ... 

The New Zealand new truck market continues to track a little behind the record registration numbers from 2023.

August saw 487 trucks with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more registered while the year-to-date total grew to 3769 units, according to official NZ Transport Agency data. It’s a decrease from 539 recorded in August 2023 and the total of 4060 is a 7.16% decrease on Jan-Aug 2023 YTD registrations.

The trailer industry continues to show resilience with 114 new registrations in August and 1040 units YTD keeping the total 7 registrations ahead of the same point last year. The monthly benchmark for the trailer industry is 166 units in August 2018.

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