New Zealand’s new truck market continued its record-breaking form in April. 

There were 407 new trucks (GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more) registered for the month, a 1.7% improvement on the best-ever April registration tally of 400 achieved in 2019.

April’s figures grew total sales for the first four months of the year to 1713 units, according to official NZ Transport Agency data. That’s a 31.2% increase on last year’s 1306 registrations in the same period and just 0.7% ahead of the previous record of 1700 registrations set in 2019.

The new trailer market achieved 115 registrations in April – still 31 shy of 2018’s record April performance of 146 registrations. The YTD total at the end of April stood at 449 new trailers.

FUSO continued as the truck market leader in the overall 4.5t to maximum GVM market. An April tally of 98 registrations takes FUSO’s 2022 total to 352 and its market share YOY has increased from 18.5% to 20.5%. 

Second-placed Hino has also picked up year-on-year with 289 registrations so far in 2022 to earn a 16.9% share, up from 216 sales and a 14.4% share at the same point last year.

Isuzu placed second in the April market with 73 units ahead of Hino with 63. But YOY Hino registrations of 272 units YTD has slipped behind a 290 total at the same time last year while its market share has dipped from 19.3% in 2021 to 15.9% in 2022. 

Scania (123/34) is another major player picking up market share in 2022. Scania sits fourth YTD with a 7.2% market share, moving up from eighth YTD last year when it had recorded 84 registrations and a 5.6% share.

Iveco (98/20) moved ahead of Mercedes-Benz (92/13) during April and is now tied for fifth ranking YTD with Kenworth (98/17). Eighth placed UD (82/25), Foton (75/20) and DAF (56/8) all retained their positions in the top 10.

There were no surprises in the crossover 3.5-4.5t GVM segment, with Fiat (98/20) extending an already dominant lead on Volkswagen (40/4) and Mercedes-Benz (31/5). 

In the 4.5-7.5t GVM class, FUSO (164/57) continues to lead ahead of Isuzu (87/16). Iveco (58/10) is third, while Mercedes-Benz (57/5) has improved to fourth YTD, pushing Hino (55/14) back to fifth.

The 7.5-15t GVM category sees Isuzu (107/34) extending its lead over Hino (92/23) and FUSO (71/14). Foton (32/7) retained fourth ahead of Iveco (12/2).

In the 15-20.5t GVM segment, Hino (45/5) retained the lead ahead of FUSO (18/3). UD (17/5) is third, ahead of Isuzu (11/2) in and Scania (9/2). 

April sales in the tiny 20.5-23t segment saw Hino (6/3) double its sales for the year as did Sinotruk (2/1). They are still the only brands to register any trucks in this category. 

The premium 23t to maximum GVM division is led by Scania (114/32) YTD. Fuso (99/24) moved up into second place at Kenworth’s expense (98/17), although just one registration is the difference.

Hino (91/18) remains in fourth ahead of Isuzu (67/19), UD (62/20), DAF (55/8), Volvo (38/11), Mercedes-Benz (31/7) and MAN (29/5) completing the top 10. 

In the trailer market, Patchell (41/9) built on its lead while MTE (37/9) performed well in April and is now tied YTD for second with Fruehauf (37/7).

Roadmaster (31/7) holds fourth spot, while Transport Trailers (28/8) has edged ahead of Domett (27/7). Next are TMC (22/6), Transfleet (19/5), Freighter (17/3) and Fairfax (14/3) to round out the top 10.