The New Zealand new truck market began to show signs of slowing in April.

NZ Transport Agency data shows 460 new trucks were registered for the month in the overall market (trucks with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more), taking the total sales for the first four months of the year to 1940.

The total for the same January-April period last year was 1952 registrations, but for context the latest result is still the second-highest January-April registration total.

The trailer market is remaining buoyant – with 133 April registrations – which is just 13 shy of 2018’s record April performance of 146 registrations. The YTD total at the end of April stands at 541, ahead of 2018’s previous best of 530 and well ahead of the 456 registrations in the same period last year.

In the overall 4.5t to maximum GVM new truck market, Isuzu retains leadership for April with 116 registrations – taking its 2024 total to 416 which is identical to same period last year. Fuso remains in second place with 71 registrations for the month of April and 334 YTD.

Meanwhile third-placed Scania achieved 53 registrations for April and 226 YTD which represents an impressive market share increase from 9.5% last year to 11.6% this year.

Hino (YTD 177/April 46) remains in fourth position ahead of Volvo (122/21) in fifth followed by DAF (116/22), Kenworth (105/21), Iveco (90/22), UD (89/16), Mercedes-Benz (80/19) to round out the top-10.

There were no surprises in the crossover 3.5-4.5t GVM segment, with Fiat (86/32) continuing to lead ahead of LDV (75/33) and Ford (71/25).

In the 4.5-7.5t GVM class, Isuzu (138/32) continues to hold a significant lead ahead of second-placed Fuso (112/24) and Iveco (51/10) in third.

In the 7.5-15t GVM category, Isuzu (165/41) is building its lead over Fuso (126/24) and Hino (59/22). Foton (19/6) retains fourth ahead of Iveco (8/3).

Strong April sales by Isuzu (39/24) sees it taking over the number one spot in the 15-20.5t GVM division ahead of second-placed Hino (25/3). Fuso (17/5) holds third, ahead of UD (13/4) in fourth and Mercedes-Benz (4/0), Scania (4/1) and Iveco (4/1) all tied in fifth.

In the tiny 20.5-23t segment, Scania (2/0) continues to hold the top spot with just two registrations while Sinotruk and Iveco both joined this segment in April with one registration each.

Registrations in the premium 23t to maximum GVM segment see a continuation of Scania’s commanding leadership with 52 registrations in April boosting its YTD total to 220 units. Scania achieved over double the registrations for the month of any other manufacturer with Volvo (120/21) retaining second place ahead of DAF (115/22) and Kenworth (105/21).

Fuso (78/18) climbs into fifth ahead of UD (73/12) and Isuzu (73/19) who are tied in sixth. Hino (57/13), Mercedes-Benz (43/9) and Iveco (26/7) all retain their top-10 positions.

In the trailer market, Fruehauf (69/21) is steadily building its lead on second-placed Domett (57/17) while Roadmaster (52/14) remains in third. Patchell (38/10) moves into fourth ahead of Transport Trailers (37/5), MTE (26/6), TMC (24/5), Fairfax (19/5), Transfleet (18/6), while Freighter (15/0) and CWS (15/3) are tied for tenth position.