The New Zealand new truck market continues to show signs of slowing, with April registrations well behind 2024 levels.

NZ Transport Agency data shows 270 new trucks (with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more) were registered for the month, taking the total sales for the first four months of the year to 1187 units. The total for the January-April period last year was 1940 registrations.

It’s a similar story in the trailer market with 65 registrations in April – the lowest monthly total since 2020’s Covid lows. The YTD total at the end of April stands at 321, again a similar number to the 2020 YTD total of 318 and well behind the 541 registrations during the first four months of 2024.

In the overall 4.5t to maximum GVM new truck market, Isuzu is the April leader with 52 registrations – taking its 2025 total to 208, which is a long way off where it was at the same time last year with 416 registrations.

Hino remains in second place with 36 registrations for the month of April and 169 YTD. Hino’s performance remains close to its YTD last year of 177, when it ranked in fourth position.

Meanwhile third-placed Fuso achieved 34 registrations for April and 165 YTD which again is less than half its sales last year of 334.

Scania (YTD 141/April 31) remains in fourth position ahead of Kenworth (83/18) in fifth followed by Iveco (78/16), Volvo (70/20), DAF (47/9), Mercedes-Benz (45/9) and UD (40/11) to round out the top 10 brands.

There were no surprises in the crossover 3.5-4.5t GVM segment, with LDV (100/22) and Fiat (91/29) being the clear segment leaders ahead of Mercedes-Benz (47/12).

In the 4.5-7.5t GVM class, Isuzu (77/17) continues to build a significant lead ahead of second-placed Fuso (50/12) and Iveco (46/10) in third.

The 7.5-15t GVM category sees Isuzu (76/20) leading ahead of Hino (62/14) and Fuso (54/9).

Strong April sales by Hino (24/8) consolidates the number one ranking in the 15-20.5t GVM division ahead of second-placed Fuso (10/2) while UD (4/0) holds third.

In the tiny 20.5-23t segment, Hino (4/0) continues to hold the top spot with just four registrations while Iveco joined this segment in April with the only registration in the segment.

Registrations in the premium 23t-to-maximum GVM segment see a continuation of Scania’s leadership with 31 registrations in April, boosting its YTD total to 138 units.

Kenworth (83/18) retains second place ahead of Volvo (70/20), while Isuzu (54/14) edges ahead of Hino (53/9). Fuso (50/11) remains in sixth ahead of DAF (47/9), and UD (35/11) while Iveco (19/5) moves ahead of Mercedes-Benz (15/1) to round out the top 10 positions.

In the trailer market Fruehauf (48/8) retains the lead with Transport Trailers (29/6) moving into second place ahead of Patchell (25/1).

Domett (23/3) is fourth while Roadmaster (20/5) remains in fifth. Both TMC (15/5) and MTE (13/4) move ahead of TES (12/1) and Transfleet (12/2) now tied in eighth ahead of Lowes (11/4) to round out the top 10 trailer manufacturers for April 2025.