November new vehicle sales - best in five years
November new vehicle sales - best in five
years
Sales of new cars and commercial vehicles
continue to bounce back with sales for November the best
since 2007, says Motor Trade Association (MTA).
Dominated by Toyota, which sold 1,768 units for a 20
percent share of the market, sales in November maintained
the brisk pace evident all year. 8,581 new passenger and
commercial vehicle units were sold overall, up 1,253 units
(17 percent) on the 7,328 units sold in November 2011. Year
to date, total new vehicle sales are up 14,880 units (19
percent).
MTA spokesperson Ian Stronach said: “The market has confounded most observers this year. November is usually a bit quieter after October, which is often boosted by rental deliveries, but it’s held up really well this time. The industry is a little bit excited now as breaking the 100,000 unit mark for the year appears to be a real possibility.”
New car sales, of 6,484 units, were ahead by 840 units (15 percent), compared to the same month last year. Year to date, new car sales are ahead of 2011 by 12,076 units (21 percent).
Sales of 2,097 new commercial vehicles were also ahead, by 413 units (25 percent) compared to November 2011. Year to date, new commercial vehicle sales are ahead of last year by 2,804 units (14 percent).
Top selling passenger car brands:
• Toyota 1,190
units 18 percent market share
• Holden 673
units 10 percent market share
• Hyundai 624
units 9 percent market share
Top selling
passenger car models:
o Toyota Corolla 462
units
o Holden Captiva 319 units
o Toyota Yaris 267
units
Top selling commercial
vehicle brands:
• Toyota 578 units 27
percent market share
• Nissan 253 units 12 percent
market share
• Ford 231 units 11 percent market
share
Top selling commercial vehicle
models:
o Toyota HiLux 350 units
o Nissan
Navara 247 units
o Toyota HiAce 199 units
At 7,183 units, sales of used imported
passenger cars were the strongest they have been all year.
They were up by 221units (3 percent) compared to November
2011, and for the year to date are now down by just 2,156
units (3 percent).
Pushed by a 50 percent surge in
scooter (below 60cc) sales, on-road motorcycle sales powered
away to record sales of 616 units, the best result in 18
months. Sales were up 118 units (24 percent) over November
2011. For the year to date, on-road motorcycle sales are
down 580 units (10 percent).
Says Stronach “It’s heartening to see the good news spreading across the other sectors as well; it can only be good when we are seeing stronger sales in on-road motorcycles and used imported cars as well.”
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