Top 30 Models New Zealand : 2014

The models below include LCVs as well as passenger cars, so all the pick-up trucks are there from the major players.

The Colorado came in 5th. Kiwis love their pick-ups (called utes)

The big news in the NZ car market for 2014 was the emergence of the Ford Ranger pick-up truck. Not only did it overtake the long time favourite the Toyota Hilux but nearly took out the darling of the rental fleet too, the Corolla. Toyota NZ's response to the Hilux being passed by the Ranger was to say that if you only count 4wd pick-up trucks, then we still are top. Sometimes you just have to take it on the chin and be gracious about it.

Japanese brands are popular in the 'land of the long white cloud'. They make cars that are reliable and have established the dealer network to keep them popular. European brands want to muscle in but it takes years to undo reputations of poorer reliability and get the dealers covering the country. In the smallish town I live in, there are no European brands sold here. All the top Asian ones are though, as are Ford and GM Holden.

1	Toyota	Corolla	6,473
2	Ford	Ranger	6,342
3	Toyota	Hilux	5,778
4	Holden	Commodore	3,007
5	Holden	Colorado	2,955
6	Suzuki	Swift	2,692
7	Toyota	Rav4	2,566
8	Toyota	Yaris	2,557
9	Nissan	Navara	2,522
10	Toyota	Hiace	2,447
11	Mazda	CX-5	2,374
12	Mazda	3	2,371
13	Holden	Captiva	2,278
14	Toyota	Highlander	2,002
15	Hyundai	iX35	1,878
16	Holden	Cruze	1,875
17	Honda	Jazz	1,863
18	Hyundai	Santa Fe	1,852
19	Ford	Focus	1,832
20	VW	Golf	1,694
21	Mitsubishi	Outlander	1,661
22	Mitsubishi	Triton	1,599
23	Mitsubishi	Lancer	1,526
24	Mazda	BT-50	1,462
25	Nissan	Qashqai	1,433
26	Nissan	X-Trail	1,403
27	Hyundai	i30	1,382
28	Ford	Kuga	1,330
29	Isuzu	D-Max	1,232
30	Toyota	Camry	1,043