2001 Car Sales New Zealand By Model: Top 50

A series of articles on the top 50 models in New Zealand from 2001 to the present.

#1 in 2001, the GM Holden Commodore.

Back in 2001, large cars were king. The top ten were all sizable vehicles except for the Civic and Pulsar. You will see as the series progresses how that changes. The GM Commodore had 10.8% of the market, the top 10 models 46.3% share.

Japanese models dominated the scene, and combined with Korean ones, took 68% of the top 50 spaces on this list. US makes did well at the top of the list, while Euro marques struggled to have much impact on the car scene in New Zealand.

1	Holden Commodore	6,284	Asia
2	Ford Falcon	4,340	34 models
3	Toyota Corolla	3,495	68%
4	Ford Mondeo	2,594
5	Toyota Camry	2,415	USA
6	Nissan Maxima	1,890	10 Models
7	Honda Civic	1,641	25%
8	Holden Vectra	1,587
9	Nissan Pulsar	1,333	Europe
10	Mazda 626	1,314	6 Models
11	Ford Laser	1,300	12%
12	Nissan Primera	1,217
13	Mitsubishi Diamante	1,122
14	Holden Astra	1,107
15	Toyota Echo	990
16	Mitsubishi Galant	938
17	Honda Accord	901
18	Holden Barina	840
19	Toyota Rav4	824
20	Mitsubishi Lancer	773
21	Ford Escape	767
22	Suzuki Grand Vitara	751
23	Honda CR-V	663
24	VW Golf	621
25	BMW 3 Series	579

26	Subaru Legacy	547
27	Toyota Landcruiser	524
28	Hyundai Accent	512
29	Toyota Previa	465
30	Peugeot 206	463
31	Mitsubishi Pajero	449
32	Toyota Prado	440
33	Hyundai Lantra	398
34	Ford Explorer	397
35	Mercedes C-Class	376
36	Ford Ka	370
37	VW Beetle	364
38	Hyundai Elantra	360
39	Hyundai Sonata	352
40	Mazda 323	344
41	Honda Odyssey	339
42	Subaru Impreza	314
43	Subaru Outback	312
44	Suzuki Ignis	302
45	Mitsubishi Challenger	298
46	Mazda Tribute	286
47	Toyota Avalon	282
48	L Rover Freelander	260
49	Daewoo Nubira	252
50	Daihatsu Sirion	247

Data source: Thanks to LTSA NZ