2003 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.

Holden Astra

The car market increased from 64,000 to 70,400 and the top 10 increased from 41 to 46%. The new BA Falcon closed in on the top spot but unable to dethrone its nemesis. Both Astra and Focus had a good year, the latter model's first real sales year. Overall it remained a market dominated by Asian brands by number, if not the most popular. Europe's best model dropped two places.

1	Holden Commodore	6,950	-	Asian
2	Ford Falcon	6,520	-	31 models
3	Toyota Corolla	4,380	-	Down 1
4	Mazda 6/626	2,576	+6
5	Toyota Camry	2,305	-	USA
6	Ford Mondeo	2,241	-2	10 Models
7	Mitsubishi Lancer	2,178	+1	Up 1
8	Mitsubishi Diamante	2,017	-2
9	Holden Astra	1,763	+6	Europe
10	Nissan Maxima	1,681	-1	9 Models
11	Toyota Rav4	1,566	+3	-
12	Honda Accord	1,547	+12
13	Toyota Echo	1,533	-
14	Nissan Pulsar	1,447	-2
15	Honda Jazz	1,348	+5
16	Ford Focus	1,297	na
17	Toyota Prado	1,008	+14
18	Holden Vectra	852	-7
19	Honda Civic	839	-3
20	Peugeot 307	805	-2
21	Honda CR-V	750	-14
22	Daihatsu Sirion	721	+12
23	Holden Barina	642	-1
24	Mitsubishi Airtrek	611	+24
25	BMW 3 Series	607	-

26	VW Golf/Jetta	605
27	Nissan Primera	575
28	Mitsubishi Galant	552
29	Ford Explorer	547
30	Nissan X-Trail	546
31	Subaru Legacy	545
32	Hyundai Getz	542
33	M-Benz C-Class	508
34	Toyota Previa	490
35	Suzuki Gnd Vitara	489
36	Audi A/S4	474
37	Mitsubishi Colt	472
38	Mitsubishi Pajero	403
39	Subaru Forester	383
40	Ford Escape	371
41	Peugeot 206	364
42	Subaru Impreza	364
43	Mitsubishi Challenger	350
44	Subaru Outback	337
45	Toyota Landcruiser	319
46	MINI Cooper	303
47	VW Passat	293
48	Mazda 3/323	292
49	BMW X5	284
50	Jeep Gr Cherokee	282

Data source: Thanks to LTSA NZ

Ford Focus