Import Demand and Japanese Vehicle Share in New Zealand’s Used-Car Market
First written in FY2018. 1 of 12 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026Market data updated as of year-end 2025Annual report
「In 2025, total vehicle imports, including new and used passenger vehicles, amounted to 171,643 units annually (Note 2). Used-vehicle imports alone amounted to 77,449 units, of which 74,986 were from Japan (Note 2), representing a very high proportion of imports from Japan.」
New Zealand's 2025 used-vehicle imports were updated to 77,449 units, including 74,986 from Japan. - FY2024Year-end 2023 market data updatedAnnual report
「The country's total vehicle imports, including new and used vehicles, amounted to 214,066 units annually (Note 2). Used-vehicle imports alone amounted to 115,753 units, of which 113,462 were from Japan (Note 2), representing a very high proportion of imports from Japan.」
At year-end 2023, New Zealand imported 115,753 used vehicles, of which 113,462 came from Japan, and the high proportion of Japanese imports was updated in the full-year market data. - FY2023Full-year market data updatedAnnual report
「The country imported 96,913 used vehicles (New Zealand Customs service, “Motor Vehicle Statistics For the month of December 2022”), of which 92,410 were imported from Japan (same source), resulting in a high proportion of used-vehicle imports from Japan.」
As of year-end 2022, New Zealand imported 96,913 used vehicles, including 92,410 from Japan. - FY2023-Q3Third-quarter market conditions updatedAnnual report
「New Zealand, a core market for the Group's business, is expected to post real GDP growth of 2.3% in calendar 2022 (IMF, October 2022). Although the reopening of borders and other factors supported the economy through external demand, global inflation also affected consumption in New Zealand, and the central bank's series of interest-rate hikes in the second quarter led to a rapid cooling of domestic demand through the first half of the third quarter.」
It was explained that, although New Zealand's real growth rate for calendar 2022 was expected to be 2.3%, domestic demand had cooled rapidly because of higher prices and interest-rate increases. - FY2023-Q2Market environment updatedAnnual report
「In the used-vehicle import market, environmental regulations introduced in April (the Clean Car Discount) and soaring gasoline prices also contributed, and imports fell below the year-earlier level, particularly in the latter half of the cumulative second-quarter period.」
In New Zealand's used-vehicle market, imports in the latter half of the cumulative second-quarter period were below the prior-year period, against a backdrop of environmental regulations and soaring gasoline prices, among other factors. - FY2022Full-year market data updatedAnnual report
「The country imported 136,301 used vehicles (New Zealand Customs service, “Motor Vehicle Statistics For the month of December 2021”), of which 129,064 were imported from Japan (same source), resulting in a high proportion of used-vehicle imports from Japan.」
As of year-end 2021, New Zealand imported 136,301 used vehicles, including 129,064 from Japan. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the current fiscal year, demand for used vehicles is expected to remain firm despite the above-mentioned lockdowns, supported by persistently high demand for private vehicles as a means of transportation.」
The view that demand in New Zealand's used-vehicle market would remain firm under lockdowns, supported by demand for private vehicles, continued. - FY2022-Q2Market demand conditions updatedAnnual report
「Although lockdowns lasting nearly one month in some cities following COVID-19 infections in late August 2021 continued into the current fiscal year, demand for used vehicles is expected to remain firm, supported by persistently high demand for private vehicles as a means of transportation.」
Although imports declined in the previous fiscal year as a result of ESC regulations, demand for used vehicles was expected to remain firm even during lockdowns, supported by persistently high demand for private vehicles. - FY2022-Q1Market purchasing appetite updatedAnnual report
「Although the number of used vehicles imported into the country's used-vehicle market declined following the full implementation of ESC (electronic stability control) regulations, market purchasing appetite turned upward, supported by persistently high demand for private vehicles as a means of transportation.」
In New Zealand's used-vehicle market, imports declined as a result of ESC regulations, while purchasing appetite turned upward, supported by demand for private vehicles. - FY2021Full-year market data updatedAnnual report
「The country imported 113,734 used vehicles (New Zealand Customs service, “Motor Vehicle Statistics For the month of December 2020”), of which 105,606 were imported from Japan (same source), resulting in a high proportion of used-vehicle imports from Japan.」
The number of used vehicles imported into New Zealand and the number imported from Japan as of year-end 2020 were updated. - FY2021-Q3Market environment updatedAnnual report
「Although the total volume of imported used vehicles in that country's market has contracted year on year following the full implementation of ESC (electronic stability control) regulations last year, market buying appetite has remained strong, supported by persistently high demand for personal vehicles as a means of transportation.」
In New Zealand's used-vehicle market, total imports have contracted as a result of ESC regulations, while purchasing appetite has remained high, supported by demand for private vehicles as a means of transportation. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「The country imported 180,288 used vehicles, of which 168,741 were imported from Japan, resulting in a high proportion of used-vehicle imports from Japan.」
The New Zealand used-vehicle import market and the scale of imports from Japan were described as the business foundation.