5 May 2011

New car numbers down

11:49 am on 5 May 2011

Car registrations fell sharply in April.

New Zealand Transport Agency figures show 4000 new cars were registered last month, 30% below March and 7% lower than a year ago.

Used car registrations, which are generally imported used cars, totalled 6156 last month.

This is almost 12% lower than in March, and 13% lower than a year ago.

Toyota was the top selling make in April, followed by Ford.