6 Jul 2011

New car registrations up

12:43 pm on 6 July 2011

New car registrations have risen nearly a fifth.

The Transport Agency says registrations totaled 5365 in June, an increase of 18% on the previous month.

But the number is still down 7% compared with the same period a year ago.

Used car registrations, which are usually imported, totalled 6,570 last month, down 6% on May and 11% below a year ago.

Hyundai topped new car registrations, followed by Toyota and then Holden.