Second ever Top 10 finish in New Zealand for the Suzuki Fronx.

New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop -12.8% year-on-year in November to 13,615 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in clear positive at +8.5% to 128,769. Toyota (-14%) single handedly pulls the market down, with the next 9 carmakers up. BYD (+224.8%) is the most dynamic of all and is inside the Top 10 for the 6th time this year. Kia (+128.7%) is also very dynamic YoY at #4, but that’s compared to a particularly low year-ago result. Honda (+46.2%), Mazda (+36.5%), Hyundai (+35.9%), Mitsubishi (+30.8%), MG (+26.5%) and Suzuki (+25.3%) also shine while Ford (+11.7%) is more discreet but still manages a double-digit gain and at 13.3% share, it is two percentage points above its YTD level.

Model-wise, the Toyota RAV4 (-33%) remains the dominant force with 9.2% share, the steep fall being due to a record November 2024 at 12% share. The Ford Ranger (+26.5%) follows, ahead of the Toyota Hilux (+12.7%) and Mitsubishi ASX (+67.6%), replicating the YTD Top 4. Excellent result also for the Ford Everest at #5 and 3.9% share vs. 2.4% so far this year. The Mitsubishi Outlander (+167.3%) does even better at #6 while the Toyota Yaris Cross (+3.9%) edges up YoY at #7. Second ever Top 10 finish for the new Suzuki Fronx at #8. The BYD Shark 6 is just outside the Top 20.

Previous month: New Zealand October 2025: RAV4, Yaris Cross, Corolla push Toyota to highest in almost 6 years

One year ago: New Zealand November 2024: Toyota RAV4 hits record share

Full November 2025 Top 20 brands and models below.

New Zealand November 2025 – brands:

PosBrandNov-25%/24Oct2025%/24PosFY241Toyota3,51925.8%– 14.0%131,11424.2%+ 11.7%112Ford 1,81713.3%+ 11.7%214,52111.3%– 9.3%223Mitsubishi1,3289.8%+ 30.8%313,12510.2%+ 1.1%334Kia7735.7%+ 128.7%48,6286.7%+ 6.5%445Mazda5914.3%+ 36.5%64,5753.6%+ 23.4%686Suzuki5804.3%+ 25.3%94,6663.6%– 6.3%557Hyundai4773.5%+ 35.9%54,0013.1%+ 3.6%878Honda4273.1%+ 46.2%83,3962.6%+ 21.5%11109BYD3932.9%+ 224.8%143,5102.7%+ 317.9%102210MG3682.7%+ 26.5%73,8733.0%+ 37.5%91111Volkswagen3162.3%– 0.3%152,2501.7%– 28.3%13912GWM2762.0%+ 37.3%103,3732.6%+ 21.9%121213Nissan2071.5%– 15.2%114,4063.4%+ 5.8%7614Chery1811.3%new128940.7%new249315Subaru1681.2%+ 14.3%162,1351.7%+ 24.5%141516Mercedes1521.1%– 39.9%132,0941.6%– 8.0%151417BMW1501.1%+ 94.8%181,6941.3%+ 27.7%161618Tesla1481.1%+ 604.8%n/a1,3931.1%+ 34.3%181819Isuzu1471.1%– 29.7%191,6831.3%– 31.6%171320Audi1270.9%+ 51.2%201,2461.0%+ 20.9%2120

New Zealand November 2025 – models:

PosModelNov-25%/24Oct2025%/24PosFY241Toyota RAV41,2579.2%– 33.0%110,3958.1%+ 9.0%122Ford Ranger 1,0307.6%+ 26.5%28,8946.9%– 13.4%213Toyota Hilux6214.6%+ 12.7%37,8556.1%+ 14.3%334Mitsubishi ASX5584.1%+ 67.6%74,6353.6%+ 31.5%455Ford Everest5273.9%+ 37.6%63,1092.4%+ 43.7%7106Mitsubishi Outlander4253.1%+ 167.3%44,0783.2%+ 31.0%567Toyota Yaris Cross3482.6%+ 3.9%5n/an/an/an/a138Suzuki Fronx3022.2%newn/an/an/anewn/a –9Hyundai Tucson2722.0%n/a91,6261.3%n/a14n/a10Toyota Corolla2712.0%– 35.3%81,8701.5%+ 8.5%111211Kia Seltos2241.6%+ 286.2%123,1612.5%+ 6.2%6712Toyota Highlander2171.6%– 1.8%n/an/an/an/an/a2013Mitsubishi Triton2031.5%– 21.6%102,9932.3%– 26.1%8414Mazda CX-51961.4%+ 12.6%221,5081.2%– 5.1%171615Toyota Hiace1831.3%+ 52.5%111,9331.5%+ 16.4%101516Toyota Prado1641.2%– 18.4%201,5931.2%n/a15n/a17MG ZS1631.2%+ 20.7%171,8661.4%+ 32.3%121818Toyota Yaris1621.2%+ 26.6%16n/an/an/an/an/a19Kia Sportage1591.2%+ 261.4%14n/an/an/an/a1420Mercedes Sprinter1551.1%+ 25.0%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/aBYD Shark 61391.0%newn/a1,7541.4%new13 –n/aFord Transit1180.9%+ 16.8%251,1970.9%– 12.5%2019n/aFiat Ducato850.6%– 56.0%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/aIsuzu D-Max830.6%– 11.7%n/a7810.6%– 37.2%n/an/an/aNissan Navara810.6%– 28.9%n/a2,2381.7%+ 23.2%911

Source: Auto Talk