February 2022 New Vehicle Registrations Remain Strong – Scoop
Market leaders in February
/ 2022
Toyota remains the overall market
leader with 16% market share (1,972 units), followed by
Mitsubishi with 15% (1,927 units) and Ford in third spot
with 11% market share (1,400 units). Market share year to
date, Mitsubishi (18%) is ahead of Toyota (12%) and Ford
(10%).
BEVs, PHEVs and
Hybrids
There were 684 light vehicle and 5
heavy vehicle full battery electric vehicles registered in
February. The top selling models were the Tesla Model 3 (351
units) followed by the Hyundai Kona (54 units) and the Kia
Niro (35 units).
There were 388 plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles registered in February. The top selling
models were the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (228 units)
followed by the MG HS (57 units) and then the Mitsubishi
Outlander (25 units).
There were 1020 hybrids
registered in the month of January, with the top selling
models being the Toyota RAV4 (187 units) followed by the
Honda Jazz (143 units) and the Toyota Yaris (126
units).
SUV and passenger vehicle sales
February / 2022
Mitsubishi retained the
market lead for passenger and SUV registrations with 14%
market share (1,044 units) followed by Toyota with 12% (890
units) and then Kia with 10% market share (750
units).
The top selling passenger and SUV models
for the month were the Mitsubishi Outlander (546 units)
followed by the Tesla Model 3 (351 units) and the Suzuki
Swift (290 units).
Commercial vehicle sales
February / 2022
Ford regained the market lead
with 23% market share (1,141 units) followed by Toyota with
22% (1,082 units) and Mitsubishi third with 18% market share
(883 units).
The Ford Ranger regained the top spot for
the month of February as the bestselling commercial model
with 23% share (1,111 units) followed by the Toyota Hilux
with 18% share (890 units) and the Mitsubishi Triton in
third place also with 18% market share (855
units).
Market share year to date, the Ford
Ranger (22%) leads followed by the Mitsubishi Triton (21%)
and then the Toyota Hilux (15%).
Segmentation
– Growth in the Smaller SUVs
The top spot
for February 2022 went to the Pick Up/Chassis 4×4 segment
with 21% share followed by SUV Compact vehicles with 19%
then the SUV Medium with 16% market share.
Year to
date there has been a small reduction on the overall share
of the market for small vehicles, down from 56% for most of
the 2021 to 53% for February. This reflects the strong sales
of light commercial vehicles ahead of the 1 April feebate
scheme (Clean Car Discount) taking
effect.
© Scoop Media
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