New Zealand November 2025: Toyota RAV4 #1, Suzuki Fronx in Top 10
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 thatβs 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 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | Nov-25 | % | /24 | Oct | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 3,519 | 25.8% | β 14.0% | 1 | 31,114 | 24.2% | + 11.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | FordΒ | 1,817 | 13.3% | + 11.7% | 2 | 14,521 | 11.3% | β 9.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | 1,328 | 9.8% | + 30.8% | 3 | 13,125 | 10.2% | + 1.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kia | 773 | 5.7% | + 128.7% | 4 | 8,628 | 6.7% | + 6.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Mazda | 591 | 4.3% | + 36.5% | 6 | 4,575 | 3.6% | + 23.4% | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 580 | 4.3% | + 25.3% | 9 | 4,666 | 3.6% | β 6.3% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 477 | 3.5% | + 35.9% | 5 | 4,001 | 3.1% | + 3.6% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Honda | 427 | 3.1% | + 46.2% | 8 | 3,396 | 2.6% | + 21.5% | 11 | 10 |
| 9 | BYD | 393 | 2.9% | + 224.8% | 14 | 3,510 | 2.7% | + 317.9% | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | MG | 368 | 2.7% | + 26.5% | 7 | 3,873 | 3.0% | + 37.5% | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | 316 | 2.3% | β 0.3% | 15 | 2,250 | 1.7% | β 28.3% | 13 | 9 |
| 12 | GWM | 276 | 2.0% | + 37.3% | 10 | 3,373 | 2.6% | + 21.9% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Nissan | 207 | 1.5% | β 15.2% | 11 | 4,406 | 3.4% | + 5.8% | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | Chery | 181 | 1.3% | new | 12 | 894 | 0.7% | new | 24 | 93 |
| 15 | Subaru | 168 | 1.2% | + 14.3% | 16 | 2,135 | 1.7% | + 24.5% | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 152 | 1.1% | β 39.9% | 13 | 2,094 | 1.6% | β 8.0% | 15 | 14 |
| 17 | BMW | 150 | 1.1% | + 94.8% | 18 | 1,694 | 1.3% | + 27.7% | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Tesla | 148 | 1.1% | + 604.8% | n/a | 1,393 | 1.1% | + 34.3% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Isuzu | 147 | 1.1% | β 29.7% | 19 | 1,683 | 1.3% | β 31.6% | 17 | 13 |
| 20 | Audi | 127 | 0.9% | + 51.2% | 20 | 1,246 | 1.0% | + 20.9% | 21 | 20 |
New Zealand November 2025 β models:
| Pos | Model | Nov-25 | % | /24 | Oct | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota RAV4 | 1,257 | 9.2% | β 33.0% | 1 | 10,395 | 8.1% | + 9.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ford RangerΒ | 1,030 | 7.6% | + 26.5% | 2 | 8,894 | 6.9% | β 13.4% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 621 | 4.6% | + 12.7% | 3 | 7,855 | 6.1% | + 14.3% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi ASX | 558 | 4.1% | + 67.6% | 7 | 4,635 | 3.6% | + 31.5% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Ford Everest | 527 | 3.9% | + 37.6% | 6 | 3,109 | 2.4% | + 43.7% | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 425 | 3.1% | + 167.3% | 4 | 4,078 | 3.2% | + 31.0% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 348 | 2.6% | + 3.9% | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13 |
| 8 | Suzuki Fronx | 302 | 2.2% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | Β β |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 272 | 2.0% | n/a | 9 | 1,626 | 1.3% | n/a | 14 | n/a |
| 10 | Toyota Corolla | 271 | 2.0% | β 35.3% | 8 | 1,870 | 1.5% | + 8.5% | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | Kia Seltos | 224 | 1.6% | + 286.2% | 12 | 3,161 | 2.5% | + 6.2% | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Toyota Highlander | 217 | 1.6% | β 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 20 |
| 13 | Mitsubishi Triton | 203 | 1.5% | β 21.6% | 10 | 2,993 | 2.3% | β 26.1% | 8 | 4 |
| 14 | Mazda CX-5 | 196 | 1.4% | + 12.6% | 22 | 1,508 | 1.2% | β 5.1% | 17 | 16 |
| 15 | Toyota Hiace | 183 | 1.3% | + 52.5% | 11 | 1,933 | 1.5% | + 16.4% | 10 | 15 |
| 16 | Toyota Prado | 164 | 1.2% | β 18.4% | 20 | 1,593 | 1.2% | n/a | 15 | n/a |
| 17 | MG ZS | 163 | 1.2% | + 20.7% | 17 | 1,866 | 1.4% | + 32.3% | 12 | 18 |
| 18 | Toyota Yaris | 162 | 1.2% | + 26.6% | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | Kia Sportage | 159 | 1.2% | + 261.4% | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 |
| 20 | Mercedes Sprinter | 155 | 1.1% | + 25.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | BYD Shark 6 | 139 | 1.0% | new | n/a | 1,754 | 1.4% | new | 13 | Β β |
| n/a | Ford Transit | 118 | 0.9% | + 16.8% | 25 | 1,197 | 0.9% | β 12.5% | 20 | 19 |
| n/a | Fiat Ducato | 85 | 0.6% | β 56.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Isuzu D-Max | 83 | 0.6% | β 11.7% | n/a | 781 | 0.6% | β 37.2% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Nissan Navara | 81 | 0.6% | β 28.9% | n/a | 2,238 | 1.7% | + 23.2% | 9 | 11 |
Source: Auto Talk