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The Hyundai Tucson is up to a record 2nd place in New Zealand in February.

New vehicle sales in New Zealand jump 8.3% year-on-year in February to 10,193 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.5% to 22,000. Toyota (-34.2%) stays on top of the brands ranking but sees its market share crash to 14.9% vs. 24.5% a year ago in February 2025. In contrast Ford (+44.3%) surges ahead to 12.6% of the market vs. 11.4% so far this year. Mitsubishi (-13.5%) falls one spot on last month to #3 and 8.9% share vs. 10% year-to-date. In the remainder of the Top 10, Hyundai (+185.7%), Nissan (+41.1%) and BYD (+37.3%) stand out. Newcomer Chery repeats at #13 with 1.9% share.

Over the models charts, the Ford Ranger (+44.7%) lodges an excellent score and repeats at #1, cementing its YTD leadership. The surprise of the month is delivered by the Hyundai Tucson surging 17 ranks on last month to #2, the nameplate’s best-ever ranking in New Zealand, meaning it snaps the SUV crown off the Toyota RAV4 (-48.7%) hit by its generation changeover. In between is the Nissan Navara (+147.6%) managing another outstanding month at #3. The Mitsubishi ASX (+25.7%) is very strong at #5, as are the Ford Everest (+108.3%) and Toyota Hiace (+81.8%). The Toyota Hilux (-50.6%) implodes at #6 as the new generation slowly arrives in dealerships.

Previous month: New Zealand January 2026: Mitsubishi (+42%), Nissan Navara (+139.6%) stand out in solid market

One year ago: New Zealand February 2025: BYD Shark 6 repeats at #10

Full February 2026 Top 24 brands and Top 28 models below.

New Zealand February 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Feb-26	%	/25	Jan	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	1,515	14.9%	– 34.2%	1	3,868	17.6%	– 18.7%	1	1
2	Ford	1,287	12.6%	+ 44.3%	3	2,503	11.4%	+ 31.1%	2	2
3	Mitsubishi	905	8.9%	– 13.5%	2	2,209	10.0%	+ 12.5%	3	3
4	Kia	713	7.0%	+ 5.8%	4	1,733	7.9%	+ 13.1%	4	4
5	Nissan	584	5.7%	+ 41.1%	5	1,123	5.1%	+ 36.8%	5	7
6	Hyundai	540	5.3%	+ 185.7%	11	814	3.7%	+ 71.7%	8	8
7	MG	416	4.1%	– 3.0%	7	853	3.9%	+ 13.7%	6	9
8	BYD	390	3.8%	+ 37.3%	6	835	3.8%	+ 28.7%	7	10
9	Mazda	334	3.3%	+ 5.4%	8	754	3.4%	+ 14.8%	9	6
10	Suzuki	304	3.0%	– 23.8%	10	685	3.1%	– 25.1%	10	5
11	Honda	275	2.7%	– 14.6%	12	512	2.3%	– 18.9%	12	12
12	GWM	273	2.7%	+ 3.0%	9	661	3.0%	+ 8.7%	11	11
13	Chery	195	1.9%	new	13	407	1.9%	new	13	23
14	Subaru	170	1.7%	+ 2.4%	17	350	1.6%	– 11.2%	14	14
15	Isuzu	165	1.6%	– 11.3%	18	333	1.5%	– 3.8%	16	16
16	Mercedes	143	1.4%	– 32.2%	16	330	1.5%	– 13.6%	17	15
17	Volkswagen	140	1.4%	– 28.2%	14	342	1.6%	– 25.7%	15	13
18	BMW	127	1.2%	+ 0.8%	15	317	1.4%	– 2.8%	18	17
19	Lexus	111	1.1%	– 20.7%	19	251	1.1%	+ 2.0%	19	19
20	Mini	96	0.9%	+ 45.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
21	Omoda	92	0.9%	+ 48.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
22	Skoda	89	0.9%	+ 8.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
23	Audi	83	0.8%	+ 31.7%	n/a	192	0.9%	+ 32.4%	n/a	21
24	Land Rover	80	0.8%	+ 15.9%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22

New Zealand February 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Feb-26	%	/25	Jan	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Ranger	761	7.5%	+ 44.7%	1	1,449	6.6%	+ 34.3%	1	2
2	Hyundai Tucson	418	4.1%	n/a	19	573	2.6%	n/a	5	15
3	Nissan Navara	411	4.0%	+ 147.6%	4	816	3.7%	+ 144.3%	3	9
4	Toyota RAV4	369	3.6%	– 48.7%	2	1,010	4.6%	– 41.9%	2	1
5	Mitsubishi ASX	308	3.0%	+ 25.7%	3	800	3.6%	+ 40.6%	4	4
6	Toyota Hilux	297	2.9%	– 50.6%	13	514	2.3%	– 57.7%	9	3
7	Ford Everest	275	2.7%	+ 108.3%	8	571	2.6%	+ 73.6%	6	6
8	Toyota Hiace	260	2.6%	+ 81.8%	10	515	2.3%	+ 95.1%	8	10
9	Mitsubishi Triton	259	2.5%	– 2.3%	12	493	2.2%	– 4.8%	10	7
10	MG ZS	243	2.4%	+ 24.6%	14	448	2.0%	+ 24.8%	14	12
11	Kia Seltos	233	2.3%	– 18.2%	11	475	2.2%	– 26.5%	12	8
12	Mitsubishi Outlander	205	2.0%	– 51.9%	5	568	2.6%	– 11.4%	7	5
13	Toyota Corolla Cross	151	1.5%	+ 4.9%	7	485	2.2%	+ 82.3%	11	20
14	Kia Sportage	146	1.4%	+ 53.7%	18	316	1.4%	+ 32.8%	18	21
15	Ford Transit	141	1.4%	+ 30.6%	n/a	221	1.0%	+ 12.2%	24	25
16	Nissan X-Trail	134	1.3%	– 24.3%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
17	Suzuki Swift	133	1.3%	– 25.3%	16	323	1.5%	– 24.4%	17	16
18	Toyota Yaris Cross	132	1.3%	n/a	9	416	1.9%	n/a	15	11
19	Chery Tiggo 4 Pro	130	1.3%	new	22	261	1.2%	new	20	n/a
20	GWM Haval H6	125	1.2%	+ 38.9%	15	326	1.5%	+ 39.3%	16	17
21	Isuzu D-Max	115	1.1%	– 1.7%	23	242	1.1%	+ 23.5%	22	n/a
22	Kia Stonic	113	1.1%	– 20.4%	6	467	2.1%	+ 48.3%	13	24
23	Mazda CX-5	110	1.1%	– 23.6%	17	281	1.3%	+ 10.2%	19	19
24	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	108	1.1%	n/a	21	249	1.1%	n/a	21	n/a
25	Suzuki Jimny	102	1.0%	n/a	24	223	1.0%	n/a	23	n/a
26	BYD Shark 6	98	1.0%	– 44.9%	n/a	183	0.8%	– 50.8%	25	14
27	MG 3	96	0.9%	– 33.3%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28	BYD Sealion 5	92	0.9%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	GWM Cannon	55	0.5%	n/a	n/a	99	0.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	Fiat Ducato	40	0.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Source: Autotalk