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New Zealand motor vehicle registration statistics - 2006

Cars - Table 4

Main countries of origin of new cars (including ex-overseas)

   
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Australia
Total registered
14,981
17,693
19,036
18,802
16,206
15,026
 
% of total
7.48
7.68
8.32
8.27
8.08
8.04
Japan
Total registered
139,396
167,191
167,932
172,314
152,859
144,753
 
% of total
69.63
72.59
73.40
75.77
76.24
77.47
United Kingdom
Total registered
3,157
4,485
5,449
4,376
4,523
4,278
 
% of total
1.58
1.95
2.38
1.92
2.26
2.29
All others
Total registered
42,660
40,944
36,380
31,933
26,916
22,798
 
% of total
21.31
17.78
15.90
14.04
13.42
12.20
Total
200,194
230,313
228,797
227,425
200,504
186,855

 

Cars - Table 4a

Main countries of previous registration of ex-overseas (used-imports) cars


   
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Australia Total registered
893
861
782
718
563
525
453
  % of total
0.72
0.56
0.51
0.46
0.41
0.41
0.39
Japan Total registered
116,732
145,548
147,769
151,552
131,842
125,442
113,669
  % of total
94.60
95.45
95.93
96.55
96.65
97.47
97.89
United Kingdom Total registered
624
586
466
462
393
345
354
  % of total
0.51
0.38
0.30
0.29
0.29
0.27
0.30
All others Total registered
5,141
5,493
5,025
4,240
3,620
2,381
1,648
  % of total
4.17
3.60
3.26
2.70
2.65
1.85
1.42
Total  
123,390
152,488
154,042
156,972
136,418
128,693
116,124

Note: The country of previous registration indicates the country where the vehicle was last registered (immediately prior to importation into New Zealand). This may differ from the vehicle’s country of origin.

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