WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - New Zealand new car registrations totalled 6,298 in September compared to 4,720 in the previous month and up 12.6 percent from a year earlier, the New Zealand Transport Agency said on Wednesday.
Used car registrations -- generally imported used cars -- totalled 7,430 last month, 1.3 percent below last month but 25.5 percent ahead of a year ago, the government agency said in a statement.
New commercial vehicle registrations during the month were 1,548, down 3.1 percent from the previous month but almost 13 percent higher than a year.
The top selling make in September was Toyota with 1,479 new cars, followed by Ford with 827 new cars.
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Used car registrations -- generally imported used cars -- totalled 7,430 last month, 1.3 percent below last month but 25.5 percent ahead of a year ago, the government agency said in a statement.
New commercial vehicle registrations during the month were 1,548, down 3.1 percent from the previous month but almost 13 percent higher than a year.
The top selling make in September was Toyota with 1,479 new cars, followed by Ford with 827 new cars.
((Wellington newsroom tel +64 4 471-4234, fax +64 4 473-6212, wellington.newsroom@reuters.com)) Keywords: NEWZEALAND ECONOMY/AUTOS (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.