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A hint of springtime positivity appears in the September registration data released by NZTA.

There were 350 registrations of new trucks with a GVM above 4.5 tonnes in September, the market achieving its highest monthly new registration total to date in 2026. It’s also only the third month in 2026 where new registrations have exceeded 300 units.

The September total is up slightly from 341 registrations in September 2025 but the year-to-date (YTD) total of 2665 units represents a 5.63% decrease on the first nine months of 2025 (2824 registrations).

The trailer market continues to edge ahead of last years’ volumes with September recording 99 registrations,... ... 

The New Zealand transport registrations for the month of June reveal much the same themes as the previous quarter, and also continue to reflect the trends of 2025.

June 2026 monthly registrations (trucks 4.5 tonnes GVM and above) of 310 units lift the year-to-date (YTD) total to 1762. The June total is the second highest month for 2026 (March registrations totalled 341 units) and YTD the market is now fractionally ahead of the 1759 registrations for the corresponding half-year period in 2025.

The trailer market, with 88 registrations in June, shows a lift over the same month last year, when 76 new trailers were registered. It’s the equal-best month for traile... ... 

New truck registrations (trucks with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more) totalled 295 units in May – up from 279 in the same month last year and also ahead of the previous month (April 2026) total of 252.

YTD the NZ Transport Agency data shows total registrations of 1452 units for the first five months of the year. The market is fractionally behind the total for the same January-May period last year of 1466 registrations.

The trailer market is also much of the same – with 77 registrations in May – slightly ahead of last year’s 71 for the month of May and one unit ahead of April 2... ... 

New truck registrations (4.5t and above) totalled 341 units in March, an increase of 11.07% on 307 sales in March 2025.

Year-to-date (YTD) the truck market now totals 894 units in the first quarter of the year, down slightly (-2.5%) on the 917 units registered in the same period last year.

The trailer market is tracking much of the same – the YTD total is 228 registrations which is an 11.96% decrease on last year’s 259 units. However, the monthly total of 88 new trailers for March is down just two registratio... ...