According to NZTA provisional registration data there were 270 trucks (with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes-plus) registered in February, almost identical to last year’s 271 registrations in the same month, but well behind the record 475 registrations from February 2024.

The latest registration data reveals that new trailer registrations also remain slow. There were 73 registrations in February, a slight lift from the January total of 67.

The best February on record was 2024 with 133 new trailer registrations while the 2026 YTD (Jan-Feb) total of 140 is exactly half the record volume of 280 set in the same period of 2024.

With 49 registrations during February Isuzu returns to the top spot in the truck market with 89 units YTD. Fuso (79/41) follows while January market leader Hino (73/31) is now in third position.

Behind Isuzu, Fuso and Hino in the 4.5t to maximum GVM truck market, the February figures show 51 registrations YTD for Mercedes-Benz (51/24) to claim fourth position. Iveco (50/32) moves ahead of Scania (48/27) while Kenworth (31/11), Volvo (28/13), UD (27/8), and DAF (18/4) round out the top-10 brands.

In the 3.5-4.5t crossover segment, Fiat (62/37) retains the number one spot well ahead of Mercedes-Benz (27/13), followed by LDV (22/6), Ford (11/9), Volkswagen (6/4) and RAM (3/1). 

In the 4.5-7.5t market segment Mercedes-Benz (36/20) holds the top spot ahead of Iveco (33/24), Isuzu (28/16), Fuso (24/12) and Hino (23/12).

The 7.5-15t segment sees Isuzu (31/18) retaining the top spot ahead of Fuso (25/15) and Hino (22/11). These three brands combined hold an 88.6% share of this segment.

The small 15-20.5t category is lead by Hino (9/3) with a clear margin over Iveco (4/1), Fuso (4/2), and UD (4/3) all tied in second.

The even smaller 20.5-23t segment shows just one registration for February by Shacman (1/1). The segment total YTD of 4 units is made up of a single registration each for Isuzu, Hino, Scania and Shacman. 

Scania (44/26) returns to the number one position in the premium 23t to maximum GVM category with the February data announcement.

Kenworth (31/11) now ranks second followed by Volvo (27/13), Fuso (26/12), Isuzu (26/13), UD (23/5), DAF (18/4), Hino (18/5), Mercedes-Benz (14/4) and Iveco (12/6) to round out the top-10. 

There was no change at the top of the trailer market with Patchell (22/8) retaining the number one spot for the second month of 2026, although Fruehauf (19/12) was the top brand in February.

Roadmaster (9/5) ranks third ahead of Transport Trailers (8/3), Domett (7/3), M.T.E (7/4), Fairfax (6/4) TES (5/1), TMC (5/2) and Mills-Tui (4/3) to round out February’s top-10 trailer manufacturers.