Source: Statistics New Zealand
Reduced-emission vehicle annual imports up in June 2026 – news story
20 July 2026
The total value of passenger motor vehicle imports was $6.1 billion for the 12 months to June 2026, up 23 percent ($1.1 billion) from the previous year, according to data released by Stats NZ today.
Over the year, the value of:
- reduced-emission motor vehicle imports (including fully electric vehicles, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids) increased by 33 percent, to $2.9 billion
- internal combustion vehicle imports (including vehicles powered by diesel or petrol) increased by 16 percent, to $3.1 billion.
While the value of internal combustion vehicles imported remained higher than that of reduced-emission vehicles, the difference has narrowed over time. In the year ended June 2026, imports of internal combustion vehicles were valued $202 million more than imports of reduced-emission vehicles, compared with $4.5 billion more in the year ended June 2019.