Mitsi eclipses Toyota as logistics bites

Mitsi eclipses Toyota as logistics bites
Cook, EVs and plug-ins lead the charge (Image: MMNZ)
Brent Melville
Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand sold just over 2,000 cars last month, enough to retain pole position for overall car sales for the first two quarters of the year and marking the first time since 1987 that Toyota has not been ahead in annual sales.While Toyota sold a combined 2,209 passenger and commercial vehicles during June, MMNZ’s combined sales of 13,769 units over the first six months remains up on Toyota’s 12,916, according to new registration numbers by the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA). That applies even factorin...

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