How many Buick Apollos are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1974-1975 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Buick's version of the Chevrolet Nova, sold from 1973 to 1975 as General Motors spread its compact car across its brands. Under the Buick grille and trim it was the same simple rear-wheel-drive car, with a Buick V8 on offer. The Apollo name soon made way for a returning Skylark.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1974 and 1 from 1975.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Buick Apollo is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 22nd of the 24 Buick models and equal 2,524th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.