How many New Zealand-assembled cars are left?
New Zealand assembled its own cars until 1998. These counts are the cars the register itself marks as assembled here (its “NZ assembled/built” entry), so they leave out the same models built in Australia or elsewhere, and any built here that the register does not mark. A model's own page counts every one on the road, so it shows more. The Holden Kingswood (HQ-HZ) leads with 205 marked as built here.
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Where they were built, and the story
Marked as built here
Most first.
| Car | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holden Kingswood (HQ-HZ) | 1971-1980 | 205 | Scarce |
| Ford Escort (Mk1/Mk2) | 1968-1980 | 144 | Rare |
| Chrysler Valiant (VH/VJ) | 1971-1976 | 121 | Rare |
| Ford Cortina (Mk3/Mk4) | 1970-1982 | 61 | Rare |
| Trekka | 1966-1973 | 27 | Rare |
| Datsun Sunny 120Y (B210) | 1973-1982 | 14 | Rare* |
| Hillman Hunter | 1966-1979 | 14 | Rare* |
| Vauxhall Viva (HB/HC) | 1966-1979 | 13 | Rare* |
| Mazda 323 (FA/BD) | 1977-1985 | 8 | Rare* |
| Morris Marina | 1971-1980 | 7 | Rare* |
| Honda Civic (AH/AG) | 1984-1991 | 6 | Rare* |
| Vauxhall Chevette | 1975-1984 | 6 | Rare* |
| Mitsubishi Sigma | 1977-1987 | 5 | Rare* |
| Hillman Avenger | 1970-1981 | 4 | Rare* |
| Anziel Nova | 1967-1968 | 3 | Unicorn |
| Toyota Corona (T130/T140) | 1978-1987 | 2 | Rare* |
* Graded apart from this count. A version of a car whose nameplate as a whole is not rare is graded no rarer than Rare, and a grade only changes once a new count has held for two months.
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.