NAAMSA reports vehicle sales are still low
Although there was a slight increase in the volume passenger car segment due to strong sales to the car rental industry, overall units are still down.
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For September, 37 707 of the total units sold, 76,7% represented dealer sales while an estimated 18,9% represented the rental industry. 3,1% of the total sales came from industry corporate fleets, and 1,3% from the government. The total domestic new vehicles sold came to 49 191 units, 0.9% or 439 units less than the corresponding month in 2018. The new passenger vehicle market saw a small but welcome increase of 1.1% or 358 units in comparison to last year and reflects the steady increase in sales as the year progress.
Commercial vehicles, bakkies and mini-buses sold a total of 13 473 units, 6.2% or 894 units less than last year while heavy trucks and buses sold the same amount as last year September. The medium commercial vehicle segment saw an increase of 14.0% with 790 units leaving dealerships. While export sales recorded a decline of 1 097 in comparison to September last year, the market has performed well since the beginning of 2019 and is already reflecting 18.8% higher than last year.