August new vehicle sales dive as exports post new month high
South Africa’s new vehicle sales continued on the downwards spiral in August with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) posting 5.1% drop from last year’s 47 977 units, to this year’s 46 077.
Individual segments were mixed with new passenger vehicle sales ending the month 7.6% weaker on 29 075 from 31 456, while light commercial vehicles posted a hat-trick of gains by improving 0.5% from 13 970 to 14 041.
The market for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles also differed with the former increasing by 6.6% to settle at 740 units, while the latter dropped by 9.6% to end the month on 1 681 units sold.
For the third straight month, exports not only soared but posted a new monthly record of 44 566 units, a jump of 37.8% from the 32 341 exported last year.
AUGUST TOP 50 BEST SELLERS
| POS | MODEL | UNITS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3 565 |
| 2 | Nissan NP200 | 2 301 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 2 295 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2 252 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Polo | 2 124 |
| 6 | Toyota HiAce | 1 578 |
| 7 | Isuzu D-Max | 1 133 |
| 8 | Renault Kwid | 1 098 |
| 9 | Toyota Fortuner | 811 |
| 10 | Datsun Go/Go+ | 806 |
| 11 | Nissan NP300 Hardbody | 800 |
| 12 | Ford Figo | 758 |
| 13 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 750 |
| 14 | Ford EcoSport | 658 |
| 15 | Hyundai i20 | 658 |
| 16 | Kia Picanto | 635 |
| 17 | Suzuki Swift | 663 |
| 18 | Toyota Etios | 623 |
| 19 | Toyota RAV4 | 586 |
| 20 | Toyota Corolla Quest | 579 |
| 21 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 574 |
| 22 | Volkswagen Polo Sedan | 540 |
| 23 | Renault Sandero | 537 |
| 24 | Hyundai Tucson | 425 |
| 25 | BMW 3 Series | 381 |
| 26 | Toyota Avanza | 358 |
| 27 | Mazda CX-5 | 349 |
| 28 | Mazda CX-3 | 333 |
| 29 | Volkswagen Golf | 322 |
| 30 | Kia Rio | 308 |
| 31 | Toyota Yaris | 302 |
| 32 | Renault Duster | 288 |
| 33 | Mahindra Pik-Up | 281 |
| 34 | Kia Sportage | 277 |
| 35 | Nissan Almera | 276 |
| 36 | Renault Clio | 263 |
| 37 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 253 |
| 38 | Hyundai Creta | 244 |
| 39 | Ford Everest | 240 |
| 40 | Hyundai H100 | 234 |
| 41 | Mahindra KUV 100 NXT | 218 |
| 42 | Volkswagen T6 | 196 |
| 43 | Toyota Corolla | 195 |
| 44 | Volkswagen Caddy | 193 |
| 45 | Mazda2 | 192 |
| 46 | Suzuki Ignis | 188 |
| 47 | Nissan X-Trail | 187 |
| 48 | Hyundai Accent | 178 |
| 49 | Volkswagen Amarok | 178 |
| 50 | Nissan Micra Active | 175 |
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