The Ford Ranger was the top selling pre-owned car in South Africa in September. Picture: Jaco van der Merwe
The Ford Ranger usually plays second fiddle to its great rival the Toyota Hilux in the monthly new car sales charts.
But in the pre-owned space, the shoe in on the other foot. According to pre-owned vehicles portal AutoTrader, 1 713 used Ford Rangers were sold in September compared to 1 391 Toyota Hiluxes.
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The Ranger not only came out trumps in the bakkie battle, but was also the top overall pre-owned car for the month. It comfortably beat the ever-popular Volkswagen Polo, of which 1 441 pre-owned units found new homes in September.
The VW Polo Vivo (926), Toyota Fortuner (803), Jeep Wrangler (714), Mercedes-Benz C-Class (652), BMW 3 Series (564), Ford EcoSport (485) and Kia Picanto (423) completed the Top 10 sold models.
The three top used variants sold in September variants were the VW Polo 1.0TSI, VW Polo Vivo 1.4 and Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD-6.
However, with the exception of the Jeep Wrangler Top 10 newcomer the Kia Picanto, all models experienced a dip in sales.
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“Adventure SUV the Jeep Wrangler continued its meteoric rise with a 9.2% month-on-month growth in sales,” says George Mienie, AutoTrader CEO.
“The Kia Picanto posted a 4.2% growth, ousting previous 10th spot holder, the Nissan NP200.
“The 5-door petrol hatchback was the most affordable of the Top 10 used models sold in September, with an average selling price of R170 518. The Wrangler was the costliest at an average price of R474 399.”
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The total value of used cars sold in September comes to R12.7 billion. It reflects a year-on-year growth of 10%, but used car shopping enthusiasm could not match August’s sales of just over R14 billion.
For the first time in three months, September used car sales went into negative territory. It fell -9% month-on-month from 34 725 sales in August to 31 636.
The average used car price crept up minimally to R403 626 from R403 203 the previous month.
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Top 10 used models sold in September are (average price, mileage and age):
For more insights on the local pre-owned market, see AutoTrader’s 2023 Mid-Year Car Industry Report.
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