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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