New vehicle sales end May on a downer

South Africa’s new vehicle sales fell back ended May in the red with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) recording a 5.7% decrease from last year’s 42 950 unit sales, to 40 506 this year

In a first thus far, individual segments were largely negative with new passenger vehicle sales falling 1.4% from 26 548 to 26 170, while light commercial vehicle sales dropped by a substantial 13.0% from 14 013 to 12 197.

For only the second time this year, medium and heavy duty commercial vehicle sales were mixed with the former increasing by a scant 0.3% to settle at 681 units, while the latter fell by 14.7% to end the month on 1 458 units.

Having posted increase throughout the first four months, exports nosedived in May for the first time this year, with sales contracting by 8.8% from 32 716 to 29 850.

MAY TOP 50 BEST-SELLERS

POS	MODEL	UNITS
1	Toyota Hilux	3 187
2	Volkswagen Polo Vivo	2 478
3	Ford Ranger	1 973
4	Volkswagen Polo	1 390
5	Nissan NP200	1 363
6	Toyota Fortuner	1 319
7	Toyota Quantum	1 302
8	Isuzu D-Max	1 254
9	Nissan NP300 Hardbody	879
10	Hyundai Grand i10	738
11	Toyota Etios	719
12	Toyota RAV4	708
13	Renault Kwid	634
14	Ford EcoSport	586
15	Volkswagen Tiguan	536
16	Renault Sandero	535
17	Datsun Go/Go+	526
18	Ford Figo	448
19	Nissan X-Trail	447
20	Toyota Corolla Quest	444
21	Hyundai i20	425
22	Hyundai Tucson	419
23	Kia Picanto	395
24	Volkswagen Golf	383
25	Mazda CX-5	382
26	Mazda CX-3	366
27	Suzuki Swift	351
28	Kia Rio	348
29	Renault Duster	341
30	Ford Everest	285
31	Toyota Avanza	283
32	Hyundai H100	272
33	Kia Sportage	272
34	Audi A3	268
35	BMW 3 Series	264
36	Volkswagen Caddy	264
37	Mazda2	258
38	Hyundai Creta	249
39	Toyota Yaris	247
40	Hyundai Accent	241
41	Hyundai H-1	238
42	Nissan Almera	225
43	Mahindra Pik-Up	215
44	Renault Clio	215
45	Toyota Land Cruiser	195
46	GWM Steed	192
47	Nissan Navara	189
48	Toyota Rush	186
49	Suzuki Ignis	185
50	Toyota Corolla	181