New vehicle sales dive in July as exports soar
New vehicle sales remained in free-fall during July with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) recording a 3.7% drop from last year’s 47 856 units, to this year’s 46 077.
Unlike previous months however, individual segments were mostly positive with new passenger vehicles recording the only downturn, falling by 8.2% from 32 094 to 29 477, while light commercial vehicles posted a second straight month gain of 2.9% to rise from 13 461 units sold, to 13 852.
The medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicle segments ended the month in the black with the former increasing by 14.9% to settle at 801 units, and the latter by 21.4% for a total of 1 947 vehicles sold.
Like in June, exports ticked-up in July with an improvement of 22.1%, resulting in a total of 34 297 vehicles leaving local factories compared to the 28 081 moved in 2018.
JULY TOP 50 BEST-SELLERS
| POS | MODEL | UNITS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2 996 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2 621 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 2 217 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Polo | 2 076 |
| 5 | Nissan NP200 | 1 730 |
| 6 | Isuzu D-Max | 1 692 |
| 7 | Toyota HiAce | 1 520 |
| 8 | Nissan NP300 Hardbody | 1 166 |
| 9 | Hyundai i20 | 863 |
| 10 | Ford EcoSport | 839 |
| 11 | Toyota Fortuner | 810 |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 800 |
| 13 | Renault Kwid | 768 |
| 14 | Toyota Etios | 762 |
| 15 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 663 |
| 16 | Suzuki Swift | 635 |
| 17 | Datsun Go/Go+ | 620 |
| 18 | Toyota Corolla Quest | 608 |
| 19 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 595 |
| 20 | Toyota RAV4 | 584 |
| 21 | Renault Sandero | 581 |
| 22 | Toyota Avanza | 535 |
| 23 | Ford Figo | 523 |
| 24 | Nissan Almera | 466 |
| 25 | BMW 3 Series | 456 |
| 26 | Volkswagen Polo Sedan | 436 |
| 27 | Toyota Yaris | 425 |
| 28 | Hyundai Tucson | 356 |
| 29 | Mazda CX-3 | 354 |
| 30 | Mazda CX-5 | 351 |
| 31 | Volkswagen Golf | 308 |
| 32 | Kia Rio | 300 |
| 33 | Nissan X-Trail | 297 |
| 34 | Mahindra Pik-Up | 287 |
| 35 | Renault Duster | 287 |
| 36 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 273 |
| 37 | Ford Everest | 258 |
| 38 | Ford Fiesta | 257 |
| 39 | Suzuki Celerio | 255 |
| 40 | Hyundai Creta | 252 |
| 41 | Volkswagen Amarok | 252 |
| 42 | Kia Sportage | 250 |
| 43 | Audi A3 | 239 |
| 44 | Volkswagen T6 | 235 |
| 45 | Renault Clio | 229 |
| 46 | Mahindra KUV 100 NXT | 223 |
| 47 | Hyundai H100 | 216 |
| 48 | Mazda2 | 213 |
| 49 | Toyota Corolla | 211 |
| 50 | Kia K-series | 204 |
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