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 |
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