New vehicle sales returned to the black in October, but as in September, only just, with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) reporting a marginal uptake of 0.2% from last year’s 51 856 units, to this year’s 51 978.
While individual segments were again mixed, new passenger vehicle sales recorded an increase for the second consecutive month with a gain of 2.5% from 35 044 to 35 904, while light commercial vehicles ended in the red by dropping 5.9% from last year’s 14 199 to 13 366 this year.
The market for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles both improved with the former increasing by 8.1% to settle at 839 units, while rose by 1.7% to 1 869 vehicles.
After failing to record a fifth straight rise last month, exports rose twenty percent in October from 34 125 in 2018 to 41 277 units this year.
OCTOBER TOP 100 BEST SELLERS
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 4 377 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2 937 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Polo | 2 098 |
| 4 | Ford Ranger | 1 806 |
| 5 | Toyota HiAce | 1 738 |
| 6 | Isuzu D-Max | 1 372 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla Quest | 1 313 |
| 8 | Ford EcoSport | 1 265 |
| 9 | Volkswagen T-Cross | 1 132 |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris | 1 065 |
| 11 | Renault Kwid | 1 056 |
| 12 | Nissan NP200 | 1 051 |
| 13 | Toyota Fortuner | 1 018 |
| 14 | Ford Figo | 963 |
| 15 | Toyota Etios | 957 |
| 16 | Renault Sandero | 886 |
| 17 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 722 |
| 18 | Suzuki Swift | 678 |
| 19 | Hyundai i20 | 654 |
| 20 | Toyota Avanza | 623 |
| 21 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 622 |
| 22 | Kia Picanto | 582 |
| 23 | Datsun Go/Go+ | 579 |
| 24 | Toyota RAV4 | 558 |
| 25 | Nissan Almera | 544 |
| 26 | Renault Clio | 543 |
| 27 | Volkswagen Polo Sedan | 522 |
| 28 | Toyota Corolla | 499 |
| 29 | Nissan NP300 Hardbody | 440 |
| 30 | Hyundai Tucson | 418 |
| 31 | Audi A3 | 408 |
| 32 | Hyundai Creta | 403 |
| 33 | Volkswagen T6 | 400 |
| 34 | Kia Rio | 391 |
| 35 | Mazda CX-5 | 340 |
| 36 | Renault Duster | 338 |
| 37 | Mazda CX-3 | 302 |
| 38 | Hyundai Accent | 293 |
| 39 | Mahindra Pik-Up | 286 |
| 40 | BMW 3 Series | 274 |
| 41 | Kia Sportage | 248 |
| 42 | Hyundai Atos | 244 |
| 43 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 243 |
| 44 | Hyundai H10o | 237 |
| 45 | BMW X1 | 226 |
| 46 | Volkswagen Golf | 216 |
| 47 | BMW 1 Series | 213 |
| 48 | Volkswagen Caddy | 211 |
| 49 | Mazda2 | 207 |
| 50 | Nissan Qashqai | 202 |
| 51 | Ford Everest | 194 |
| 52 | BMW X3 | 193 |
| 53 | Volkswagen Amarok | 187 |
| 54 | GWM Steed | 179 |
| 55 | Toyota Quantum | 179 |
| 56 | Toyota Rush | 167 |
| 57 | Suzuki Ertiga | 166 |
| 58 | Nissan X-Trail | 163 |
| 59 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 151 |
| 60 | Nissan Navara | 151 |
| 61 | Toyota C-HR | 147 |
| 62 | Audi A4 | 143 |
| 63 | Suzuki Jimny | 143 |
| 64 | Suzuki Ignis | 141 |
| 65 | Mahindra KUV 100 NXT | 139 |
| 66 | Ford Fiesta | 136 |
| 67 | Nissan Micra | 136 |
| 68 | Nissan NV350 | 130 |
| 69 | Kia K-series | 129 |
| 70 | Opel Corsa | 128 |
| 71 | Nissan Micra Active | 127 |
| 72 | Opel Crossland X | 126 |
| 73 | Suzuki Vitara | 122 |
| 74 | Hyundai H-1 | 120 |
| 75 | Suzuki Celerio | 112 |
| 76 | Honda BR-V | 105 |
| 77 | Fiat Tipo | 104 |
| 78 | Audi Q3 | 103 |
| 79 | Mahindra XUV300 | 102 |
| 80 | Toyota Dyna | 102 |
| 81 | Ford Kuga | 101 |
| 82 | Renault Captur | 100 |
| 83 | Suzuki Ciaz | 98 |
| 84 | Toyota Corolla Hatch | 98 |
| 85 | Audi A1 Sportback | 95 |
| 86 | Mazda3 | 90 |
| 87 | Honda Jazz | 88 |
| 88 | Honda HR-V | 83 |
| 89 | Range Rover Sport | 77 |
| 90 | Audi Q5 | 74 |
| 91 | Honda Amaze | 73 |
| 92 | Volkswagen up! | 73 |
| 93 | Volvo V40 | 71 |
| 94 | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 | 70 |
| 95 | Subaru Forester | 67 |
| 96 | Mahindra Bolero | 67 |
| 97 | Hyundai Kona | 66 |
| 98 | Suzuki DZire | 66 |
| 99 | Mini Hatch | 63 |
| 100 | BMW 5 Series | 62 |
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