Categories: Motoring

September new vehicle sale down but only just

New vehicle sales remained on the down in September, albeit just, with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) reporting a small 0.9% decline from last year’s 49 630 units, to this year’s 49 191.

While individual segments remained mixed, new passenger vehicle sales ended in the black for the first time since April with a gain of 1.1% from 32 781 to 33 139, while the three month soar in light commercial vehicle sales ended with a 6.2% drop from last year’s 14 367 to 13 473 this year.

The market for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles also differed with the former increasing by fourteen percent to settle at 740 units, while the latter remained unchanged at 1 789 vehicles.

Like the light commercial vehicle sector, exports failed to maintain an upwards tend for a fourth straight month by contracting three percent from 36 754 to 35 657 units.

SEPTEMBER TOP 50 BEST SELLERS

POS MODEL UNITS
1 Toyota Hilux 3 410
2 Volkswagen Polo Vivo 2 540
3 Volkswagen Polo 2 326
4 Ford Ranger 2 321
5 Nissan NP200 2 250
6 Toyota HiAce 1 482
7 Toyota Corolla Quest 1 353
8 Isuzu D-Max 1 197
9 Ford Figo 1 128
10 Renault Kwid 956
11 Toyota Yaris 925
12 Toyota Fortuner 918
13 Volkswagen T-Cross 810
14 Kia Picanto 775
15 Renault Sandero 721
16 Hyundai Grand i10 714
17 Ford EcoSport 693
18 Datsun G0/Go+ 642
19 Volkswagen Tiguan 632
20 Toyota RAV4 608
21 Nissan NP300 Hardbody 605
22 Toyota Etios 602
23 Hyundai i20 595
24 Toyota Avanza 580
25 Suzuki Swift 579
26 Volkswagen Polo Sedan 546
27 Renault Clio 536
28 Toyota Corolla 492
29 Hyundai Tucson 440
30 Hyundai Creta 346
31 Mazda CX-3 334
32 Mazda CX-5 330
33 Nissan X-Trail 309
34 BMW 3 Series 307
35 Nissan Almera 295
36 Kia Rio 290
37 Kia Sportage 290
38 Renault Duster 287
39 Nissan Qashqai 285
40 BMW X3 284
41 Volkswagen Golf 280
42 Mahindra Pik-Up 262
43 Toyota Land Cruiser 257
44 Audi A3 252
45 Hyundai H100 223
46 Mahindra KUV 100 NXT 214
47 Volkswagen Caddy 209
48 Mazda2 207
49 Ford Everest 199
50 Suzuki Vitara 199


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By Charl Bosch
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