Individual segments remained mixed however with new passenger vehicle registering its first increase of the year by climbing 3.9% from 24 054 to 24 989, while light commercial vehicles sales declined by 8.1% from 10 676 to 9 180.
Despite recording its first drop in March since mid-2018, the sales of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles bounced back to end in the black with the former increasing by 19.7% to 577 units, and the latter by 7.8% to 1 418 units. Exports once again remained up by a recording a substantial uptake of 53.8% from 11 571 to 33 090.
APRIL TOP 10 MANUFACTURERS
MANUFACTURER | SALES | EXPORTS |
Toyota | 8 488 | 4 819 |
Volkswagen | 5 961 | 9 272 |
Ford | 3 465 | 4 030 |
Nissan | 3 124 | 324 |
Hyundai | 2 428 | 0 |
Renault | 1 832 | 0 |
Isuzu | 1 548 | 231 |
Mercedes-Benz | 1 507 | 8 558 |
BMW | 1 446 | 5 729 |
Mazda | 1 028 | 0 |
APRIL TOP 100 BEST SELLERS
POS | MAKE | UNITS |
1 | Toyota Hilux | 2 411 |
2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2 350 |
3 | Ford Ranger | 1 635 |
4 | Toyota Quantum | 1 236 |
5 | Volkswagen Polo | 1 445 |
6 | Isuzu D-Max | 1 165 |
7 | Toyota RAV4 | 839 |
8 | Toyota Fortuner | 816 |
9 | Datsun Go / Go+ | 760 |
10 | Ford EcoSport | 742 |
11 | Toyota Etios | 719 |
12 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 718 |
13 | Nissan NP200 | 715 |
14 | Nissan NP300 Hardbody | 515 |
15 | Renault Kwid | 472 |
16 | Renault Clio | 452 |
17 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 442 |
18 | Toyota Corolla Quest | 436 |
19 | Ford Figo | 426 |
20 | Renault Sandero | 422 |
21 | Kia Picanto | 402 |
22 | Volkswagen Golf | 391 |
23 | Suzuki Swift | 383 |
24 | Hyundai Tucson | 372 |
25 | BMW 3 Series | 354 |
26 | Hyundai i20 | 346 |
27 | Ford Everest | 345 |
28 | Mazda CX-5 | 338 |
29 | Renault Duster | 322 |
30 | Mazda CX-3 | 321 |
31 | Toyota Avanza | 306 |
32 | Volkswagen Caddy | 290 |
33 | Toyota Yaris | 284 |
34 | Kia Rio | 266 |
35 | Audi A3 | 248 |
36 | Hyundai H100 | 248 |
37 | Nissan X-Trail | 244 |
38 | Hyundai Creta | 235 |
39 | Volkswagen Polo Sedan | 235 |
40 | Nissan Qashqai | 229 |
41 | Mazda2 | 216 |
42 | Mahindra Pik-Up | 208 |
43 | Toyota Rush | 205 |
44 | Volkswagen T6 | 201 |
45 | Toyota C-HR | 198 |
46 | Ford Fiesta | 193 |
47 | Nissan Almera | 190 |
48 | Kia Sportage | 183 |
49 | Nissan Navara | 177 |
50 | BMW X3 | 170 |
51 | Hyundai Accent | 162 |
52 | Hyundai H-1 | 158 |
53 | GWM Steed | 156 |
54 | Nissan Micra | 156 |
55 | Suzuki Ignis | 147 |
56 | Toyota Corolla | 146 |
57 | BMW 1 Series | 144 |
58 | BMW X5 | 143 |
59 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 143 |
60 | Toyota Corolla Hatch | 141 |
61 | BMW X1 | 131 |
62 | Mazda3 | 128 |
63 | Kia K-series | 124 |
64 | Mahindra KUV 100 | 115 |
65 | Volkswagen Amarok | 115 |
66 | Suzuki Ertiga | 113 |
67 | Volkswagen up! | 106 |
68 | Renault Captur | 105 |
69 | Opel Corsa | 101 |
70 | Honda BR-V | 100 |
71 | Nissan Micra Active | 100 |
72 | Mini | 99 |
73 | Toyota Dyna | 98 |
74 | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 | 89 |
75 | Mercedes-Benz X-class | 85 |
76 | Isuzu KB | 84 |
77 | Opel Crossland X | 83 |
78 | Volvo XC60 | 80 |
79 | Mitsubishi Triton | 76 |
80 | Audi A4 | 75 |
81 | Audi Q5 | 71 |
82 | Suzuki Vitara | 69 |
83 | BMW 4 Series | 68 |
84 | BMW X4 | 68 |
85 | Range Rover Evoque | 68 |
86 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | 68 |
87 | Hyundai Accent | 67 |
88 | Ford Kuga | 65 |
89 | Audi Q2 | 65 |
90 | Honda HR-V | 63 |
91 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 60 |
92 | Hyundai Elantra | 59 |
93 | Range Rover Sport | 57 |
94 | Honda Jazz | 56 |
95 | Suzuki Celerio | 51 |
96 | Toyota Aygo | 50 |
97 | Honda Brio | 49 |
98 | BMW 5 Series | 47 |
99 | Suzuki Baleno | 47 |
100 | BMW Z4 | 46 |
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