While the gains in South Africa for December and indeed the year were mirrored in both Brazil and Australia, sales in the United States dropped for the first time in seven years overall, while those in the United Kingdom fared even worse thanks to the ongoing Brexit fallout and slumping diesel vehicle sales.
As a wrap-up of 2017, here is how South Africa's Top 10 best sellers from December compared to those from the United States, UK, Australia and Brazil, and indeed how it faired over the last 12 months.
SOUTH AFRICA
UNITS SOLD: 40 636 - (-2.4%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3382 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 2681 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 1250 |
| 4 | Toyota Corollla / Auris / Quest | 1140 |
| 5 | Toyota Quantum | 1136 |
| 6 | Renault Kwid | 1120 |
| 7 | Toyota Fortuner | 1108 |
| 8 | Nissan NP200 | 1040 |
| 9 | Volkswagen Polo | 1020 |
| 10 | Toytoa Etios | 954 |
OVERALL VEHICLE SALES: 557 586 (+1.8%)
AUSTRALIA
UNITS SOLD: 102 820 - (+4.1%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3949 |
| 2 | Holden Astra | 3532 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 3458 |
| 4 | Holden Colorado | 3222 |
| 5 | Mazda3 | 2807 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Triton | 2645 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 2641 |
| 8 | Holden Commodore | 2229 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi ASX | 2128 |
| 10 | Mazda CX-5 | 2113 |
OVERALL VEHICLE SALES: 1 189 116 (+0.9%)
BRAZIL
UNITS SOLD: 204 852 - (+2.9%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Chevrolet Onix | 17 508 |
| 2 | Hyundai HB20 | 8770 |
| 3 | Ford Ka | 7881 |
| 4 | Fiat Strada | 6903 |
| 5 | Toyota Corolla | 6568 |
| 6 | Volkswagen Gol | 6054 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Prisma | 5737 |
| 8 | Fiat Argo | 5590 |
| 9 | Jeep Compass | 5121 |
| 10 | Jeep Compass | 4584 |
OVERALL VEHICLE SALES: 2 172 235 (+9.3%)
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITS SOLD: 152 473 - (-14.4%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Volkswagen Golf | 6209 |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 5029 |
| 3 | Mini | 4370 |
| 4 | Vauxhall Astra | 3837 |
| 5 | Ford Focus | 3624 |
| 6 | Nissan Qashqai | 3534 |
| 7 | Vauxhall Mokka X | 3111 |
| 8 | BMW 3-series | 2860 |
| 9 | Ford Kuga | 2791 |
| 10 | Mercedes-Benz A-class | 2712 |
OVERALL VEHICLE SALES: 2 540 617 (-5.7%)
UNITED STATES
UNITS SOLD: 1 604 841 - (-5.0%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Ford F-series | 89 385 |
| 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 67 676 |
| 3 | Ram | 44 907 |
| 4 | Toyota Camry | 43 331 |
| 5 | Nissan Rogue | 40 172 |
| 6 | Honda CR-V | 36 983 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Equinox | 32 784 |
| 8 | Toyota RAV4 | 32 542 |
| 9 | Honda Civic | 31 406 |
| 10 | Ford Explorer | 28 556 |
OVERALL VEHICLE SALES: 17 208 748 (-1.8%)
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