It was however a mixed picture in other parts of the world with both Brazil and the United Kingdom reporting positive figures, while Australia slipped below the 90 000 vehicle mark with a 9.3% drop.
As a comparison, here is how South Africa's Top 10 best sellers from February stacked-up against those from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil.
SOUTH AFRICA
UNITS SOLD: 46 267 - (-6.5%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3 504 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2 692 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 2 578 |
| 4 | Nissan NP200 | 1 999 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Polo | 1 605 |
| 6 | Toyota Quantum | 1 478 |
| 7 | Renault Kwid | 1 069 |
| 8 | Isuzu D-Max | 991 |
| 9 | Toyota Fortuner | 950 |
| 10 | Nissan NP300 Hardbody | 922 |
AUSTRALIA
UNITS SOLD: 87 102 - (-9.3%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 4 431 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 3 377 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Triton | 3 155 |
| 4 | Mazda3 | 2 655 |
| 5 | Mazda CX-5 | 2 367 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi ASX | 2 122 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 2 070 |
| 8 | Hyundai i30 | 1 929 |
| 9 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 1 804 |
| 10 | Toyota RAV4 | 1 639 |
BRAZIL
UNITS SOLD: 198 641 - (+26.6%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Chevrolet Onix | 18 392 |
| 2 | Hyundai HB20 | 8 055 |
| 3 | Ford Ka | 7 633 |
| 4 | Fiat Argo | 6 674 |
| 5 | Fiat Strada | 6 553 |
| 6 | Chevrolet Prisma | 6 499 |
| 7 | Renault Kwid | 5 473 |
| 8 | Fiat Mobi | 4 885 |
| 9 | Volkswagen Polo | 4 813 |
| 10 | Jeep Renegade | 4 706 |
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITS SOLD: 81 969 - (+1.4%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Ford Fiesta | 3 339 |
| 2 | Ford Focus | 2 537 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Golf | 2 410 |
| 4 | Mercedes-Benz A-class | 2 059 |
| 5 | Ford Transit Custom | 2 023 |
| 6 | Volkswagen Polo | 1 512 |
| 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 1 449 |
| 8 | Ford Kuga | 1 402 |
| 9 | Vauxhall Corsa | 1 306 |
| 10 | Ford EcoSport | 1 292 |
UNITED STATES
UNITS SOLD: 1 265 094- (-2.8%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Ram | 39 950 |
| 2 | Nissan Rogue | 31 899 |
| 3 | Toyota Corolla | 29 016 |
| 4 | Honds CR-V | 26 304 |
| 5 | Toyota RAV4 | 26 149 |
| 6 | Toyota Camry | 24 267 |
| 7 | Honda Civic | 22 979 |
| 8 | Honda Accord | 20 254 |
| 9 | Toyota Tacoma | 18 533 |
| 10 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 18 009 |
