Aggregate total domestic sales for January increased by 3.7% to 50 333 units compared to the 48 514 sold over the same period last year. Individual segments also registered a welcome upturn with the market for passenger vehicles improving by 4.7% from 35 153 to 36 794, the first increase in nearly 14 months.
Light commercial vehicles posted a minimal 1.6% gain with 11 977 sales compared to 2016's 11 790, while medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles sales declined by 3.0% and 1.5% respectively. Refurbishments at BMW's Rosslyn Plant however contributed in exports recording a noticeable decline of 10.3% from 14 343 units to 13 001.
JANUARY TOP 50 BEST SELLERS
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2989 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo | 2734 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 2677 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla / Auris / Quest | 2628 |
| 5 | Toyota Hilux | 2398 |
| 6 | Toyota Etios | 2302 |
| 7 | Ford Fiesta | 1707 |
| 8 | Toyota Fortuner | 1233 |
| 9 | Toyota Quantum | 1192 |
| 10 | Nissan NP200 | 1150 |
| 11 | Nissan NP300 | 1062 |
| 12 | Chevrolet Spark | 991 |
| 13 | Ford EcoSport | 828 |
| 14 | Isuzu KB | 772 |
| 15 | Datusn G0 / Go+ | 749 |
| 16 | Toyota RAV4 | 689 |
| 17 | Toyota Avanza | 627 |
| 18 | Renault Kwid | 621 |
| 19 | Chevrolet Utility | 609 |
| 20 | Nissan Almera | 502 |
| 21 | BMW 3-series | 447 |
| 22 | Volkswagen Golf | 435 |
| 23 | Renault Clio | 394 |
| 24 | Renault Sandero | 384 |
| 25 | Ford Figo | 377 |
| 26 | Ford Everest | 365 |
| 27 | Ford Focus | 364 |
| 28 | Mazda CX-3 | 326 |
| 29 | Mazda CX-5 | 301 |
| 30 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 294 |
| 31 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 282 |
| 32 | Nissan X-Trail | 276 |
| 33 | Volkswagen up! | 252 |
| 34 | Mazda3 | 244 |
| 35 | BMW 1-series | 239 |
| 36 | Volkswagen Amarok | 237 |
| 37 | Nissan NV350 | 231 |
| 38 | Mazda2 | 228 |
| 39 | Audi A3 | 226 |
| 40 | Suzuki Swift | 197 |
| 41 | Nissan Qashqai | 202 |
| 42 | Volkswagen Caddy | 188 |
| 43 | Toyota Yaris | 185 |
| 44 | Audi A4 | 183 |
| 45 | BMW 2-series | 180 |
| 46 | BMW X1 | 169 |
| 47 | Honda Brio | 167 |
| 48 | Toyota Aygo | 156 |
| 49 | Volkswagen T6 | 155 |
| 50 | BMW 4-series | 154 |
