Attributed to a weak Rand and escalating vehicle prices, new car sales fell by 2.5% from 49 198 units last year to 47 964 this year, while exports increased by 7.7% to settle at 32 247 from the 29 930 recorded last year.
Individual segments were even with new passenger vehicles sales falling by 2.2% from 32 169 to 31 447, while light commercial vehicles nosedived by 5.5% from 14 822 to 13 956. Gains continued to be made in the sales of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles however, with the former going up by 9.3% to 1 859 units and the latter by 18.8%% to 294 units sold.
AUGUST TOP 10 MANUFACTURERS
| MANUFACTURER | SALES | EXPORTS |
| Toyota | 10 869 | 3 582 |
| Volkswagen | 7 932 | 5 268 |
| Ford | 4 979 | 6 744 |
| Nissan | 4 936 | 465 |
| Hyundai | 3 162 | 0 |
| Renault | 2 161 | 0 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1 949 | 10 048 |
| Isuzu | 1 919 | 422 |
| Kia | 1 750 | 0 |
| BMW | 1 537 | 5 532 |
AUGUST TOP 100 BEST SELLERS
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Volkswagen Polo | 3 414 |
| 2 | Toyota Hilux | 3 366 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 2 535 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 1 900 |
| 5 | Nissan NP200 | 1 634 |
| 6 | Isuzu KB | 1 542 |
| 7 | Toyota Quantum | 1 477 |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla / Quest / Auris | 1 155 |
| 9 | Kia Picanto | 1 071 |
| 10 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1 020 |
| 11 | Nissan NP300 | 905 |
| 12 | Toyota Etios | 900 |
| 13 | Toyota Fortuner | 888 |
| 14 | Toyota Yaris | 884 |
| 15 | Renault Kwid | 767 |
| 16 | Ford Figo | 732 |
| 17 | Datsun Go/Go+ | 721 |
| 18 | Renault Sandero | 683 |
| 19 | Hyundai i20 | 674 |
| 20 | Ford EcoSport | 537 |
| 21 | Suzuki Swift | 488 |
| 22 | Toyota Avanza | 457 |
| 23 | Mazda CX-5 | 448 |
| 24 | Ford Everest | 429 |
| 25 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 417 |
| 26 | Renault Clio | 408 |
| 27 | Nissan Almera | 405 |
| 28 | Ford Fiesta | 393 |
| 29 | Hyundai Tucson | 354 |
| 30 | Kia Rio | 340 |
| 31 | Mazda CX-3 | 338 |
| 32 | Hyundai H100 | 337 |
| 33 | Volkswagen Golf | 332 |
| 34 | Hyundai Creta | 310 |
| 35 | Toyota Rush | 300 |
| 36 | Mazda3 | 277 |
| 37 | Toyota RAV4 | 268 |
| 38 | Mahindra Pik-Up | 248 |
| 39 | Hyundai Accent | 227 |
| 40 | Toyota C-HR | 223 |
| 41 | Nissan Micra | 219 |
| 42 | Volkswagen Caddy | 219 |
| 43 | Mazda2 | 217 |
| 44 | Volkswagen T6 | 210 |
| 45 | Kia Sportage | 208 |
| 46 | Volkswagen up! | 208 |
| 47 | Nissan Qashqai | 201 |
| 48 | Suzuki Ignis | 192 |
| 49 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 189 |
| 50 | Audi A4 | 188 |
| 51 | Volkswagen Amarok | 181 |
| 52 | Nissan Micra Active | 175 |
| 53 | Nissan X-Trail | 169 |
| 54 | Audi A3 | 153 |
| 55 | Honda HR-V | 152 |
| 56 | Volkswagen Jetta | 142 |
| 57 | Nissan Navara | 139 |
| 58 | Suzuki Celerio | 130 |
| 59 | Renault Captur | 129 |
| 60 | Renault Duster | 129 |
| 61 | Ford Mustang | 118 |
| 62 | Honda Jazz | 117 |
| 63 | Ford Kuga | 112 |
| 64 | Honda Brio | 112 |
| 65 | Hyundai Elantra | 111 |
| 66 | Honda BR-V | 109 |
| 67 | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 | 109 |
| 68 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | 108 |
| 69 | Hyundai H-1 | 104 |
| 70 | Audi A1 | 102 |
| 71 | Volvo XC60 | 92 |
| 72 | Nissan NV350 | 90 |
| 73 | Opel Crossland X | 85 |
| 74 | Range Rover Sport | 85 |
| 75 | Kia K2700 | 84 |
| 76 | Isuzu MU-X | 83 |
| 77 | Opel Corsa | 81 |
| 78 | Toyota Aygo | 79 |
| 79 | Toyota Dyna | 77 |
| 80 | Honda CR-V | 76 |
| 81 | Jaguar E-Pace | 76 |
| 82 | Mahindra Bolero | 76 |
| 83 | Volvo XC40 | 73 |
| 84 | Audi Q5 | 72 |
| 85 | Suzuki Baleno | 68 |
| 86 | Audi Q3 | 67 |
| 87 | Ford Focus | 66 |
| 88 | Audi A5 | 65 |
| 89 | Volvo XC90 | 62 |
| 90 | Land Rover Discovery | 56 |
| 91 | Volkswagen Touareg | 55 |
| 92 | Opel Grandland X | 46 |
| 93 | Mahindra XUV500 | 43 |
| 94 | Ford Transit | 42 |
| 95 | GWM M4 | 42 |
| 96 | Subaru XV | 42 |
| 97 | Mitsubishi Triton | 42 |
| 98 | Audi Q2 | 41 |
| 99 | Range Rover Evoque | 41 |
| 100 | Mitsubishi ASX | 41 |
