Of the individual segments, only new passenger vehicles recorded a drop with sales going down by 0.7% from 35 308 to 35 050, while light commercial vehicles jumped-up by 5.9% from 13 374 to 14 168.
Gains continued to be made in the sales of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, with the former going up by 15.3% to 1 886 units and the latter by 12.3% to 782 units sold. Exports however recorded one of its biggest uptakes of the year, with an increase of 20.9% from 28 233 to 34 134.
OCTOBER TOP 10 MANUFACTURERS
| MANUFACTURER | SALES | EXPORTS |
| Toyota | 13 342 | 5 919 |
| Volkswagen | 8 983 | 7 295 |
| Ford | 5 421 | 3 478 |
| Nissan | 4 902 | 430 |
| Hyundai | 3 160 | 0 |
| Isuzu | 2 462 | 325 |
| Renault | 2 364 | 0 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1 967 | 9 087 |
| Kia | 1 400 | 0 |
| BMW | 1 382 | 7 396 |
OCTOBER TOP 100 BEST SELLERS
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3 352 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 3 009 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Polo | 2 824 |
| 4 | Ford Ranger | 2 575 |
| 5 | Toyota Corolla / Quest / Auris | 2 161 |
| 6 | Nissan NP200 | 1 879 |
| 7 | Toyota Yaris | 1 729 |
| 8 | Isuzu KB | 1 636 |
| 9 | Toyota Quantum | 1 483 |
| 10 | Toyota Fortuner | 1 178 |
| 11 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 900 |
| 12 | Toyota Etios | 895 |
| 13 | Ford Fiesta | 858 |
| 14 | Ford Figo | 840 |
| 15 | Kia Picanto | 781 |
| 16 | Renault Sandero | 750 |
| 17 | Renault Kwid | 733 |
| 18 | Nissan NP300 | 704 |
| 19 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 684 |
| 20 | Hyundai i20 | 655 |
| 21 | Toyota Avanza | 624 |
| 22 | Ford EcoSport | 561 |
| 23 | Datsun Go/Go+ | 559 |
| 24 | Nissan Almera | 542 |
| 25 | Suzuki Swift | 494 |
| 26 | Renault Clio | 476 |
| 27 | Toyota Rush | 447 |
| 28 | Hyundai H100 | 384 |
| 29 | Mazda CX-5 | 383 |
| 30 | Volkswagen T6 | 376 |
| 31 | Toyota RAV4 | 363 |
| 32 | Ford Everest | 350 |
| 33 | Hyundai Creta | 324 |
| 34 | Audi A3 | 321 |
| 35 | Mazda CX-3 | 313 |
| 36 | Volkswagen Golf | 304 |
| 37 | Kia Rio | 301 |
| 38 | Volkswagen Caddy | 280 |
| 39 | Hyundai H-1 | 275 |
| 40 | Mazda3 | 268 |
| 41 | Renault Duster | 267 |
| 42 | Hyundai Tucson | 264 |
| 43 | Nissan Micra Active | 264 |
| 44 | Isuzu MU-X | 259 |
| 45 | Toyota C-HR | 251 |
| 46 | Volkswagen Amarok | 247 |
| 47 | Mazda2 | 214 |
| 48 | Mahindra Pik-Up | 200 |
| 49 | Nissan X-Trail | 197 |
| 50 | Nissan Micra | 181 |
| 51 | Suzuki Ignis | 181 |
| 52 | GWM Steed | 160 |
| 53 | Volkswagen up! | 151 |
| 54 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 149 |
| 55 | Suzuki Celerio | 148 |
| 56 | Honda BR-V | 144 |
| 57 | Nissan Qashqai | 144 |
| 58 | Hyundai Kona | 142 |
| 59 | Nissan Navara | 140 |
| 60 | Kia Sportage | 125 |
| 61 | Volkswagen Jetta | 125 |
| 62 | Isuzu D-Max | 123 |
| 63 | Audi A4 | 122 |
| 64 | Nissan NV350 | 115 |
| 65 | Toyota Dyna | 112 |
| 66 | Opel Corsa | 103 |
| 67 | Hyundai Accent | 102 |
| 68 | Kia K2700 | 100 |
| 69 | Range Rover Sport | 99 |
| 70 | Renault Captur | 99 |
| 71 | Honda Jazz | 96 |
| 72 | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 | 96 |
| 73 | Hyundai Elantra | 95 |
| 74 | Audi A1 | 94 |
| 75 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | 93 |
| 76 | Toyota Aygo | 85 |
| 77 | Volco XC40 | 85 |
| 78 | Opel Grandland X | 82 |
| 79 | Audi Q5 | 80 |
| 80 | Jaguar E-Pace | 73 |
| 81 | Mahindra KUV100 | 73 |
| 82 | Ford Mustang | 72 |
| 83 | Suzuki Baleno | 72 |
| 84 | Audi A5 | 69 |
| 85 | Volvo XC60 | 67 |
| 86 | Honda CR-V | 66 |
| 87 | Opel Mokka X | 66 |
| 88 | Suzuki Ertiga | 65 |
| 89 | Audi Q3 | 62 |
| 90 | Opel Crossland X | 61 |
| 91 | Honda HR-V | 60 |
| 92 | Subaru Forester | 59 |
| 93 | Opel Astra | 58 |
| 94 | Audi Q2 | 53 |
| 95 | Ford Transit | 53 |
| 96 | Honda Brio | 53 |
| 97 | Ford Kuga | 52 |
| 98 | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport | 51 |
| 99 | Volkswagen Touareg | 51 |
| 100 | Suzuki DZire | 50 |
