Describing the first of the new year as “particularly weak”, NAAMSA also reported mixed individual segment sales with new passenger vehicle moved falling 10.8% from 32 552 to 29 090, while light commercial vehicles remained nearly unchanged at 11 681.
Following a strong latter half of the year, medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicle sales remained relatively strong with the former rising by 24.6% to 552 units, and the latter by a scant 0.3% to 1 101 vehicles. Exports’ strong ending to 2018 continued into 2019 with an uptake of 29.4% from 14 129 to 18 289.
A standout of the January figures is the re-appearance of individual model sales from BMW, who have been reporting overall manufacturer sales until now.
JANUARY TOP 10 MANUFACTURERS
| MANUFACTURER | SALES | EXPORTS |
| Toyota | 11 254 | 3 740 |
| Volkswagen | 7 318 | 5 749 |
| Ford | 4 473 | 3 684 |
| Nissan | 3 910 | 462 |
| Hyundai | 2 797 | 0 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1 610 | 443 |
| Renault | 1 447 | 0 |
| Isuzu | 1 359 | 97 |
| Mazda | 1 268 | 0 |
| Kia | 1 264 | 0 |
JANUARY TOP 100 BEST SELLERS
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2 794 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo | 2 512 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2 461 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla / Quest / Auris | 2 202 |
| 5 | Ford Ranger | 2 194 |
| 6 | Nissan NP200 | 1 483 |
| 7 | Toyota Quantum | 1 281 |
| 8 | Toyota Fortuner | 1 000 |
| 9 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 867 |
| 10 | Isuzu D-Max | 821 |
| 11 | Hyundai i20 | 715 |
| 12 | Toyota Etios | 698 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris | 693 |
| 14 | Ford EcoSport | 679 |
| 15 | Ford Figo | 669 |
| 16 | Datsun Go/Go+ | 662 |
| 17 | Nissan NP300 Hardbody | 621 |
| 18 | Kia Picanto | 612 |
| 19 | Toyota Avanza | 578 |
| 20 | Renault Kwid | 519 |
| 21 | Suzuki Swift | 479 |
| 22 | Toyota RAV4 | 476 |
| 23 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 448 |
| 24 | Toyota Rush | 425 |
| 25 | Mazda CX-5 | 408 |
| 26 | Nissan Almera | 405 |
| 27 | Ford Everest | 371 |
| 28 | Mazda CX-3 | 363 |
| 29 | Kia Rio | 316 |
| 30 | Ford Fiesta | 298 |
| 31 | Renault Sandero | 293 |
| 32 | Hyundai H100 | 283 |
| 33 | Mahindra Pik-Up | 266 |
| 34 | Volkswagen Golf | 259 |
| 35 | Mazda2 | 249 |
| 36 | Audi Q5 | 238 |
| 37 | Hyundai Creta | 238 |
| 38 | Renault Duster | 295 |
| 39 | Audi A3 | 286 |
| 40 | Mazda3 | 283 |
| 41 | Volkswagen Amarok | 273 |
| 42 | Isuzu KB | 271 |
| 43 | Hyundai Creta | 259 |
| 44 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 234 |
| 45 | Volkswagen Amarok | 231 |
| 46 | Hyundai Tucson | 225 |
| 47 | Renault Duster | 220 |
| 48 | Mazda3 | 216 |
| 49 | Audi A3 | 207 |
| 50 | Renault Clio | 200 |
| 51 | Volkswagen Caddy | 199 |
| 52 | Volkswagen up! | 197 |
| 53 | GWM Steed | 192 |
| 54 | Toyota C-HR | 176 |
| 55 | Nissan Qashqai | 171 |
| 56 | Mahindra KUV100 | 168 |
| 57 | Kia Sportage | 165 |
| 58 | Nissan X-Trail | 144 |
| 59 | BMW 3-series | 138 |
| 60 | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 | 136 |
| 61 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | 134 |
| 62 | BMW X3 | 131 |
| 63 | Volkswagen T6 | 129 |
| 64 | Renault Captur | 122 |
| 65 | Kia K-series | 120 |
| 66 | Ford Kuga | 119 |
| 67 | Hyundai Accent | 118 |
| 68 | Honda Jazz | 116 |
| 69 | Suzuki Jimny | 116 |
| 70 | Honda Amaze | 115 |
| 71 | Nissan Micra | 115 |
| 72 | Suzuki Ignis | 115 |
| 73 | Hyundai H-1 | 114 |
| 74 | Nissan Navara | 113 |
| 75 | BMW X1 | 107 |
| 76 | Hyundai Kona | 102 |
| 77 | Suzuki Baleno | 102 |
| 78 | Toyota Aygo | 97 |
| 79 | Honda BR-V | 95 |
| 80 | Subaru Forester | 93 |
| 81 | Range Rover Sport | 91 |
| 82 | BMW X4 | 90 |
| 83 | Toyota Dyna | 86 |
| 84 | Suzuki Celerio | 83 |
| 85 | Audi A4 | 81 |
| 86 | Hyundai Elantra | 78 |
| 87 | Nissan Micra Active | 77 |
| 88 | BMW 4-series | 75 |
| 89 | Land Rover Discovery | 74 |
| 90 | BMW 5-series | 73 |
| 91 | Volkswagen Jetta | 72 |
| 92 | Opel Corsa | 71 |
| 93 | Jaguar E-Pace | 70 |
| 94 | Opel Crossland X | 70 |
| 95 | Mahindra Bolero | 69 |
| 96 | Honda HR-V | 67 |
| 97 | Volvo XC60 | 66 |
| 98 | BMW 2-series | 65 |
| 99 | BMW X5 | 62 |
| 100 | Mahindra XUV500 | 62 |
