According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA), total new car sales went up by 7.2% from last year's 46 397 units to 49 754, while exports ended in the red by falling 13.7% from 31 493 to 27 178.
Individual segment were mixed with new passenger vehicle sales improving by 16.4% from 28 207 to 32 821, while light commercial vehicles, hobbled by business challenges, fell 7.4% from 15 747 to 14 587. Medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles were also diverse with the former dropping by 15.7% and the latter going up by 1.9%.
NOVEMBER TOP 50 BEST SELLERS
POS | MAKE | UNITS |
1 | Toyota Hilux | 3242 |
2 | Ford Ranger | 3058 |
3 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 1952 |
4 | Volkswagen Polo | 1848 |
5 | Toyota Corolla / Auris / Quest | 1711 |
6 | Toyota Etios | 1541 |
7 | Toyota Quantum | 1520 |
8 | Isuzu KB | 1499 |
9 | Nissan NP200 | 1468 |
10 | Ford EcoSport | 1324 |
11 | Toyota Fortuner | 1080 |
12 | Ford Fiesta | 1063 |
13 | Nissan NP200 | 976 |
14 | Kia Picanto | 903 |
15 | Hyundai i20 | 819 |
16 | Renault Kwid | 757 |
17 | Toyota RAV4 | 747 |
18 | Volkswagen Golf | 702 |
19 | Ford Everest | 669 |
20 | Kia Rio | 555 |
21 | Datsun Go / Go+ | 549 |
22 | Ford Figo | 515 |
23 | Hyundai Tucson | 494 |
24 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 488 |
25 | Toyota Avanza | 464 |
26 | Ford Focus | 440 |
27 | Nissan NV350 | 423 |
28 | Audi A3 | 377 |
29 | Hyundai Creta | 359 |
30 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 355 |
31 | Suzuki Swift | 339 |
32 | Hyundai i10 | 331 |
33 | Hyundai Accent | 328 |
34 | Mazda CX-3 | 325 |
35 | Nissan Almera | 305 |
36 | Mazda CX-5 | 295 |
37 | Volkswagen T6 | 280 |
38 | Nissan Qashqai | 269 |
39 | Mazda3 | 265 |
40 | Renault Sandero | 263 |
41 | Volkswagen up! | 261 |
42 | Volkswagen Amarok | 254 |
43 | Volkswagen Jetta | 252 |
44 | Audi A4 | 248 |
45 | Volkswagen Caddy | 228 |
46 | Nissan X-Trail | 226 |
47 | Kia Sportage | 225 |
48 | Renault Megane | 215 |
49 | Nissan Micra | 212 |
50 | Mazda2 | 206 |