According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA), total domestic sales rose by 1.1% to 49 233 units from the 48 690 recorded last year, although exports nosedived by 8.1% from 29 859 to 27 438 with the switch in production from the BMW 3-series to the X3 being cited as the main reason.
Individual segments were however mixed with new passenger vehicle recording a 3.7% increase from 31 032 to 32 176, while light commercial vehicles declined by 2.3% from 15 046 to 14 701. Sales of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles were hardest hit though with respective drops of 14.6% and 7.9%.
MARCH TOP 10 MANUFACTURERS
| MANUFACTURER | SALES | EXPORTS |
| Toyota | 11 378 | 4 115 |
| Volkswagen | 7 541 | 6 689 |
| Ford | 5 595 | 6 173 |
| Nissan | 5 410 | 586 |
| Hyundai | 3 065 | 0 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2 379 | 9 255 |
| Renault | 1 904 | 0 |
| BMW | 1 713 | 125 |
| Isuzu | 1 581 | 365 |
| Kia | 1 517 | 0 |
MARCH TOP 50 BEST SELLERS
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3 825 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2 756 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 2 753 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Polo | 2 121 |
| 5 | Nissan NP200 | 1 562 |
| 6 | Toyota Quantum | 1 540 |
| 7 | Toyota Fortuner | 1 274 |
| 8 | Isuzu KB | 1 273 |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla / Quest / Auris | 1 189 |
| 10 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1 032 |
| 11 | Renault Kwid | 856 |
| 12 | Ford EcoSport | 813 |
| 13 | Kia Picanto | 789 |
| 14 | Toyota Etios | 696 |
| 15 | Toyota Yaris | 664 |
| 16 | Datsun Go / Go+ | 640 |
| 17 | Nissan NP300 | 603 |
| 18 | Ford Everest | 559 |
| 19 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 525 |
| 20 | Hyundai i10 | 516 |
| 21 | BMW 3-series | 506 |
| 22 | Nissan Qashqai | 489 |
| 23 | Ford Fiesta | 477 |
| 24 | Toyota RAV4 | 463 |
| 25 | Nissan Navara | 447 |
| 26 | Nissan X-Trail | 444 |
| 27 | Toyota Avanza | 440 |
| 28 | Renault Clio | 422 |
| 29 | Hyundai Creta | 413 |
| 30 | Nissan Almera | 403 |
| 31 | Hyundai Tucson | 400 |
| 32 | Nissan Micra | 396 |
| 33 | Volkswagen Golf | 381 |
| 34 | Mazda CX-5 | 378 |
| 35 | Ford Figo | 370 |
| 36 | Kia Rio | 355 |
| 37 | Mazda CX-3 | 349 |
| 38 | Renault Sandero | 294 |
| 39 | Suzuki Ignis | 290 |
| 40 | Ford Focus | 286 |
| 41 | Volkswagen Caddy | 286 |
| 42 | Hyundai H100 | 285 |
| 43 | Audi A3 | 279 |
| 44 | Suzuki Swift | 279 |
| 45 | Honda BR-V | 277 |
| 46 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 269 |
| 47 | Mazda3 | 240 |
| 48 | BMW X1 | 224 |
| 49 | Honda Jazz | 199 |
| 50 | Nissan NV350 | 189 |
