The SA Vehicle Industry Thread

New passenger car sales | VW Polo Vivo goes tops, Fortuner not in top 10

The Volkswagen Polo Vivo and VW Polo were again the two best-selling passenger cars in South Africa.

For November 2019, the Vivo registered a sales figure of 2439 units, and the Polo 2038 units.


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New Car Sales Summary for SA - November 2019

November 2019 represented yet another tough month for new car sales as further declines were registered. Details below...

The local automotive industry continued to strain in a difficult economic environment. New vehicle sales declined by 5.8% in November 2019 and the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) segment was the hardest hit with a significant decline of 22.1%. The passenger car market experienced a marginal gain of 1.3%.

New car sales summary - November 2019

- Aggregate new car sales of 44 738 units down by 5.8% (-2 740 units) compared to November 2018.
- New passenger car sales of 31 444 units up by 1.3% (+392 units) compared to November 2018.
- LCV sales of 10 679 units down by 22.1% (- 3 038 units) compared to November 2018.
- Export sales of 35 271 down by 0.9% (- 306 units) compared to November 2018.

 
South Africa's 50 top selling vehicles: November 2019

The South African motor industry continues to see-saw, with November 2019 seeing a 5.8 percent decline in overall vehicle sales, versus the same month last year, according to Naamsa. This follows the slight uptick of 0.5 percent registered in October, which is traditionally a strong sales month.

While light commercial vehicle sales plunged in November, with a year-on-year decline of 22.1 percent, passenger car sales showed a slight improvement of 1.3 percent, largely as a result of strong demand from the rental industry. The medium and heavy commercial vehicle segments registered respective declines of 7.6 percent and 1.8 percent.

50 TOP SELLING VEHICLES: NOVEMBER 2019

1 Toyota Hilux 2588
2 Volkswagen Polo Vivo 2439
3 Volkswagen Polo 2038
4 Ford Ranger 1894
5 Toyota Hiace 1549
6 Renault Kwid 1508
7 Ford EcoSport 1360
8 Isuzu D-Max 1299
9 Ford Figo 1002
10 Toyota Etios 858
11 Volkswagen T-Cross 842
12 Kia Picanto 733
13 Volkswagen Polo Sedan 711
14 Nissan NP200 694
15 Toyota Fortuner 664
16 Toyota Corolla Quest 598
17 Hyundai Grand i10 576
18 Suzuki Swift 550
19 Hyundai i20 540
20 Volkswagen Tiguan 536
21 Toyota Yaris 525
22 Toyota Avanza 507
23 Renault Sandero 446
24 Nissan NP300 Hardbody 445
25 Hyundai Creta 416
26 Kia Rio 398
27 Toyota Rav4 373
28 Renault Clio 361
29 Fiat Panda 332
30 BMW 3 Series 330
31 Mazda CX-5 321
32 Nissan X-Trail 310
33 Hyundai Tucson 304
34 Toyota Corolla 296
35 Nissan Almera 292
36 Hyundai Elantra 280
37 Nissan Qashqai 278
38 Mazda CX-3 275
39 Volkswagen Golf 248
40 Renault Duster 244
41 Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up 238
42 Datsun Go 233
43 Hyundai Atos 230
44 Suzuki Ertiga 230
45 Toyota Land Cruiser PU 224
46 Ford Everest 220
47 Renault Captur 210
48 Kia Sportage 206
49 Mazda2 202
50 Volkswagen Amarok 186

 
SA's 12 worst-selling passenger cars (under R500k) of November 2019

The monthly Naamsa stats generally make for rather interesting reading. But, naturally, we tend to focus on the best-performing vehicles in terms of sales. Indeed, we’ve already reported the 10 best-selling passenger vehicles of November 2019, as well as listed the 10 best-selling bakkies in our market for the same period. But now we’ve decided to take a look at the worst-selling passenger car models on our shores.

Of course, we must point out that some automakers (such as Mercedes-Benz) disclose only aggregate sales statistics. Also, take note that – in order to make this list more relevant – we’ve excluded vehicle ranges that start at more than R500 000. Otherwise, this table would be dominated by luxury manufacturers such as Bentley, Ferrari and Maserati, whose high-priced vehicles traditionally sell in tiny numbers.

SA's 13 worst-selling passenger cars (under R500k) of November 2019:

Fiat 500X – 0
Subaru Impreza – 0
Landwind X5 – 1
Abarth 595 – 2
Alfa Romeo Giulietta – 2
GWM M4 – 2
Toyota Prius – 3
Honda Civic – 4
Mahindra Thar – 4
Opel Adam – 5
Mahindra TUV300 – 9
Suzuki Grand Vitara – 9

 
Bamboo sticks! Pandemonium hits Fiat SA with an outrageously successful month of sales


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SA bakkie sales | The Toyota Hilux rules the bakkie segment, again

While new vehicle sales took a bit of a slump in November 2019, the Toyota Hilux retained its position as both South Africa’s best-selling vehicle and best-selling bakkie.

Over the course of the month, Toyota registered 2588 Hilux sales. Despite it being one of the lowest sales figures of the year, the Hilux still bested its rivals.

In second place is the Ford Ranger on 1894 units sold, followed by the Isuzu D-Max on 1307 units. The Nissan NP200, surprisingly, had one of its weakest months of the year after ‘only’ securing 694 signatures.


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SEE | The good, bad, and, the ugly of SA's new vehicle sales in November

Over the course of November 2019, new vehicle sales in South Africa had an aggregate of 44 738 units. Though this number may look impressive, it was one of the worst months in 2019 so far.

With only December remaining, we can be assured that the holiday season will bring another downward spiral to the overall sales this year.

 
Volvo enjoys increase in global sales for 2019

Volvo's recent new product offensive is paying dividend with the brand reporting strong growth over the past year.

Having maintained strong sales through November 2019, Volvo confirmed that volumes are up by 11,6 per cent compared with last year. Since January, the brand has moved 631 213 units; an increase of 8,4 per cent over 2018's sales. This puts Volvo on course to break its current annual global sales record of 642 253 units in 2018.

The brand’s highest selling car has been the XC60 followed by the XC40 and XC90. The V60 estate and S60 sedan are also notable contributors.

 
blunder? The one is all cars. The other is 'passenger' :ROFL:
Can't help you if you can't properly follow a thread ass.

These were the articles referred to :


 
Can't help you if you can't properly follow a thread ass.

These were the articles referred to :


Or maybe your blunder was quoting which of the hundreds of articles over 80 pages you were referring to?

Or maybe it was your inability to follow the thread where wheels24 has been grouping the corolla and quest forever for consistency with the old Naamsa figures and with their past articles (to much discussion here from people who think "most popular"="best"). Have you not been following? ass :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: What a blunder thinking you had found something new!
 
Or maybe your blunder was quoting which of the hundreds of articles over 80 pages you were referring to?

Or maybe it was your inability to follow the thread where wheels24 has been grouping the corolla and quest forever for consistency with the old Naamsa figures and with their past articles (to much discussion here from people who think "most popular"="best"). Have you not been following? ass :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: What a blunder thinking you had found something new!
See post #1580. Anyway , finished with entertaining you - if you can't follow and show comprehension , so be it. I really did not want to even react to this , and won't go into any detail to correct you. Cheerio.
 
See post #1580. Anyway , finished with entertaining you - if you can't follow and show comprehension , so be it. I really did not want to even react to this , and won't go into any detail to correct you. Cheerio.
okay - see any of the hundreds of people moaning about the corolla and corolla quest being merged.

Why repeat yourself? Did you not get adoration the first time you pointed out this ever so mysterious blunder? Some of us were hoping you found something that was actually interesting.

Literally a cringy blunder. Please tell us how water is wet next.
 
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SA spent R11.2-billion on second-hand cars in November while the Ford Ranger trumps Hilux as the best 'used' bakkie

A total of 38 884 used cars were sold in South Africa in November 2019, with a total listing price of over R11.2 billion.

This compares to 39 167 cars worth R11.3 billion in October 2019.

These figures come from AutoTrader’s Monthly Used Car Sales Data. Given the fact that AutoTrader is the largest automotive digital marketplace in South Africa, it is able to provide invaluable insight into trends within the used car market in this country.

According to George Mienie,

AutoTrader CEO, the 10 most-sold cars always account for a substantial portion of total sales – and November was no exception.
"They accounted for over 11 000 sales, or 28% of total sales. The popular Audi A3 dropped off the top 10 list and was replaced by Ford EcoSport. It was a good month for Ford; other changes on the top 10 list include the Ford Fiesta moving up one position. The Toyota Fortuner moved down one position,” he reveals.

South African car buyers are loyal, and this was manifested once again in November 2019.

 
These were South Africa's 50 top selling vehicles in August 2019

South Africa’s new vehicle market continued its downward slide in August 2019, with total vehicle sales declining by 3.7 percent versus the same month last year, to total 46 077, according to Naamsa.

Although the overall market was down, it’s worth noting that sales of light commercial vehicles actually increased by 2.9 percent year-on-year, while the medium and heavies gained 14.9 percent and 21.4 percent respectively, but the passenger car market took a big beating, declining by 8.2 percent.

50 TOP SELLING VEHICLES: AUGUST 2019

Toyota Hilux 3565
Nissan NP300 2301
Ford Ranger 2295
Volkswagen Polo Vivo 2252
Volkswagen Polo 2124
Toyota Hiace 1578
Isuzu D-Max 1133



@Fiesta ST
that 2nd vehicle on the list should read Nissan NP200
 
I had a look at the December 2019 car sales as published by NAAMsa and we had a brief discussion about Toyota sales.
The Rav is really smoking. 496 units
Kuga moved 65, Hyundai Tucson 378, Kia sportage 99, Mazda CX5 sold 277 and Honda CR-V only 28 units.
Everything appears to be going right for Toyota. Increased sales by 1898 units over December 2018
 
Used Car Sales | Here's which vehicles sold best in December 2019

2020 may have just begun, but December 2019 gave us a little something to remember it by. In this regard, here are which used cars sold in the greatest numbers.

AutoTrader reports that for December 2019, the Volkswagen Polo was the best selling used vehicle in the final month of 2019.

And while the total sales figures are not reported, we do know that the average price for the Polo was R209 435, and average year and mileage equates to a 2016 model with 57 338km on the odometer.

The Ford Ranger was the top used-bakkie; also a 2016 model with 86 044km covered. Average price for the Ranger is R304 998.

Other noticeable contenders on the list include the Mercedes-Benz C-Class (2012, R389 870, 78 474km) in third place, and Toyota Yaris (2017, R178 179, 45 474km) in tenth place.

 
SA Vehicle Sales | Best selling bakkies for December 2019

In what is no surprise, the Toyota Hilux ended the last month of 2019 as the best-selling bakkie in South Africa.

The Hilux, the perennial front runner when it comes to sales in SA, ended the month on 3 080 units sold. This is well-clear of the second-placed Ford Ranger on 1724 units.


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