April new vehicle sales: How South Africa compares
South Africa’s new vehicle sales posted its first increase of 2019 in April, with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) recording a small 0.7% hike from last year’s 36 528 units to 36 794 this year.
With the exception of the Brazilian market that reversed its loss from the previous month, other markets were down across the board with Australia recording its lowest figure since March 2014 by falling 8.9%, while the United Kingdom slumped by 4.1% due to ongoing slides in the sales of diesel vehicles.
As a comparison, here is how South Africa’s Top 10 best sellers from February stacked-up against those from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil.
Note: The Ford F-series keeps its position as the best-selling new vehicle in the United States ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado, but both Ford and General Motors only post quarterly figures instead of monthly, which explains the absence of numbers for Ford and Lincoln products, as well as Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC.
SOUTH AFRICA
UNITS SOLD: 36 794 – (+0.7%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2 411 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2 350 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 1 635 |
| 4 | Toyota Quantum | 1 236 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Polo | 1 445 |
| 6 | Isuzu D-Max | 1 165 |
| 7 | Toyota RAV4 | 839 |
| 8 | Toyota Fortuner | 816 |
| 9 | Datsun Go / Go+ | 760 |
| 10 | Ford EcoSport | 742 |
AUSTRALIA
UNITS SOLD: 75 550 – (-8.9%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3 621 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 3 011 |
| 3 | Toyota Corolla | 2 429 |
| 4 | Mazda3 | 2 195 |
| 5 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 2 034 |
| 6 | Hyundai i30 | 1 910 |
| 7 | Mazda CX-5 | 1 827 |
| 8 | Kia Cerato | 1 650 |
| 9 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | 1 473 |
| 10 | Hyundai Tucson | 1 335 |
BRAZIL
UNITS SOLD: 221 321 – (+5.4%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Chevrolet Onix | 19 619 |
| 2 | Hyundai HB20 | 10 386 |
| 3 | Ford Ka | 8 772 |
| 4 | Renault Kwid | 7 319 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Gol | 7 180 |
| 6 | Fiat Argo | 6 839 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Prisma | 6 726 |
| 8 | Fiat Strada | 6 128 |
| 9 | Jeep Renegade | 5 714 |
| 10 | Ford Ka Sedan | 5 610 |
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITS SOLD: 161 046 – (-4.1%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Ford Fiesta | 5 606 |
| 2 | Ford Focus | 4 565 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Golf | 3 953 |
| 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 3 791 |
| 5 | Mercedes-Benz A-class | 3 584 |
| 6 | Ford Transit Connect | 3 505 |
| 7 | Ford Kuga | 3 455 |
| 8 | Volkswagen Polo | 3 022 |
| 9 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 2 822 |
| 10 | Vauxhall Corsa | 2 728 |
UNITED STATES
UNITS SOLD: 1 331 671 – (-1.7%)
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Ram | 49 106 |
| 2 | Toyota RAV4 | 34 139 |
| 3 | Toyota Camry | 29 227 |
| 4 | Honda Civic | 28 436 |
| 5 | Honda CR-V | 28 344 |
| 6 | Nissan Rogue | 24 159 |
| 7 | Jeep Wrangler | 22 422 |
| 8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 20 465 |
| 9 | Toyota Tacoma | 20 375 |
| 10 | Toyota Corolla | 19 679 |
