Motoring

Toyota achieves a 25.2% market share in third quarter of 2022

It sold 12 059 units and leads passenger and light commercial vehicle sales.

The overall bestseller, Hilux, registered a total of 2 842 units in September, with robust sales from Hiace (1 526) and Land Cruiser pickup (403), helped catapult Toyota to the top of the local LCV segment with an aggregate of 5 055 units retailed.

This is what the numbers look like:
• Toyota SA’s market share – 25.2%
• Total Toyota sales – 12,059
• Passenger total #1 – 6 648
• LCV Total #1 – 5 055
• Hino Sales – 303

Passenger vehicle sales:
Urban Cruiser – 1 946
Corolla Cross – 1 434
Fortuner – 636
Starlet – 786
Agya – 594
Corolla Quest – 510
Lexus – 57

Senior vice president of sales and marketing, Leon Theron, says, “We celebrated the remarkable vehicle sales recovery in September and remain optimistic that the market will continue the uptick till the end of the year. Of course, we can’t overlook the strength of our dealer network. We are truly indebted to our dealers across the country, as well as all the Toyota employees who keep us in the lead month after month.”

Source: MotorPress

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Matthys Ferreira

Served in SAPS for 22 years - specialised in forensic and crime scene investigation and forensic photography. A stint in photographic sales and management followed. Been the motoring editor at Lowveld Media since 2007. "A petrol head I am not but I am good at what I do".
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