New vehicles start new year off on the wrong track

NAAMSA posting a 8.1% decline from January last year’s 42 956 units to this year’s 39 475.

New vehicle sales have started the new year off in the rough with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) posting a 8.1% decline from January last year’s 42 956 units to this year’s 39 475.

The downturn also reflected across the various segments with new passenger vehicle sales dropping 5.1% from 29 616 to 28 116 and light commercial vehicles by a substantial 16.3% from 11 700 to 9 791.

Two-thousand-and-nineteen’s star performers, medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles, failed to maintain their momentum into the new year with the former shedding eight percent to end the month on 503 units, while the latter went down by 2.6% to 1 065 units. Hardest hit however was exports which fell by 37.7% from 18 250 to 11 373.

JANUARY TOP 50 BEST SELLERS

POS	MODEL	UNITS
1	Volkswagen Polo Vivo	2 811
2	Toyota Hilux	2 681
3	Volkswagen Polo	1 761
4	Ford Ranger	1 735
5	Ford EcoSport	1 132
6	Renault Kwid	1 010
7	Toyota Corolla Quest	998
8	Nissan NP200	967
9	Suzuki Swift	824
10	Toyota HiAce	777
11	Volkswagen T-Cross	764
12	Ford Figo	722
13	Hyundai Grand i10	702
14	Isuzu D-Max	672
15	Nissan NP300 Hardbody	661
16	Toyota Etios	622
17	Toyota Fortuner	611
18	Volkswagen Tiguan	546
19	Renault Clio	506
20	Volkswagen Polo Sedan	503
21	Renault Sandero	479
22	Hyundai i20	439
23	Toyota Yaris	439
24	Datsun Go/Go+	401
25	Toyota Avanza	375
26	Renault Duster	371
27	Kia Picanto	370
28	Hyundai Venue	367
29	Hyundai Tucson	362
30	Mazda CX-5	353
31	Toyota RAV4	337
32	Mahindra Pik-Up	329
33	Kia Seltos	320
34	Mazda CX-3	302
35	Kia Rio	285
36	Volkswagen Golf	265
37	Ford Everest	247
38	Toyota Land Cruiser	244
39	Hyundai H100	240
40	Hyundai Atos	229
41	Mazda2	226
42	Kia Sportage	208
43	Hyundai Creta	207
44	Audi A3	202
45	Suzuki Jimny	189
46	Nissan X-Trail	182
47	GWM Steed	172
48	Volkswagen Amarok	165
49	Suzuki Ertiga	159
50	Volkswagen Caddy	158