November new vehicle sales back in the red

Light commercial vehicles ended the month in the red for a second month with sales sliding by a substantial 22.1%

South Africa’s new vehicle sales went into reverse during November with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) reporting a 5.8% drop from last year’s 47 478 units, to this year’s 44 738.

While individual segments remained mixed, new passenger vehicle sales continued upwards for the third month in-a-row with a 1.3% uptake from 31 052 to 31 444, although light commercial vehicles ended the month in the red for a second month with sales sliding by a substantial 22.1% from 13 717 to 10 679.

In a rare occurrence, the market for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles ended flat with the former dropping by 7.6% for a total of 733 units, while the latter declined by 1.8% to settle at 1 882 vehicles sold. After last’s month uptake, exports inched down in November, but only by 0.9% from 35 577 in 2018 to 35 271 units this year.

NOVEMBER TOP 100 BEST SELLERS

1	Toyota Hilux	2 588
2	Volkswagen Polo Vivo	2 439
3	Volkswagen Polo	2 038
4	Ford Ranger	1 894
5	Toyota HiAce	1 549
6	Renault Kwid	1 508
7	Ford EcoSport	1 360
8	Isuzu D-Max	1 299
9	Ford Figo	1 002
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	590
18	Suzuki Swift	550
19	Hyundai i20	540
20	Volkswagen Tiguan	623
21	Toyota Yaris	525
22	Toyota Avanza	516
23	Renault Sandero	446
24	Nissan NP300 Hardbody	558
25	Hyundai Creta	544
26	Kia Rio	398
27	Toyota RAV4	373
28	Renault Clio	361
29	Datsun G0/Go+	337
30	Fiat Panda	332
31	BMW 3 Series	330
32	Mazda CX-5	321
33	Nissan X-Trail	310
34	Hyundai Tucson	304
35	Toyota Corolla	296
36	Nissan Almera	292
37	Hyundai Elantra	280
38	Nissan Qashqai	278
39	Mazda CX-3	275
40	Volkswagen Golf	248
41	Audi A3	245
42	Renault Duster	244
43	Volkswagen T6	244
44	Mahindra Pik-Up	238
45	Toyota Land Cruiser	236
46	Hyundai Atos	230
47	Suzuki Ertiga	230
48	Ford Everest	220
49	Renault Captur	210
50	Kia Sportage	206
51	Mazda2	202
52	Volkswagen Caddy	191
53	Volkswagen Amarok	186
54	Honda Amaze	168
55	Hyundai H100	167
56	Suzuki Vitara	164
57	BMW X3	161
58	Nissan Navara	161
59	GWM Steed	151
60	Toyota Quantum	148
61	Hyundai Accent	144
62	Honda BR-V	141
63	Kia K-series	139
64	Mahindra KUV 100 NXT	136
65	Toyota Rush	129
66	Toyota C-HR	124
67	Suzuki Ignis	116
68	Ford Fiesta	113
69	Opel Crossland X	108
70	Audi A1	106
71	Suzuki Jimny	106
72	Mazda3	103
73	Audi A4	99
74	Ford Kuga	99
75	Mini Hatch	98
76	Nissan Micra	96
77	Toyota Dyna	93
78	Hyundai H-1	91
79	Isuzu MU-X	90
80	Suzuki Celerio	89
81	Suzuki DZire	84
82	Toyota Land Cruiser Prado	84
83	Fiat Tipo	83
84	Range Rover Sport	79
85	BMW X1	78
86	Opel Corsa	77
87	BMW 1 Series	76
88	Mahindra XVU300	75
89	Audi Q5	73
90	Audi Q3	70
91	Suzuki Baleno	69
92	BMW X5	68
93	Toyota Corolla Hatch	68
94	Mahindra Bolero	65
95	Volvo XC60	64
96	Honda Jazz	63
97	Hyundai Kona	63
98	Range Rover Evoque	60
99	Nissan NV350	59
100	Volkswagen up!	57