SA new vehicle sales hit 13-year high in record February
Toyota and Suzuki lead a massive month for local sales, but the real story lies in the chasing pack – see February’s biggest movers.
Isuzu and Mahindra emerged as the biggest surprises in South Africa’s ongoing record setting new vehicle sales for February.
Best-selling brands
Jumping three places from 10th in January to seventh, Isuzu raked in sales of 2 371 units, of which the Isuzu D-Max accounted for 1 951, reports The Citizen.
Despite staying steady in ninth, Mahindra shifted just shy of 2 000 units of which 1 003 were made up of the locally made Pik Up.
At the head of the field, Toyota extended its gains with a total of 12 272 vehicles moved, followed by Suzuki on 6 562.
Including Audi, Volkswagen retained its third place on 4 895, followed by Hyundai, which kept its fourth place from January with a total of 3 136.
In an unchanged top six from last month, Ford remained in fifth on 2 678, ahead of the 2 614 sales registered by Great Wall Motors (GWM).
Behind Isuzu, Chery slipped a place to eighth on 2 312, with Kia falling two places to tenth behind Mahindra on 1 746.
Top 15
- Toyota – 12 272
- Suzuki – 6 562
- Volkswagen – 4 895
- Hyundai – 3 136
- Ford – 2 928
- Great Wall Motors – 2 614
- Isuzu – 2 371
- Chery – 2 312
- Mahindra – 1 996
- Kia – 1 746
- Jetour – 1 673
- Renault – 1 424
- Omoda & Jaecoo – 1 297
- BMW – 1 237
- Nissan – 1 204
Best-selling models
In a month where imported vehicles again bettered locally assembled products by six to four, the Toyota Hilux kept its top spot as the country’s best-selling vehicle on 3 362 units.
Improving two places from January’s fourth to second was the Suzuki Swift, which recorded an offset of 2 508 units.
Dropping from second to third, the Ford Ranger finished ahead of the Volkswagen Polo Vivo with sales of 2 091 versus 2 026.
After finishing ninth last month, the Isuzu D-Max recorded the highest jump of the top 10 by ranking fifth on the mentioned 1 951.
Dipping from fifth to sixth, the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro still remained the country’s best-selling Chinese on 1 809.
Staying steady in seventh and eighth places are the Hyundai Grand i10 and Toyota Starlet on 1 368 and 1 241, respectively.
Completing the top 10, the Toyota Vitz recorded its highest monthly offset in years with 1 199 units sold in February.
Finally, the Suzuki Fronx jumped a single place to 10th at the expense of the GWM Haval Jolion with a total of 1 152
Month in detail
For the 17th month in a row, the figures by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) registered an increase.
In addition, the overall of 53 455 followed January’s 50 073 by staying above the 50 000 unit mark.
Moreover, the 11.4% increase from last year’s 47 994 amounted to the month’s highest offset since 2013.
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