The automotive market in Mzansi seems very healthy and buoyant
indeed, according to the freshest sales
figures released today. Over the month of March 2012, a total of 56 110 vehicles were sold, with 38 970 of them being passenger
cars. The latter showed an increase of 8.4%
compared to the first quarter of 2011. April
however, is expected to be comparably
quiet due to the many public holidays.
In terms of models, the Toyota
Hilux remains king of all types of cars (both light commercial vehicles and
passenger cars), selling 3 189 units last month. Volkswagen Polo remains the
best-selling passenger car with 2 289 examples sold.
“We are able to better-supply the huge demand for Ranger now and expect consistent customer delivery in
the coming months. It has obviously allowed massive growth for our LCV sales (148.8% over February) but importantly,
the vast majority of units have been delivered directly to owners through
dealers,” said Ford Vice President
Marketing, Sales and Service, Dean
Stoneley.
Interestingly there’s a new sub-ton bakkie ruler in the form of the Nissan NP200, which edged out the Chevrolet (previously Opel) Corsa
Utility for the first time in over 6 years.
President and CEO of Toyota South Africa Dr Johan van Zyl is cautiously
optimistic about the months ahead: “We see scope for the South African
vehicle market to remain in positive territory, but admittedly this will depend on the impact that rapidly rising energy and transport costs will have on the consumer’s disposable income.”
Here are the top
passenger sellers for March 2012.
Model Units
1. Volkswagen
Polo Vivo 2289
2. Toyota
Corolla 1925
3. Volkswagen
Polo 1875
4. Ford
Figo 1313
5. Toyota
Fortuner 1072
6. BMW
3 Series 943
7. Toyota
Yaris 820
8. Chevrolet
Aveo 800
9. Volkswagen
Golf 734
10. BMW
1 Series 690
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