The first month of 2013 saw no letting up in the upward sales spiral for new vehicles.
In fact, the industry recorded double-digit growth in January, posting a 14.1 percent increase over the same month last year, according to the latest figures released by Naamsa.
A total of 55 007 vehicles found homes in South Africa and while these figures are encouraging, Naamsa cautions that pre-emptive buying - ahead of expected price increases due to currency weakness - would have been a factor.
In the manufacturers' sales race, Volkswagen narrowly beat Toyota with a total tally of 10 511 against 10 219. GMSA (5585), Nissan (4645) and Ford (3969) made up the top five.
The individual sales figures still exclude non-reporters like Hyundai, Kia and Mercedes-Benz, although it's likely that the latter will be reporting in the near future.
TOP SELLERS
1. VW Polo Vivo - 4047
2. VW Polo - 2790
3. Toyota Hilux - 2634
4. Toyota Etios - 2515
5. Nissan NP200 - 1553
6. Chevrolet Utility - 1528
7. Isuzu KB - 1351
8. Toyota Corolla/Auris - 1345
9. Ford Ranger - 1255
10. Ford Figo - 1202
11. Toyota Quantum - 997
12. BMW 3 Series - 980
13. Nissan NP300 - 949
14. Toyota Fortuner - 734
15. Nissan Micra - 598
16. Chevrolet Cruze - 551
17. Audi A4 - 509
18. Ford Fiesta - 488
19. Chevrolet Spark - 449
20. BMW 1 Series - 467
21. Nissan Juke - 449
22. Chevrolet Aveo - 426
23. Ford Focus - 423
24. Toyota Avanza - 407
25. Chevrolet Sonic - 400
26. Honda Brio - 357
27. VW Jetta 6 - 340
28. Range Rover Evoque - 333
29. Honda Jazz - 332
30. Toyota Yaris - 326
31. Mazda BT-50 - 320
32. VW Tiguan - 316
33. Nissan Qashqai - 310
34. VW Amarok - 303
35. Renault Sandero - 299
36. Chevrolet Trailblazer - 297
37. Toyota Land Cruiser PU - 294
38. VW Golf 6 - 276
39. VW Caddy - 273
40. Honda CR-V - 260
41. Land Rover Discovery - 251
42. Audi A3 - 246
43. Jeep Compass - 226
44. Tata Indica - 205
45. Nissan Livina - 202
46. Nissan Navara - 195
47. BMW X3 - 189
47. Nissan Tiida - 189
49. Audi A1 - 187
49. Audi Q5 - 187
49. Jeep Wrangler - 187