Hyundai & Kia sales figures exposed

The Hyundai i20 was the best selling Korean car from January to April, with a montly average of 1258 sold.

The Hyundai i20 was the best selling Korean car from January to April, with a montly average of 1258 sold.

Published Oct 31, 2013

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There's no doubting that Hyundai and Kia have become a force to be reckoned with on the local scene - you'd figure that out just by observing how common they are on the roads.

And while aggregate sales data has shown us that collectively they're the third biggest player in the country, until now we've had no idea how much of a threat each specific model has posed to its rivals.

While most manufacturers and importers have always released their sales figures, the South Korean brands, under the AMH and AAD banners, have legislated some kind of secrecy bill.

Now, after some industry coercion, AMH/AAD sales figures are being released to RGT Smart , which is South Africa's independent provider of new vehicle sales, specification, pricing and export data to the DTI and the general motor industry.

In turn, RGT Smart is making this data available to its subscribers and kindly agreed to supply IOL with the numbers. Bear in mind though, that the latest numbers supplied by AMH/AAD only cover January to April 2013. We’ll keep you posted if any newer figures become available.

For now, let’s take a look at how these Koreans performed on the sales charts earlier this year:

Hyundai i10

January: 1230

February: 711

March: 993

April: 1093

Hyundai i20

January: 2099

February: 1108

March: 922

April: 902

Hyundai Accent

January: 361

February: 242

March: 504

April: 166

Hyundai i30

January: 348

February: 198

March: 305

April: 152

Hyundai Elantra

January: 647

February: 315

March: 294

April: 291

Hyundai Veloster

January: 0

February: 0

March: 1

April: 250

Hyundai Sonata

January: 78

February: 22

March: 19

April: 11

Hyundai ix35

January: 809

February: 404

March: 327

April: 511

Hyundai Santa Fe

January: 157

February: 157

March: 94

April: 109

Hyundai H100 Bakkie

January: 410

February: 471

March: 368

April: 453

Hyundai H1 Van

January: 312

February: 196

March: 284

April: 175

Kia Picanto

January: 522

February: 335

March: 461

April: 528

Kia Rio

January: 818

February: 1034

March: 598

April: 556

Kia Cerato

January: 135

February: 72

March: 94

April: 133

Kia Optima

January: 39

February: 21

March: 92

April: 72

Kia Soul

January: 72

February: 57

March: 33

April: 45

Kia Sportage

January: 289

February: 278

March: 224

April: 261

Kia Sorento

January: 60

February: 91

March: 89

April: 114

Kia Sedona

January: 33

February: 39

March: 12

April: 20

Kia K2700 Bakkie

January: 192

February: 178

March: 323

April: 202

Of particular interest is that the group's compact hatchback models are selling in healthy volumes, particularly the Hyundai i20, which sold an average of 1258 units in the four months in question and the i10 that sold an average of 1007.

Kia, meanwhile, achieved an average of 752 monthly Rio sales and 462 Picanto sales.

To put the Hyundai and Kia sales into true perspective, we reworked our original Top 50 sales list from April to include these Koreans.

TOP 50 - APRIL 2013:

1. Toyota Hilux - 3227

2. VW Polo Vivo - 2762

3. VW Polo - 2160

4. Ford Ranger - 1787

5. Chevrolet Utility - 1628

6. Toyota Etios - 1581

7. Toyota Quantum - 1354

8. Nissan NP200 - 1348

9. Ford Figo - 1163

10. BMW 3 Series - 1127

11. Hyundai i10 - 1093

12. Isuzu KB - 1047

13. Hyundai i20 - 902

14. Toyota Corolla/Auris - 897

15. Mercedes C-Class - 857

16. Toyota Fortuner - 852

17. Ford Fiesta - 718

18. VW Amarok - 589

19. Kia Rio - 556

20. VW Golf - 551

21. VW Tiguan - 538

22. Audi A4 - 535

23. Kia Picanto - 528

24. Hyundai ix35 - 511

25. Renault Sandero - 490

26. Ford Focus - 456

27. Hyundai H100 Bakkie - 453

28. Toyota RAV4 - 447

29. Chevrolet Spark - 433

30. Chevrolet Cruze - 429

31. Nissan Micra - 415

32. Toyota Avanza - 393

33. Nissan NP300 - 390

34. VW Jetta - 382

35. Mercedes A-Class - 368

36. Chevrolet Aveo - 325

37. Chevrolet Trailblazer - 321

38. BMW 1 Series - 302

39. Honda Brio - 296

40. Hyundai Elantra - 291

41. Audi A3 - 281

42. Mazda3 - 279

43. Nissan Juke - 276

44. Kia Sportage - 261

45. Ford Kuga - 251

46. Tata Indica/Indigo - 251

47. Hyundai Veloster - 250

48. Mazda BT-50 - 205

49. Kia K2700 Bakkie - 202

50. Renault Clio IV - 199

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