Johannesburg – Proving that its sales victory in December last year was not just a one-off, Ford’s Ranger outsold the Toyota Hilux in April by quite a hefty margin.
The Ranger was also the best-selling vehicle overall last month, with 3095 units sold, while the Hilux was a distant second, with 2105 sold.
April was a hard sales month for the industry as a whole, with the public holidays eating into precious showroom time; overall sales were down 3.3 percent on the same month last year.
Splitting the numbers, the passenger car market declined by 1.9 percent year on year while light commercial vehicle sales fell by 6.0 percent. In contrast, export sales were up by 40.5 percent year on year.
Yet despite the weak domestic sales, Naamsa continues to predict a slight sales growth this year, which it bases on the assumption that the economy will grow marginally and that interest rates will remain stable.
TOP COMPANIES
1. Toyota – 7916
2. Volkswagen - 7157
3. Ford - 6492
4. AMH/AAD - 4379
5. General Motors - 4169
6. Nissan – 3204
7. BMW - 1956
8. Renault - 1050
9. Honda - 995
10. Mazda - 570
TOP 100 – REPORTED SALES
1. Ford Ranger – 3095
2. Toyota Hilux - 2105
3. Volkswagen Polo - 2012
4. Toyota Corolla/Quest/Auris – 1758
5. Volkswagen Polo Vivo – 1729
6. Chevrolet Utility - 1352
7. Toyota Etios – 1248
8. Nissan NP200 - 1034
9. Isuzu KB – 988
10. Ford Fiesta - 922
11. Ford EcoSport – 837
12. Ford Figo - 835
13. BMW 3 Series – 816
14. Volkswagen Golf – 647
15. Nissan NP300 Hardbody - 563
16. Datsun Go – 517
17. Toyota Fortuner – 488
18. Toyota Quantum - 461
19. Renault Sandero – 443
20. Audi A4 - 403
21. Toyota Rav4 - 368
22. Renault Clio – 354
23. Toyota Land Cruiser PU - 352
24. Audi A3 - 345
25. Opel Corsa – 331
26. Toyota Avanza - 327
27. Ford Kuga – 291
28. Nissan X-Trail – 266
29. Volkswagen Jetta - 265
30. Honda Jazz - 260
31. Ford Focus – 252
32. Chevrolet Cruze – 246
33. Honda Ballade – 240
34. Volkswagen Up - 236
35. Chevrolet Spark – 234
36. Nissan Qashqai – 232
37. Nissan NV350 Taxi - 229
38. Volkswagen Tiguan - 210
39. Honda CR-V – 204
40. Mazda3 – 197
41. Renault Duster – 194
42. Volkswagen Amarok - 191
43. Chevrolet Aveo - 180
44. BMW 2 Series – 175
45. Volkswagen Caddy - 171
46. BMW 4 Series – 167
47. Toyota Yaris - 165
48. BMW 1 Series – 147
49. Jeep Grand Cherokee – 146
50. Honda Brio – 144
51. Mazda CX-5 – 143
52. Toyota Prado – 140
53. Mitsubishi Triton - 138
54. Suzuki Swift - 135
55. Land Rover Discovery 4 – 131
56. BMW X5 – 129
57. Jeep Compass – 128
58. Mitsubishi ASX – 117
59. Audi Q3 - 114
60. Opel Mokka - 113
61. BMW X3 – 106
62. Audi Q5 - 105
63. Mazda2 - 104
64. Chevrolet Trailblazer – 100
65. Range Rover Evoque – 96
66. Audi A1 - 94
66. Jeep Wrangler – 94
66. Nissan Navara - 94
66. Range Rover Sport – 94
66. Volvo V40 - 94
71. Honda Mobilio – 88
71. Volkswagen Golf SV – 88
73. Mazda BT-50 - 87
74. Chevrolet Captiva – 86
74. Ford Ikon – 86
76. Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up - 84
77. Opel Adam – 79
78. Audi A5 - 78
79. Mitsubishi Pajero – 76
79. Suzuki Jimny - 76
81. Mini Hatch 3dr - 74
82. BMW X4 - 71
83. BMW 5 Series – 70
84. Ford Transit - 64
85. Suzuki Celerio – 68
86. Mahindra Bolero - 60
86. Toyota Land Cruiser 200 - 60
88. Nissan Almera – 58
88. Suzuki SX4 – 58
90. Volkswagen T5 - 57
91. BMW X6 – 56
92. Dodge Journey – 55
92. Peugeot 208 - 55
94. Mahindra XUV – 54
94. Porsche Cayenne - 54
96. Mini Hatch 5dr – 52
96. Mitsubishi Mirage - 52
98. Honda Civic - 51
99. Nissan Juke – 50
100. Audi A6 - 49
100. Jeep Cherokee – 49
*List excludes non-reporters such as Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Kia and GWM. Shame on them.
Data: Lightstone Auto