The South African motor industry's growth spurt shows no signs of waning, with July's sales figures reflecting an 18.34 percent increase over the same month last year.
According to Naamsa, 54 067 vehicles were sold during the last month, a 4.22 percent rise over the preceding month.
The passenger car and light commercial vehicle segments both showed positive gains, but of economic concern is that sales of MCVs, buses and trucks showed a 4.9 percent decline.
Naamsa believes the industry remains on track for growth of around 10 percent for 2012, supported by historically low interest rates, a competitive trading environment and improved demand for credit by households among other factors.
On the sales charts, the VW Polo Vivo (with 3449 units) took the top spot usually occupied by the Toyota Hilux, which it self came a distant second at 2781. Toyota's Etios still lags in fourth place (1753 units) behind the new-shape VW Polo (2459).
See our list below for the 50 best sellers and, as always, note that Kia, Hyundai, Daihatsu and GWM figures, and Mercedes-Benz’s individual figures, were not reported to Naamsa.
TOP 50 SELLERS - JULY 2012
1. VW Polo Vivo - 3449
2. Toyota Hilux - 2781
3. VW Polo - 2459
4. Toyota Etios - 1753
5. Chevrolet Utility - 1747
6. Ford Ranger - 1559
7. Toyota Corolla/Auris - 1551
8. Nissan NP200 - 1359
9. Isuzu KB - 1352
10. Toyota Quantum - 1201
11. Ford Figo - 1176
12. BMW 3 Series - 1041
13. Toyota Fortuner - 982
14. Nissan NP300 - 954
15. Chevrolet Cruze - 764
16. Chevrolet Aveo - 638
17. Toyota Yaris - 621
18. Renault Sandero - 589
19. Ford Fiesta - 526
20. Chevrolet Spark - 519
21. Chevrolet Sonic - 503
22. VW Golf - 497
23. VW Amarok - 477
24. BMW 1 Series - 444
25. Audi A4 - 429
26. Nissan Tiida - 423
27. Ford Focus - 408
28. Nissan Qashqai - 359
29. Toyota Avanza - 331
30. VW Jetta - 306
31. Nissan Juke - 287
32. Audi A3 - 275
33. Nissan Micra - 264
34. VW Tiguan - 231
34. Toyota Land Cruiser P/U - 231
36. Chevrolet Captiva - 229
37. Honda Jazz - 227
38. Range Rover Evoque - 225
39. Nissan Livina - 220
40. Toyota Aygo - 217
41. BMW X3 - 203
42. Jeep Compass - 184
43. Tata Indica/Indigo - 176
44. Mitsubishi ASX - 174
45.Land Rover Discovery 4 - 172
46. Jeep Grand Cherokee - 165
47. Honda CR-V - 164
48. Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up - 164
49. Honda Civic - 163
50. Toyota 86 - 161