Ford's Ranger (just) held on to its position as South Africa's best selling vehicle in June, beating the Toyota Hilux in the Battle of the Bakkies by 3019 to 2912, although both were significantly down in the run-out period ahead of their replacement early in 2016.
The top passenger car performer was Volkswagen's Polo Vivo on 2134, ahead of the Toyota Corolla/Auris/Quest range (1771) and the Polo (1640), putting VW firmly in command of the car segment.
Once again, domestic new vehicle sales were down; the market total fell 4.8 percent to 50 251, compared to 52 785 in June 2014 - and even that was bolstered by light commercial sales. New passenger car numbers at 33 035 were down 2332 or 6.6 percent against the 35 367 new cars sold in June last year.
Sales of vans, bakkies and minibuses during June, 2015 at 14 756 gained 1.5 percent, 223 higher than the 14 533 working vehicles sold during the corresponding month in 2014.
Exports, on the other hand, continued to increase; South African car plants exported 31 442 vehicles last month, an impressive 7930 or 33.8 percent more than the 23 492 despatched during June 2014. This keeps the industry projections of a record 330 000 exports for 2015 well within reach.
TOP COMPANIES
1. Toyota - 9712
2. Ford - 7115
3. Volkswagen - 6934
4. General Motors - 5024
5. AMH/AAD - 4053
6. Nissan - 3997
7. Mercedes-Benz - 3360
8. BMW - 2025
9. Renault - 2000
10. Chrysler - 585
TOP 100 REPORTED SALES: JUNE 2015*
1. Ford Ranger - 3019
2. Toyota Hilux - 2912
3. Volkswagen Polo Vivo - 2134
4. Nissan NP200 - 1977
5. Toyota Corolla/Quest/Auris - 1771
6. Volkswagen Polo - 1640
7. Chevrolet Utility - 1468
8. Isuzu KB - 1376
9. Toyota Fortuner - 1353
10. Ford Fiesta - 1217
11. Toyota Etios - 1074
12. BMW 3 Series - 846
13. Toyota Quantum - 808
14. Ford Figo - 772
15. Ford EcoSport - 740
16. Renault Sandero - 705
17. Volkswagen Golf - 557
18. Nissan NP300 Hardbody - 520
19. Ford Focus - 512
20. Renault Clio - 496
21. Chevrolet Spark - 464
22. Renault Duster - 444
23. Ford Kuga - 359
24. Toyota Avanza - 330
25. Toyota Land Cruiser PU - 327
26. Volkswagen Tiguan - 324
27. Toyota Rav4 - 321
28. Volkswagen Amarok - 310
29. Audi A3 - 307
30. Nissan X-Trail - 307
31. Renault Captur - 302
32. Datsun Go - 300
33. Volkswagen Jetta - 297
34. Opel Corsa - 277
35. Ford Ikon - 274
36. Audi A4 - 264
37. BMW 1 Series - 254
38. Mazda CX-5 - 240
39. Mazda3 - 234
40. Nissan Qashqai - 226
41. BMW 4 Series - 219
42. Chevrolet Aveo - 217
43. Volkswagen Up - 203
44. Opel Mokka - 191
45. BMW X5 - 180
46. Opel Adam - 169
47. BMW 2 Series - 164
48. Suzuki Swift - 162
49. Honda Jazz - 149
50. Chevrolet Cruze - 147
51. Jeep Renegade - 137
52. Nissan Navara - 136
53. Mazda BT-50 - 134
54. Jeep Grand Cherokee - 133
55. Toyota Yaris - 127
56. Toyota Prado - 127
57. Land Rover Discovery - 125
58. Ford Transit - 120
58. Honda Ballade - 120
60. Suzuki Jimny - 118
61. Audi A1 - 112
62. Mazda2 - 108
63. BMW X3 - 106
63. Audi Q5 - 106
65. Range Rover Sport - 104
66. Land Rover Discovery Sport - 103
67. Honda Brio - 101
68. Audi Q3 - 100
68. Chevrolet Captiva - 100
70. Mini Hatch 3dr - 98
70. Range Rover Evoque - 98
72. Jeep Compass - 93
72. Fiat 500 - 93
74. Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up - 88
75. Mahindra Bolero - 86
76. Jeep Wrangler - 83
77. Mini Hatch 5dr - 81
77. Nissan Almera - 81
77. Nissan NV350 Taxi - 81
80. Volvo V40 - 80
80. Mitsubishi ASX - 80
82. Suzuki Celerio - 78
83. Mitsubishi Pajero - 77
84. Peugeot 208 - 66
85. Honda CR-V - 63
86. Dodge Journey - 59
87. Nissan Juke - 58
88. Audi A5 - 57
88. BMW X4 - 57
88. Nissan Micra - 57
91. Subaru Forester - 56
92. Jeep Cherokee - 53
92. Suzuki Ertiga - 53
92. Tata Super Ace - 53
92. Volvo XC60 - 53
96. Chev Trailblazer - 51
97. Volkswagen Golf SV - 50
98. Mazda6 - 49
98. Mitsubishi Triton - 49
100. Mahindra XUV - 47
*List excludes non-reporters such as Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Kia and GWM. Shame on them.
Data: Lightstone Auto, Naamsa