Vehicle sales continued to buck economic trends in November, with Naamsa's sales figures showing a total tally of 53 636, which is a 7.3 percent jump over November last year.
Naamsa attributes the surprisingly strong industry performance to historically low interest rates, strong replacement demand and a highly competitive trading environment.
However, a slowing economy and inflation (including that of vehicles on the back of a weaker rand) could put pressure on vehicle sales over the medium term.
Looking at the sales figures for individual models (which is missing the usual non-reporting culprits like Hyundai, Kia and Mercedes-Benz), Toyota's Hilux and VW's Polo Vivo continue to dominate the proceedings, but Toyota's Etios is gaining ground - it having broken through the 2000 barrier for the second month in a row.
TOP 50 - NOVEMBER 2012
1. Toyota Hilux - 3100
2. VW Polo Vivo - 2697
3. VW Polo - 2376
4. Toyota Etios - 2132
5. Chevrolet Utility - 1667
6. Ford Ranger - 1662
7. Nissan NP200 - 1546
8. Toyota Quantum - 1318
9. Ford Figo - 1273
10. Toyota Corolla/Auris - 1268
11. Isuzu KB - 1208
12. Toyota Yaris - 976
13. BMW 3 Series - 927
14. Nissan NP300 - 815
15. Toyota Fortuner - 798
16. Renault Sandero - 640
17. Chevrolet Cruze - 543
18. Chevrolet Aveo - 539
19. Ford Fiesta - 521
20. Chevrolet Sonic - 512
21. Chevrolet Spark - 494
22. Nissan Qashqai - 478
23. VW Golf 6 - 469
24. VW Jetta 6 - 462
25. Toyota Avanza - 458
26. Audi A4 - 447
27. Nissan Micra - 428
28. VW Amarok - 422
29. Mazda3 - 410
30. BMW 1 Series - 408
31. Nissan Juke - 390
32. Chevrolet Trailblazer - 367
33. VW Tiguan - 341
34. Audi A3 - 281
35. Mazda BT-50 - 256
36. Ford Focus - 240
36. Mini range - 240
38. Nissan Tiida - 233
39. Jeep Compass - 232
40. Land Rover Discovery - 220
41. Honda Ballade - 215
42. Audi Q5 - 214
43. Nissan Navara - 208
44. Nissan X-Trail - 204
44. Tata Indica/Indigo - 204
46. Honda Civic - 194
46. VW Caddy - 194
48. Ford Everest - 186
49. Fiat 500 - 185
50. Mitsubishi ASX - 181