Hilux continues to reign as new vehicles sales end August on a high
While domestic new vehicle sales continued to test the 60 000 unit mark, exports remained down.
South Africa's new vehicle sales continued to grow in August, marking the 22nd consecutive month of increases across all segments except exports. The Toyota Hilux remained the top-selling vehicle with 3,881 units sold, followed by the Volkswagen Polo Vivo at 2,379 units and the Chery Tiggo 4 in fourth place with 2,297 units. The Suzuki Swift moved up to fifth place with 2,152 units sold, surpassing the Isuzu D-Max, while the Toyota Corolla Cross claimed seventh place with 1,489 units.
The Toyota Starlet maintained its ninth position with 1,359 units, while the Suzuki Ertiga, having a strong performance, took the tenth spot with 1,317 units.
Toyota remained the leading brand in August, though with a slight decrease from 14,142 units in July to 13,814 units. Suzuki and Volkswagen followed Toyota in second and third places with 6,505 and 5,668 units, respectively. Ford overtook Hyundai to secure the fourth position with 3,202 units, while Hyundai took the fifth spot with 3,034 units, ahead of Chery and Great Wall Motors in sixth and seventh places.
Isuzu, Jetour, and Kia held steady in eighth, ninth, and tenth places, with Isuzu leading at 2,531 units, followed by Jetour with 1,952 units and Kia with 1,783 units.
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