These were SA’s top-selling cars in March
New-vehicle sales in SA remained robust last month, with 50,157 units sold. Though sales were 0.6% down on March 2022 — which was a record-breaking month — it was only the second sales month to breach the 50,000unit level since October 2019.
March volumes were significantly bigger than February (45,198 units) indicating that growth remains possible despite the headwinds of the continued energy crisis, rising interest rates and the pressures of inflation on household budgets, says Lebogang Gaoaketse, head of marketing and communications at WesBank.
Year-to-date sales are up 2.4%, closing out the first quarter on 139,437 units. According to figures released by Naamsa, passenger-car sales declined 6.4% to 31,631 compared to March last year, but light commercial vehicles rose 11.1% to 15,529 units, the latter buoyed by the introduction of the new-generation Ford Ranger, which is proving to be a hit in the market.
The Ranger was the country’s third best-selling vehicle last month with 2,289 sales, just behind the Isuzu D-Max with 2,289 units sold.
TOP-SELLING NEW VEHICLES — MARCH 2023
● 1. Toyota Hilux — 3,920
● 2. Isuzu D-Max — 2,289
● 3. Ford Ranger — 2,247
● 4. VW Polo Vivo — 2,016
● 5. Toyota Corolla Cross — 1,839
● 6. Toyota Hiace — 1,541
● 7. Toyota Fortuner — 1,409
● 8. Nissan NP200 — 1,404
● 9. Toyota Starlet — 1,276
● 10. Suzuki Swift — 1,248
● 11. VW Polo — 1,008
● 12. Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up — 966
● 13. Hyundai Grand i10 — 957
● 14. Haval Jolion — 940
● 15. Chery Tiggo 4 Pro — 918
● 16. VW T-Cross — 850
● 17. Renault Kiger — 842
● 18. Toyota Corolla Quest —
753
● 19. Nissan Magnite — 682
● 20. Kia Sonet — 670
* List excludes Mercedes-Benz, which does not report its monthly model sales