{"id":129292,"date":"2016-07-06T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T12:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=129292"},"modified":"2016-07-06T20:01:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T18:01:55","slug":"how-many-mustangs-ford-is-selling-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/129292\/how-many-mustangs-ford-is-selling-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How many Mustangs Ford is selling in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite its price tag, and what is a really difficult economic climate, the Ford Mustang has managed to sell well since its launch in South Africa at the end of 2015.<\/p>\n

Ford noted at its launch in December that approximately 35-40 cars were arriving into the country monthly, with the first batch of cars only available from mid-January 2016 – and amid a massive pre-order backlog.<\/p>\n

Ford said it’s waiting list could extend into 2018.<\/p>\n

According to sales figures released by Naamsa over the past three months – April to June – shows that the Mustang has climbed into the top 100 best selling cars list – despite their price tag – no thanks to a weakened rand against the dollar.<\/p>\n

The motoring fraternity say there is no real competitor in South Africa for the Mustang – given its muscle car status. The closest thing to a competitor may be the BMW 4 Series – although a motoring expert noted that ‘people don’t cross-shop a Mustang with a BMW’.<\/p>\n

Naamsa’s data shows the following sales figures for the Mustang and BMW 4 Series over the past three months in SA:<\/p>\n

April<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ford Mustang was the 59th best-selling vehicle in the country offloading 114 units<\/strong>, while the BMW 4 Series managed 101 units – ranking 64th.<\/p>\n

May<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mustang sold 95 units<\/strong> ranking 63rd best in the country, while BMW’s 4 Series sold 125 units, ranking just outside the top 50 – 54th.<\/p>\n

June<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mustang sold 77 units<\/strong> (74th best), while the BMW cracked the top 50 – 45th selling 171 units.<\/p>\n

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The 4 Series ranges between a 4201 Coupe pushing 135kW for a starting price of R571,400,<\/strong> and a 440i Gran Coupe, delivering 240kW, and starting at a price of R823,500.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"BMW4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Audi S5 Coupe is also in a similar class to the Mustang, according to a motoring expert. The A5 2.0T FSI quattro starts at R635,000<\/strong>, while the 3.0 FSI quattro costs R749,500<\/strong> for the S5 3.0T FSI quattro, it starts at R877,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"AudiS5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mustang GT’s 5.0L V8 Engine can deliver 303kW of horsepower, while the 2.3l EcoBoost model still manages 233kWs.<\/p>\n

Mustangs available in SA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nMustang<\/th>\nCost<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n2.3 EcoBoost Fastback 6MT<\/td>\nR713,900<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n2.3 EcoBoost Fastback 6AT<\/td>\nR734,900<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n2.3 EcoBoost Convertible<\/td>\nR795,900<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n5.0 GT Fastback 6MT<\/td>\nR852,900<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n5.0 GT Fastback 6AT<\/td>\nR873,900<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n5.0 GT Convertible 6AT<\/td>\nR935,900<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

More on motoring in SA<\/h3>\n

Bentley reveals SUV pricing for South Africa \u2013 starting at R4 million<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This is how much the \u2018average Joe\u2019 South African pays for a new and used car<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa \u2013 with prices<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite its price tag, and what is a really difficult economic climate, the Ford Mustang has managed to sell well since its launch in South Africa at the end of 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":129298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[11532,26],"class_list":["post-129292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-ford-mustang","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129292"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129390,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129292\/revisions\/129390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}