{"id":281383,"date":"2018-11-03T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=281383"},"modified":"2018-11-02T14:05:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:05:04","slug":"the-10-best-selling-cars-and-bakkies-in-south-africa-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/281383\/the-10-best-selling-cars-and-bakkies-in-south-africa-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 best-selling cars and bakkies in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Automobile Association of South Africa (Naamsa) has released its latest vehicle statistics, with new vehicle sales up 1.7% year-on-year and 51,866 units sold in October.<\/p>\n

Looking at year-to-date sales, the industry remains on par with the corresponding time frame in 2017 with total sales only marginally lower by 0.5%, Naamsa said.<\/p>\n

In the dealer channel – which accounted for 67.3% of all new vehicles sold in October – total unit sales were up by 0.1% year-on-year and 1.7% year-to-date.<\/p>\n

The rental channel, making up 20.2% of total industry sales, increased year-on-year by 9.1% as it continues to prepare for the approaching festive season. From a year-to-date point of view, however, rentals are down by 1.5%.<\/p>\n

“Earlier this year, WesBank made a prediction that new vehicle sales would grow by a conservative 0.75% by the end of 2018. To date, new vehicle sales have tracked in line with our forecast,\u201d said Ghana Msibi, WesBank executive head of sales and marketing.<\/p>\n

“Looking at WesBank\u2019s application data, we were pleased to see a significant spike in finance applications in October which may be indicative of an increase in consumer appetite that could translate into growth in the coming months.”<\/p>\n

Passenger and light commercial vehicles, which contributed 67.6% and 27.3% to the total market respectively, are down by 0.3% and 1.6% year-to-date.<\/p>\n

Making up a relatively small 5.1% of the total industry, the combination of commercials including buses, medium, heavy and extra-heavy vehicles was up by 3.3%.<\/p>\n

The 10 best-selling cars and bakkies in October are detailed below.<\/p>\n

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Cars<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nVehicle<\/th>\nUnits sold<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nVW Polo Vivo<\/td>\n3 009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nVW Polo<\/td>\n2 824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nToyota Corolla Quest<\/td>\n1 879<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nToyota Yaris<\/td>\n1 729<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nToyota Fortuner<\/td>\n1 178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nHyundai Grand i10<\/td>\n900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nFord Fiesta<\/td>\n888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nToyota Etios<\/td>\n885<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nFord Figo<\/td>\n840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nKia Picanto<\/td>\n781<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Bakkies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nVehicle<\/th>\nUnits sold<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nToyota Hilux<\/td>\n3 352<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFord Ranger<\/td>\n2 575<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nNissan NP200<\/td>\n1 879<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nIsuzu KB<\/td>\n1 636<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nToyota Quantum<\/td>\n1 483<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nNissan NP300<\/td>\n704<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nHyundai H100 Bakkie<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nVW Amarok<\/td>\n247<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nVW Caddy<\/td>\n245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nMahindra Scorpio Pik-Up<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Read: Shaky rand expected to hit South African car prices<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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