Toyota Etios
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The South African new car market is down 0.2% year-on-year in March to 55,363 registrations, bringing the first Quarter total to 160,138 units, down 3% on 2013. The Toyota Hilux is more dominant than ever here with 3,415 sales and 6.2% share this month, over 1.5 percentage point above the #2, the VW Polo Vivo at 2,553 units and 4.6%. The Toyota Etios brilliantly climbs onto the South African podium for the 5th time since launch at #3 with 2,364 sales and 4.3%, its 2nd best monthly market share ever.
Renault Sandero
Other great performers this month in the country include the Renault Duster and Sandero both up 7 spots to #20 and #22 respectively, the Nissan NV350 up 59 to #29 and the BMW 2 Series landing at #73 with 124 sales for its first month in market.
Previous month: South Africa March 2014: Toyota Hilux reclaims leadership
One year ago: South Africa March 2013: Toyota Hilux reclaims throne
Full March 2014 Top 120 models and Top 34 brands Ranking Tables below.
South Africa March 2014 – brands:
Pos
Carmaker
Mar-14
%
Feb
2014
%
Pos
1
Toyota
11,688
21.1%
1
32,437
20.3%
1
2
Volkswagen Group
8,800
15.9%
2
28,247
17.6%
2
3
Ford
6,289
11.4%
4
17,411
10.9%
4
4
Hyundai-Kia
6,001
10.8%
3
18,057
11.3%
3
5
General Motors/Isuzu
5,165
9.3%
5
15,449
9.6%
5
6
Nissan
4,361
7.9%
6
10,858
6.8%
6
7
Mercedes
2,694
4.9%
7
7,651
4.8%
7
8
BMW Group
2,404
4.3%
8
7,079
4.4%
8
9
Renault
1,627
2.9%
9
4,474
2.8%
9
10
Jaguar Land Rover
970
1.8%
10
2,539
1.6%
10
11
Honda
753
1.4%
12
2,048
1.3%
12
12
Chrysler
730
1.3%
11
2,240
1.4%
11
13
Suzuki
539
1.0%
13
1,534
1.0%
13
14
Mitsubishi
365
0.7%
15
1,153
0.7%
14
15
Great Wall
314
0.6%
18
1,093
0.7%
16
16
Fiat Group
294
0.5%
17
896
0.6%
18
17
Peugeot-Citroen
280
0.5%
19
850
0.5%
19
18
Mahindra
273
0.5%
16
986
0.6%
17
19
Volvo Cars
247
0.4%
24
600
0.4%
21
20
UD Trucks
220
0.4%
20
660
0.4%
20
21
Tata
217
0.4%
14
1,103
0.7%
15
22
Scania
210
0.4%
21
488
0.3%
22
23
Volvo Trucks
206
0.4%
22
458
0.3%
24
24
Iveco
198
0.4%
23
475
0.3%
23
25
Man
163
0.3%
25
384
0.2%
25
26
Subaru
128
0.2%
26
320
0.2%
26
27
FAW Trucks
50
0.1%
28
128
0.1%
29
28
Powerstar
49
0.1%
30
118
0.1%
30
29
Porsche
45
0.1%
27
184
0.1%
27
30
JMC
41
0.1%
29
158
0.1%
28
31
Renault Trucks
31
0.1%
32
58
0.0%
31
32
Ferrari
5
0.0%
33
22
0.0%
33
33
Babcock
3
0.0%
31
26
0.0%
32
34
Volvo Bus
3
0.0%
35
9
0.0%
35
South Africa March 2014 – models:
Pos
Model
Mar-14
%
Feb
2014
%
Pos
FY13
1
Toyota Hilux
3,415
6.2%
1
9,606
6.0%
1
1
2
VW Polo Vivo
2,553
4.6%
3
8,049
5.0%
2
2
3
Toyota Etios
2,364
4.3%
5
6,450
4.0%
4
4
4
Ford Ranger
2,162
3.9%
4
5,758
3.6%
5
5
5
VW Polo
2,125
3.8%
2
7,823
4.9%
3
3
6
Nissan NP200
1,654
3.0%
8
4,092
2.6%
7
7
7
Chevrolet Utility
1,437
2.6%
6
4,254
2.7%
6
6
8
Toyota Corolla/Auris
1,437
2.6%
14
3,584
2.2%
10
9
9
Isuzu KB
1,432
2.6%
7
4,087
2.6%
8
10
10
Ford Figo
1,203
2.2%
10
3,742
2.3%
9
8
11
Toyota Quantum
1,180
2.1%
9
3,422
2.1%
11
11
12
BMW 3 Series
1,048
1.9%
17
2,852
1.8%
12
13
13
Mercedes C Class
891
1.6%
11
2,476
1.5%
15
12
14
Toyota Fortuner
872
1.6%
12
2,544
1.6%
13
14
15
VW Golf
829
1.5%
13
2,351
1.5%
16
17
16
Ford Fiesta
695
1.3%
15
2,154
1.3%
17
15
17
Chevrolet Spark
633
1.1%
16
2,517
1.6%
14
18
18
Audi A4
541
1.0%
20
1,453
0.9%
21
19
19
Renault Clio IV
496
0.9%
19
1,736
1.1%
18
30
20
Renault Duster
495
0.9%
27
1,121
0.7%
25
52
21
Nissan NP300/Hardbody
488
0.9%
18
1,560
1.0%
19
16
22
Renault Sandero
483
0.9%
29
1,104
0.7%
26
24
23
BMW 1 Series
449
0.8%
26
1,306
0.8%
23
22
24
Audi A3
433
0.8%
23
1,471
0.9%
20
n/a
25
Toyota Land Cruiser PU
433
0.8%
28
1,130
0.7%
24
37
26
Nissan Almera
419
0.8%
25
991
0.6%
31
47
27
Chevrolet Aveo
411
0.7%
42
837
0.5%
35
33
28
Toyota Avanza
401
0.7%
22
1,347
0.8%
22
20
29
Nissan NV350
377
0.7%
88
465
0.3%
62
n/a
30
Ford Ikon
360
0.7%
33
707
0.4%
46
n/a
31
Ford Focus
348
0.6%
47
771
0.5%
44
21
32
Toyota RAV4
342
0.6%
35
1,064
0.7%
27
n/a
33
Ford Kuga
341
0.6%
31
1,006
0.6%
28
n/a
34
VW Tiguan
335
0.6%
37
867
0.5%
34
29
35
Chevrolet Cruze
329
0.6%
36
927
0.6%
32
23
36
Nissan Micra
322
0.6%
41
818
0.5%
36
26
37
VW Amarok
318
0.6%
30
1,003
0.6%
29
25
38
Mazda3
316
0.6%
34
798
0.5%
38
n/a
39
Land Rover Discovery 4
314
0.6%
45
791
0.5%
39
44
40
Nissan Juke
305
0.6%
38
777
0.5%
43
27
41
Ford Ecosport
289
0.5%
50
1,000
0.6%
30
41
42
VW Jetta
288
0.5%
39
875
0.5%
33
28
43
Mercedes A Class
288
0.5%
51
790
0.5%
40
n/a
44
Honda Brio
288
0.5%
32
784
0.5%
41
32
45
Mazda BT-50
264
0.5%
46
650
0.4%
49
43
46
Toyota Yaris
243
0.4%
43
780
0.5%
42
31
47
Mercedes E Class
239
0.4%
48
667
0.4%
47
n/a
48
Suzuki Swift
234
0.4%
58
518
0.3%
56
n/a
49
Jeep Compass
227
0.4%
54
624
0.4%
51
48
50
Nissan Qashqai
207
0.4%
56
545
0.3%
54
34
51
VW Caddy
202
0.4%
40
634
0.4%
50
n/a
52
Jeep Grand Cherokee
201
0.4%
44
745
0.5%
45
42
53
Audi Q3
192
0.3%
59
541
0.3%
55
n/a
54
Ford Transit
189
0.3%
79
389
0.2%
68
n/a
55
Toyota Prado
183
0.3%
62
467
0.3%
61
n/a
56
Audi A1
182
0.3%
52
589
0.4%
52
46
57
Chevrolet Sonic
177
0.3%
24
803
0.5%
37
38
58
Nissan Navara
175
0.3%
49
461
0.3%
63
45
59
Jaguar XF
172
0.3%
84
360
0.2%
74
n/a
60
Honda CR-V
170
0.3%
63
496
0.3%
58
40
61
VW T5
167
0.3%
53
568
0.4%
53
n/a
62
Range Rover Evoque
165
0.3%
67
427
0.3%
64
49
63
Range Rover Sport
154
0.3%
55
517
0.3%
57
n/a
64
Audi Q5
153
0.3%
57
477
0.3%
59
51
65
Volvo V40
147
0.3%
87
320
0.2%
79
n/a
66
BMW X3
146
0.3%
60
475
0.3%
60
50
67
BMW X5
142
0.3%
21
661
0.4%
48
n/a
68
Chevrolet Trailblazer
138
0.2%
72
296
0.2%
84
35
69
Jeep Wrangler
135
0.2%
77
415
0.3%
65
n/a
70
Mercedes B Class
129
0.2%
65
384
0.2%
69
n/a
71
Toyota Land Cruiser SW
126
0.2%
75
376
0.2%
72
n/a
72
Suzuki Alto
125
0.2%
69
402
0.3%
66
n/a
73
BMW 2 Series
124
0.2%
-
124
0.1%
121
-
74
Nissan X-Trail
120
0.2%
93
282
0.2%
87
n/a
75
Honda Civic
117
0.2%
103
239
0.1%
97
53
76
Opel Astra
113
0.2%
61
390
0.2%
67
n/a
77
Nissan NV200
113
0.2%
96
317
0.2%
80
n/a
78
Chevrolet Captiva
111
0.2%
104
295
0.2%
85
n/a
79
Peugeot 208
110
0.2%
74
321
0.2%
78
n/a
80
Mitsubishi Triton
101
0.2%
76
302
0.2%
83
n/a
81
Mini
101
0.2%
105
225
0.1%
99
n/a
82
Fiat 500
100
0.2%
101
243
0.2%
95
n/a
83
Mitsubishi ASX
99
0.2%
66
371
0.2%
73
n/a
84
Honda Jazz
98
0.2%
85
307
0.2%
82
39
85
Mahindra Scorpio
95
0.2%
71
336
0.2%
76
n/a
86
BMW 4 Series
94
0.2%
73
381
0.2%
70
n/a
87
Opel Corsa
94
0.2%
91
274
0.2%
88
n/a
88
Mahindra Bolero
92
0.2%
70
336
0.2%
75
n/a
89
BMW 5 Series
88
0.2%
89
316
0.2%
81
n/a
90
Mercedes M Class
87
0.2%
64
377
0.2%
71
n/a
91
Suzuki Jimny
87
0.2%
94
246
0.2%
94
n/a
92
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
83
0.1%
81
260
0.2%
91
n/a
93
Lexus ES
81
0.1%
98
198
0.1%
103
n/a
94
Audi A5
78
0.1%
86
264
0.2%
90
n/a
95
Mini Countryman
76
0.1%
90
242
0.2%
96
n/a
96
Subaru Forester
73
0.1%
97
206
0.1%
100
n/a
97
Tata Super Ace
72
0.1%
106
174
0.1%
106
n/a
98
Mercedes Vito
71
0.1%
115
159
0.1%
109
n/a
99
Ford Everest
69
0.1%
82
267
0.2%
89
n/a
100
Dodge Journey
65
0.1%
102
197
0.1%
104
n/a
101
Jeep Patriot
63
0.1%
129
130
0.1%
116
n/a
102
Nissan Livina
61
0.1%
118
204
0.1%
101
n/a
103
Renault Fluence
61
0.1%
95
188
0.1%
105
n/a
104
Nissan Sentra
60
0.1%
100
160
0.1%
108
n/a
105
Fiat Fiorino
60
0.1%
126
124
0.1%
122
n/a
106
Mercedes CLA
57
0.1%
99
333
0.2%
77
n/a
107
Fiat Panda
57
0.1%
n/a
92
0.1%
131
n/a
108
Suzuki SX4
56
0.1%
78
251
0.2%
93
n/a
109
Tata Indica/Indigo
56
0.1%
80
283
0.2%
86
36
110
Volvo XC60
55
0.1%
120
159
0.1%
110
n/a
111
BMW X1
53
0.1%
92
203
0.1%
102
n/a
112
Tata Xenon
52
0.1%
83
231
0.1%
98
n/a
113
Honda Ballade
52
0.1%
107
164
0.1%
107
n/a
114
VW Touareg
51
0.1%
121
129
0.1%
118
n/a
115
Audi A6
47
0.1%
109
153
0.1%
111
n/a
116
Land Rover Freelander 2
47
0.1%
122
132
0.1%
115
n/a
117
Land Rover Defender
46
0.1%
136
110
0.1%
125
n/a
118
Toyota 86
44
0.1%
125
128
0.1%
120
n/a
119
Mazda2
43
0.1%
141
81
0.1%
n/a
n/a
120
Lexus IS
42
0.1%
131
111
0.1%
124
n/a
Source: NAAMSA