Renault Sandero (Armenian model shown)
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The South African new car market is showing no sign of recovery, down another 9% year-on-year in May to just 49 465 units which brings the year-to-date total to 255,736 sales, down 5% on 2013. One of the reasons for this decline – apart from the economic slowdown that affects the country – is the rise of new car prices, up 7% over the First Quarter of 2014 while used cars depreciated a little. In the manufacturer ranking, Toyota leads the race with 9,378 sales ahead of Volkswagen at 8,358, Hyundai/Kia at 5,441, Ford at 5,217 and General Motors at 5,008.
Toyota Corolla
Model-wise, the Top 4 is unchanged on April and year-to-date with the Toyota Hilux in pole position at 2,637 units and 5.3% share followed by the VW Polo Vivo (5%), VW Polo (4.7%) and Ford Ranger (4.1%). Excellent month for the Toyota Corolla up 4 spots on April to #5 whereas the Toyota Etios is down 3 to a lowest-ever #10. Note the previous generation Corolla remains on sale in South Africa, renamed Corolla Quest. Notice also the Mercedes C-Class up a further 3 ranks to #12, the Renault Sandero up 5 to #18 thanks to the new model, the Ford Ecosport maintaining itself inside the Top 20 at #19 and the Nissan Qashqai up 15 to #24.
Previous month: South Africa April 2014: Ford Ranger and Ecosport strong
One year ago: South Africa May 2013: VW Polo passes old mate Polo Vivo
Full May 2014 Top 50 models Ranking Table below.
South Africa May 2014 – models:
Pos
Model
May-14
%
Apr
2014
%
Pos
FY13
1
Toyota Hilux
2,637
5.3%
1
14,700
5.7%
1
1
2
VW Polo Vivo
2,476
5.0%
2
12,806
5.0%
2
2
3
VW Polo
2,326
4.7%
3
12,291
4.8%
3
3
4
Ford Ranger
2,018
4.1%
4
9,580
3.7%
4
5
5
Toyota Corolla/Auris/Quest
1,922
3.9%
9
6,699
2.6%
9
9
6
Nissan NP200
1,604
3.2%
8
6,919
2.7%
7
7
7
Isuzu KB
1,482
3.0%
6
6,894
2.7%
8
10
8
Chevrolet Utility
1,353
2.7%
5
6,974
2.7%
6
6
9
Toyota Quantum
1,068
2.2%
10
5,644
2.2%
11
11
10
Toyota Etios
1,033
2.1%
7
8,779
3.4%
5
4
11
Ford Figo
867
1.8%
11
5,659
2.2%
10
8
12
Mercedes C Class
772
1.6%
15
3,883
1.5%
14
12
13
BMW 3 Series
760
1.5%
12
4,354
1.7%
12
13
14
Toyota Fortuner
698
1.4%
13
3,926
1.5%
13
14
15
Nissan NP300/Hardbody
650
1.3%
21
2,652
1.0%
19
16
16
VW Golf
627
1.3%
14
3,647
1.4%
15
17
17
Ford Fiesta
585
1.2%
17
3,288
1.3%
17
15
18
Renault Sandero
573
1.2%
23
2,093
0.8%
24
24
19
Ford Ecosport
561
1.1%
16
2,120
0.8%
22
41
20
Chevrolet Spark
558
1.1%
19
3,601
1.4%
16
18
21
Audi A4
520
1.1%
20
2,428
0.9%
20
19
22
Renault Clio IV
501
1.0%
18
2,786
1.1%
18
30
23
Toyota RAV4
493
1.0%
22
1,979
0.8%
25
n/a
24
Nissan Qashqai
454
0.9%
39
1,224
0.5%
n/a
34
25
Ford Kuga
407
0.8%
26
1,793
0.7%
28
n/a
26
Audi A3
382
0.8%
28
2,201
0.9%
21
n/a
27
Renault Duster
377
0.8%
25
1,880
0.7%
27
52
28
Mercedes A Class
371
0.8%
33
1,435
0.6%
32
n/a
29
Toyota Avanza
359
0.7%
24
2,102
0.8%
23
20
30
VW Tiguan
356
0.7%
30
1,555
0.6%
30
29
31
BMW 1 Series
335
0.7%
31
1,970
0.8%
26
22
32
Chevrolet Aveo
288
0.6%
48
1,294
0.5%
36
33
33
Nissan Juke
275
0.6%
34
1,308
0.5%
35
27
34
VW Amarok
248
0.5%
32
1,533
0.6%
31
25
35
Toyota Land Cruiser PU
235
0.5%
27
1,724
0.7%
29
37
36
Toyota Yaris
235
0.5%
42
1,209
0.5%
n/a
31
37
Nissan Micra
233
0.5%
80
1,141
0.4%
n/a
26
38
Suzuki Swift
215
0.4%
40
952
0.4%
n/a
n/a
39
VW Jetta
202
0.4%
29
1,425
0.6%
33
28
40
Ford Focus
199
0.4%
35
1,225
0.5%
n/a
21
41
Mercedes E Class
197
0.4%
45
1,037
0.4%
n/a
n/a
42
Mazda BT-50
192
0.4%
38
1,079
0.4%
n/a
43
43
Mercedes B Class
192
0.4%
71
689
0.3%
n/a
n/a
44
Honda Brio
187
0.4%
37
1,209
0.5%
n/a
32
45
BMW X5
182
0.4%
46
1,015
0.4%
n/a
n/a
46
Jeep Grand Cherokee
177
0.4%
59
1,064
0.4%
n/a
42
47
Chevrolet Cruze
173
0.3%
36
1,341
0.5%
34
23
48
Opel Astra
172
0.3%
51
725
0.3%
n/a
n/a
49
Chevrolet Captiva
172
0.3%
50
631
0.2%
n/a
n/a
Source: iol.co.za