New vehicle sales in South Africa of 28,827 for November were down 11% from October
but all sectors are ahead compared with 1999.
The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)
said that the upward trend in new vehicle sales remains intact as sales in all
four market sectors increased compared to November 1999. Annual growth improved
for cars but declined for commercial vehicles.
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However, November new car and light commercial sales recorded falls of 10.2%
and 14.2% compared to October 2000.
At 18,766 units, November new car sales were 3,625 units or 23.9% up on the
15,141 unit sales in November 1999. Ignoring Renault and Volvo – new to the
SA market this year – November’s new car sales were 2,290 units or 15.1% better
than 1999, but 2,132 units (10.2%) lower than October this year.
Again excluding Renault and Volvo, basic growth rate in the new car market
was just above 10% on an annualised basis.
Sales of new light commercial vehicles, pick-ups (known locally as ‘bakkies#;)
and minibuses reflected an improvement at 8,905 units, up 596 units or 7.2%
compared to the 8,309 sales last year. Compared to October, 2000, new light
commercial vehicles were down by 1,476 units or 14.2%.
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Sales of vehicles in the medium and heavy truck segments of the industry during
November also recorded gains. At 508 units the medium commercials were up 9.9%
and heavies at 648 units were 16.1% better compared to the corresponding month
last year.
NAAMSA is predicting that domestic new car and commercial vehicle markets will
steadily grow thanks to SA#;s improving economy.
It also expects exports to grow strongly in the medium term. Despite a drop
in October, vehicle shipments are up from 48,341 for the first 10 months of
1999 to 54,342 in 2000.
Two of the three most popular new vehicles in South Africa during November
were bakkies so it#;s not surprising that commercials did better than cars.
Toyota stayed ahead overall but had to concede cars to Volkswagen and bakkies
to Ford.
The VW Polo/Playa was top selling car with 1,638 units sold in November. The
Toyota Corolla was second with 1,472 sales, followed by the Toyota Conquest/Tazz
[a 1980s model Corolla freshened for manufacture exclusively in SA] on 1,405.
The BMW 3-Series was fourth with 1,305 sales, ahead of VW’s Golf/Jetta with
1,179. Both German cars are also exported in some numbers to right-hand-drive
export markets.
The best-selling vehicle of all in South Africa during November was Toyota’s
Hilux bakkie range with 1,725 sales, ahead of the Ford Ranger/ Mazda Drifter
(1,487), Isuzu KB (1,122), Nissan Hardbody (1,024) and Mitsubishi Colt (897).
For total vehicle sales, Toyota beat Volkswagen with 6,180 units to 4,808,
with Ford third on 4,780.
VW was car leader with 4,534 sales ahead of Toyota’s 3,782. Ford beat Toyota
in LCV sales with 2,277 to 2,151.
In medium commercials, DaimlerChrysler beat Nissan by 119 to 107 and, in the
heavy sector, Mercedes-Benz with 134 sales beat MAN and Toyota tied on 96.
South African car sales November 2000:
|
|
South
African light commercial vehicle sales November 2000
|
|
South
African medium commercial vehicle sales November 2000
|
|
South
African heavy commercial vehicle sales November 2000
|
HEAVY
CV |
EXTRA
HEAVY |
BUSES
|
TOTAL
|
|
| DAIMLERCHRYSLER (MB) |
59
|
51
|
24
|
134
|
| DAIMLERCHRYSLER (FTL) |
–
|
19
|
–
|
19
|
| DELTA |
42
|
8
|
–
|
5
|
| ERF |
–
|
5
|
3
|
8
|
| IMPERIAL PETERBILT |
–
|
18
|
–
|
18
|
| IVECO |
1
|
3
|
–
|
4
|
| MACK TRUCKS |
–
|
5
|
–
|
5
|
| MAN TRUCK & BUS |
22
|
53
|
21
|
96
|
| NISSAN |
56
|
17
|
–
|
73
|
| NISSAN/RENAULT |
–
|
11
|
–
|
11
|
| SCANIA |
–
|
32
|
1
|
33
|
| TOYOTA |
88
|
8
|
–
|
96
|
| TYCO INTERNATIONAL |
–
|
30
|
–
|
30
|
| VOLVO TRUCKS |
7
|
56
|
8
|
71
|
| TOTAL |
275
|
316
|
57
|
648
|
| TOTAL NOVEMBER HCV SALES |
2000
|
648
|
|
1999
|
558
|
|
| PREVIOUS MONTH |
2000
|
637
|
|
1999
|
532
|
|
| JAN/NOVEMBER |
2000
|
6
122 |
|
1999
|
5 186 |
Export
sales:
|
Oct.
2000 |
Sept.
2000 |
Jan.-Oct.
2000 |
Jan.-Oct.
1999 |
|
| Cars |
4
298 |
6
585 |
46
099 |
42
274 |
| Light Commercials |
684
|
769
|
7
690 |
5
374 |
| Medium and Heavy Commercials |
50
|
48
|
553
|
693
|
| Total Exports |
5
032 |
7
402 |
54
342 |
48
341 |
