South Africa February 2011: Hilux back on top, Polo Vivo #2
Great result again for South African car sales, up 25% in February at 49,164 registrations. The Toyota Hilux climbs back on top with 6.2% of the market, just above the VW Polo Vivo at 6% and a Toyota Yaris in excellent shape at 5.2%.
The new VW Polo is down slightly at #4 with 3.5% share, followed by the Toyota Corolla/Auris at 3.1%. Great performance of the Audi A1 coming in directly at #25 with 395 sales and 0.8%. Honda launches the City under the name Ballade and secures 52 sales.
Full Top 50 Ranking Table below.
South Africa February 2011:
| Pos | Model | Feb | % | Jan | 2011 | % | Pos | L6M |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3,040 | 6.2% | 2 | 5,666 | 6.0% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | VW Polo Vivo | 2,945 | 6.0% | 1 | 5,931 | 6.3% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Yaris | 2,552 | 5.2% | 8 | 3,611 | 3.8% | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | VW New Polo | 1,704 | 3.5% | 3 | 3,406 | 3.6% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Toyota Corolla/Auris | 1,520 | 3.1% | 7 | 2,675 | 2.8% | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Opel Corsa Utility | 1,442 | 2.9% | 6 | 2,704 | 2.9% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Isuzu KB | 1,263 | 2.6% | 9 | 2,285 | 2.4% | 9 | 8 |
| 8 | Mercedes C Class | 1,244 | 2.5% | 5 | 2,519 | 2.7% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Ford Figo | 1,179 | 2.4% | 4 | 2,861 | 3.0% | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Toyota Quantum | 953 | 1.9% | 10 | 1,961 | 2.1% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | BMW 3 Series | 886 | 1.8% | 11 | 1,777 | 1.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Toyota Fortuner | 857 | 1.7% | 16 | 1,512 | 1.6% | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Nissan NP300 | 838 | 1.7% | 39 | 1,043 | 1.1% | 22 | 14 |
| 14 | Nissan NP200 | 816 | 1.7% | 19 | 1,387 | 1.5% | 14 | 15 |
| 15 | Chevrolet Aveo | 798 | 1.6% | 21 | 1,260 | 1.3% | 18 | 18 |
| 16 | Chevrolet Cruze | 758 | 1.5% | 13 | 1,575 | 1.7% | 12 | 19 |
| 17 | Ford Ranger | 731 | 1.5% | 18 | 1,368 | 1.5% | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | VW Golf | 648 | 1.3% | 15 | 1,364 | 1.4% | 16 | 21 |
| 19 | Ford Bantam | 603 | 1.2% | 20 | 1,106 | 1.2% | 21 | 20 |
| 20 | Chevrolet Spark | 521 | 1.1% | 14 | 1,273 | 1.4% | 17 | 13 |
| 21 | Ford Fiesta | 515 | 1.0% | 17 | 1,159 | 1.2% | 20 | 17 |
| 22 | VW Amarok | 492 | 1.0% | 26 | 898 | 1.0% | 23 | 31 |
| 23 | Nissan Tiida | 465 | 0.9% | 47 | 641 | 0.7% | 30 | 24 |
| 24 | Renault Sandero | 425 | 0.9% | 23 | 863 | 0.9% | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | Audi A1 | 395 | 0.8% | - | 417 | 0.4% | 39 | - |
| 26 | Nissan Qashqai | 381 | 0.8% | 22 | 830 | 0.9% | 25 | 33 |
| 27 | Audi A4 | 366 | 0.7% | 12 | 1,249 | 1.3% | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | VW Jetta | 344 | 0.7% | 29 | 677 | 0.7% | 28 | 26 |
| 29 | Honda Jazz | 331 | 0.7% | 28 | 674 | 0.7% | 29 | 25 |
| 30 | BMW 1 Series | 327 | 0.7% | 27 | 692 | 0.7% | 27 | 30 |
| 31 | Ford Focus | 314 | 0.6% | 34 | 551 | 0.6% | 33 | 29 |
| 32 | Mazda BT-50 | 304 | 0.6% | 30 | 587 | 0.6% | 32 | 27 |
| 33 | Nissan Navara | 293 | 0.6% | 55 | 430 | 0.5% | 38 | 32 |
| 34 | Audi A3 | 280 | 0.6% | 24 | 696 | 0.7% | 26 | 34 |
| 35 | Toyota Avanza | 268 | 0.5% | 33 | 508 | 0.5% | 34 | 28 |
| 36 | Ford Everest | 265 | 0.5% | 73 | 344 | 0.4% | 51 | - |
| 37 | Toyota Land Cruiser PU | 239 | 0.5% | 32 | 493 | 0.5% | 36 | 36 |
| 38 | Honda Civic | 228 | 0.5% | 62 | 340 | 0.4% | 52 | 51 |
| 39 | Mercedes E Class | 222 | 0.5% | 25 | 635 | 0.7% | 31 | 38 |
| 40 | Land Rover Discovery 4 | 222 | 0.5% | 31 | 500 | 0.5% | 35 | 42 |
| 41 | Nissan X-Trail | 216 | 0.4% | 49 | 382 | 0.4% | 43 | 41 |
| 42 | BMW 5 Series | 203 | 0.4% | 35 | 432 | 0.5% | 37 | 45 |
| 43 | Chevrolet Optra | 203 | 0.4% | 53 | 353 | 0.4% | 49 | 57 |
| 44 | Nissan Livina | 193 | 0.4% | 66 | 287 | 0.3% | 57 | 50 |
| 45 | Mini | 192 | 0.4% | 41 | 389 | 0.4% | 41 | 44 |
| 46 | Toyota Prado | 189 | 0.4% | 42 | 385 | 0.4% | 42 | 40 |
| 47 | Mazda3 | 178 | 0.4% | 40 | 376 | 0.4% | 44 | 39 |
| 48 | Mercedes B Class | 171 | 0.3% | 52 | 323 | 0.3% | 53 | 56 |
| 49 | Mazda2 | 169 | 0.3% | 36 | 395 | 0.4% | 40 | 35 |
| 50 | Mitsubishi Triton | 169 | 0.3% | 43 | 365 | 0.4% | 47 | 52 |
Source: NAAMSA, www.carmag.co.za
Categories: South Africa







