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South Africa May 2011: Toyota Hilux & VW Polo Vivo fight it out

June 5th, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

BMW X3

The South African car market is up 6% this month at 41,555 registrations, bringing the year-to-date figure to 227,806, up 16%. Compared to April, the podium is unchanged: the Toyota Hilux is still ahead with 2,558 sales (6.2%) however it only sells…11 units more than the #2, the VW Polo Vivo at 2,547 units and 6.1%. The VW Polo rounds up the podium at a solid 4.7% share.

Two models excel in the Top 10 this month: the Ford Figo jumps up 7 spots to reach a shiny 5th place with 1,128 sales and 2.7%, and the Nissan NP200 (aka Dacia Logan Pick-up) lands in 6th place, its best-ever ranking in South Africa, with 1,036 sales and 2.5%.

Land Rover Discovery

Other great performers this month are the Toyota Aygo up 8 spots to #25 for its second month of sales, the Land Rover Discovery at #31 with 266 sales and 0.6% and the BMW X3 up 26 spots to #32 with 255 units.

Full Top 50 Ranking Table below.

South Africa May 2011:

Pos Model May % Apr 2011 % Pos
1 Toyota Hilux 2,558 6.2% 1 14,681 6.4% 1
2 VW Polo Vivo 2,547 6.1% 2 13,467 5.9% 2
3 VW Polo 1,935 4.7% 3 9,119 4.0% 3
4 Opel Corsa Utility 1,248 3.0% 4 6,899 3.0% 5
5 Ford Figo 1,128 2.7% 12 5,943 2.6% 7
6 Nissan NP200 1,036 2.5% 9 4,528 2.0% 11
7 Toyota Corolla/Auris 1,029 2.5% 5 7,243 3.2% 4
8 Mercedes C Class 968 2.3% 14 5,563 2.4% 9
9 Isuzu KB 934 2.2% 6 5,881 2.6% 8
10 BMW 3 Series 888 2.1% 8 4,751 2.1% 10
11 Toyota Fortuner 758 1.8% 13 3,993 1.8% 13
12 Ford Bantam 719 1.7% 18 3,081 1.4% 17
13 Chevrolet Cruze 691 1.7% 11 3,756 1.6% 14
14 Nissan Micra 646 1.6% 26 1,288 0.6% 32
15 Toyota Yaris 622 1.5% 15 6,359 2.8% 6
16 Toyota Quantum 590 1.4% 10 4,499 2.0% 12
17 VW Golf 580 1.4% 19 2,889 1.3% 19
18 Ford Ranger 511 1.2% 22 3,179 1.4% 16
19 Renault Sandero 503 1.2% 24 2,175 1.0% 23
20 Ford Fiesta 475 1.1% 20 2,602 1.1% 21
21 Audi A4 453 1.1% 21 2,566 1.1% 22
22 Chevrolet Spark 387 0.9% 17 2,726 1.2% 20
23 Nissan NP300 384 0.9% 16 2,934 1.3% 18
24 VW Amarok 379 0.9% 23 2,067 0.9% 24
25 Toyota Aygo 357 0.9% 33 560 0.2% 70
26 Chevrolet Aveo 347 0.8% 7 3,466 1.5% 15
27 Nissan Qashqai 315 0.8% 27 1,745 0.8% 25
28 Toyota Avanza 285 0.7% 25 1,481 0.7% 26
29 Audi A3 282 0.7% 37 1,410 0.6% 28
30 Chevrolet Optra 281 0.7% 71 791 0.3% 49
31 Land Rover Discovery 4 266 0.6% 41 1,157 0.5% 37
32 BMW X3 255 0.6% 58 627 0.3% 63
33 Mercedes E Class 253 0.6% 29 1,416 0.6% 27
34 Mercedes B Class 238 0.6% 38 948 0.4% 42
35 Audi A1 237 0.6% 31 1,162 0.5% 36
36 Nissan Navara 237 0.6% 35 1,227 0.5% 34
37 Mini 226 0.5% 32 1,092 0.5% 38
38 VW Caddy 222 0.5% 90 745 0.3% 54
39 Chevrolet Captiva 215 0.5% 91 475 0.2% 74
40 BMW 5 Series 205 0.5% 44 1,015 0.4% 40
41 Mazda BT-50 198 0.5% 48 1,390 0.6% 29
42 BMW X1 193 0.5% 42 772 0.3% 50
43 Honda Jazz 192 0.5% 45 1,324 0.6% 30
44 Dodge Caliber 189 0.5% 52 720 0.3% 55
45 Mazda3 180 0.4% 49 937 0.4% 44
46 BMW X5 175 0.4% 63 678 0.3% 57
47 BMW 1 Series 167 0.4% 36 1,291 0.6% 31
48 Toyota Land Cruiser PU 166 0.4% 30 1,192 0.5% 35
49 Mitsubishi Triton 164 0.4% 62 860 0.4% 47
50 Mazda2 157 0.4% 56 903 0.4% 45

Source: NAAMSA, www.carmag.co.za

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