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South Africa August 2011: VW Polo Vivo now #1 year-to-date

September 8th, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

VW Polo Vivo

* See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *

South African car sales are up 11% in August at 51,315 registrations and 14% year-to-date at 369,947 units. The VW Polo Vivo leads the models ranking for the third consecutive month with 3,322 sales and 6.5% share, and is now also #1 year-to-date at 22,864 units and 6.2%.

The Toyota Hilux follows at 5.7% in August and 6.1% year-to-date, and the VW Polo new generation is also stable in 3rd position with 4.6% and 4.2% year-to-date. The Ford Figo has its best month since January in 4th place with 1,820 sales and 3.5% share while the Toyota Fortuner is at its best in over a year at #5 with 1,737 units and 3.4%.

Jeep Compass

Further down the ranking, notice the Jeep Compass up to #41 and the Chevrolet Orlando up to #47, both for their 2nd month, the Toyota FJ Cruiser landing directly at #61 with 125 sales for its first month and the Porsche Cayenne above 100 monthly sales for the first time in 2011 at #71 with 107 units.

Previous month: see the July 2011 South African Top 50 best-selling models here.

Full August 2011 Top 75 Ranking Table below.

South Africa August 2011:

Pos Model August % Jul 2011 % Pos
1 VW Polo Vivo 3,322 6.5% 1 22,864 6.2% 1
2 Toyota Hilux 2,907 5.7% 2 22,605 6.1% 2
3 VW Polo 2,343 4.6% 3 15,670 4.2% 3
4 Ford Figo 1,820 3.5% 8 10,463 2.8% 6
5 Toyota Fortuner 1,737 3.4% 9 7,283 2.0% 12
6 Toyota Corolla/Auris 1,631 3.2% 5 11,985 3.2% 4
7 Mercedes C Class 1,498 2.9% 6 9,755 2.6% 7
8 Opel Corsa Utility 1,454 2.8% 4 11,389 3.1% 5
9 Nissan NP200 1,202 2.3% 7 8,033 2.2% 9
10 Isuzu KB 1,097 2.1% 11 8,657 2.3% 8
11 Toyota Quantum 1,052 2.1% 17 6,634 1.8% 13
12 Chevrolet Spark 949 1.8% 15 4,914 1.3% 19
13 BMW 3 Series 908 1.8% 10 7,697 2.1% 11
14 Ford Ranger 715 1.4% 19 5,069 1.4% 16
15 Renault Sandero 710 1.4% 12 4,406 1.2% 21
16 VW Amarok 675 1.3% 14 3,901 1.1% 23
17 Ford Fiesta 666 1.3% 21 4,273 1.2% 22
18 VW Golf 662 1.3% 13 4,990 1.3% 17
19 Ford Bantam 583 1.1% 18 5,108 1.4% 15
20 Opel Corsa 532 1.0% 38 1,788 0.5% 35
21 Nissan Micra 498 1.0% 27 2,522 0.7% 27
22 Nissan NP300 491 1.0% 16 4,655 1.3% 20
23 Toyota Yaris 463 0.9% 20 7,781 2.1% 10
24 Chevrolet Aveo 454 0.9% 23 4,929 1.3% 18
25 Audi A4 400 0.8% 25 3,762 1.0% 24
26 Chevrolet Cruze 388 0.8% 22 5,153 1.4% 14
27 Toyota Avanza 370 0.7% 28 2,588 0.7% 26
28 Nissan Qashqai 353 0.7% 26 2,817 0.8% 25
29 Chevrolet Captiva 350 0.7% 32 1,429 0.4% 45
30 Nissan Tiida 328 0.6% 29 1,723 0.5% 37
31 Honda Jazz 302 0.6% 30 2,212 0.6% 28
32 Ford Focus 298 0.6% 41 1,632 0.4% 40
33 Nissan Navara 281 0.5% 34 2,028 0.5% 31
34 BMW X1 268 0.5% 49 1,379 0.4% 46
35 BMW 5 Series 244 0.5% 50 1,598 0.4% 42
36 Chevrolet Optra 238 0.5% 24 1,608 0.4% 41
37 Audi A3 237 0.5% 31 2,119 0.6% 29
38 VW T5 227 0.4% 46 1,218 0.3% 56
39 BMW 1 Series 222 0.4% 35 1,945 0.5% 33
40 Toyota Land Cruiser PU 220 0.4% 75 1,586 0.4% 43
41 Jeep Compass 217 0.4% 45 395 0.1% 91
42 Mini 211 0.4% 52 1,675 0.5% 38
43 Mercedes B Class 210 0.4% 40 1,639 0.4% 39
44 Mazda BT-50 209 0.4% 36 1,986 0.5% 32
45 Mercedes E Class 202 0.4% 43 2,085 0.6% 30
46 Land Rover Discovery 4 200 0.4% 33 1,841 0.5% 34
47 Chevrolet Orlando 185 0.4% 72 280 0.1% n/a
48 Fiat Punto 170 0.3% 51 865 0.2% 70
49 Toyota Aygo 168 0.3% 39 1,234 0.3% 53
50 VW Caddy 165 0.3% 54 1,356 0.4% 47
51 BMW X3 163 0.3% 44 1,153 0.3% 58
52 Mercedes A Class 159 0.3% 67 972 0.3% 64
53 Opel Astra 153 0.3% 48 1,217 0.3% 57
54 Mercedes M Class 150 0.3% 73 1,068 0.3% 61
55 Nissan Livina 143 0.3% 42 1,219 0.3% 55
56 Tata Indica Vista 135 0.3% 63 660 0.2% 76
57 Audi A1 134 0.3% 37 1,743 0.5% 36
58 Audi Q5 132 0.3% 47 1,220 0.3% 54
59 Suzuki Swift 131 0.3% 53 963 0.3% 65
60 Nissan X-Trail 125 0.2% 65 1,324 0.4% 48
61 Toyota FJ Cruiser 125 0.2%  - 125 0.0% n/a
62 BMW X5 123 0.2% 55 1,080 0.3% 60
63 Mazda3 119 0.2% 66 1,324 0.4% 49
64 Suzuki SX4 119 0.2% 70 987 0.3% 62
65 Mazda2 116 0.2% 62 1,285 0.3% 50
66 VW Tiguan 115 0.2% 69 605 0.2% 81
67 Land Rover Freelander 114 0.2% n/a 812 0.2% 74
68 Jeep Grand Cherokee 114 0.2% n/a 680 0.2% 75
69 Audi A5 110 0.2% 56 981 0.3% 63
70 Toyota Prado 107 0.2% 60 1,261 0.3% 51
71 Porsche Cayenne 107 0.2% n/a 510 0.1% 87
72 Honda Civic 102 0.2% n/a 819 0.2% 73
73 Dodge Caliber 101 0.2% 61 1,096 0.3% 59
74 Renault Megane III 101 0.2% 71 835 0.2% 72
75 Toyota RAV4 98 0.2% n/a 864 0.2% 71

Source: NAAMSA, www.carmag.co.za

Categories: South Africa
  1. Miguel Figueira
    September 9th, 2011 at 17:14 | #1
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    You´ve got the point Fabio. South Africa is a grown market and probably one of the most important.

  2. Fabio83
    September 9th, 2011 at 03:02 | #2
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    @Miguel
    These are high number… maybe more of Italy market! South Africa is now one of the five most important area for growth sale: the BRICS area, Brasil Russia India China and South Africa. it’s important for every company to invest in all of these 5 market, for the luxury brand and also for the others

  3. Miguel
    September 9th, 2011 at 02:52 | #3
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    @Fabio83

    That´s correct Fabio. You can´t imagine how many luxury cars runs in South Africa. Many people have a high standard of life and are quite well off. I can tell, for instance, that Porsche sold about 140 cars in August, Jaguar 50, Lexus 80, Maserati 7 Ferrari 4 and Aston Martin 4 also.

  4. Fabio83
    September 9th, 2011 at 02:24 | #4
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    @Miguel Figueira
    i totally agree with you, i’ve never been in South Africa, but i can watch how many luxury or large cars are sold in that country. I think that it’s the same for Peugeot in Europe where there are the new 207 and the old 206+, just to offer a cheaper compact car than the last model. Here in Italy some months ago there were in the car showroom also the Fiat Punto Classic when from some years there is the new Punto. they are just marketing choice to meet also the guest who don’t want to spend so much and are not interested about the style or the modernity of the car.

  5. Miguel Figueira
    September 9th, 2011 at 00:57 | #5
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    Fabio, I´ve been in South Africa several times, I have family living there in Durban and the car market is not so restricted as it seems. There´s a lot of Toyotas mainly corollas and Hilux on the road and and a significant number of large cars such as Lexus, Bmws, Mercedes and Jaguars. cars produced in the country and much more cheaper than the imported regarded as a status position such as some Italian exotcs. The problem is some old models still in production there such as the very old and ugly VW polo produced in Europe between 2001 and 2008, the Ford figo, the previous fiesta, the bantam, a MKIV fiesta pick up and the Chevrolet corsa utility, and old opel corsa MKII. These cars are the cheapest of the market but old in style and mainly conception.

  6. Fabio83
    September 9th, 2011 at 00:27 | #6
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    @Miguel Figueira
    it’s only for money: the VW Polo Vivo cost 104,065R while the new Polo starts from 149,400R.
    the same if you compare the Ford Figo and the Ford Fiesta, the dimension are so similar.
    This question you can do also for the market of the South America, look the cars that Chevrolet sell there: they are all old Opel, from Corsa to Meriva, from Astra (there Vectra GT) to Zafira.
    There are companys who design models for those market like Renault with Sandero or Logan, others use just the old models that don’t sell in Europe or U.S.A.

  7. Miguel Figueira
    September 8th, 2011 at 23:36 | #7
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    I do not understand why people in South Africa choose an old and ugly car as the ancient VW polo generation. I only see a reason: cheapest car in the market, probably!

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