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South Africa September 2011: Polo Vivo & Mercedes C Class shine

October 10th, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

Mercedes C Class

* See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *

The South African car market is up a huge 30% year-on-year in September at 54,364 registrations and 16% year-to-date at 424,405 units. The VW Polo Vivo is the best-selling model in the country for the 4th month in a row with 3,679 sales and 6.8% share, just above the Toyota Hilux at 3,521 units and 6.5%.

The Polo Vivo is in the pole position year-to-date too but with 26,543 sales (6.3%) it only has a slim advantage over the Hilux at 26,126 (6.2%). The VW Polo and Toyota Corolla/Auris follow in both rankings, while the locally produced Mercedes C Class hits its best position this year at #5 with 1,612 sales and 3% share.

Toyota FJ Cruiser

Toyota looks like it’s got another hit on its hands: the FJ Cruiser is up 22 spots on August for its second month of sales in South Africa to reach an excellent 39th spot with 223 sales and 0.4%.

Previous month: see the South African August 2011 Top 75 best-selling models here.

Full September 2011 Top 80 Ranking Table below.

South Africa September 2011:

Pos Model Sept % Aug 2011 % Pos
1 VW Polo Vivo 3,679 6.8% 1 26,543 6.3% 1
2 Toyota Hilux 3,521 6.5% 2 26,126 6.2% 2
3 VW Polo 2,528 4.7% 3 18,198 4.3% 3
4 Toyota Corolla/Auris 2,217 4.1% 6 14,202 3.3% 4
5 Mercedes C Class 1,612 3.0% 7 11,367 2.7% 7
6 Opel Corsa Utility 1,553 2.9% 8 12,942 3.0% 5
7 Ford Figo 1,456 2.7% 4 11,919 2.8% 6
8 Nissan NP200 1,266 2.3% 9 9,299 2.2% 9
9 Isuzu KB 1,266 2.3% 10 9,923 2.3% 8
10 BMW 3 Series 1,137 2.1% 13 8,834 2.1% 10
11 Chevrolet Aveo 1,074 2.0% 24 6,003 1.4% 14
12 Chevrolet Spark 1,069 2.0% 12 5,983 1.4% 15
13 Toyota Fortuner 1,021 1.9% 5 8,304 2.0% 11
14 Toyota Quantum 947 1.7% 11 7,581 1.8% 13
15 Ford Bantam 798 1.5% 19 5,906 1.4% 16
16 Renault Sandero 789 1.5% 15 5,195 1.2% 21
17 Nissan NP300 728 1.3% 22 5,383 1.3% 20
18 Chevrolet Cruze 710 1.3% 26 5,863 1.4% 17
19 Ford Fiesta 631 1.2% 17 4,904 1.2% 22
20 Ford Ranger 630 1.2% 14 5,699 1.3% 18
21 VW Amarok 594 1.1% 16 4,495 1.1% 23
22 VW Golf 579 1.1% 18 5,569 1.3% 19
23 Toyota Avanza 510 0.9% 27 3,098 0.7% 26
24 Nissan Micra 500 0.9% 21 3,022 0.7% 27
25 Mazda BT-50 492 0.9% 44 2,478 0.6% 29
26 Honda Jazz 444 0.8% 31 2,656 0.6% 28
27 Toyota Yaris 435 0.8% 23 8,216 1.9% 12
28 Ford Focus 414 0.8% 32 2,046 0.5% 36
29 Audi A4 359 0.7% 25 4,121 1.0% 24
30 Nissan Navara 350 0.6% 33 2,378 0.6% 30
31 Nissan Qashqai 347 0.6% 28 3,164 0.7% 25
32 Toyota Land Cruiser PU 328 0.6% 40 1,914 0.5% 38
33 Nissan Tiida 290 0.5% 30 2,013 0.5% 37
34 Chevrolet Captiva 280 0.5% 29 1,709 0.4% 45
35 Opel Corsa 270 0.5% 20 2,058 0.5% 34
36 VW Jetta 252 0.5% 82 1,784 0.4% 43
37 Mercedes E Class 241 0.4% 45 2,326 0.5% 31
38 BMW 1 Series 228 0.4% 39 2,173 0.5% 33
39 Toyota FJ Cruiser 223 0.4% 61 348 0.1% 96
40 BMW X1 222 0.4% 34 1,601 0.4% 46
41 Land Rover Discovery 4 216 0.4% 46 2,057 0.5% 35
42 Chevrolet Optra 214 0.4% 36 1,822 0.4% 41
43 VW T5 214 0.4% 38 1,432 0.3% 51
44 Mini 209 0.4% 42 1,884 0.4% 39
45 Audi A3 202 0.4% 37 2,321 0.5% 32
46 Nissan Livina 183 0.3% 55 1,402 0.3% 52
47 BMW 5 Series 182 0.3% 35 1,780 0.4% 44
48 Mercedes A Class 176 0.3% 52 1,148 0.3% 61
49 Mercedes B Class 171 0.3% 43 1,810 0.4% 42
50 Toyota Aygo 162 0.3% 49 1,396 0.3% 53
51 Jeep Wrangler 162 0.3% 81 1,081 0.3% 63
52 Audi Q5 160 0.3% 58 1,380 0.3% 54
53 Mazda2 148 0.3% 65 1,433 0.3% 50
54 Tata Indica Vista 146 0.3% 56 806 0.2% 75
55 Toyota RAV4 145 0.3% 75 1,009 0.2% 68
56 Renault Megane III 142 0.3% 74 977 0.2% 70
57 Dodge Caliber 140 0.3% 73 1,236 0.3% 59
58 BMW X5 137 0.3% 62 1,217 0.3% 60
59 VW Caddy 136 0.3% 50 1,492 0.4% 47
60 Chevrolet Orlando 135 0.2% 47 415 0.1% 95
61 Opel Astra 135 0.2% 53 1,352 0.3% 56
62 BMW X3 132 0.2% 51 1,285 0.3% 58
63 Fiat Punto 131 0.2% 48 996 0.2% 69
64 Mazda3 125 0.2% 63 1,449 0.3% 48
65 Nissan X-Trail 124 0.2% 60 1,448 0.3% 49
66 Audi A1 123 0.2% 57 1,866 0.4% 40
67 Ford Ikon 109 0.2% n/a 607 0.1% 86
68 Suzuki Swift 107 0.2% 59 1,070 0.3% 64
69 Jeep Grand Cherokee 101 0.2% 68 781 0.2% 76
70 Toyota Prado 100 0.2% 70 1,361 0.3% 55
71 Jeep Patriot 97 0.2% 91 235 0.1% 99
72 Tata Xenon 95 0.2% 77 751 0.2% 77
73 Mahindra Scorpio 92 0.2% 76 661 0.2% 81
74 Peugeot 207 91 0.2% 86 720 0.2% 78
75 Citroen C1 87 0.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a
76 Audi A5 86 0.2% 69 1,067 0.3% 65
77 Ford Everest 85 0.2% n/a 693 0.2% 79
78 Jeep Compass 84 0.2% 41 479 0.1% 90
79 Toyota Verso 83 0.2% n/a 563 0.1% 88
80 Suzuki Jimny 81 0.1% n/a n/a n/a n/a

Source: www.carmag.co.za

Categories: South Africa
  1. Josh
    November 4th, 2011 at 03:55 | #1
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    At http://www.naamsa.co.za/imports/ you can get an idea of sales of unreported models imprted by AMH into South Africa from 2000 to 2010

  2. Sigi
    October 12th, 2011 at 02:06 | #2
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    Why are some manufacturers not included,like Hyundai,Kia

    • matgasnier
      October 12th, 2011 at 22:33 | #3
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      Hi Sigi
      This is because they don’t report their sales figures
      M

  3. Miguel Figueira
    October 10th, 2011 at 23:33 | #4
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    The models from Kia and Hyundai that have a huge success in South Africa are not included.

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