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South Africa November 2012: Hilux #1, Chevrolet Trailblazer lands

December 13th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger. Picture courtesy of Top Car

* See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

This update is brought to you by Car Rental South Africa. 

New car sales in South Africa stay robust month after month, up 7% year-on-year in November to 53,134 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 577,888 units, up 10% on 2011. After 4 consecutive months of VW Polo Vivo domination, the Toyota Hilux is back in pole position in November thanks to 3,100 sales and 5.8% share. However the Polo Vivo now has an almost insurmountable advantage year-to-date at 32,726 units and 5.7% vs. 31,687 and 5.5% for the Hilux. The VW Polo is back to its traditional third place with 2,376 sales and 4.5% while the Toyota Etios is down one spot to a still remarkable #4 at 2,132 units and 4%.

Chevrolet Trailblazer

The Ford Ranger lodges another excellent month, up 4 ranks to #6 and delivering it 2nd best market share ever in the country below last May at 3.1% and 1,662 sales. Notice also the Nissan Qashqai up 6 to #22 and the Mazda3 and Honda Ballade both solid at #29 and #42 respectively. We welcome two all-new models in the South African ranking this month: the Chevrolet Trailblazer lands at #32 with 367 sales while the Honda Brio ranks #73 with 100 units sold.

Previous month: South Africa October 2012: Toyota Etios climbs on podium

One year ago: South Africa November 2011: Toyota Hilux like a rocket

Full November 2012 Top 75 Ranking Table below.

South Africa November 2012:

Pos Model Nov % Oct 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Hilux 3,100 5.8% 4 31,687 5.5% 2 1
2 VW Polo Vivo 2,697 5.1% 1 32,726 5.7% 1 2
3 VW Polo 2,376 4.5% 2 26,360 4.6% 3 3
4 Toyota Etios 2,132 4.0% 3 13,229 2.3% 8  -
5 Chevrolet Utility 1,667 3.1% 5 17,927 3.1% 4 5
6 Ford Ranger 1,662 3.1% 10 14,033 2.4% 7 21
7 Nissan NP200 1,546 2.9% 8 16,990 2.9% 5 9
8 Toyota Quantum 1,318 2.5% 12 12,082 2.1% 11 12
9 Ford Figo 1,273 2.4% 11 13,005 2.3% 9 6
10 Toyota Corolla/Auris 1,268 2.4% 7 15,842 2.7% 6 4
11 Isuzu KB 1,208 2.3% 13 12,386 2.1% 10 8
12 Toyota Yaris 976 1.8% 16 8,206 1.4% 15 13
13 BMW 3 Series 927 1.7% 9 10,887 1.9% 13 10
14 Nissan NP300 815 1.5% 14 8,358 1.4% 14 17
15 Toyota Fortuner 798 1.5% 6 11,025 1.9% 12 11
16 Renault Sandero 640 1.2% 20 6,296 1.1% 18 20
17 Chevrolet Cruze 543 1.0% 19 5,757 1.0% 21 18
18 Chevrolet Aveo 539 1.0% 18 6,519 1.1% 16 14
19 Ford Fiesta 521 1.0% 25 5,265 0.9% 24 22
20 Chevrolet Sonic 512 1.0% 15 5,941 1.0% 20 n/a
21 Chevrolet Spark 494 0.9% 17 6,059 1.0% 19 16
22 Nissan Qashqai 478 0.9% 28 3,728 0.6% 30 26
23 Toyota Avanza 477 0.9% 23 4,248 0.7% 27 27
24 VW Golf 469 0.9% 21 6,460 1.1% 17 19
25 VW Jetta 462 0.9% 30 4,233 0.7% 28 33
26 Audi A4 447 0.8% 22 5,095 0.9% 25 24
27 Nissan Micra 428 0.8% 29 4,563 0.8% 26 25
28 VW Amarok 422 0.8% 24 5,415 0.9% 23 23
29 Mazda3 410 0.8% 27 n/a n/a n/a n/a
30 BMW 1 Series 408 0.8% 26 5,437 0.9% 22 30
31 Nissan Juke 390 0.7% 31 3,950 0.7% 29 64
32 Chevrolet Trailblazer 367 0.7%  - 367 0.1% n/a  -
33 VW Tiguan 341 0.6% 35 2,684 0.5% 34 60
34 Audi A3 281 0.5% 54 2,523 0.4% 35 31
35 Mazda BT-50 256 0.5% 33 n/a n/a n/a n/a
36 Mini 240 0.5% 32 n/a n/a n/a n/a
37 Ford Focus 240 0.5% 46 3,174 0.5% 32 34
38 Nissan Tiida 233 0.4% 34 2,174 0.4% 40 35
39 Jeep Compass 232 0.4% 36 1,857 0.3% 46 108
40 VW Caddy 228 0.4% 52 2,051 0.4% 42 51
41 Land Rover Discovery 4 220 0.4% 44 2,392 0.4% 37 39
42 Honda Ballade 215 0.4% 43 n/a n/a n/a n/a
43 Audi Q5 214 0.4% 61 1,662 0.3% 50 56
44 Nissan Navara 208 0.4% 37 2,099 0.4% 41 32
45 Tata Indica/Indigo 204 0.4% 42 n/a n/a n/a n/a
46 Nissan X-Trail 204 0.4% 57 n/a n/a n/a n/a
47 Honda Civic 194 0.4% 47 1,758 0.3% 49 80
48 Ford Everest 186 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
49 Fiat 500 185 0.3% 80 n/a n/a n/a n/a
50 Mitsubishi ASX 181 0.3% 69 n/a n/a n/a n/a
51 VW T5 178 0.3% 48 n/a n/a n/a n/a
52 Nissan Livina 173 0.3% 38 2,424 0.4% 36 49
53 Audi A1 168 0.3% 39 1,928 0.3% 43 44
54 Toyota Aygo 166 0.3% 40 2,794 0.5% 33 46
55 Jeep Grand Cherokee 162 0.3% 67 1,900 0.3% 45 76
56 Suzuki Swift 158 0.3% 76 n/a n/a n/a n/a
57 BMW X5 154 0.3% 53 n/a n/a n/a n/a
58 BMW X3 153 0.3% 51 1,922 0.3% 44 55
59 Honda Jazz 143 0.3% 45 3,343 0.6% 31 29
60 Fiat Punto 137 0.3% 74 1,395 0.2% n/a 73
61 Chevrolet Captiva 136 0.3% 56 2,359 0.4% 38 40
62 Jeep Wrangler 135 0.3% 59 n/a n/a n/a n/a
63 Peugeot 208 135 0.3% 65 340 0.1% n/a  -
64 Renault Megane 127 0.2% 55 n/a n/a n/a n/a
65 Audi A5 127 0.2% 60 n/a n/a n/a n/a
66 Audi Q3 121 0.2% 58 1,086 0.2% n/a  -
67 Suzuki Alto 116 0.2% 77 n/a n/a n/a n/a
68 Range Rover Evoque 112 0.2% 63 1,826 0.3% 48 102
69 Toyota Prado 111 0.2% 71 n/a n/a n/a n/a
70 BMW 5 Series 106 0.2% 68 1,844 0.3% 47 43
71 Mahindra Scorpio 101 0.2% 62 n/a n/a n/a n/a
72 Mahindra XUV 100 0.2% 70 n/a n/a n/a n/a
73 Honda Brio 100 0.2%  - 100 0.0% n/a  -
74 Tata Super Ace 100 0.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
75 Mitsubishi Triton 95 0.2% 64 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Source: www.cars.co.za

Note: The Toyota Hilux link within the table is sponsored.

Categories: South Africa
  1. EMJAYS13
    January 9th, 2013 at 02:51 | #1
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    Miguel, you really are quite strange!
    Do you actually know anything about South Africa?

  2. EMJAYS13
    January 9th, 2013 at 02:49 | #2
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    YES

  3. Nuno
    December 29th, 2012 at 20:05 | #3
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    Is’nt the VW Amarok sold in South Africa?

    • matgasnier
      December 29th, 2012 at 20:30 | #4
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      #28.
      Cheers,
      Matt

  4. Josh
    December 16th, 2012 at 15:24 | #5
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    Miguel :
    @Pedro
    Soth African people have quite strange tastes about cars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do they know cars??!

    Total sales per manufacturer for Nov 2012:
    Toyota: 11 240
    VW: 9 056
    General Motors: 5 997
    Ford: 4 779
    Nissan: 4 569

    Unfortunately with Hyundai and Kia not reporting one cannot place them but I do believe that an educated guess would place Hyundai at least in in 3rd or even better. If one compares these figures with global sales then it quite obvious that sales in SA is more in line with global sales than most countries where a local manufacturer has inflated sales due to patriotism (France, Japan, Germany, Italy, USA and Korea to name a few). In these countries the imported product has to be far superior than the local one to even be considered by the buyer. SA motorists are free of that burden and can base their buying decision on an objective comparison and go for the model that is the best at satisfying his/her particular need.

    So Miguel the argument could be made that South Africans may know more about cars than most.

  5. Miguel
    December 13th, 2012 at 19:30 | #6
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    @Pedro
    Soth African people have quite strange tastes about cars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do they know cars??!

    • matgasnier
      December 14th, 2012 at 00:05 | #7
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      Miguel – you do realise you make the same point each month do you?
      Cheers,
      Matt

  6. Pedro
    December 12th, 2012 at 10:10 | #8
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    Miguel :
    The Polo Vivo is realy bad!!!

    South african people like it. It’s a real people’s car then = Volkswagen.

  7. Miguel
    December 12th, 2012 at 02:49 | #9
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    The Polo Vivo is realy bad!!!

  8. Josh
    December 11th, 2012 at 05:51 | #10
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    @Miguel
    Pricing 5 door hatchbacks:
    VW Vivo R118K to R148K
    Toyota Etios R115K to R121K
    Ford Figo: R119K to R133K
    Tata Indica B Line: R90K to R113K (If you can still get one)

  9. Pedro
    December 11th, 2012 at 02:13 | #11
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    Miguel :@Pedro The Polo vivo is an old and ugly VW polo produced between 1999/2000 and 2007 in Serbia. I wonder who buys this car. It´s as cheap as a Tata Indica in South Africa.

    Miguel :@Pedro The Polo vivo is an old and ugly VW polo produced between 1999/2000 and 2007 in Serbia. I wonder who buys this car. It´s as cheap as a Tata Indica in South Africa.

    Nobody cares what you think :-P

  10. Miguel
    December 10th, 2012 at 21:13 | #12
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    @Pedro
    The Polo vivo is an old and ugly VW polo produced between 1999/2000 and 2007 in Serbia. I wonder who buys this car. It´s as cheap as a Tata Indica in South Africa.

  11. Costa
    December 10th, 2012 at 04:23 | #13
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    Where is Hyundai and Kia?

    • matgasnier
      December 10th, 2012 at 10:35 | #14
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      Hi Costa,
      Hyundai and Kia do not report their sales figures in South Africa.
      Cheers,
      Matt

  12. Pedro
    December 10th, 2012 at 00:30 | #15
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    It’s nice to see that the Polo continues the success of the ledendary Citi Golf !

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