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South Africa December 2012: Ford Ranger breaks records again

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Ford Ranger

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

* See the Full Year 2012 post here *

New car sales in South Africa are up 2% year-on-year in December at 46,016 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 623,914 units, up 9% on 2011. The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in the country for the 2nd month in a row with 2,709 sales and 5.9% but this is not enough to snap back the Full Year pole position from the VW Polo Vivo, finishing the year at #1 with 34,873 sales and 5.6% vs. 34,396 and 5.5% for the Hilux in spite of a weak December at #3 and 2,147 units. The VW Polo (current gen) is up one spot to #2 with 2,307 sales and 5%, passing its older sister for the first time since the creation of the Polo Vivo nameplate.

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The Toyota Etios confirms it is now the brand’s most popular Passenger Car in the country, staying at a brilliant 4th place with 1,721 units and 3.7% while the Ford Ranger beats its ranking and market share records this month, up one spot to #5 with 1,629 sales and 3.5%. The Ford Figo is also in great shape, up 3 spots to #6, as are the Chevrolet Sonic up 6 to #14, VW Jetta up 9 to #16, Nissan Qashqai up 5 to #17, Nissan Juke up 10 to #21, Land Rover Discovery 4 up 14 to #27 and Jaguar XF up to #63. Launched last month, both the Chevrolet Trailblazer at #23 (+9) and the Honda Brio at #41 (+32) progress frankly in December.

Full Year post: South Africa Full Year 2012: VW Polo Vivo snaps up top spot

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

One year ago: South Africa Full Year 2011: Toyota Hilux edges VW Polo Vivo out

Full December 2012 Top 75 Ranking Table below.

South Africa December 2012:

Pos Model Dec % Nov 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Hilux 2,709 5.9% 1 34,396 5.5% 2 1
2 VW Polo 2,307 5.0% 3 28,667 4.6% 3 3
3 VW Polo Vivo 2,147 4.7% 2 34,873 5.6% 1 2
4 Toyota Etios 1,721 3.7% 4 14,950 2.4% 8  -
5 Ford Ranger 1,629 3.5% 6 15,662 2.5% 7 21
6 Ford Figo 1,371 3.0% 9 14,376 2.3% 9 6
7 Chevrolet Utility 1,157 2.5% 5 19,084 3.1% 4 5
8 Isuzu KB 1,006 2.2% 11 13,392 2.1% 10 8
9 Toyota Fortuner 979 2.1% 15 12,004 1.9% 12 11
10 Toyota Quantum 883 1.9% 8 12,965 2.1% 11 12
11 Nissan NP200 799 1.7% 7 17,789 2.9% 5 9
12 Toyota Corolla/Auris 610 1.3% 10 16,452 2.6% 6 4
13 Toyota Yaris 596 1.3% 12 8,802 1.4% 14 13
14 Chevrolet Sonic 534 1.2% 20 6,475 1.0% 19 n/a
15 BMW 3 Series 511 1.1% 13 11,398 1.8% 13 10
16 VW Jetta 487 1.1% 25 4,720 0.8% 27 33
17 Nissan Qashqai 481 1.0% 22 4,209 0.7% 30 26
18 Chevrolet Aveo 473 1.0% 18 6,992 1.1% 16 14
19 Chevrolet Cruze 430 0.9% 17 6,187 1.0% 21 18
20 VW Golf 421 0.9% 24 6,881 1.1% 17 19
21 Nissan Juke 410 0.9% 31 4,360 0.7% 29 64
22 Chevrolet Spark 408 0.9% 21 6,467 1.0% 20 16
23 Chevrolet Trailblazer 390 0.8% 32 757 0.1% n/a  -
24 Mazda BT-50 357 0.8% 35 n/a n/a n/a n/a
25 Nissan Micra 353 0.8% 27 4,916 0.8% 26 25
26 Nissan NP300 350 0.8% 14 8,708 1.4% 15 17
27 Land Rover Discovery 4 346 0.8% 41 2,738 0.4% 36 39
28 Ford Focus 341 0.7% 37 3,515 0.6% 31 34
29 Ford Fiesta 330 0.7% 19 5,595 0.9% 23 22
30 Audi A4 330 0.7% 26 5,425 0.9% 25 24
31 Nissan Navara 319 0.7% 44 2,418 0.4% 40 32
32 Toyota Avanza 314 0.7% 23 4,562 0.7% 28 27
33 VW Amarok 309 0.7% 28 5,724 0.9% 22 23
34 VW Tiguan 297 0.6% 33 2,981 0.5% 33 60
35 Renault Sandero 284 0.6% 16 6,580 1.1% 18 20
36 Range Rover Evoque 279 0.6% 68 2,105 0.3% 43 102
37 Toyota Land Cruiser PU 261 0.6% 79 2,609 0.4% 37 36
38 Honda Civic 241 0.5% 47 1,999 0.3% 47 80
39 Honda Ballade 233 0.5% 42 n/a n/a n/a n/a
40 Audi A3 231 0.5% 34 2,754 0.4% 35 31
41 Honda Brio 229 0.5% 73 329 0.1% n/a  -
42 Fiat Punto 222 0.5% 60 1,617 0.3% n/a 73
43 Jeep Compass 200 0.4% 39 2,057 0.3% 46 108
44 Nissan X-Trail 192 0.4% 46 n/a n/a n/a n/a
45 Mini 183 0.4% 36 n/a n/a n/a n/a
46 Tata Indica/Indigo 180 0.4% 45 n/a n/a n/a n/a
47 Jeep Grand Cherokee 177 0.4% 55 2,077 0.3% 44 76
48 Audi Q3 173 0.4% 66 1,259 0.2% n/a  -
49 Jeep Wrangler 162 0.4% 62 n/a n/a n/a n/a
50 Nissan Livina 161 0.3% 52 2,585 0.4% 38 49
51 Honda Jazz 160 0.3% 59 3,503 0.6% 32 29
52 VW T5 155 0.3% 51 n/a n/a n/a n/a
53 Toyota Prado 153 0.3% 69 n/a n/a n/a n/a
54 Chevrolet Captiva 151 0.3% 61 2,510 0.4% 39 40
55 VW Caddy 150 0.3% 40 2,201 0.4% 42 51
56 Honda CR-V 146 0.3% 88 1,372 0.2% n/a 75
57 Audi A1 141 0.3% 53 2,069 0.3% 45 44
58 Renault Megane 136 0.3% 64 n/a n/a n/a n/a
59 BMW 1 Series 132 0.3% 30 5,569 0.9% 24 30
60 Ford Everest 132 0.3% 48 n/a n/a n/a n/a
61 Audi A5 116 0.3% 65 n/a n/a n/a n/a
62 Opel Astra 116 0.3% 95 n/a n/a n/a n/a
63 Jaguar XF 111 0.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
64 Mazda3 110 0.2% 29 n/a n/a n/a n/a
65 Volvo S60 110 0.2% 97 n/a n/a n/a n/a
66 Land Rover Freelander 2 108 0.2% 80 n/a n/a n/a n/a
67 Nissan Tiida 102 0.2% 38 2,276 0.4% 41 35
68 Peugeot 208 98 0.2% 63 438 0.1% n/a  -
69 Toyota Aygo 94 0.2% 54 2,888 0.5% 34 46
70 Mazda2 93 0.2% 86 n/a n/a n/a n/a
71 Dodge Journey 91 0.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
72 Toyota RAV4 90 0.2% 78 90 0.0% n/a n/a
73 Mahindra Scorpio 89 0.2% 71 n/a n/a n/a n/a
74 Mahindra XUV 88 0.2% 72 n/a n/a n/a n/a
75 Mitsubishi Triton 86 0.2% 75 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Source: NAAMSA, www.carmag.co.za

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  1. kurtbinh
    January 15th, 2013 at 19:06 | #1
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