Malawi First Half 2016: Hilux tightens stranglehold in market up 20%

One in five new vehicles sold in Malawi so far this year is a Toyota Hilux.  

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New vehicle sales in Malawi are up an encouraging 20% year-on-year to 841 units. The Top 3 brands hold a mammoth 70.6% of the market, with Toyota still in the driving seat at 43.9%. Ford (-10%) holds onto the #2 spot by the skin of its teeth: it sells one more unit than Nissan (+8%) in third place. Mitsubishi (+567%), Tata (+17%) and Volkswagen (+150%) follow whereas Kia (-49%) implodes. Premium brand Audi rounds up the Top 10. Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux strengthens its stranglehold on the market with deliveries up 37% to 174 for a 20.7% share, distancing the Ford Ranger (-14%) and Toyota Land Cruiser (+4%). The Toyota Corolla is up 88% to #5, the Mitsubishi Triton soars to #8 and the VW Amarok remains inside the Top 10 at #9.

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