Malawi Q1 2016: Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger dominate

The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Malawi so far in 2016.

* See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title *

New vehicle sales shoot up 49% year-on-year over the first Quarter of 2016 in Malawi to 451 registrations. Toyota remains master in command, even improving its market share vs. last year to 47.7% thanks to sales up 55%. It is followed by Ford (+5%) and Nissan (-14%) with Mitsubishi and Tata rounding up the Top 5. Volkswagen is up 157% but Kia is down 45%. Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux is up 38% to 19.3% share, distancing the Ford Ranger down 2% to 12.4% while the Toyota Land Cruiser (+188%) and Corolla (+125%) deliver spectacular gains. Notice also the Mitsubishi Pajero at #6 and the VW Amarok at #9.

Previous post: Malawi Full Year 2015: Toyota soars to 52.6% market share

One year ago: Malawi Q1 2015: Toyota Hilux & Ford Ranger hold 40% of market

Full Q1 2016 Top 10 models and brands below.