Toyota Hilux * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * At 49,499 registrations, the South African car market is up another 11% year-on-year in November and 16% year-to-date with 526,223 units. Thanks to its facelift, the Toyota Hilux reclaims market leadership both this month and…
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…
The Chevrolet 2500/3800/4100 Series was #1 in South Africa in 1975. The direct links to 22 Historical Data articles are below. BSCB is now able to shed some light on the South African car market between 1973 and 2012 with selected years' Top 10 best-selling models now available. After the Chrysler…
VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * South African car sales are up 11% in August at 51,315 registrations and 14% year-to-date at 369,947 units. The VW Polo Vivo leads the models ranking for the third consecutive…
VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The South African car market is up a healthy 11% in July at 45,703 registrations, with the year-to-date total coming at 318,649 units, up 15%. The VW Polo Vivo is…
VW Polo Vivo South African car sales continue on their good run, up 13% in June at 44,880 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 272,685 units, up 16%. The VW Polo Vivo, a restyled previous generation of the model, is back in the lead for the first time since January…
BMW X3 The South African car market is up 6% this month at 41,555 registrations, bringing the year-to-date figure to 227,806, up 16%. Compared to April, the podium is unchanged: the Toyota Hilux is still ahead with 2,558 sales (6.2%) however it only sells...11 units more than the #2, the…
VW Polo New car sales in South Africa are up 8% in April at 38,566 registrations, bringing the 4 months 2011 figure to 186,284, up 19%. The Toyota Hilux keeps its crown at a shiny 7% market share, but the VW Polo Vivo is catching up at 5.8%. The VW…
Nissan NP200 The South African car market continues on its great run, up 23% in March at 53,478 units. The Toyota Hilux stays on top and improves its market share to 7%, leaving the VW Polo Vivo behind at 5.2%. The Toyota Corolla/Auris climbs on the podium at 4.6%. The…
Great result again for South African car sales, up 25% in February at 49,164 registrations. The Toyota Hilux climbs back on top with 6.2% of the market, just above the VW Polo Vivo at 6% and a Toyota Yaris in excellent shape at 5.2%. The new VW Polo is down…
The VW CitiGolf was #3 in South Africa in 2005. Historical Data has now been uploaded for 10 additional countries: Belgium (up to 1989), Colombia (up to 2002), Croatia (2003), Ireland (2000), Mexico (2003), New Zealand (2004), Pakistan (1995), South Africa (2004), South Korea (1997) and Taiwan (2007). Witness the dominance of the…
The South African car market continues its good run, up 19% in January with 45,135 sales. Volkswagen has a good month with the Polo Vivo back in the first spot at 2,986 sales and 6.6%, leaving the Toyota Hilux behind at 2,626 sales and 5.8%, and the new Polo in…
Nissan NP200 The South African car market finishes a euphoric year on a high: it is up 30% in December at 39,504 registrations, bringing the 2010 total to 492,956, up 25% on 2009. Stellar month for Toyota: the Hilux confirms its #1 spot and increases its share to 7.3% with…
The South African car market is very dynamic in November, up 30% over last year with 44,371 registrations, and up 24% Year-to-Date at 453,505. The Toyota Hilux claims the top spot this month with a massive 6.8% market share vs. 4.4% for the VW Polo Vivo in 2nd, ahead of…
The South African market is up an impressive 22% in October with 44,055 registrations, and the #1 spot goes to the VW Polo Vivo, a restyled old gen Polo, with 2,576 sales and 5.8% of the market. The new Polo can only dream of this success: it is only 14th…