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MOTORING NEWS New vehicle sales plod alongThe negative impact that public holidays have on the motor trade is illustrated by the 10.5% year on year growth in new vehicle sales in April. Total sales numbered 42 617 which is about 6.9% up on the growth for the first four months of the year.
The light commercial vehicle section was dominated by Toyota Hilux (2741) with the next three top sales positions going to Chevrolet Utility (1375), Nissan NP200 (1340) and Ford Ranger (1322).
New car sales of 29 517 units show reflect an improvement of 3190 units or 12.1 % compared to the 26 327 new cars sold during April 2011. NAAMSA said year to date new car sales remained 9.1% ahead of the corresponding four months of 2011. Exports of South African produced motor vehicles showed a decline of 11% on April last year. The outlook for 2012 in terms of total industry sales remained one of modest growth with domestic sales expected to improve by between 8% and 10%. Top Performing: New Passenger Vehicles Model - Volume 1. VW Polo Vivo - 1799 2. VW Polo - 1450 3. Ford Figo - 977 4. TOYOTA Corolla - 860 5. TOYOTA Fortuner - 855 6. BMW 3-Series - 797 7. TOYOTA Yaris - 570 8. VW Golf 6 - 519 9. Renault Sandero - 496 10. Chevrolet Aveo - 471 Top Performing: New Light Commercial Vehicles Model - Volume 1. Toyota Hilux - 2741 2. Chevrolet - 1375 3. Nissan NP200 - 1340 4. Ford Ranger - 1322 5. Isuzu KB - 912 6. Toyota Quantam - 627 7. Nissan NP300 Hardbody - 584 8. VW Amarok - 358 9. Toyota Landcruiser PU - 209 10. Nissan Navara - 178
About Henrie Geyser: motoring editorBizcommunity.com motoring editor Henrie Geyser () has worked as a journalist in Cape Town, London and Windhoek for the Argus Company (now Independent Newspapers) and spent 12 years at The Cape Argus in Cape Town. He then owned and ran a public relations consultancy for 13 years. He joined the online publishing industry through iafrica.com, where he worked for five years as news editor and editor. He now freelances for a variety of print and online publications, on the subjects of cars, food and travel, among others; and is a member of the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists.
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