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Retail news Slight dip in new car salesThe South African new vehicle market was down 2% on August but slightly stronger than September last year according to the National Automobile Association of South African (Naamsa).
Ford Motor Company of South Africa outperformed the export market with a growth of 8% over the previous month compared to 6% growth by the rest of the market. The Ford Ranger, in particular showed strong growth with 1272 sold locally and 3378 exported during September. In the passenger car market the Figo again performed well with 1179 units sold. Mazda BT-50 sales grew 43% during September, only its second full-month of sales since launch Equally, while the passenger car market slowed 2% on August, FMCSA car sales grew 5% driven by yet another strong Figo month (1179 units sold). September sales were again strongly boosted by government and car rental company sales. The top performing new passenger vehicles were:
The top performing light commercial vehicles were:
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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