NEW VEHICLE SALES TAKE A DIP IN SEPTEMBER

While new vehicle sales were down 4.1% on September 2022 figures, they were up on August 2023 numbers. The industry sold a total of 46 021 units last month – including Passenger Vehicles, Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium Commercial Vehicles and Heavy Commercial Vehicles. The Passenger Car market sold 29 669 units, down 8.4% on September 2022, but up 666 units on August 2023 sales.

So last month these were the top 15 top-selling vehicle manufacturers in Mzansi:

1. TOYOTA (including Lexus and Hino) – 12 704
2. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP (including Audi) – 6 316
3. SUZUKI – 4 478
4. FORD – 2 807
5. HYUNDAI – 2 665
6. NISSAN – 2 130
7. ISUZU – 1 990
8. KIA – 1 703
9. RENAULT – 1 702
10. HAVAL (including GWM) -1 532
11. CHERY – 1 240
12. BMW GROUP (including MINI) – 1 037
13. MAHINDRA – 784
14. MERCEDES-BENZ – 692
15. DAIMLER TRUCK – 533