Toyota Hilux and Suzuki Swift lead new vehicle sales in April
Nissan crashes out of top 10, while Omoda and Jaecoo continue steady progress.
There were few surprises in local new car sales in April as the Toyota Hilux and Suzuki Swift lead the charts.
According to data from naamsa | the Automotive Business Council, Toyota sold 2 780 Hiluxes last month to top local new car sales with 10 363 units.
Swift sales of 2 053 helped second-placed Suzuki (5 977) to put daylight between them and the Volkswagen Group SA (3 973). The rest of the manufacturers in the top 10 include Hyundai (3 007), Ford (2 398), GWM (1 943), Chery (1 852), Isuzu (1 383), Renault (1 281) and Mahindra (1 278).
Toyota Hilux rules the roost
Chery-Owned Omoda and Jaecoo SA moved one step closer to the top 10. Record sales of 864 put them in 13th place.
Sales of only 794 saw Nissan slide out of the top 10 to 14th place. Another carmaker that performed well under par in April is Honda, which languished in 28th place after selling only 137 cars.
The Toyota Hilux was again not only the top-selling bakkie in South Africa, but the best-selling vehicle overall. The Hilux (2 780) was followed by the usual suspects on the bakkie podium, the Ford Ranger (1 728) and Isuzu D-Max (1 108).
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Suzuki Swift top passenger car
Meanwhile, the Mahindra Pik Up (654) maintained fourth position on the bakkie list, followed by the GWM P-Series (497), Land Cruiser PU (417), Nissan Navara (293), VW Amarok (254), Foton Tunland G7 (212) and JAC T-Series (161).
ALSO READ: Toyota Hilux Legend 55 arriving in July – what we know so far
The Suzuki Swift finished the month as the top-selling passenger car ahead of the Toyota Corolla Cross (1 584), Hyundai i10 Grand (1425), VW Polo Vivo (1 366), Suzuki Fronx (1 186), Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (1 133), Haval Jolion (973), Toyota Starlet (905), Toyota Starlet Cross (834) and Kia Sonet (812).
The Suzuki Ertiga (778), VW Polo (768) and Toyota Fortuner (606) missed out on the top 10.
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