State of the commercial vehicle market, September 2019
The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) reported that the slide in overall new vehicle sales continued into September, with a total of 49 191 units accounted for – representing a decline 0,9 percent against the 49 630 vehicles sold in September last year. While the passenger car market was up by 1,1 percent to 33 139 units, the light commercial segment fell by 6,2 percent. Similarly, the medium commercial vehicle segment gained 14% to register 790 sales, while figures for the heavy truck and bus segments totalled 1 789 units – exactly equalling the number of sales recorded in September last year.
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Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg |
Total: 13 473 |
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Changan |
14 |
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa |
23 |
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Ford Motor Company |
2 351 |
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GWM |
170 |
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Hyundai Automotive SA |
254 |
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Isuzu Motors South Africa |
1 204 |
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JMC |
9 |
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Kia South Africa |
114 |
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Mahindra |
296 |
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Mazda South Africa |
23 |
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Mercedes-Benz SA |
105 |
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Mitsubishi |
25 |
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Nissan |
3 105 |
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Opel |
17 |
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Peugeot-Citroën South Africa |
2 |
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Renault |
1 |
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Suzuki Auto |
20 |
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Toyota |
5 360 |
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Volkswagen SA |
380 |
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Medium Commercial Vehicles 3 501 – 8 500 kg |
Total: 790 |
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FAW |
11 |
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Ford Motor Company |
5 |
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Hino |
156 |
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Hyundai Automotive SA |
10 |
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Isuzu Motors South Africa |
120 |
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Iveco |
111 |
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JMC |
13 |
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Mercedes-Benz SA |
156 |
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Peugeot Citroën South Africa |
8 |
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Tata |
42 |
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Toyota |
108 |
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VECV (Eicher) |
1 |
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Volkswagen SA |
49 |
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Heavy Commercial Vehicles 8 501 – 16 500 kg |
Total: 457 |
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FAW |
54 |
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Hino |
99 |
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Isuzu Motors South Africa |
87 |
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Iveco |
4 |
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MAN Automotive |
8 |
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Mercedes-Benz SA |
47 |
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Powerstar |
21 |
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Tata |
42 |
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UD |
86 |
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VECV (Eicher) |
9 |
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Extra-Heavy Commercial Vehicles > 16 500 kg |
Total: 1 270 |
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Babcock DAF |
11 |
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Daewoo |
17 |
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FAW |
30 |
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Hino |
24 |
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Isuzu Motors South Africa |
31 |
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Iveco |
30 |
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MAN Automotive |
214 |
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Mercedes-Benz SA |
257 |
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Powerstar |
28 |
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Scania |
188 |
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Tata |
6 |
|
UD |
84 |
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Volkswagen |
3 |
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Volvo Group Southern Africa |
347 |
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Buses > 8 500 kg |
Total: 62 |
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Iveo |
4 |
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MAN |
22 |
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Mercedes-Benz SA |
13 |
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Scania |
19 |
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Tata |
4 |
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Note: Mercedes-Benz SA reports only aggregated sales data. The company’s commercial vehicle market split volumes are estimates based on historical trends and forecasting techniques. All figures are supplied by Naamsa |
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