State of the commercial vehicle market, August 2019

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) reported that the declining trend in new vehicle sales continued in August with aggregate domestic sales of 45 537 units reflecting a decrease of 5,1 percent compared to the figure for the same month last year. In the commercial vehicle segment, LCV sales totalled 14 041 units to register a modest 0,5 percent gain compared with August 2018’s figure. Sales of medium commercials were up 6,6 percent to 740 units, with heavy and extra-heavy truck as well as bus sales collectively falling by 9,5 percent to 1 681 units.

Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg	Total: 14 041
Changan	22
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa	23
Ford Motor Company	2 365
GWM	173
Hyundai Automotive SA	275
Isuzu Motors South Africa	1 143
JMC	17
Kia South Africa	115
Mahindra	327
Mazda South Africa	22
Mercedes-Benz SA	96
Mitsubishi	26
Nissan	3 331
Opel	17
Renault	15
Suzuki Auto	29
Toyota	5 677
Volkswagen SA	368

Medium Commercial Vehicles 3 501 – 8 500 kg	Total: 740
FAW	30
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa	3
Ford Motor Company	5
Hino	115
Hyundai Automotive SA	18
Isuzu Motors South Africa	135
Iveco	76
JMC	16
Mercedes-Benz SA	147
Peugeot Citroën South Africa	2
Powerstar	2
Tata	32
Toyota	99
VECV (Eicher)	3
Volkswagen SA	57

Heavy Commercial Vehicles 8 501 – 16 500 kg	Total: 377
FAW	38
Hino	59
Isuzu Motors South Africa	76
MAN Automotive	5
Mercedes-Benz SA	41
Powerstar	10
Tata	48
UD	81
VECV (Eicher)	19

Extra-Heavy Commercial Vehicles > 16 500 kg	Total: 1 236
Babcock DAF	38
Daewoo	14
FAW	48
Hino	8
Isuzu Motors South Africa	33
Iveco	16
MAN Automotive	5
Mercedes-Benz SA	223
Powerstar	25
Scania	255
Tata	8
UD	136
Volvo Group Southern Africa	236

Buses > 8 500 kg	Total: 68
MAN Automotive	31
Mercedes-Benz SA	11
Scania	16
Tata	3
Volkswagen SA	3
Volvo Group Southern Africa	4
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.