State of the commercial vehicle market, July 2019
The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) reported that sales of new light commercial vehicles vehicle sales grew by 391 units – up 2,9 percent — compared with the figure for July last year. Sales in the medium and heavy-vehicle segments also reflected gains, an improvement of 14,9 percent in the case of medium commercials and 21,4 percent in the case of heavy trucks and buses, compared with figures for the corresponding month last year.
Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg |
Total: 13 852 |
Changan |
19 |
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa |
17 |
Ford Motor Company |
2 266 |
GWM |
188 |
Hyundai Automotive SA |
235 |
Isuzu Motors South Africa |
1 723 |
JMC |
18 |
Kia South Africa |
204 |
Mahindra |
337 |
Mazda South Africa |
26 |
Mercedes-Benz SA |
113 |
Mitsubishi |
33 |
Nissan |
3 065 |
Opel |
32 |
Renault |
14 |
Suzuki Auto |
93 |
Toyota |
5 008 |
Volkswagen SA |
461 |
Medium Commercial Vehicles 3 501 – 8 500 kg |
Total: 801 |
FAW |
7 |
Ford Motor Company |
4 |
Hino |
134 |
Hyundai Automotive SA |
20 |
Isuzu Motors South Africa |
160 |
Iveco |
86 |
JMC |
8 |
Mercedes-Benz SA |
168 |
Peugeot Citroën South Africa |
5 |
Powerstar |
2 |
Tata |
39 |
Toyota |
100 |
Volkswagen SA |
68 |
Heavy Commercial Vehicles 8 501 – 16 500 kg |
Total: 538 |
FAW |
47 |
Hino |
125 |
Isuzu Motors South Africa |
130 |
Iveco |
2 |
MAN Automotive |
13 |
Mercedes-Benz SA |
47 |
Powerstar |
7 |
Tata |
47 |
UD |
100 |
VECV (Eicher) |
20 |
Extra-Heavy Commercial Vehicles > 16 500 kg |
Total: 1 308 |
Babcock DAF |
24 |
Daewoo |
13 |
FAW |
66 |
Hino |
36 |
Isuzu Motors South Africa |
16 |
Iveco |
16 |
MAN Automotive |
154 |
Mercedes-Benz SA |
251 |
Powerstar |
27 |
Scania |
242 |
Tata |
8 |
UD |
122 |
VECV (Eicher) |
1 |
Volkswagen SA |
3 |
Volvo Group Southern Africa |
329 |
Buses > 8 500 kg |
Total: 101 |
Iveco |
20 |
MAN Automotive |
35 |
Mercedes-Benz SA |
13 |
Scania |
13 |
Tata |
3 |
Volkswagen SA |
10 |
Volvo Group Southern Africa |
7 |
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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